OT - Favorite target for irons
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OT - Favorite target for irons
I haven't found a paper target for shooting iron sights that I really like so I thought I'd ask you guys what you liked to use.
Do you find that color vs. B&W targets makes a difference?
Do you find that color vs. B&W targets makes a difference?
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8" round shoot N see targets work the best for me, I can 'sit" the target on top of the front site.
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Paperplate with 2" red dot in center.Inexpensive.Good 100 yard target for rifle or pistol.
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Re: OT - Favorite target for irons
I use a sour dough type front sight and prefer a square target that matches the width of my front sight at what ever range I am shooting at. Usually a 4" square at 100 yards. Easy to make with a piece of cardboard and spray paint. Just my .02
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My favorite is a 2 inch black square inside of a 5 inch square. http://www.targetz.com/targetzlib/10116.pdf
I download targets from http://www.targetz.com/targets08.htm
They have many to choose from.
I download targets from http://www.targetz.com/targets08.htm
They have many to choose from.
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Here is my favorite target:
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I print out sheets of paper with rows of 2 inch black dots. I get about 25 or 30 dots to a page.
Then I use a big paper cutter at work to cut 2 inch squares that contain one 2 inch black dot.
I carry a bunch of these with me when I go shooting at the range or in my back field.
They give me a big target when I check in at the range, like 2 ft by 3 ft with a 6 inch black bull. One to a customer.
Some guys just blast away at the big bull. Some never use the big target and post their expensive shoot-n-see targets.
I take my bunch of dots and a glue stick and paste on the dots, usually 3 or 4 rows of 4 across.
Then I work my way accross and down during the shooting session.
I can see the black circles very well. I can't see colors to save my life, so the red stickies are useless for me.
I am usually shooting with a peep. I put the top of the front post on the bottom of the 2 inch circle (6 o'clock hold) and
get very repeatable sighting.
When using a scope, I sight on the center of the circle.
Not very high tech, but it works for me.
Bob A
Then I use a big paper cutter at work to cut 2 inch squares that contain one 2 inch black dot.
I carry a bunch of these with me when I go shooting at the range or in my back field.
They give me a big target when I check in at the range, like 2 ft by 3 ft with a 6 inch black bull. One to a customer.
Some guys just blast away at the big bull. Some never use the big target and post their expensive shoot-n-see targets.
I take my bunch of dots and a glue stick and paste on the dots, usually 3 or 4 rows of 4 across.
Then I work my way accross and down during the shooting session.
I can see the black circles very well. I can't see colors to save my life, so the red stickies are useless for me.
I am usually shooting with a peep. I put the top of the front post on the bottom of the 2 inch circle (6 o'clock hold) and
get very repeatable sighting.
When using a scope, I sight on the center of the circle.
Not very high tech, but it works for me.
Bob A
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Thanks Guys. I appreciate the info. Targetz.com has a ton of them and I found several that I'd like to try.
Now here's one of my favorite scope targets:
Now here's one of my favorite scope targets:
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I used to use matchboxes but now I have to use the cartons that TVs come in!
Seriously, I prefer a small black dot on a plain white background, I make the dot bigger depending on the range and a six o clock hold.
Seriously, I prefer a small black dot on a plain white background, I make the dot bigger depending on the range and a six o clock hold.
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Re: OT - Favorite target for irons
I use a 3" Shoot N See dot on either a white or cardboard background set up at either 50-yards or 100-yards. When using iron sights, I use the six-o'clock hold (dot on top of frount sight blade) and when using a scope I hold the cross hairs dead on the middle of the dot.
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I use an inverted "T" , 2" wide for 50 yards. The 3 "ears" are about 4" long. My black patch tape on cheap posterboard from the dollar store. I hold just at the bottom of the bar centered on the verticle bar.
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Little white rock or empty shotshell.....
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Re: OT - Favorite target for irons
Found one I like for irons...finally. I took some of these out this weekend to test loads for one of my AR's and it worked keen.
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Ya gotta be more specific. Is that "keen" or "peachy keen"?cnjarvis wrote:Found one I like for irons...finally. I took some of these out this weekend to test loads for one of my AR's and it worked keen.Thanks Guys!
Glad ya found a target ya like. I might just print off a couple of those and give em a try.
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Here is what I like for M16 and other peep sighted guns.
Really designed for 200 and 300 yard shooting. The black is a man sized target looking at someone in the prone position.
Really designed for 200 and 300 yard shooting. The black is a man sized target looking at someone in the prone position.
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OK, I'm cheap. I go to a craft store where they sell black kraft paper on 3' wide rolls, by the foot. Buy about 10' or so, lasts forever. I cut squares out of various sizes, try to find a size about the width of the front sight for the range I'm at. Paste them on graph paper with a paste stick. Way cheaper than toner cartridges, and much blacker too.
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Hi guys,
my favorite target for scoped rifles is a "post it" note manufactured by 3M. They come in all sizes and colours.
I find the fluro pink 2" squares best for my rifle range's light conditions. I find them in the stationary supplies in the supermarket.
I take an A4 size sheet of white paper and using a gluestick, just run it over the back of the "post it" square. I apply the note as a diamond to the middle of the white paper and tape it to a cardboard backer on my target frame.
I find I can align the scope reticle much more accurately on the diamond rather than a circle or square.
It is very cheap and simple to do.
For most of my iron sight target shooting, I just print off a stack of targets from "surplusrifleforum.com".
Kirby.
my favorite target for scoped rifles is a "post it" note manufactured by 3M. They come in all sizes and colours.
I find the fluro pink 2" squares best for my rifle range's light conditions. I find them in the stationary supplies in the supermarket.
I take an A4 size sheet of white paper and using a gluestick, just run it over the back of the "post it" square. I apply the note as a diamond to the middle of the white paper and tape it to a cardboard backer on my target frame.
I find I can align the scope reticle much more accurately on the diamond rather than a circle or square.
It is very cheap and simple to do.
For most of my iron sight target shooting, I just print off a stack of targets from "surplusrifleforum.com".
Kirby.
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Dern my hide! My first thought was "my head"... it's where my wife aims when she throws the iron at me! Hey and with little to no provocation either!cnjarvis wrote:I haven't found a paper target for shooting iron sights that I really like so I thought I'd ask you guys what you liked to use.
Do you find that color vs. B&W targets makes a difference?
Sounds off when hit... and groups mean absolutely nothing!
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Personally, I prefer coyotes! Go to www.targetz.com or one of the other free target sites.
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