Hi All
Just a quick question in how to reduce a 10m air rifle target so that I can use it in my shed at 6m. I really have to work on my standing air rifle and my shed is 6m! the two options I have is to build a bigger shed(rather not), or shoot at accuratly sized 6m target. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Happy shooting, abd enjoy your sport!!!
cheers
Scott
How to reduce the size of a 10m target to use at 6m????
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Well that is simple... photocopy a 10m target at 60%. but the BIG, BIG problem is NOT to use regualar paper. You can do it but regualar paper will not provide a clean hole and at the reduced size, even one shot per bull, the hole rendered is just terrible to guage your score.
I suggest that you photocopy onto the backside of a 10m target. Yes it is a expensive choice but well worth it scoring wise.
If you go to kinkos.fedex be sure to tell the staff before you copy that you are providing your own paper. They will discount the cost to the 8.5x11 rate instead of the 11x17 rate that is charged when you use the sheet bypass. Or you can cut the 10m target to 8.5x11, but I am not sure you can fit 10 bulls on it at a 60% reduction
I suggest that you photocopy onto the backside of a 10m target. Yes it is a expensive choice but well worth it scoring wise.
If you go to kinkos.fedex be sure to tell the staff before you copy that you are providing your own paper. They will discount the cost to the 8.5x11 rate instead of the 11x17 rate that is charged when you use the sheet bypass. Or you can cut the 10m target to 8.5x11, but I am not sure you can fit 10 bulls on it at a 60% reduction
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Quest1
Scoring
Great idea for practice just remember a standard scoring plug on the reduced target will not work.Xman wrote:Well that is simple... photocopy a 10m target at 60%. but the BIG, BIG problem is NOT to use regualar paper. You can do it but regualar paper will not provide a clean hole and at the reduced size, even one shot per bull, the hole rendered is just terrible to guage your score.
I suggest that you photocopy onto the backside of a 10m target. Yes it is a expensive choice but well worth it scoring wise.
If you go to kinkos.fedex be sure to tell the staff before you copy that you are providing your own paper. They will discount the cost to the 8.5x11 rate instead of the 11x17 rate that is charged when you use the sheet bypass. Or you can cut the 10m target to 8.5x11, but I am not sure you can fit 10 bulls on it at a 60% reduction
Another option:
-download software from here http://www.scatt.com/software.htm
after installing software, run the program, and on the top choices click TOOLS - PRINT TARGET - Choose the right target, and under DISTANCE TO ELECTRONIC TARGET enter correct distance, your case 6m, you can do decimals too just enter the amount with your keyboard;
-there are more american competition targets here on the right hand side of the web page http://www.centershot.com/ if that is what you need.
-download software from here http://www.scatt.com/software.htm
after installing software, run the program, and on the top choices click TOOLS - PRINT TARGET - Choose the right target, and under DISTANCE TO ELECTRONIC TARGET enter correct distance, your case 6m, you can do decimals too just enter the amount with your keyboard;
-there are more american competition targets here on the right hand side of the web page http://www.centershot.com/ if that is what you need.
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there is a 6yd AR target, but it's a slightly different ball game. That said, it might just be easier to play it, as it can teach a different aspect, and of course, shooting is shooting, so you will be working on the same thing.
The 6yd target's rings aren't a lot different to a 10m, however, there is nothing outside the 5, and the black area is reduced to keep the same foresight/target relationship. Because the rings are relatively larger, your scores were higher... at the top of my tree i shoot 550 in 10m, at the top of my 6yd, i shoot 595. But the difference is in trying not to shoot 9's instead of in 10m trying to shoot all 10's... different way of thinking, but still shooting and your shooting processes will be the same.
The 6yd target's rings aren't a lot different to a 10m, however, there is nothing outside the 5, and the black area is reduced to keep the same foresight/target relationship. Because the rings are relatively larger, your scores were higher... at the top of my tree i shoot 550 in 10m, at the top of my 6yd, i shoot 595. But the difference is in trying not to shoot 9's instead of in 10m trying to shoot all 10's... different way of thinking, but still shooting and your shooting processes will be the same.
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Find angular displacement to center of hole in target:
(OD of scoring ring) - 1/2(pellet diameter) = AD in linear distance
Then "scale down" to desired distance:
(desired distance)/(standard distance) = Scale
Multiply AD by Scale to get AD at different distance, then add back the 1/2 pellet diameter.
Overall
[(OD of scoring ring) - 1/2(pellet diameter)]*[(desired distance)/(standard distance)] + 1/2(pellet diameter)
This will give you the OD of the scoring ring at the desired distance.
(OD of scoring ring) - 1/2(pellet diameter) = AD in linear distance
Then "scale down" to desired distance:
(desired distance)/(standard distance) = Scale
Multiply AD by Scale to get AD at different distance, then add back the 1/2 pellet diameter.
Overall
[(OD of scoring ring) - 1/2(pellet diameter)]*[(desired distance)/(standard distance)] + 1/2(pellet diameter)
This will give you the OD of the scoring ring at the desired distance.
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