Dirty Dog Doug Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I was cleaning out the club storage and found old some old beers they had been heated to over 100 degrees alll summer and where nasty so we blasted them with shotguns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 So you admit to tasting some to determine they were nasty? Or are you admitting to shooting up a whole bunch of empty cans? I guess what I am asking is... Did the nastiness prevent you from drinking them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Shouldn't have to taste them They are Budweiser GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Done that a few times too. But last time it was new Milwaukee's Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 we shot them full after a good shaking tooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 A number of years ago, we had a few cases of beer left over from a major match. It set in the trailer for a few months in the summer heat and went bad. We wanted to shoot it up but our club secretary was adamant that "no alcohol on the shooting range"! We waited until the secretary left and blasted the alcohol out of those cans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 please tell me those were empty ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 no they where full ..they blow up better that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Shake up a warm beer then hit it with a CCI Stinger. I recommend a distance of 15 yards. Any closer and you may get splattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Sandor, SASS #74075 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 In my neck of the woods, beer can launchers have been popular for a long time. The now-closed Shady Creek Shootists club had two, permanently located at on Stage 1, that threw cans 12-15 feet, straight up. Very satisfying to shoot the trip plate, watch the can soar, then blow it to smithereens in a spray of foam - and very embarrassing if it fell to the ground with a thud, due to a clean miss. Almost as good were the times when a single "golden BB" managed to catch the can and send it pinwheeling around. The knockdown plates on these throwers were heavy, and mounted on long arms for maximum force, so there was a very short delay from the first shot until a can was launched For some, the challenge then became shooting both plates, then shucking and reloading in time to blast both cans while they were in the air. The feat was most often accomplished by fast single-loading '97 shooters, but there were a few double-barrel shooters who could do the deed as well. Either way, two hits usually brought forth a cheer from the posse. One of our local guys (engineer by trade) designed and built a smaller portable version that we still borrow on occasion. Another local (now passed-away) built a spring loaded version that would launch a can 20+ feet. Took a bit of time and involvement to reset, and we didn't always have a lot of volunteers for reset duty because of fighting the spring tension. We do still have it... This is all fun stuff, and makes for a nice break from attempting to break clay birds, but...When the fun is done, clean-up has to take place. Leaf rakes and plastic bag lined garbage cans help (60 shooters X 2 cans each leaves a mess of aluminum fragments around). However, having the contents of roughly 120 -12oz. cans (almost 12 gallons, I believe) of already-skunky beer finely sprayed all over the grass in one small shooting bay (and left overnight on occasion), then walking through it while raking aluminum bits makes for a very interesting "aromatic" experience - one that especially tends to stay with the person who neglects to hose-off the shoes before the ride home! CS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Shark Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, Count Sandor, SASS #74075 said: In my neck of the woods, beer can launchers have been popular for a long time. The now-closed Shady Creek Shootists club had two, permanently located at on Stage 1, that threw cans 12-15 feet, straight up. Very satisfying to shoot the trip plate, watch the can soar, then blow it to smithereens in a spray of foam - and very embarrassing if it fell to the ground with a thud, due to a clean miss. Almost as good were the times when a single "golden BB" managed to catch the can and send it pinwheeling around. The knockdown plates on these throwers were heavy, and mounted on long arms for maximum force, so there was a very short delay from the first shot until a can was launched For some, the challenge then became shooting both plates, then shucking and reloading in time to blast both cans while they were in the air. The feat was most often accomplished by fast single-loading '97 shooters, but there were a few double-barrel shooters who could do the deed as well. Either way, two hits usually brought forth a cheer from the posse. One of our local guys (engineer by trade) designed and built a smaller portable version that we still borrow on occasion. Another local (now passed-away) built a spring loaded version that would launch a can 20+ feet. Took a bit of time and involvement to reset, and we didn't always have a lot of volunteers for reset duty because of fighting the spring tension. We do still have it... This is all fun stuff, and makes for a nice break from attempting to break clay birds, but...When the fun is done, clean-up has to take place. Leaf rakes and plastic bag lined garbage cans help (60 shooters X 2 cans each leaves a mess of aluminum fragments around). However, having the contents of roughly 120 -12oz. cans (almost 12 gallons, I believe) of already-skunky beer finely sprayed all over the grass in one small shooting bay (and left overnight on occasion), then walking through it while raking aluminum bits makes for a very interesting "aromatic" experience - one that especially tends to stay with the person who neglects to hose-off the shoes before the ride home! CS I only got to shoot at Shady Creek once, but I do remember the fun of those launchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 7 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Shake up a warm beer then hit it with a CCI Stinger. I recommend a distance of 15 yards. Any closer and you may get splattered. Shake up the can, put it on a vertical thrower and then give the can both barrels from my 10 gauge (120 grs 1F and 1 1/2 shot) while it is mid air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 You know if one of y'all smart guys would just hurry up and invent an aluminum magnet, that cleanup would be a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 22 hours ago, Michigan Slim said: Done that a few times too. But last time it was new Milwaukee's Best. Lucky X Lager in VN - we drank that after the grapefruit juice ans chocolate milk was all gone. ARRGGHH STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 4/14/2021 at 12:27 AM, Dirty Dog Doug said: no they where full ..they blow up better that way OK , i get the premise , but i think soda pop deserves it more , just sayin ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 oh I found a case of soda that had blown up in the heat they where a sticky mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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