I know our local club's master of target painting often rings the reduced kill zones with a little bit of white and still maintains an otherwise natural-looking animal paint scheme.
Quote from: gokidd on November 21, 2017, 01:36:49 PMI know our local club's master of target painting often rings the reduced kill zones with a little bit of white and still maintains an otherwise natural-looking animal paint scheme.Our targets are only natural looking if you are an old hippie enjoying too many mushrooms. Hey, come to think about it............ Jim in Sacramento
I don't have a suggestion, but I'm really liking that idea of a white target with a dark kill zone. My black squirrel will soon be turning white with a black or bare metal kill zone. Thanks for the idea
Our targets are only natural looking if you are an old hippie enjoying too many mushrooms. Hey, come to think about it............ Jim in Sacramento
Solid color targets are drab. Here in Dallas we like them realistic...
The issue you will run into with a light colored face plate with a small KZ(3/8-5/8) is that once the paddle has been cleared of paint and the rim gets shot up identifying the actual kill zone edges becomes near impossible regardless of light conditions.
Another method you can use to make a faceplate near unrangable is to mottle the paint job.
Would it make sense to use lighter colors for the faceplates of targets that have extremely reduced kill zones?
Quote from: gokidd on November 21, 2017, 01:36:49 PMWould it make sense to use lighter colors for the faceplates of targets that have extremely reduced kill zones?Worlds Rules stipulate face plate colors..... One tricck Ive seen used is ring the inside edge of the hole with white paint
Bob! I had kind of an idea, still trying to think of the best way to do it.... But what about a light on the back of the faceplate illuminating the paddle?? Totally a crazy thought but hey? Maybe it's worth a shot!
I am sure the U.S. uses smaller reducers to make up for our lack of space and distances on established gun ranges.
Quote from: Kerndtc on March 13, 2018, 01:09:51 AMBob! I had kind of an idea, still trying to think of the best way to do it.... But what about a light on the back of the faceplate illuminating the paddle?? Totally a crazy thought but hey? Maybe it's worth a shot!Don't know which Bob you're asking, Cameron but we do something similar to this at the Dallas FT Club (short of installing actual lights). At DFTC, most of the lanes shoot to the South, so the Sun is often behind the target. Simply painting the back of the faceplate white reflects some of the light onto the paddle. Sometimes too much light!
Hey buddy! That's an even better idea! The OP is from Bob Kidd, but thanks for chiming in. That's a very good idea. I'm over here trying to come up with a LIPO battery and one of my led bars. Not sure if anyone has seen a lipo battery burst, but it's not exactly something you'd want placed on a target. It's always fun during a race to have to strip a person's rc car body off, disassemble the battery tray and remove a smolderig battery before it damages anything. Imagine if we were shooting at them lol