1911 wrote:
I was reading the CMP rule book and it stated that the center (black) of an official target is 6 min. in size. The range I shoot at is limited to 100 yards. Have any of you used a reduced target size for practice before a match?
All NRA and CMP targets have an aiming black (aka "the Bull") which is approx. 6.0 to 6.5 MOA across.
At 200 yds you shoot the SR target. The bull is 13 inches across and has the X-10-9 rings inside the black. The X ring is approx. 3.0 inches or 1.5 MOA
At 300 yds you shoot the SR-3 target. The bull is 18 inches across and has the X-10-9-8 rings inside the black. The X ring is approx. 3.0 inches or 1.0 MOA.
At 600 yds you shoot the MR target. The bull is 36 inches across and has the X-10-9-8-7 rings in the black. The X ring is 6 inches across, or 1.0 MOA.
As you can see, as you go further out in distance, the size of the RINGS get progressively smaller in MOA, but the size of the BLACK stays the same... approx. 6.0 MOA. This gives you the same SIGHT PICTURE no matter what distance or stage you are at in an Across the Course match.
For REDUCED matches at 100 yds, you can get reduced versions of all the targets above.
The SR-1 is a 100 reduced version of the SR (200).
The SR-21 is a 100 reduced version of the SR-3 (300)
The MR-31 is a 100 reduced version of the MR (600)
These all still have an aiming black (bull) of about 6 to 6.5 MOA. The scoring rings have also been reduced to give the same corresponding MOA as their larger counterparts.
Shooting these targets at the shorter range, while not giving you the problems associated with wind, are still very challenging. As somebody stated above, the MR-31, with it's itsy bitsy rings, sometimes seems more of a challenge than actually shooting a full size MR at 600.
Having shot the MR-31 quite a bit in local matches (and practice) I can attest to this myself.....
These targets are available from numerous suppliers.... National Target, Creedmoor Sports, and Champions Choice come immediately to mind.
Best to ya',
Swampy
Garands forever