A New type of target (at least to me)

[Protected One]

I went to the range today to do some shooting with my BHP. They had a new target choice that I had not seen before. It's called FATAL HITS. It has a bad guy clad in all black aiming a gun at you, and once you're done shooting you lift up the target and there is a second one underneath that shows if the shot hit vital organs (brain, heart, lungs, kidney).


I thought it was pretty cool, but don't know if I will shoot it again. What do you guys think?

 

[Stevens]

I think you got him pretty good!
Steve W

 

[Iggy]

You sure would have spoiled his whole day.

 

[lrrifleman]

Sir,

I was intrigued to see this target, but I can share your apprehension. I like the idea of having a visual of seeing the damage that I may inflict if I have to fire in self defense. However, I think that if someone makes a habit of practicing on a target like this, and they are involved in a self defense shooting, the prosecution and civil liability lawyers could have a field day in court!

 

[shouldazagged]

Honestly I don't see the advantage. Or the point. If you are forced to use your gun to save your life, presumably you'll try for hits center mass anyway. This is a bit like a do-it-yourself autopsy. Kind of creepy, really.

 

[chud333]

You shoot a guy thru the nose he may not expire immediately
but he won't be posing any further threat.
You did some fine shooting there.
Whats these targets run, cost wise?
A good ole silhoutte works for me.

Chuck


Chuck

 

[scooter123]

Shoot someone through the nose and you have a good chance of hitting the Brain Stem, the part of the brain that controls the hearts and lungs. Since this particular area is 100% essential a hit in this area is always 100% Fatal.

I saw those targets the one time I shot at Action Impact and thought they were rather expensive gimmicks, so passed on that. I also passed on Action Impacts attitude towards any reload except for those they happened to be selling and found the one salesman with TWO thigh holsters AND TWO waist holsters to be way beyond "tactical", he had so much hardware strapped to his waist he waddled when he walked and I would expect he'd have trouble just drawing one of those handguns if it were needed. Obviously a hardcore follower of Gecko45 or perhaps Gecko45 himself.

 

[islamoradamark]

i think the target is cool i like to see ranges present new stuff i would try one in a minute.

 

[jim lock]

Wouldn't interest me. I just use 6 inch paper plates, usually 4 to 6 stapled to cardboad.

 

[Big Cholla]

I second Jim Lock's suggested use of paper plates. I staple a 8" just under a 4" at the proper distance to represent brain area and center mass area. Works great for both accuracy practice and speed drills like 'two to center mass with one to the head'. ............

 

[Whitwabit]

I've seen the underneath target with out the cover target before .. no different then others .. we all try to hit center mass or head shots directed towards the nose ..

I shoot at paper plates with either a red or black dot in the center .. much cheaper .. 2 plates one up high one down lower represents the human target .. head and mid section !! I can get a whole stack of them for a couple of bucks ..

 

[BAM-BAM]

Wasn't there/ isn't there a B-? target with the vital organs outlined in very light gray????

 

[Protected One]

Honestly I don't see the advantage. Or the point. If you are forced to use your gun to save your life, presumably you'll try for hits center mass anyway. This is a bit like a do-it-yourself autopsy. Kind of creepy, really.

Most often I shoot "bullseye" targets - not silhouettes, so I'm aiming to shoot the red out of the center. But when I do shoot silhouettes I aim for center mass.

This target cost $1.50...twice the cost of regular targets, and I only shot it because I thought it would be fun to shoot the novelty target and see what damage my rounds actually did.
Expensive? Yes. But buying (1) won't break me.

 

[Protected One]

Shoot someone through the nose and you have a good chance of hitting the Brain Stem, the part of the brain that controls the hearts and lungs. Since this particular area is 100% essential a hit in this area is always 100% Fatal.

I saw those targets the one time I shot at Action Impact and thought they were rather expensive gimmicks, so passed on that. I also passed on Action Impacts attitude towards any reload except for those they happened to be selling and found the one salesman with TWO thigh holsters AND TWO waist holsters to be way beyond "tactical", he had so much hardware strapped to his waist he waddled when he walked and I would expect he'd have trouble just drawing one of those handguns if it were needed. Obviously a hardcore follower of Gecko45 or perhaps Gecko45 himself.

Don't want to sidetrack the thread but wanted to mention this because I know the salesman you referred to. He is a former army MP, and has been involved in two gunfights as a civilian.
Away from the job he still carries four firearms - hip(strong side), left pocket, ankle, and small of back.

 

[MCorps0311]

Wouldn't interest me. I just use 6 inch paper plates, usually 4 to 6 stapled to cardboad.

Exactly,i'm with you on this one jim lock!

 

[gwpercle]

I'll stick with my bullseye targets. Too much emphasis is placed on killing people these days. I like small groups but they don't have to be in a person's heart. Reminds me of the blood and guts slasher movies....the blood and gore gets old , it's not scarey. One of the scariest movies I ever saw was Psycho with Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh....I still lock the door when I shower !
Gary

 

[dubshooter]

Paper plates are still too expensive for me.

I recycle my note papers from work. All my and my wife's to to lists get flipped over and a small spray of paint. 8x11 or smaller pieces of paper. Size dictates the distance. Reduce, reuse, recycle, right?

 

[Rastoff]

I like the concept of this target, but it is not anatomically correct. They show the brain as being only in the part of the skull that is above the eyebrow; that's wrong.

In fact, the most damaging part is right where you shot. The temporal lobe, cerebellum and brain stem are not on the target at all. Those are the parts that guarantee a stop.

And, just in case it wasn't clear, nice shooting. Right in the heart and in the cranio occular cavity. It doesn't get better than that.

 

[Wise_A]

Wouldn't interest me. I just use 6 inch paper plates, usually 4 to 6 stapled to cardboad.

I shoot at my used .22 rimfire bullseye targets. B-2s and B-3s, the 50-footers. The black is 3" across. Good out to 25 yards.

I'm very green like that.

Anyways, thing looks like an expensive gimmick for the tactards and mall ninjas. Sure as hell it's jury-bait.

There's a place for realistic targets. It's called a shooting house, and the purpose is target identification and shoot/don't-shoot training.

 

[Arik]

I don't see what the big deal is shooting that again unless it was priced at $5 a piece.

Who's gonna know what you were shooting at? And if we're playing that game then I'll just add that regardless of what is on the back you're still shooting a picture of a person and not a simple circular bullseye. Does this mean you were practicing to kill people?

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