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Which target when testing for the ammo that your rifle likes best? 50 yards checking various brands of ammo. Public range.

I like diamond-style targets for centering my cross-hair. Here are a couple links with several options....

Printable Targets 4 Free

Accurate Shooter target options

The attached Power-Point below are my favorite printable range targets.....

Aim small, miss small. What kind of optic are you going to use. With irons, its more of an issue as to which target you use. With a scoped rifle, it's not much of an issue. Buy some of those orange dots they sell in a pack of 360 and fire away..


I like these because I can aim at the small black diamond in the middle.

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Sorry I should have specified: Scoped rifle

I'm cheap. But then again, when I get a chance to spend a few, mostly full days, just shooting a couple times a year, I rack up a lot of targets. I buy a stack of cheap 9" paper plates, mark a big "X" on them with a black Sharpie, turn it 45 degrees so you don't confuse the scope's crosshairs with the target, thumbtack it to a cardboard backer, and go for it.

I do best with small open squares, like benchrest targets. Even when the center is eaten up, the outside bars keep me straight.

I also use contrasting stick-on dots applied to the spendy color-burst targets, lets me get more use from them. I just stick them in an open area for extra aiming points. I pick the size based on the scope.

I use score style targets with 1” bulls, 8 of em when just out fugging around. If serious I use score targets with 1/2” bulls. Don’t have to walk down range as often.

Testing a new lot of TAC22 in fugg around mode.

I just shoot one at white paper, then aim at the hole.

I like it when a fly lands on the target.. But it really fu cks up a good group..

Haha...yep...I agree.

This yellow jacket never knew what hit him.

221 FB at 100 yards - Cooper

Ha!!

Good shooting buddy!! That is my favorite target. Like I said though, it really fu cks up groups. ha ha..

I just use a black Sharpie marker and make several "x" marks on a piece of paper (back side of any target, 5x7 index card, paper plate brown paper bag etc.).

Makes it very easy to put the reticle intersection into the "X" mark on the target for a very consistent/ repeatable for group testing. Low cost too.

My favorite is the Champion Redfield Sight-In Target. When close enough, scope power dependent, I can use each little intersection for pinpoint rimfire shooting. The further the shooting occurs, the larger POI come into use. Today I used the entire target at 1000 yds.

Over the years I've designed about a dozen different targets satisfying the needs of several scopes and a few sets of iron sights. If the dimensions mesh well with one's sights one can do MOA stuff with irons.

I just use what my range supplies.

Electical board with a custom hand made aiming point.
(Free scrap from work, Sharpie aiming point)

A buddy of mine designed a target with 8 black, square bulls with a white center on a half inch grid. The black outline is 1/4” which leaves an open square of 1/2”. The entire bull is 1” across similar to what is on the red/white targets above. Think “window pane”.

Try the 10 and 10 challenge target. It really shows the ability of the trigger puller, the gun, and the ammo.
BSA had a few different versions of the two X test target. I think they were diamonds. It was in the blackrifle challenge post in the AR forum.
The other challenge if you want to try is the ARA factory class target or the USRA IR5050
Both will tell you quickly how your shooting and set up run at 50 yards. I learned a lot trying all three of these target types