If target sticks don't exist....

[Poppa Bear]

They're real, alright.

Shoot one that hasn't been trimmed at the shoulders ( ) and get a deflection, or slow down to avoid same said untrimmed stick, and you'll understand...

And yes, before anyone asks, my stupid jacketed .355 deflect off of EVERYTHING. Like any good scientist, I've experimented.

But let's have a real REF discussion. A plate drops off the Texas Star and lands in such a way as to stop the thing from spinning (15-20 RPM to 0 in a flash). Reshoot?

Nope. You need to toss the stage because when you replace the star with one that actually works you have no choice but to toss the stage.

How did it manage to stop the star?

Edited October 11, 2012 by Poppa Bear

[outerlimits]

FWIW, Stars, or for that matter, any activated target means those targets are not presented equally for everyone. The word "presented" is the key here. They may start at the same position, but when and how a shooter engages them depends on a number of things, all that can be different.

[Sarge]

They're real, alright.

Shoot one that hasn't been trimmed at the shoulders ( ) and get a deflection, or slow down to avoid same said untrimmed stick, and you'll understand...

And yes, before anyone asks, my stupid jacketed .355 deflect off of EVERYTHING. Like any good scientist, I've experimented.

But let's have a real REF discussion. A plate drops off the Texas Star and lands in such a way as to stop the thing from spinning (15-20 RPM to 0 in a flash). Reshoot?

I say reshoot. Some may argue that the star is different for every shooter anyway since some can shoot it and does not move at all. But still the star is designed to be able to spin so it is REF when it is made to stop by a blockage.