rowdyb Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Now that half size targets are legal for level 1 matches do you: think this will help ranges with smaller bays or maybe indoor clubs set up more/better/different? anticipate seeing them on moving targets? they have to be open, but doesn't say they can't be moving. feel the potential difficulty of shots just got much higher? think PCC drove this decision? realize you don't have a target stand for half width targets? feel happy that they're cheaper and cost less to ship? think you'll just continue to use them for dry fire and not live fire? I'm excited and hope to see them soon locally. I wonder if they'll ever make their way into a classifier? I'm picturing a lot of half size targets at 20 yards in some matches.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Should just save painting the other half black and pasting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete627 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) I sure missed this one. Do you have a reference/link to a USPSA announcement?? Edited January 5, 2017 by pete627 USPSA not USPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent1k1 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 My club only has 18 yard deep stages with no side berms. I can see these on a swinger at 15 yards..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, pete627 said: I sure missed this one. Do you have a reference/link to a USPSA announcement?? https://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-NROI-ruling-details.php?indx=8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) For half sized shooters..... Edited January 5, 2017 by 9x45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete627 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, ChuckS said: https://www.uspsa.org/uspsa-NROI-ruling-details.php?indx=8 Thanks ChuckS!! I swear .. these will be great to score after about 40 people put 4 rounds each on them. I guess with carbines, 1/2 size targets ... etc ... I don't know ... sometimes things change a little too fast ... you need to sit down ... take a deep breath and break for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I really like the concept. we have 3 small bays where small targets could be a nice addition. we also have a few bigger bays where they may occasionally present a new challenge. I need to get some ordered. do I think PCC had anything to do with it? Nope I believe this has been being talked about for longer than PCC has been around. as for pasting, they will probably need to be changed more often, so plan for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 I never gave the shooting up of them a thought. We have some smaller bays in my club that get ignored for uspsa matches and this could change that. Heck target sticks will be like 1/3 of the target hahaha. I'm gonna pull one of my dry fire 1/2 size targets and took at this but oh wait, my stands aren't that wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 I just thought of a deliciously evil idea for mounting them in existing stands, on drop turners and swingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, rowdyb said: I just thought of a deliciously evil idea for mounting them in existing stands, on drop turners and swingers. Why didn't you keep that one to yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Thunder Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm guessing these will be popular with the shooters in NY and CA. Half size targets for folks limited to half capacity guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Midway sells them in 100 packs for about 30 bucks. Been using them for practice for several years. They do get shot out pretty quick, so keeping extras on the stage is a good idea. Good target, though, and should be a nice addition if used thoughtfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I realise this is a USPSA forum, but welcome to 2012 3Gun match setups. probably older than that but I got a short memory. ; >) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 13 minutes ago, Bamboo said: Midway sells them in 100 packs for about 30 bucks. Been using them for practice for several years. They do get shot out pretty quick, so keeping extras on the stage is a good idea. Good target, though, and should be a nice addition if used thoughtfully. This is the linked story from our USPSA Downrange spam email of the week: http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/uspsa/target-policy.pdf It seems to indicate that the targets/2 will come from licensed suppliers. FWIW, I can find no trace of this "policy memo" info on the USPSA website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Agreed, the ones from midway I've bought do not have the "official IPSC target" seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I really like the concept. we have 3 small bays where small targets could be a nice addition. we also have a few bigger bays where they may occasionally present a new challenge. I need to get some ordered. do I think PCC had anything to do with it? Nope I believe this has been being talked about for longer than PCC has been around. as for pasting, they will probably need to be changed more often, so plan for that. You gonna start setting up the 32 round megahoser with minis now just to mess with us?Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterDrew Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I just thought of a deliciously evil idea for mounting them in existing stands, on drop turners and swingers.I just affiliated an indoor range with relatively small bays. We've had a couple matches so far and I'm finding the stage design options are pretty limited due to the narrow width of the bays. I think using half sized targets will really help us provide some variety, I'm pumped. I really am not interested in seeing these on traditional outdoor style matches tho... Btw, when I bust out this target and NS set up I'll make sure to send people your way for complaints! Lol. I like it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge40 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Distant Thunder said: I'm guessing these will be popular with the shooters in NY and CA. Half size targets for folks limited to half capacity guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWBaldree Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm mostly happy. I would have been fully happy if we would have been allowed to use hardcover on them. Our club shoots winter time indoors, and with 50 foot deep bays full size targets get boring quick, even with hard cover and no shoots liberally placed. Before PCC was a division, we were running a PCC match with 1/2 size targets and using clays for plate racks / reactives. Fun as all get out. Snuck a few 1/2 sizes into the pistol matches and it makes a world of difference on an indoor bay. Our outdoor bays are big enough that I doubt we will use them, except for 3 gun, but indoors they really are an asset to stage design. Now if they would only allow clays for indoor reactives.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgj3 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 8 hours ago, JWBaldree said: I'm mostly happy. I would have been fully happy if we would have been allowed to use hardcover on them. Our club shoots winter time indoors, and with 50 foot deep bays full size targets get boring quick, even with hard cover and no shoots liberally placed. Before PCC was a division, we were running a PCC match with 1/2 size targets and using clays for plate racks / reactives. Fun as all get out. Snuck a few 1/2 sizes into the pistol matches and it makes a world of difference on an indoor bay. Our outdoor bays are big enough that I doubt we will use them, except for 3 gun, but indoors they really are an asset to stage design. Now if they would only allow clays for indoor reactives.... How are you employing the clays in the indoor match? We have a weekly one that I try to shoot about once a month and any fresh ideas are always welcome when working with only a single "berm". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWBaldree Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Use clay hangers to elevate them like plates and place them in various arrays or as a plate rack. You can string a rope between two target stands/sticks and run the hangers off the rope. For fun, take a uspsa target(s) and drill them out with a hole saw so that you can insert clays. Put in 2 to 4 clays per uspsa target, with the no shoot side of the target presenting to the shooter. That is a quick way to find out about sight offset with a PCC. Use different colored clays and have the shooter flip a card over at the start, determining what color of clay they must shoot during the COF. All other colors become no shoots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 19 hours ago, Gooldylocks said: You gonna start setting up the 32 round megahoser with minis now just to mess with us? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk that is one of many possibilities, I was also thinking we can get out to about 40yds in bay 3, that could be a bit of a chalange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my00wrx1 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I attended an outlaw IPSC match last year where 2/3 size classic targets and steel were used exclusively. Scoring zones were ignored and any scoring hit was scored as an A. It was a fun match, would shoot it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 We have been using mini targets in IPSC now for a couple of years and as long as they are used correctly they are fine, bearing in mind an A zone is still an A zone whatever the sized target. The idea I believe was to be able to replicate distance in indoor and smaller ranges for that they work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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