Shooting Galleries using Live Ammo

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

Funny you all were just talking about these on here and I was thinking how I'd never owned a box. Just bought these at an estate sale this morning.

500 22 Shorts for $6.50. Sheesh

[John Cinkoske]

Here's a gallery I would love to restore...

[Snap Cap]

John, DO RESTORE IT!!! Mount it on a flat bed trailer and take it to the bigger matches and shows as a portable gallery side event. You should be able to make back the restoration costs in short order. I know I would schedule a half a day to shoot on it myself.

[Double Lab]

Great suggestion Fred! John, that's something I could get into when I retire. I think they would be lined up tp shoot this at the major shoots. Instead of bringing their vintage doubles they would bring their vintage or modern .22's.

[Dean Romig]

But where would we find gallery ammo that won't ricochet of spatter?

[Double Lab]

Why, RST of course.

[Snap Cap]

Daryl, I more envisioned folks bringing their vintage .22 rifles in addition to their vintage shotguns. The .22 gallery could run during the evenings "under the lights", just like most of the original galleries. Add a synthesized surround sound system playing vintage amusement park background noise. I agree that the waiting line would be long. Perhaps an additional restored portable amusement ride could be brought in to accommodate those while waiting. No "Fun House" or "Tunnel of Love" though, the long term liability is far too great for any insurer to underwrite..

Can anyone recommend a gunsmith doing Parker Snow musket conversions and sleeving to .22 short? I need to start getting ready for the team event now!

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

But where would we find gallery ammo that won't ricochet of spatter?

Dean is correct!

Look at this box of Disintegrating ammo which Destry recently sold on this forum. Notice anything special, like the word Disintegrating?

Let's be careful out there!
Mark

[Bob Hardison]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

But where would we find gallery ammo that won't ricochet of spatter?

Seven yards is deemed safe for steel in USPSA. Those small silhouettes could be troublesome at that distance. It would be fun to have a chance at them with my 62 gallery. Bob
I use CB caps from CCI for silhouettes at home. 29gr at 710fps and no hearing protection needed.

[John Cinkoske]

Some of those animal targets look cast. Standard .22 ammo could break them, in addition to ricocheting. Without anti-spatter ammo, that gallery is just a museum piece.