How High to Place Scaled Targets for Dry Fire

[LHshooter]

After a few half-ass attempts, I've finally decided to get serious about a dry fire routine. I bought the dry fire books, made spread sheets to track my progress and then never kept up with it. Now, I realize I have to get serious about dry fire if I want to progress.

 

The room I have to practice can handle up to 7 1/2 yds with full size targets that I placed at 5 feet high at the shoulders. I can handle up to 15 yds with 1/2 scale targets and 25 yds with 1/3 scale targets, but my question is how high do I place the scaled targets - clearly not 5 ft high at the shoulder.  How high up should I place 1/2 and 1/3 targets to simulate distances?  Also, should the width between targets change for the scaled targets as well?

 

Thanks, I appreciate any insights.

[Beef15]

I actually do set them about the same height to shoulder. 

 

Go set some similar items about 5' high at 5-10yd increments and look at them.

[Flatland Shooter]

I try to place the center of the lower A zone at the same height no matter the distance or the size of the target.  I do try to scale the spacing between the targets.   If the WSB has the spacing at one yard (2 times the width of a full size metric target) then I space the 1/2 size targets also two target widths apart.

 

Along with some homemade 1/3 and 1/2 scale targets for dryfire, I like to use 2/3 scale airsoft targets for some of my live fire practice.

[George16]

For me to strictly keep it in scale, I keep all spacing and distances in the following:

1/2 scale targets - 1 1/2’ = 1 yard

1/3 scale targets - 1’ = 1 yard

1/6 targets - 1/2’ = 1 yard

 

 

For height,  I put my all my scale targets (no matter what scale) the same way it calls for on regular size targets I.e, setting classifiers.

 

 

Edited March 6, 2019 by George16

[Flatland Shooter]

26 minutes ago, George16 said:

 

1/6 targets - 2 1/2’ = 1 yard

 

 

Maybe a typo?      How about 1/2' (6") to 1 yard.

[LHshooter]

Thanks to all, now I know what to do.

[George16]

16 hours ago, Flatland Shooter said:

 

Maybe a typo?      How about 1/2' (6") to 1 yard.

 

Yup. That was a typo. Thanks for catching it. Corrected in original post.