8/1/2023 0 Comments Hang in there cat targets![]() “Given the decision by Comic-Con will be made in a few weeks, the mayor wanted to bring all the players in one room so he could know if there was anything additional that could be done to increase our chances of keeping the convention,” said Darren Pudgil, a spokesman for Sanders. Some liken it to hosting a Super Bowl every year, because of its high profile and economic impact worth tens of millions of dollars. Local tourism officials stress that Comic-Con is like no other convention, attracting 126,000 attendees yearly, along with worldwide media attention driven by its close ties with Hollywood studios and movie directors who depend on the gathering to gauge fan interest in their projects. Either way, all of the targets in this test, using the T-post Pro hanger, naturally hung at a slight downward-facing angle, a safety-enhancing feature to help deflect jacket material right to the ground.The city was anxious enough about the prospect of Comic-Con heading north that San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders this week convened a meeting of tourism industry representatives to make sure hoteliers were willing to do everything they could to beat competitors who can offer more convention space and lower hotel rates. Lots of IPSC competitors may disagree, saying closer is safer for these relatively new ballistic tools. I personally add a few yards to the pistol recommendation for pistol caliber carbines, on which the longer barrel adds, in general, about 15 percent of normal muzzle velocity. ![]() The minimum distance from muzzle to target for handgun calibers is 15 yards stay at least 100 yards back for rifle rounds. Staggering them will prolong their longevity.Ī note about safe use of CTS or any steel targets: AR 500 rating, at minimum, is a necessary hardness to prevent deep pitting that can result in splash-back of bullet jacket fragments, perhaps more likely to be injurious to bystanders than the shooter. Separated by about three feet, both targets sustained some nicks from jacket splash-back. We soon learned no to set the targets side-by-side. Rounds impacting the edges dimpled the edge’s front surface slightly, but not the entire length as rifle rounds did. Pitting on these is nearly undetectable by feel. They, too, stood up well to repeated pounding from 9mm and 40 S&W. Over time, deep and prevalent pitting is an indication for replacement, but after a day-long session, these targets show great promise for being good for years of service with correct use-more on safe use of steel targets later.Īs with the larger plates, the 8-inch rounds were set up on the fairly hard ground of our local range. This Is normal and unavoidable for steel target material. Some flattening of the edges at the point of impact occurred. ![]() The only real damage is where rounds struck the right-angle edges. (Photo: Eve Flannigan)Īfter a day of use, with dozens of rifle rounds having impacted on them, the plates showed palpable, but minor, pitting from about one in ten rounds. Some pitting is inevitable, especially when using rifles. This slim tool makes for easy packing compared to a traditional post pounder, and works the same way. Traveling with these targets is, for me, made more efficient by a simple two-foot segment of 2-3/8-inch steel pipe with a cap welded onto one end. What a pleasant change from steel targets, not to mention stands, of old. T-posts, cut to five feet in total length, likewise fit unobtrusively in the vehicle. The target plates, with hangers installed, take up nominal space in a cargo hatch. These targets proved a boon for this traveling instructor, who took the larger targets on the road for a rifle class held 400 miles away. The hanger then slides onto a typical T-post, found at local hardware or farm stores for around $7.00, and already pounded into the ground. The T-post Pro target hanger easily attaches with a nut/bolt assembly to any of CTS’s targets drilled with a hole for hanging. The flat sides are finished in matte dark gray the edges are shiny and show the “grain” of the steel. Among CTS Targets’ many installation options, we used their T-post Pro target hanger, a $29.99 item.Ī precision laser cut leaves these targets with a clearly defined edge with no tapering and no sharp edges. This test used an IPSC A/B/C zone cut-out ($114.99), a 10×17-inch “tombstone,” priced at $75.99, and eight-inch rounds, which retail for $29.99. Choices of sizes and shapes are many, and vary from 8-inch circles and squares, to animal shapes (gotta admit, the domestic cat target is not for me), to IPSC-style cut-outs. ![]() (Photo: Eve Flannigan)ĬTS makes targets cut into shapes from 3/8-inch thick, AR 500 steel. Detail of the precision-cut edge of the 8-inch round CTS target.
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