Target shooting ice blocks & grilling wings January 17, 2019 slow motion video

Jerk chicken wings on the grill in 16 degree weather at our home in Chaumont, NY. 

The last couple of nights the temperature has been going down below zero. Perfect for freezing some blocks of ice for target practicing with my Gamo air rifle. I filled some balloons and some zip lock sandwich bags with water & placed them outdoors over night to make the targets. Meanwhile I've had some chicken wings marinating for 3 days in some Jamaican jerk sauce. So The Better Half's son in law D & his son J came over with their air rifles and we had some great amusement shooting the ice targets while the wings roasted on the grill. It was a Wednesday and D had the day off. J had to go to work at 4:00 that afternoon. So they got here about 11:30, left about 3:00.  The weather was sunny and no wind. The temperature about 16 degrees. All together it made for a beautiful Winter afternoon.

Winter afternoon target shooting blocks of ice with air rifles.

Winter afternoon target shooting blocks of ice with air rifles..

Here is a slow motion video of some of the ice exploding as it is stuck by the air rifle pellets. It's great fun, better than shooting bottles because there is no glass to clean up. Also, the extreme low temperature mad for some dense and brittle ice that intensified the shattering effect.