50 meter target reduced for 50 ft

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ToddMay
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50 meter target reduced for 50 ft

Post by ToddMay »

Is there a 50 meter target reduced for use at 50 foot ranges for practice?
silentfury214
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Post by silentfury214 »

For smallbore? Yes, the USA-50 (i think is the name) is the official 50 ft target for NCAA smallbore.
Citadel75
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Post by Citadel75 »

There is also the A-36 which is a 50 meter reduced to 50 feet..Bullseye is the size of a printed period !! (.)
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Post by Soupy44 »

The USA-50 is the one that represents the current 50m target specifications reduced for 50ft. The A-36 is the reduction of the old 50m target from sometime in the past. I'm too young to know when the 50m target change happened.
GTFS
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Post by GTFS »

I am pretty sure the current Issf 50 meter target has been used at International competition since 1989. but don,t quote me.
I can,t help with the other stuff though.

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Citadel75
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Post by Citadel75 »

I am an old guy..that is why I remember the A-36 !!
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Post by jhmartin »

We use both the USA-50 (and ORION version) as well as the A-36 in our training.

Our beginning & less experienced shooters get put on the A-36 as it has the 1 & 2 rings on it ... the bull is a "touch" bigger than the USA-50 and is easier to rack up points on.

Our more experienced shooters get the USA-50 which is a smaller black only bull with only the 3-10 rings ... also on the USA-50 the 10-dot must be completely covered for it to be a 10.0 ... it's a tougher target and does a pretty darned good job of approximating the difficulty of a 50m target in very light to no wind.

All these targets are really intended for indoor use ... you can use them outdoors, but then why not go out to 50 yds/m with the A-51 & A-50 type targets
ToddMay
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Post by ToddMay »

The problem in the Northeast is it gets cold outside in the winter and training outdoors is a problem.
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