I've been wanting some way of practicing transitions at the square range lately. It occurred to me that an element of the "Find Your Level" target I find useful is going from the 1" square to the larger targets.
So I ended up creating this "Transition Target". It includes a central 5" circle (superimposed with a light 1" reference grid for tracking groups sizes), and then a pair of 2" circle/1" square targets at the periphery. I made the labels run diagonally so the target could be hung either landscape or portrait.
The way I intend to use this is from say a 1" square to the center, or a 2" circle, same. Or you could transition from circle to circle, or square to square. Any order really, just so you change up shooting pace and force you to get a different sight picture for the harder/easier shots.
File is a standard PDF. Sizes should be accurate if printed with no scaling.
My_Transition_Target.pdf
I wasn't quite happy with this target after shooting it, so I added a darker 1" grid, a center dot aiming circle 0.25" size, and some other tweaks:
My_Transition_Target_v1.pdf
@JAH 3rd was commenting in another thread about adding contrast to the target at longer ranges, like 25 yards. So I took Tom's idea of an orange X ring up thread a bit, and made both the X ring and 10 rings orange.
My_B8_v2.pdf
@RJ...
This is probably a STUPID question, but what software are you using to alter the colors on the B8?
I've worked with the all-black and the orange-X versions. I find that if I use the orange-X when going for speed, I tend to go a little slower, as I take a little more time to try to settle the sights on the orange.
On the other hand, when trying for more accuracy at ranges where I can't readily distinguish the fuzzy white/light gray circles amongst the 9/10 center when focusing on the front sight, the orange-X is a big help.
Will have to see what I think of the orange-10.
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With the pause in regular shooting due to ammo costs, I've been tinkering with target designs.
I've been practicing groups at 25 yards a fair bit lately. What I found was that I was getting "target distracted" by the large B8 bullseye at distance, and it was drawing my eye away from my front sights. I had done a different style of target, with just a large USPSA A zone (approximately) on a single sheet of paper. What I found was that I was able to do better in terms of sight focus, without the NRA B-8, by using just the A zone.
But I still wanted to score my results against a B8 out of 100.
So I took my "A Zone" target, with the prominent large box, and superimposed a light version of a B8 on top, so I could do both. I just called this "My_25yd_test" target:
My_25yd_Test_v1.pdf
It is a *.pdf, so usual rules apply; print normally, without any scaling. The NRA B-8 should measure out i.e. the 8 ring should be 5.54". I always forget, so I added some text to provide a printed reference of all the circles sizes on a B8 so I don't have to go looking all the time.
My plan in shooting this is to continue to focus on front sight, press, but now I can see if I can get "10 on paper", as a first step. If I do manage to get 10, now I can actually score the target, like I would normally on a B-8, as well.