BB guns back in the day were no where like today. We would try to mod for more power!
You could purchase Dirty Harry's Magnum, Robocop's pistol, gas powered Shotguns etc, all very expensive - Beretta pistols were the mainstay as you do. My parents would never condone me purchasing, so I used to borrow my mates. His parents had a copper plate as a decorative piece, it was an awesome target, perfect plinking. We got brave and after modifying, pellets they would leave little dings although said parents were not happy with the new dimpled look.
Shooting the play button on a (at the time, expensive) VCR/DVD was the final straw. We felt that a remote was not necessary so bravado kicking in - we used to try and shoot the play button instead. Umpteen attempts later, one bulls eye and it obliterated.
Needless to say guns were swiftly banned.
