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Hello all,

I happened to be reading through the Winter 2012 NRA Journal and noticed an article on page 18 entitled 'Historic Meeting'. The main picture caught my eye as it appeared to show targets on Melville Bay A that were at 10 yards.


Whenever I've shot there, it seemed as though there was only a choice of 25 yards or 50 yards. Basically, you pushed the button and the target went all the way back, with no option to stop it in the middle.

Am I missing something? How do you get the target to stop at a point other than the end of the track?

Thanks,

Jud

Are you aware of the advancing target shoots?

DM

I am (of sorts), but the article also made reference to shooting at 10 yards, so I drew the conclusion that the target would be stationary at 10 yards. Is that not the case, is it a moving target that you shoot when it gets to 10 yards?

I did some zeroing at the Nationals and I held down the button until the target stopped at roughly 25yds. I guess you'd do the same for 10yds?

judders wrote:I am (of sorts), but the article also made reference to shooting at 10 yards, so I drew the conclusion that the target would be stationary at 10 yards. Is that not the case, is it a moving target that you shoot when it gets to 10 yards?

The targets advance towards you from 25yds. At 10 yds the targets 'edge' so that you cannot shoot at them. You shoot at them as they advance, that is why it is called advancing targets.

Mike357 wrote:I did some zeroing at the Nationals and I held down the button until the target stopped at roughly 25yds. I guess you'd do the same for 10yds?

Then I'm guessing the targets have different operational modes that must be controlled by a master switch somewhere. I've shot on Bay A about 10 times now and they never operated like that before. Every time I've shot there, seems as though the button only has one function, regardless of holding down or not:

Push = target all the way back
or
Push = return target

I've also never seen anyone else operate the targets in any other way than I've described above. Perhaps the NRA changed the modes for the Nationals?

Steve E wrote:The targets advance towards you from 25yds. At 10 yds the targets 'edge' so that you cannot shoot at them. You shoot at them as they advance, that is why it is called advancing targets.

Got it, but I'm pretty sure this isn't advancing targets though, this is just 10 yards pistol. Check out page 3 of the Classic & Historic Match List here: http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/bibl ... -13-v3.pdf

The article is on page 18 here: http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/jour ... winter.pdf

judders wrote:

Steve E wrote:The targets advance towards you from 25yds. At 10 yds the targets 'edge' so that you cannot shoot at them. You shoot at them as they advance, that is why it is called advancing targets.

Got it, but I'm pretty sure this isn't advancing targets though, this is just 10 yards pistol. Check out page 3 of the Classic & Historic Match List here: http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/bibl ... -13-v3.pdf

The article is on page 18 here: http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/jour ... winter.pdf

The picture that you show is someone shooting advancing targets/Bobber. Easy to identify as the shooter has a full size revolver. The 10yds is shot with a pocket or vest pistol at 10 yds. These pistols are small enough to fit in your vest pocket (waist coat) and are generally of smaller calibre (.32 or smaller). The photograph does not show that.
By the way, it is easy to stop the targets at 10yds.

Steve E wrote:The picture that you show is someone shooting advancing targets/Bobber. Easy to identify as the shooter has a full size revolver. The 10yds is shot with a pocket or vest pistol at 10 yds. These pistols are small enough to fit in your vest pocket (waist coat) and are generally of smaller calibre (.32 or smaller). The photograph does not show that.

Thanks for clarifying

Steve E wrote:By the way, it is easy to stop the targets at 10yds.

Please can you confirm how? Is it as Mike357 suggested?

Thanks

The target does not stop dead at 10yds----it catches a lever which trips a release and the target turns away. You don't actually want it to stop until it is fully back for scoring.
Fred