I don't know if these were ever suggested or how commonly used they are but here are some of my favorites:
-empty tennis ball tubes in 3 inch barrels, they litter the tennis courts and they work well with heavy/hard objects taped to the end
-liquid nails tubes in 2 in
-compressed snow any size
-ice or Pykrete any size and tipped with a sharpened stick or filled with rocks adds some serious punch