3 Gun/multi Gun - 3 Shots Per Target?

[BigDave]

How common are 3 shots/target (paper) requirements in 3 gun matches, specifically rifle? Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject?

Just curious.

[George]

The only time I have ever seen three shots on paper required from a rifle was when we ran a Mozambique drill (two in the body, one in the upper A/B) as a standards stage at a local rifle match a couple years back.

I see no rationale for this requirement whatsoever unless you sell rifle ammo ;-)

[TonyH]

Dave,

I shot a 3-Gun yesterday in Atlanta & they shot 3 rds. ea. at every rifle target to increase the round count for there rifle stages. This was due to the size of there bays & how many targets they could put up. They are limited to how far they can shoot, as you know. I have only done this one other time in the Tn. 3-Gun on one stage. It takes some thought when your use to only shooting 2 per target.

[SinistralRifleman]

I think some matches like to up the round count by making more rounds per target required rather than having more targets.

At Ironman last years the targets were divided into 5 sections (head, and 4 torso quadrants) on one stage, and the shooter had to put 2 rounds in each section.

Making people think about what they're doing is always good, 3 rounds goes contrary to what most people are used to. I have found a lot of the time where only one shot is required people will still double tap a target

I am contemplating doing a stage at our 2006 match, that will have color coded targets representing the amount of rounds required.

Blue = 1 round

Yellow = 2 rounds

Red = 3 rounds

or something like that.

Edited February 27, 2006 by SinistralRifleman

[blkbrd]

One of our local matches have made it so that 2 Cs will not nutralize with minor so its faster for me to put 3 into them than worry about the huge penalty for a FTN.

[Overkill]

I shot a match with 3 per target stage....it messed a lot of people up who could not get out of two-fer mode...me included. If for that reason and no other, its probably worth doing once in a while.

[uscbigdawg]

I think some matches like to up the round count by making more rounds per target required rather than having more targets.

At Ironman last years the targets were divided into 5 sections (head, and 4 torso quadrants) on one stage, and the shooter had to put 2 rounds in each section.

Making people think about what they're doing is always good, 3 rounds goes contrary to what most people are used to. I have found a lot of the time where only one shot is required people will still double tap a target

I am contemplating doing a stage at our 2006 match, that will have color coded targets representing the amount of rounds required.

Blue = 1 round

Yellow = 2 rounds

Red = 3 rounds

or something like that.

Now I have to research if I can do this on a USPSA stage.

Rich

[open17]

Now I have to research if I can do this on a USPSA stage.

Rich

Nope. Scoring targets must be a "typical cardboard color". Under the rifle rules, there is

also the option that the scoring targets can be white!

Bill

[uscbigdawg]

Yeah but there's nothing saying I can't mark say the head box or center of the target with a color and identify which one gets shot with how many rounds (see when we do cards/colors identifying targets as non-shoot targets).

Rich

[Jaxshooter]

Paint the sticks or target stands.

[UDPL3GMD]

We have to add extra shots to targets so we could have higher round counts. we are at the mercy of the Range for targets stands, space and props. While I try to mix it up with the rifle, I have, from time to time, forced the shooter to come back to the targets with a round from the handgun.

I try to make as many movements as possible durring my stages as it's never really fun to just stand around and pull the trigger

Edited January 4, 2008 by UDPL3GMD

[itento]

One of the things we do to increase number of targets on short ranges cheaply is to use A4/A rectangular targets (8 1/2' X 11"). I print them off on 110# Xerox ivory color card stock (or have Office Depot do it). I then staple 5 of them in a zig zag pattern to a wooden pallet and prop it against a back berm. Works great in a multigun stage (engage the IPSC targets with pistol, the A4/A targets with rifle).

Another (devious) option is to paste the A4/A target on top of a No Shoot target.

[JFlowers]

I have shot local independent matches (i.e. non-USPSA rules set, usually a mix of USPSA, IDPA, and what the MD thought was right) where .223/5.56 had to fire three rounds and .308/7.62 only had to fire two. Typically in that case it was a way of "power factoring" the rifles.

[Kingman]

I have seen about a 50/50 split on this one. Granted I have not done much at all.

[el pres]

I am contemplating doing a stage at our 2006 match, that will have color coded targets representing the amount of rounds required.

Blue = 1 round

Yellow = 2 rounds

Red = 3 rounds

or something like that.

Our local match did a very cool variation of this,

4 steel targets, each painted a different color, green, blue, red, black,

3 6x6 plywood barricades with 4 ports each...

Each port had a colored pvc pipe at the lower edge corisponding with a target..

You get to barricade 1, port 1, blue pvc , you shoot the blue target 1 time, then the other ports one shot to the color

of the bar.. move to next barricade...

On the following barricades the pattern changes.... It was a really fun stage, it is amazing what that extra few tenths to

look at the color does to your attention to sight picture!!! It was acually a really fast stage...

We have also done the 1 shot, 2 shot, 3 shot, by color to really screw with people, or all reds first, followed by blue, etc..

[n7usn]

I think some matches like to up the round count by making more rounds per target required rather than having more targets.

At Ironman last years the targets were divided into 5 sections (head, and 4 torso quadrants) on one stage, and the shooter had to put 2 rounds in each section.

Making people think about what they're doing is always good, 3 rounds goes contrary to what most people are used to. I have found a lot of the time where only one shot is required people will still double tap a target

I am contemplating doing a stage at our 2006 match, that will have color coded targets representing the amount of rounds required.

Blue = 1 round

Yellow = 2 rounds

Red = 3 rounds

or something like that.

that gives me an idea for an ACTS stage thanks