[shotgun]

I knew 2 kids in 7th grade (1973) that were out plinking with their wrist rocket slingshots and BB's. They got bored and decided to start shooting each other. One of them got hit in the temple with a BB and the fun was over so they each went home. The one that got hit told his mom he was going to lay down for a while and when dinner was ready, she tried to wake him up. He was deader than $#!+

[Who is John Galt?]

IIRC, lead ‘round ball’ projectiles intended for black powder firearms travel a lot farther than BBs; and home-made incendiary projectiles (made from “strike anywhere” matches & wire ;>) were also reputed to be fun...

[Migraine]

That reminds me of a story I read in a bio of the great WW II ace, Tommy McGuire. He and the son of a prominent man got out their beanflips and started shooting fence staples at each other. It ended w/ the other boy having to have a staple extracted from his thigh.

McGuire was a crazy hot-rodder, too (which probably was part of making him capable of shooting down 39 zekes and betties).