I printed out 3 different styles of targets for shooting the last few times I went to the range. www.targetz.com
I printed out:
- a standard bulls eye
- a siloutte
- a 6" iron target
all the targets were about the same size and being used in basically the same manner. They were all printed on standard laser printer paper.
It seemed odd to me but my accuracy varied a great deal depending on the target I was using. The bulls eye was the worse and the Iron Target was the best. I actually shoot VERY well with the iron target.
It seems to be that certain shapes on the target help me to acquire and faster/better sight picture than others. I think I had trouble with the bulls eye because the dot in the center of the target basically disappears behind the dot on my front sight while the other targets still left me with something to actually aim at.
Is this common? Should I use targets that help me get a better sight picture or should I use all styles to strengthen my weaknesses?
I printed out:
- a standard bulls eye
- a siloutte
- a 6" iron target
all the targets were about the same size and being used in basically the same manner. They were all printed on standard laser printer paper.
It seemed odd to me but my accuracy varied a great deal depending on the target I was using. The bulls eye was the worse and the Iron Target was the best. I actually shoot VERY well with the iron target.
It seems to be that certain shapes on the target help me to acquire and faster/better sight picture than others. I think I had trouble with the bulls eye because the dot in the center of the target basically disappears behind the dot on my front sight while the other targets still left me with something to actually aim at.
Is this common? Should I use targets that help me get a better sight picture or should I use all styles to strengthen my weaknesses?