we tried fluorescent paint and discovered that it required a white base layer that had to be fully before the fluorescent paint could be applied. Then we found that is discolored and darkened easily in the Arizona sun. Too Mucho hassle
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Resources What color are your targets
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Gotcha - I’m looking at how WFTF currently paints targets (reason?) and also listening to clubs talking about time for target maintenance then rolling around folks complaining about scope costs and 16X etc ad nauseum and I’m thinking…. Ok… how do we level the overall playing field for all of this stuff / issues at the same time ? Is there a common solution?
Personally I like wonky realism, kinda cool ! even if I have a hard time seeing a dark KZ On a dark target, it does in fact make me a better shooter.
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I have always preferred to decorate them rather than plain colors but I do understand the logic, either way.
Here is a small sample from one of my matches a few years ago. My brother and his wife plus my neighbor helped with the decorations on this one and I was quite happy with their visions.
Here is a small sample from one of my matches a few years ago. My brother and his wife plus my neighbor helped with the decorations on this one and I was quite happy with their visions.
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A couple reasons.
- easy differentiation. 2-3 Courses are sometimes shot sequentially eg lane 1,1,1 2,2,2 3,3,3.
- colors that are easily recognizable for all types of color vision impairments.
- Standardization worldwide
- Defining appropriately contrasting KZ vs Faceplate colors.
Collateral benefits
- less paint to carry
- Easy to assign paint volunteer groups
-lower paint costs
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We have already done hot coco 3 times in the shot shed, very nice tradition this time of the year.
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Absolutely everything you’ve written makes complete sense. I do understand the fun factor some people enjoy with realist art work - perhaps there is a balance to be found… I will bet that the troyer factor doesn’t have a way to account for dark targets in dark areas with shot up KZ’s; the fun factor must be preserved and let’s call that the most essential part or growing FT.
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For sure fun is always fun. I have spent countless hours with my daughter growing up painting targets to whatever she wanted. Heck, many of you from this side of the country remember the fuzzy Chewbacca and the realistic feathered Phesants, perhaps even the dragon that made things fun. We had them for so many years that I made them gimmies so folks wouldn't miss and mess them up... but yes, there were still shooters that missed a 1.5" kHz at 15 yards.
I certainly appreciate the nice artwork. There should be an added troyer difficulty level factor for the added stress of ruining someone's pretty faceplate. LOLUpvote 0
When I first started using these Flopover targets from England I was all about making them look cool with nice paint jobs and natural looking animals. The animals with natural paint jobs I got complaints from older Hunter class shooters saying they could not see the targets although the string led right too them. Darker targets in shade are harder to range and darker KZs are also a little trickier to see your reticle if it is not illuminated.
When we had our first GP last year( Sherwood Airgunners) in order to have less confusion I painted each course a solid color, white for one course and a light blue for the other course. I will admit it is much easier to have solid targets so you can see your hits better and possibly not as much cold lines due to Hunter shooters protesting a shot due to splits. So although I liked the cool paint jobs the solid targets are much more practical.
When we had our first GP last year( Sherwood Airgunners) in order to have less confusion I painted each course a solid color, white for one course and a light blue for the other course. I will admit it is much easier to have solid targets so you can see your hits better and possibly not as much cold lines due to Hunter shooters protesting a shot due to splits. So although I liked the cool paint jobs the solid targets are much more practical.
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love the morning light when ranging a target!
picture #'s 1 and 3 are very small KZ's but not my smallest = hey "aim small miss small" right?
Shooting at extra small KZ's although frustrating "at home" really helps when going somewhere where the KZ's are a legal size/distance.
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White is very difficult to range at 16x. You need contrast to range and white or black or any other solid color dont do it lol 50x is a different story. I have to use other parts of the target to range, even with the detail, my eyes just cannot do it. I use brush, the clamps, the bolts etc...With dull faces like gray you cannot see misses so its a guessing game.
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More from the brilliant mind of my neighbor... about 2011 at my spring match, I think...
Bob
Bob
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