Random Question...Americans please.

[starrylizard]

At fairs, show grounds, circuses... that sort of thing. You know when they have those games where you have to shoot, like, little tin ducks to win big stuffed toys? usually in American movies the big tough guys play and win the toy for their chick.

What do Americans call those games?

Is it something like a shooting gallery?

Also, why is the game hard? Is it because the guns are not aligned properly or something?


It's for a fic. Thanks guys!

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Shooting gallery.

The guy behind the counter is usually rather filthy and lazy, and the whole thing pretty beat up. The pellet guns are as light as a feather compared to real guns, and the pellets so light, I'd be surprised if they could put a hole in a paper plate. I've hit the target dead on, only to have the pellet bounce right off.

"Hey...."

The carny said, "You have to knock it over, those are the rule."

My brother's friends used to swear they knew which gun wasn't as "off" as the others. They'd sight down the barrel to see if its crooked (a lot of them were). I've heard of someone fixing the broken sight on the gun (vaguely recall my step dad doing that for my brother once).

The guy behind the counter has no investment in whether you win or lose, so you could potentially bring your own ammo, too. I've heard that suggestion circulate among the kids. Especially if you worked there.

All you need is someone to show you how to shoot, with or without the gallery. Carny types tend to have guns, and spend time "plinking" (shooting bottles and cans and whatnot). They might even take potshots at a neighbor's mailbox.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Thanks, though now I desperately feel the need to use the word "plinking" in a fic. *hands*

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