USPSA Targets are diffrent

[Jon Merricks]

This may not really matter but I had a Hot Shot target and a Target Barn target and put them up against each other and the Hot Shot target was larger, around the shoulder (if you will) area. I didn't measure it but it was close to 3/4" to 1" diffrence. I did have any others to compare it too. Does anybody have multiple brands to compare?

[ErikW]

Yeah I've seen that before. I think it's the manufacturer who has the long and deep perforations in their targets.

[BDH]

I've seen this fairly often (although not to the extent of an inch). I end up seeing it because I work so many big matches where we leave the original target as a backer, and end up putting up new shoot targets on top. Sometimes they line up perfectly, sometimes not (never seen more than a 1/4 inch though and usually less than an eighth of an inch). I would assume that the targets for a major match are all from the same manufacturer, but haven't really checked. I usually attributed the difference to the fact that one of the targets sat outside overnight and probably picked up some moisture....

[Jon Merricks]

I think it was the Hot Shot target was the larger one. When the other was placed on top it had more than enough room for the full diameter hit of a 40 cal. inside the perf.

[EricW]

Seen it too. Don't know what to do about it since it's doubtful they'll re-tool. It'd be nice to figure out which target is wrong, so we can stop buying them.

[bgary]

Give Dave Thomas a call at the USPSA office. He manages the license agreements under which the various target manufacturers produce the USPSA targets, and can tell you what the tolerances are for adherance to nominal dimensions.

And, if the targets in question don't meet spec, he'll know what to do about it...

Bruce

[Larry White]

Yeah, let Dave do it, thats what he gets the big bucks for. Well at least he is the guy that can pull their ticket Larry

[JFlowers]

Jon, I think Hot Shots is out of business.

[Jon Merricks]

Okay.