Season 2 begins

[inonickname]

ok i will have to hunt down a caliper let me work on that. Are they relativley cheap, ive never had to look at one to purchase, i have a large tool shop that i know will carry one. I'll check them out monday after work.

Just buy some cheaper digital ones, probably won't even set you back $20. You can spend thousands on measuring equipment but a cheap pair of calipers will do just fine

[Zeus]

I've been using a pair of $20 Aldi digital calipers, and I've used some nice calipers too. You wouldn't pick the difference in accuracy.

Also, a sharpened nail punch would be a lot of fun, I've used a tempered concrete fixing nail to great effect. A rat tail file could be good too, they're bloody hard.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

Here's an easy slug you (or your mechanic ) can make for a 3/4" barrel, all you need is a used CO₂ capsule, chop it up and fill it up to about 25% from the bottom with something heavy.

[Spud Destruction]

I get phone books all the time sent to my house. I start collecting them now and build some sort of chamber type deal to hold them in place... A lot cheaper then buying a backstop box..

[mattyzip77]

Its kinda like sex without an orgasm.. :dontknow:

Rather it's like the "money shot" without looking at the male member

Yes, thats what I meant!!!

[kotabuuki]

I get phone books all the time sent to my house. I start collecting them now and build some sort of chamber type deal to hold them in place... A lot cheaper then buying a backstop box..

I'd go with that honestly. I know that pre-made targets are quite expensive. I know that old carpeting also works for stopping projectiles. before I could afford archery targets that's what I would use to stop my arrows.

[kotabuuki]

I know in my last post I mentioned using carpeting. I found a link to an example of what I was talking about.

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthrea ... %20t+build

[al-xg]

Much less effective with faster pointy projectile sadly...

[Fnord]

JSR has anyone told you you're a genius lately?

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

*Fantastic* Fnord, in both concept and execution!!!! Great job hahahahahaha!

[Spud Destruction]

work has been killing me.. And the honey do list finishes me off. hahaha. I will try this weekend to get the 1" pipe and get it measure for you.

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

And the honey do list finishes me off.

With intimidating APFSDS projectils to hand, you will find that list will shrink considerably, unless of course you don't use an adequate backstop and the list fills up with "patch the holes in the garage" type items

[DYI]

What's this? Has JSR finally found someone new to pick on about inadequate backstops? Surely not!

[jackssmirkingrevenge]

No no no, twas a temporary deferral based on chronological deficiency, I was looking for your "incident" but was pressed for time and MrC's misadventure was the first instance to come up in a search for "garage backstop"

[MrCrowley]

Haha, I don't mind being made an example of every now and then

Fnord, that is brilliant.