Originally Posted by
jimlj
I remember the cork guns at the county fair. They looked like Daisy pump action BB guns. For 25 cents you could shoot until you tipped over a prize. Anything of any value was on a weighted target so it wouldn't tip over. I took a cork and hollowed it out and filled it with smashed pellets. The weighted cork hit the target with a dollar bill taped to it so hard it sent it flying. The attendant was shocked I was able to tip over the target and he had to give me a dollar. A few minutes later he hollered "hey kid, I found your cork."