jmorris Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 (edited) Digging around in my man cave full of what my wife calls junk I put together an idea Ive had for a while. It is an IR switch hooked to a rear windshield washer for a 1985 RX-7. You break the beam and everyone can tell even from the side. Even the shooter will have no doubt. I put a few inches of steel break line so it had a little pressure and it squirts about 15 ft. In sunlight that is about max range for the sensors anyway. I figure it will work for everyone but be the best for cover breakers wearing kaki shorts. Edited July 30, 2010 by jmorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 The future is now. I assume you're going to use this to enforce the "none of your lower body exposed" rule. How are you going to work that for shooters of varying heights? Or are you just going to put it a ground level to deal with possible foot exposure issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Finally! We no longer need to rely on the subjective humans! I welcome this advancement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I am LOL..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 ...but it has to change for every target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kali Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Could this be considered a "fault line"? CoF 20. No foot-fault lines may be used on any scenario stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 I assume you're going to use this to enforce the "none of your lower body exposed" rule. How are you going to work that for shooters of varying heights? Or are you just going to put it a ground level to deal with possible foot exposure issues? No matter how high you are you still have to shoot from cover. I figure it would be more for those that are way out of cover. More of a joke than anything, it would take a boat load of them for an entire match and tapers would need swimming trunks. ...but it has to change for every target. I bet you could set it for the last target around the barricade and still get a few folks. CoF 20. No foot-fault lines may be used on any scenario stage. Definitely not a foot-fault line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Make it so the infrared beam pans up and down, line the entire pole with reflectors, so when they break any part of the plane, it goes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanCdp Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Morris...you have WAY to much time on your hands.[did Cody put you uop to this?].....i would also add different colors of dye at each stage to show everyone after the match how many times a shooter broke cover.. 1 color= PE ..2 colors=PE..3=PE..multicolored urban digital colored pants=DQ.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg308 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Go the Nickelodeon route, have a slime tank above the shooting position. If they break cover, they get slimed. My kids would love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 One of our resident dare devils “took one for the team” in an informal display. We’ll put it in a match in two weeks and see what we get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reichebrown Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hey no air-gunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock3422 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 That is MUCH better than a fault line. How about busted cover gets you water. Really busted cover gets you red dye. Fully exposed gets you red dye and cat urine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 That is MUCH better than a fault line. How about busted cover gets you water. Really busted cover gets you red dye. Fully exposed gets you red dye and cat urine. Now, that is nasty but funny.... I would think maybe a bright yellow dye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbran Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Morris I would be glad to put that in the La State match next year.I like new stuff,and I'm pretty sure you can make it work. Maybe we could come up with a side match for a gun and make real hard cover.Have to learn way around a barrel to even see the target.Red dye sounds great.One squit one DQ. Sign up and try again.Great money maker for a side match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbran Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Hey Morris did Mike talk to you about our team shirt. Major sponsors are JM Morris Speech Center Red truck recovery Center Brain Leak Special Laughing Pill Man Huh,What,Hearing Center's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankfan79 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I like it. Of course there are going to be "engineers" during the match who would want to measure the placement of it. I welcome it. It would be sort of funny to be squirted instead of someone yelling COVERRRRRRRR! Just make sure it doesn't interfer with the sight picture of the shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganShootist Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 At the Linden Club in Michigan earlier this year they had a catapult down range....behind the targets. There was a rug at the end of a wall if you broke cover by stepping on the rug the catapult would launch a water balloon which would break on the wall splattering the shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I want to see pics of the cobra and the hot rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I had to wait till I dried my eyes to respond, I like it! Solves a true problem with a huge amount of humor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobMoore Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Funny, I couldn't even see your device in the picture above because my eyes were drawn to what those wide @ss meats might be pushing, then I noticed the ammo can. Cool idea though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Looks like a high tech fault line to me. Not legal for IDPA... but not a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 For the drift the cobra is the wifes the "meats" are on my 6-71 blown, injected 23 T, both cost more to feed than pistols. Back on topic the rule book states no "foot fault lines" this one is way higher than feet. I figure the "engineers" can measure placement with the MK I eyeball just fine, it's not like someone is going to move either the squirter or reflector (at least not without getting wet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Looks like a high tech fault line to me. Not legal for IDPA... but not a bad idea. Yup, too high tech, could be considered "RACE TYPE EQUIPTMENT", probably not legal !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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