Just for grins, a few of the stations in my woods behind or house. Once they get swinging, it makes hitting them quite fun.

The bowling pins cost $1.00 from a local bowling center. They have a crack and are not suitable for bowling anymore. I didn't realize how hard bowling pins are. I wouldn't recommend shooting at them unless you are at least 10 yards away. It isn't likely but a round from a handgun could ricochet back at you. My .40 S&W with sub-sonic FN bullets at 1,005 fps won't penetrate but will put a divot in them.

My .308 at 50 yds is through&through.

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I was club secretary for a large gun club before I moved from NH to NC.

We shot bowling pins at 30' as a competition every month from April thru October. A real blast! I shot my .40 and my .357.

Anything under 9mm was prohibited for risk of ricochet.

Lined up 3 pins about 18" apart on a big steel bench about 4'square and 2 pins on an upper level above them. 8 seconds to take them out.

We shot with .22 also- all 5 pins lined up on the back of the table. 4 seconds to take them out. For some reason, .22 doesn't ricochet.

The guys that won centerfire were more often shooting .45 ACP hardball in autos and .45 ACP wad cutters in revolvers.

Thing is- they get heavier as competition goes on.

Not that I wanted to hijack your thread, but I can thoroughly understand the fun!

Something else about bowling pins I've discovered.

I've made a crude jig out of 2x2s to hold them square with my chop saw. Even if they have a broken bottom, a person can cut them back to where they stand up.

There is an article in "Guns&Ammo" magazine this month about bowling pin shooting.