Halloween Boinger Bash, 28th/29th October --- Event and Payment Details

[TonyL]

Pro Diablo 2 is amazing! I can hit cans with some regularity at 10m and hope to get better with practice. I ordered 1000 9mm steel balls for just £15 from ramsbottoms, that's cheaper than pellets! I have a plan for a rebound-free, ball catching backstop. I may even be able to make one to bring to the bash.

Edit: I have just been told in no uncertain terms that rebound-free or not, it is not welcome in the garden

Sounds like your marksmanship skills are coming along nicely there, Nick.

And another 1000 rounds on the way.

Blimey, you is going to be one highly polished ball launcher by the Spring Bash!

[TonyL]

Time to blow the dust off the "Black Widow"

I didn't realise you had a pet name for your todger, Dave.

[TonyL]

.38 cal for me! I've got a couple of gamekeeper cats with the unpronounceable named elastic strung on, I said to mell have a look at this and shot the lead ball straight through the shed (both sides), at which point I suggested I practice another time.

Sounds very parful does that, Jamie.

A little like them old Relum thingies shooting through dustbins!

BOING....TWANG.....BOING!!!!!!

[tinbum]

I didn't realise you had a pet name for your todger, Dave.

I think he's talking about his neighbour.

[NewPaul]

Wot?

Pointy bits on your balls?

Maybe another visit to the doc's is in order, Pauly?

Er, how's your willy matey?

The knobs all settled and fine now matey.

I reckon ball bearings shaped like a mace ball would be pretty cool for a catty

[tinbum]

The knobs all settled and fine now matey.

I reckon ball bearings shaped like a mace ball would be pretty cool for a catty

They'd make a great "Thruuummmm" noise as they went through the air.

Wouldn't get far or hit much of course, but they'd sound great.

[TonyL]

The knobs all settled and fine now matey.

I reckon ball bearings shaped like a mace ball would be pretty cool for a catty

Glad to hear all is well down there, Pauly.

Not convinced about the pointy balls, though!

[TonyL]

I think he's talking about his neighbour.

Intrigued........

[NewPaul]

They'd make a great "Thruuummmm" noise as they went through the air.

Wouldn't get far or hit much of course, but they'd sound great.

Mmmm, got me thinking - what about golf ball like dimples ?? Why are golf balls dimpled ?

[NewPaul]

Mmmm, got me thinking - what about golf ball like dimples ?? Why are golf balls dimpled ?

Googled my own answer...

"Dimples on a golf ball create a thin turbulent boundary layer of air that clings to the ball's surface. This allows the smoothly flowing air to follow the ball's surface a little farther around the back side of the ball, thereby decreasing the size of the wake"

So... Nick, if I send you a thousand 9.5mm ball bearings, could you whack in a shite load of counter-sinks in each one in a uniform kind of way ?? You could use the swarf to make into pointy ones Damn , I should go into business

[Rickenbacker]

Better still - all you twerps should shoot rubber balls from your catys. Yes, more annoying because of them bouncing around - but less chance of breaking my window. Boing.

[flyingfish]

Googled my own answer...

"Dimples on a golf ball create a thin turbulent boundary layer of air that clings to the ball's surface. This allows the smoothly flowing air to follow the ball's surface a little farther around the back side of the ball, thereby decreasing the size of the wake"

So... Nick, if I send you a thousand 9.5mm ball bearings, could you whack in a shite load of counter-sinks in each one in a uniform kind of way ?? You could use the swarf to make into pointy ones Damn , I should go into business

You need the TBT Ball Bearing sizer mk2. Sizes and dimples your ball bearing in one easy action (pat applied for). See another solution for a problem that doesn't exist.

Pete

[MikeHW45]

Better still - all you twerps should shoot rubber balls from your catys. Yes, more annoying because of them bouncing around - but less chance of breaking my window. Boing.

Frozen peas are pretty good for garden catty plinking. Saves not only breakages but obviously you don't end up with thousands of rusting bb's in the gard being flung through the air by the lawn mower!

[TonyL]

Did I once see on-line plastic slingshot ammo?

[Rickenbacker]

I like Mike's vegetarian idea. What about fresh or frozen sprouts? I also have a bag of frozen berries in the freezer. They'd go well, and feed the little birds when they'd thawed out after firing.

I think Mick should ban steel, expanding, exploding, and radioactive ammo from the ranges.

Did I say banned? I meant prohibited.