Trick Mule Target

Southland Times, Issue 23840, 10 June 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)

Trick Mule Target

You can have hours of fun shooting at this trick mule target. The mule stands on top of a cabinet, sawn out of plywood and about Ift long. The head and the hind quarters are pivoted on Jin bolts.

dropping of a weight attached to the working threads of the mule makes . him perform. The bull’s-eye itself . is the top and front end of a Zshaped trigger. The lower bar of ■ the Z fits under a trapdoor. The Z ' is pivoted in the middle. A blow on the top bar withdraws the

The Mule Target. A. As it appears to the marksman, B. Detail of trigger and trap-door. C. The weight, hung on elastic. D. Trap-door fixed to frame. E. Target and trigger fastened to frame.

so that the mule can kick up his heels and toss his head. The small illustration shows you how the puppet works. Below the mule, in the face of the cabinet, is a small bull’s-eye. A circle of about 2in diameter is the right size. If the marksman can hit this bull’s eye. the mule kicks up his heels and tosses his head. This is a fairly simple toy to make. Look at the large illustration and you will see that the

trigger from under the hinged trapdoor, the weight drops and the mule kicks. It is a good idea to suspend the weight on a piece of elastic, so that as the weight drops the elastic stretches, then recoils several times, making the mule repeat his kicking. To find a weight just heavy enough to make the toy work properly you will have to try several weights. The lead sinkers of various size sold for fishing-tackle are the best