Too many midrange cleans!

[Rochelle Jerry]

Is it time to half the size of the midrange f class target? Or would it be better to limit midrange to a 120 grain bullet? Thoughts

 

[dc.fireman]

Decimal scoring.

 

[whatwind?]

IBS target.....kidding

new shooters like 600 yard targets, builds confidence

 

[Immike]

Here we go again... don’t change the scoring system. Attendance will suffer.

 

[chkunz]

Plese do not feel a need to change it on my account.

 

[Bottom Fodder]

If I start shooting all cleans, then yes it needs to be changed

 

[B Nettesheim]

No
If you want to limit yourself to a 120gr bullet feel free to do so

 

[Dgd6mm]

Is it time to half the size of the midrange f class target? Or would it be better to limit midrange to a 120 grain bullet? Thoughts

No, and No.

 

[Warren Dean]

Is it time to half the size of the midrange f class target? Or would it be better to limit midrange to a 120 grain bullet? Thoughts

That depends on what your definition of "clean" is. In my world, 200-20X is clean. Perhaps when large numbers of people are shooting 200-20X scores it might be time to do something different with scoring.

 

[Dkk37058]

My opinion
Leave it as it is

 

[Keith Glasscock]

Don't know if you are referring to National Championships scores, or local matches...

How about if we just use the correct target to begin with - MR-1FC/MR-1FCA. Some E-target systems are still wrong years after the ring sizes changed...

If we reduce the sizes of rings, E-targets would show more scoring errors. Regardless of the spin placed out there by the makers and fans of E-targets, they do incorporate errors and the bigger those errors are as a percentage of the scoring rings, the greater the chance that the target will randomly change the outcomes of matches (not that they don't already).

I'd be happy to support the idea if we didn't have those concerns...

 

[Rochelle Jerry]

IBS target.....kidding

new shooters like 600 yard targets, builds confidence

Perfect

 

[LVLAaron]

Until there are too many 200-20x's - It's fine.

 

[DR_2297]

To this day no one has fired a 600-60X so obviously the targets are fine.

 

[jnyfeler]

Until there are too many 200-20x's - It's fine.

Exactly. Excessive unbreakable ties are the only reason to shrink the scoring rings.

Jeff

 

[LVLAaron]

Exactly. Excessive unbreakable ties are the only reason to shrink the scoring rings.

Jeff

How are they unbreakable?

 

[memilanuk]

How are they unbreakable?

How do you do a Creedmoor-style count-back on a 600-60X?

About the only option at that point is a shoot-off - first person to drop one loses. While suitably dramatic, it's a bit of a PITA for the people running the match, and it'd really suck to 'lose' because you ran out of 'extra' rounds...

 

[LVLAaron]

If you shoot 20x - you keep shooting until you drop one.

And that would be a rare and exciting match to watch.

 

[mac86951]

Personally, I've not cleaned a 600y yet; so if we could just move the 9-ring to an X ring; that'd be great. Oh, and just put that participation trophy out at 600, don't worry it's safe.

All joking aside, it's impressive to see the improvements made in the past 10-15 years. Belly bench rest indeed, my son really enjoyed pulling targets in the pits.

 

[Tarmacshooter]

That depends on what your definition of "clean" is. In my world, 200-20X is clean. Perhaps when large numbers of people are shooting 200-20X scores it might be time to do something different with scoring.

How many do you have? Or is “in my world” just in your dreams?