sperman Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I have a stage where I want to place 2 poppers right next to each other. What's the best position to avoid having splatter knock down the other popper? Should they be side by side or staggered? They are forward falling poppers, if it makes any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I have a stage where I want to place 2 poppers right next to each other. What's the best position to avoid having splatter knock down the other popper? Should they be side by side or staggered? They are forward falling poppers, if it makes any difference. \Frags won't knock them down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 we set up poppers next to each other and have no issues with splatter from one knocking over the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 You should have no problem with splatter causing an adjacent popper to fall. I've placed them within inches of each other and never had a problem. Figure that they are supposed to be calibrated to fall with a center hit from a 9mm at a 125 power factor I don't see a problem if they are set correctly. CYa, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 i think you don't have to worry about splatter on other poppers, just paper targets in line with the poppers. (one of my pives). lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 The poppers can be pretty much anywhere. Just put nearby paper targets BEHIND the poppers... Not next to or in front of them where they'll catch splatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks for the replies. It seems like I had a problem like this on one of the first stages I set up. There must have been something else going on to cause problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Surfer Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 A splater sheild would work or angle the steel away from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I have seen some indoor clubs use splatter shields like the ones used at some IPSC international matches. I have not seen any used at outdoor matches unless they were purely for vision barrier. Splatter shield was the secondary function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 for the forward falling poppers, it depends on the release mech. ours were modified rearward falling by one of our members, and usually work great, however, I've learned to stagger them because we have had spattler drop the one next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 not necessarily 125 PF. Appendix C1: The calibration ammunition, when tested through each designated handgun, should achieve a power factor between 115.0 and 125.0 to qualify. 9x19mm is the recommended caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Knight Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 New that was coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 What rishii said. I converted the poppers and they're kind of sensitive, although we really haven't gone through and calibrated them all on flat ground or in place when the ground is uneven. These days the ammo seems a bit too precious to do it for a club match, since with the adjustment mechanism we have it'd be: shoot the popper, turn the bolt a turn, reset and shoot it again...could end up using a whole box on the full size poppers and forget the US poppers...they'd have to be leaning forward at about a 45 degree angle to get them set right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 I have two US poppers that have been sitting next to each other forever and have never had a frag knock one down. These will fall down with a 22 shot from my Smith 41 at 25 yards. Slowly but they fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 I didn't think I had imagined our poppers being knocked over by splatter, but you guys almost had me convinced. These are spring loaded forward falling poppers. I'm 90% sure they were converted from rear falling poppers. How deep do they have to be staggered? Is 1/2 a popper length enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) I can't imagine that they even have to be staggered. Even though they are forward fallers the splatter still won't cause problems. CYa, Pat Edited July 9, 2009 by whatmeworry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino_aki Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I didn't think I had imagined our poppers being knocked over by splatter, but you guys almost had me convinced. These are spring loaded forward falling poppers. I'm 90% sure they were converted from rear falling poppers. How deep do they have to be staggered? Is 1/2 a popper length enough? The problem actually is more pronounced if you stagger them where the splatter from one can impact the trigger mechanism for adjacent ones...lined up side by side there's usually no problem unless they end up angled a bit over the course of a match and the splatter starts hitting the triggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Honestly, I see very little point in calibrating the things anyway. Made sense back when a lot of people couldn't afford a chrono, and seeing one at a match was rare. As long as they go over consistently when shot anywhere above the ankles with a 130PF 9mm load, and don't blow over on gusty days, I'm okay with it. Besides, our poppers are ALL forward falling now, and the only adjustment is the slope of the ground the base is placed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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