Charcoal Briquette Practice

I want to shoot charcoal briquettes for some practice. Can anyone direct me on a suitable launcher system that works well?

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Friend with a slingshot.

 

Come on for real…..I know those guys in Texas shoot these for practice and not with their buddies flippers…..

 

I would try a dog tennis ball launcher. You can really get some distance with the longer ones. Mike

 

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It might take just as much skill by the guy doing the throwing to to keep the briquette in the "basket" but this might work.

 

Columbaire ?

 

Columbrick

Knock an edge off so it flies funny

 

Then you might have all those ''tree hugger types'' protesting shooting bits of charcoal...It's a fossil fuel thing.

 

I’m fairly sure you could shoot a charcoal briquette out of a actual pigeon box. You could move one box around and practice at different angles. Years and years ago we used to have a full ring that we were able to run everything with a Honda generator. Not sure what one box and a controller would run today but I’ll bet someone on this site does

 

Maybe Pat-Trap can be talked into making a trap macine that throws briquettes and you just fill a hopper from the top by emptying the bag into?

 

Find an old Hindmarsh trap from the early days which could hold MANY briquettes per load.

Almost the same as what you are looking for.

you guys are looking for something that was already invented sometime in the early 1900's, you just have to know where to look.

 

As a much younger man back in the 70's, I would hold gun in left hand, toss briquette with right hand, then mount gun to shoulder and fire. Fun to watch as full choke 34'' TM1 Perazzi obliterates target into soot balls. Used my Beretta O/U for doubles.

WARNING; Might want to wear a M95 mask if you plan on shooting many of these briquettes this way during a north wind. Those soot balls could cause ''Black lung''. As per findings in California.

 

I’m a little surprised you didn’t figure a way to shoot doubles with that TM1

 

I was trying to get hold of History Buff. Somewhere on the internet I am sure I saw some contraptions that were designed to throw Clay / rounds balls. Can’t find them now. Still looking.