Summer camp shooting exercises that are very difficult, but not impossible?

[Green Mountain Boy]

It was hard, but not too hard. Last your we did store brand version of Ritz crackers at 25 yards with a Crosman 2100 equipped with 2-7x20mm scope. Aspirin at even 25' proved impossible for the kids and I had them losing interest. To most, punching holes in paper is "stupid". They like Daisy ShatterBlast targets, but they are a budget buster.
Last year was the first shooting program was the first since 2000. We used my personal Crosman 2100 rifle and 1377c pistol. The camp owned what turned out to be a non-functioning Crosman 760, which still shoots very weak after spending $7 for new O rings. I haven't given up on it, even if it is 20 years old and hadn't been used since 2000. The camp budgeted $60 for two new Crosman 760's. I talked them into $80 for two new Daisy 880S's instead. The budgets are insanely tight. Good luck getting a couple $35 baseball bats, $20 basket balls, $15 soccer balls, even a $50 tetherball set.
They pay me just $7.68 per hour last year, $8.06 per hour this year, my state's minimum wage. I gave them two Saturdays from 8:30am to 3:00pm. I used a personal day from work last year for a Thursday too. This year, I'm doing three Saturdays. For me, it is a labor of love. I built them 2 cornhole game boards over the winter as a gift. My girlfriend even sewed them 12 corn filled "bean" bags to complete the set.
I think kids deserve a good summer camp experience. That included shooting pellet guns for me when I was a kid.
Any advice for challenging, safe, low cost, interesting shooting activities is greatly appreciated.

 

[.700 nitro is for wimps]

Lots of chat info and you seem tired of shooting.

Most real shooters like to shoot and don't get tired of competition.

Maybe Dad can take you hunting or a Adult.

 

[ChrisySue]

First, I would like to apologize for 700 Nitro... he doesn't seem to read or comprehend very well but he does an excellent job of giving condescending and meaningless answers.

You could try shooting clay pidgeons... they would break when hit. You can download targets at no cost that allow you to play such games as darts. Balloons can be fun and are pretty inexpensive.

Have you ever approached the owners or managers of sporting goods stores, gun shops or ranges to see if they would be interested in donating supplies that you could use at the camp. They should all be interested in encouraging young people to take up shooting. They may also have some ideas for you.

Personally, I'd like to thank you for what, in effect, is donating your time and money to give kids a positive experience and encouraging new shooters.

 

[Annie Oakleaf]

Try playing Annie Oakley.

It's a ton of fun and as many people can play as you want. You need all the stuff you use for skeet/trap shooting (trap, shotguns, skeet, someone to trap).

Line up, a good few feet between each shooter and go down the line to shoot the target.
Example: The person closest to the trap begins. If she/he misses, the person beside them can shoot, if they miss, it continues down the line till someone hits the skeet. If the next person shoots a piece of the busted skeet, everyone in front of them is out. Then you repeat until you have winner.

Also, the trap throws the skeet almost straight up in the air to give it more of a challenge.


Skeet isn't expensive, shotgun shells aren't too expensive.. the only thing that's close to expensive is the trap, but it can last for a long time if not left in the weather.



Or, you could do a turkey shoot. Have a paper with a cartoon drawing of a turkey on it at a certian distance away.. I say about 20-ish feet. Each person will have a different sheet of paper that's on a fence post at that distance and the person who gets closest to a certian part of the turkey (you decide... maybe put a dot on the same spot of each paper turkey that they have to get close to). Its really about luck since you use shotguns.