dart ricochet

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ThegunGuy
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Gosh just had a weird ricochet, I was throwing a dart at a arrow target and it bounced off of it. My intention of using the field point target was to prevent ricochets, but it didn't work out so well. Who knew that a steel spike dart would bounce off of a oak board with less energy that a canvas and polyester fill target.
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hi
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You just gotta throw it hard enough... Throw anything hard enough and it'll stick.
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i wounder how fast u have to throw a nickle to get it to stick in using the flat side :D
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TwitchTheAussie
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Dont worry Im sure someone here can calulate that equation :D
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im going make a penny barrel
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cannon monkey wrote:im going make a penny barrel
stack a bunch, wrap it in tape, use 3/4" PVC
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Marffy
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i shot a 4inch nail dart at a tree and it bounced of and landed 20 feet away. lucky i wasnt in the way.
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