Wanna build an ol' time carnival shootin' gallery

[Mustang Gregg]

Mornin'

  I am looking for images & information on them ol' carney shootin' galleries for our gun club.  It would be for just plinking & side matches & for the kids to practice on.

I have build several moving & action targets, so buildin' more would not be a new experience.  But I 'd like to see a "real" one or at least find a website with info. :roll:   No luck yet.

Mustang Gregg :eek:
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[Daveinthebush]

Remember that they used to use "gallery shorts".  They are a .22 short with a special bullet that splatters on impact.  I tried them frog hunting once and they were terrible.  If I remember correctly you could even see sparks at times when shooting them. I don't think they were all pure lead.

[dave375hh]

I think I'd try a search of antique dealers or collectors to see what's out there that you could duplicate.

[Oldtimer]

Gallery shorts were made from powdered lead and hard wax.  They weighed 15 grains.  They were not made for anything but shooting galleries.  I can imagine that one might make a big bullfrog jump, but not much else.

[Mustang Gregg]

Is that the same as frangible ammo?  I recollect Fiocchi usta make it.  Would them CB caps be too "bouncy"? :-D

I got the reply on the duck/canary spinner.  THANKS!!   I am ponderin on it.  
We have since found a complete 1920's (??) galery on wheels.
Mustang  :eek:  Gregg

[ajj]

Those "sintered" bullets are certainly frangible. You may well find that "regular" bullets are too hard on the gallery, especially any wooden support structures they may contact. Good luck and good shooting.

[ironglow]

You will need frangible ammo, not only to protect the gallery...but probably to keep your insurance.
    I would like to see old time shooting galleries set up as commonly as any other game rooms. The more people we get interested in shooting, the safer our gun rights are.
  Don't know if anyone makes frangible ammo for .22 rimfire anymore, but PMC is making a line of centerfire frangible ammo...and they are a growing company, making their ammo in Boulder City, NV.
    <www.pmcammo.com>
   
   To maintain that good "old time" flavor, one could get the Taurus or Henry pump rifles...or perhaps that new Taurus M63 copy of the old Winchester auto.
   The Taurus rifles have a lock mechanism that can control who uses it...insurance folks may like that feature..