There is two costs. The build cost and the buy cost. Everyone wants to buy at the build cost which will never happen. Buy cheap then expect to have issues and don't complain. Pay top price then complain if there are issues. There are two types of ETs cheap and expensive. Your choice I use both own one. They have different applications and one can not do both.
Great topic.... My personal opinion and it is just that, based on how much satisfaction I get from my personal Shotmarker is these cheaper units are gunna bridge the gap on the more expensive units very quickly..
Hi Bindi
Yes, its all about price point. All the targets that have been mentioned or inferred in this thread have their place as you have said, and in their respective intended use, they all provide the feedback to the shooter with a level of accuracy as to their original intended and designed purpose. I know you over in WA have had lots of issues with your ETargets. mainly with respect to maintenance that seem to have been fixed now.
To reiterate my previous analogy, for organized competition level target shooting, such as 600y bench rest or F Class shooting, you could buy a Savage 10FCP in 308, or alternatively at the other end of the scale you could get a rifle made up by a respectable smith on an action like a Borden or a Stolle, Bartlein or Kreiger barrel, custom made stock with parallel bag riders such as McMillan or Cerus (for examples only), maybe chamber it in 6mm dasher throated for 105VLDs, or in 7mm SAUM 180 hybrids.....
We know which one of those rifles in trained hands with good loads is going to perform better. There is nothing wrong with the savage, its a great rifle capable of good accuracy, suited for mid range hunting, some Practical rifle and PRS style comps. But if you are going to spend large amounts of money traveling to a comp you would want the best rifle, CUSTOM built to suit the style of shooting that you are doing.
THEN.. If I have spent big money on a custom rifle to be competitive, traveled long distance, spent money on ammo, fuel, accommodation, etc, I would hope that the range I am traveling to compete at is using a target system that is capable of delivering the type of accuracy and reliability comparable to the type of shooting that we are doing. Likewise if I was shooting for practice at my Farm (except I dont have a farm) then a more simple target system designed to be used by myself would be appropriate.
Does a few thousand dollars per target lane make a difference when shooters start to boycott the competitions at your range because your targets might not delivery the accuracy required for a competition? I know our club relies on money made from our prize meets to add funds to our clubs income - without that financial boost from entry fees we would have to increase our membership fees.
Food for thought
Adrian
What was the cost for the ones you use?
Stand in the line Rick!Boy am I glad you showed up Adrian. George has someone else to pick on![]()
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As a large amount of the money is in the cabinetry of the target, made to pretty tight tolerances, costs would depend very much on where the targets are being made in the US, by who, and probably cost to get them to the range. If you had to tool up a carpentry builder each time in a new city to build the targets, I can imagine that would be a big cost also.... [more snipped]
Cheers
Adrian
Hi Matt
I assume you are talking about me in your post above?
I can tell you about my experience with electronic targets, but as stated have no association other than using them weekly how they work or their pricing for a new installation.
BUT, please tell me how, from another country away, I can tell you how much that system would cost in your country? I have also tried to explain to the business uneducated how pricing works for a system where you are not buying an off the shelf in the box system. I tried using some analogies I thought you might understand (comparing custom rifle to off the shelf),
but I seem to have overestimated the target audience ability to comprehend.
Now, why am I posting? After seeing many posts over the years on eTargets on this forum, and the bashing by some members of the Hex Targets system for no apparent reason other than it appears that you think the local agent should sell them at a discount to you,
I decided I might stick up for Rick.
Cheers
Adrian
Boy am I glad you showed up Adrian. George has someone else to pick on![]()
Because if they actually told the truth, nobody would buy them.
BUT, you will be paying around $8000+ a lane for it.
To say nothing about reliability, "Take another shot" rules, or precision eh![]()
Hi Matt
BUT, please tell me how, from another country away, I can tell you how much that system would cost in your country? I have also tried to explain to the business uneducated how pricing works for a system where you are not buying an off the shelf in the box system. I tried using some analogies I thought you might understand (comparing custom rifle to off the shelf), but I seem to have overestimated the target audience ability to comprehend.
Like Ferrari,
If I/we have to ask about price then I/we can't afford it.