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Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:46 am
by ter
I was going to buy a chicken swinger for 200M. Quality targets has 1/2 inch chickens with feet, and 3/8 inch swinger drilled with no feet. I was thinking it would be better to have the 1/2 inch. I imagine they would make 1/2 if I asked, but is that appropriate? I was also milling over getting a pig. So what should I order?

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:19 pm
by Trent
That 3/8" AR500 will last you a lifetime.

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:47 pm
by Bob Mc Alice
Only if he misses it a lot. :D I weld repair the foot pads on ten chickens for every pig. That chicken takes a beating from most silhouette rounds. Whittington's chickens are a full 5/8ths. I recommend asking them for a 1/2 inch chicken without the foot. The extra couple of pounds of steel going half inch is a good thing. Get a no foot non drilled blank, pick a side and weld a 5/8ths bolt to it like mine. You will hit an exposed bolt head or nut at some point. Get a half inch pig the same way. Use a looped tire tread strap to hang them. The swing stops quick and the strap will last a long time.

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Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:05 pm
by Trent
Well... in all fairness, your chickens are doing full-duty at an active silhouette range. Between you camping at the range on the weekends and whooping that chicken non-stop and all the guys pounding it during matches that thing gets abused.

I guess I was assuming he was wanting it for personal use but now I see that he didn't specify that.

I have a piece of 8" AR500 that I have beat the crap out of and it only has a few very slight nicks in the edge from close range .223 hits.

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:19 pm
by Bob Mc Alice
Now don't get your chicken feathers ruffled there,Trent. :) I figure Ter wants it for personal use, but he won't be the only one hitting it once his buddies find out he has one. :wink:

Yep, the wife is in FL for a week visiting her mom. I spent three of the last seven days at CRC. Three pounds of Varget went up in smoke. 8) Oh yeah, those holes in the pig strap are from Bonner. :evil:

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:08 pm
by Trent
I figured. Most of Bonner's hits are pure luck. That dude is just horrible. I don't know why we hang out with him. :D

3 pounds of Varget!! You might as well be spreading gold dust around the prairie! Good god man!

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:26 pm
by Bob Mc Alice
I am going back to I4064 for most of my practice for now, I have a few cans. But Varget is like gold, still hard to find. I like spreading lead dust around the prairie.

Wifey returns tomorrow night at 8. That gives me enough time to get a couple hundred loaded up, sink full of dirty dishes cleaned and maybe a load of laundry done....if I can figure out how. =))

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:55 pm
by Innocent
Well McAlice I say you should switch places with the wife and come to FL...for the Sunshine Classic, I'll even dig out a rifle for ya!

Innocent

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:30 am
by Jerry G
A 3/8" chicken at 200 meters won't last very long. It will get beat up and dish just like the 1/4" SB chickens do.

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:33 am
by Jerry G
Boner pokes the holes in rubber straps? Please don't film that. =)) :ymdevil:

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 12:03 pm
by OldRanger
When I saw the title to this thread all I could picture is a chicken with gold chains and a bad toupee winking and pointing his finger at you like a gun.

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:33 am
by Jerry G
Now that's funny. =))

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:18 am
by OldRanger
Like this with a pointed beak...

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:06 pm
by Dee
Jerry G wrote:Boner pokes the holes in rubber straps? Please don't film that. =)) :ymdevil:
Well that "corn-holer" McAlice got in in St. Louis last year needs a pilot hole to get it started =)) If you saw the picture of it you would know why :shock:


Dee

Re: Chicken swinger

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:41 pm
by Jerry G
That gun he shoots wouldn't harm a chicken. =)) :ymdevil: