Silhouette Question

N

North of 60

New member
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Location
Inuvik, NT
Actually, it will be two questions ...
First - Why is there no "Silhouette / Steel Chicken" section on CGN?
Second (and way more important): Going through a locker of sorts at my gun club, I came across some silhouette targets. Some are 3/8th scale, some are 1/5th scale.
I shoot both smallbore rifle and smallbore pistol silhouette, and they use different size targets - coincidentally, 3/8th and 1/5th.
My problem lies in the fact that I don't have a complete set of either.
Is there a formula whereby I can figure out where to set the wrong size targets to achieve the same apparent size when (maybe that should be "IF") I get them lined up in the crosshairs?
I should probably be able to figure it out, but it has been more years than I care to mention since I had to do any of that kind of figuring.

Can anyone help me out?
 
North of 60 said:
Not quite what I was hoping to do, but a good thought.
I want to be able to set up 3/8 scale targets at a distance where they are equivalent to 1/5 scale, and vice versa.

Sorry if that wan't clear - I tend to ramble.
Click to expand...

1/5 and 3/8 scale targets are all based off the high power distances, so, 200, 300, 375, and 500 m.

If you're looking for smallbore rifle distances, it would be

C=75m
P=112m
T=140m
R=188m

Realistically, the turkey's and ram's are going to be beyond the effective smallbore rifle range.

I'm not sure about the pistol distances. I only shoot smallbore and highpower rifle.
 
SPRTN308 said:
1/5 and 3/8 scale targets are all based off the high power distances, so, 200, 300, 375, and 500 m.

If you're looking for smallbore rifle distances, it would be

C=75m
P=112m
T=140m
R=188m

Realistically, the turkey's and ram's are going to be beyond the effective smallbore rifle range.

I'm not sure about the pistol distances. I only shoot smallbore and highpower rifle.
Click to expand...

So to figure out where they should be, just multiply the standard range by the scale? I think I can do that, even with my weak mathematical abilities!

Thanks - I'll let you know how it works out.

As for the first question -- "Why no silhouette section?" -- Any word on that, mods?

Chris in Inuvik --> Where it gets cold enough to freeze your recoil.
 
North of 60 said:
So to figure out where they should be, just multiply the standard range by the scale? I think I can do that, even with my weak mathematical abilities!

Thanks - I'll let you know how it works out.

As for the first question -- "Why no silhouette section?" -- Any word on that, mods?

Chris in Inuvik --> Where it gets cold enough to freeze your recoil.
Click to expand...

Well lets look at this years canadian nationals. 40 or so shooters. US nationals had around 100 shooters. It's a dying shooting sport that nobody seems to be intersted in.
I think we will end up being the host club for 2014(Whitehorse) nationals.
 
Got Juice? said:
For Pistol Silhouette using 1/5 scale targets
C 11m
P 16m
T 21m
R 27m
Click to expand...

So, for pistol distances using 3/8ths targets, use:

C 21m
P 30m
T 40m
R 51 m

It is a simple conversion. Well, a ratio really. To convert for chickens for example, it's (1/5)/11 = (3/8)/x, with x equalling your scaled distance for the bigger targets.

As for there being no silhouette forum, well, there aren't too many of us who shoot silhouette around here. I got into it a few years ago, and talked about it quite regularly on Canadian Reload Radio, however, I myself am starting to transition out of it in favour of Service Conditions now and possibly 3-gun. I still shoot smallbore with my club (Galt Sportsmens Club), but while getting into high power, and shooting a few times down at Ridgway, PA, will probably not be doing that too much anymore.

steelchickens seems to be the forum to talk silhouette.
 
North of 60 said:
Actually, it will be two questions ... First - Why is there no "Silhouette / Steel Chicken" section on CGN??
Click to expand...
The Action Shooting Sports Forum got created because us action shooters were clogging up the pistol forum.

I guess when the silhouette guys clog up a forum, it will get created - but of course - that's up to GT.
 
SPRTN308 said:
So, for pistol distances using 3/8ths targets, use:

C 21m
P 30m
T 40m
R 51 m

It is a simple conversion. Well, a ratio really. To convert for chickens for example, it's (1/5)/11 = (3/8)/x, with x equalling your scaled distance for the bigger targets.

As for there being no silhouette forum, well, there aren't too many of us who shoot silhouette around here. I got into it a few years ago, and talked about it quite regularly on Canadian Reload Radio, however, I myself am starting to transition out of it in favour of Service Conditions now and possibly 3-gun. I still shoot smallbore with my club (Galt Sportsmens Club), but while getting into high power, and shooting a few times down at Ridgway, PA, will probably not be doing that too much anymore.

steelchickens seems to be the forum to talk silhouette.
Click to expand...

I'd like to get our own standards formed, and have a national shoot.
1/5 scale is easy to obtain, and there is not an issue with range size then.
Typically we get 15-20 shooters (sometimes 30) on a given sunday.
Our format is field pistol, open sights only, BBL restricted to 10" length, and Standing. No Frog or Creedmore.
ammunition is .22lr Rimfire only and nothing over 1300fps.
.22Cal airpistol is allowed following the same basic rules.
 
Glad I found this old thread.
We are looking at starting up a rimfire silhouette group for handguns and rifles.
I found the targets used for rimfire rifle for 40,60,75 and 100 with about 3" chicken, 5" pig, 3" turkey, and 6" ram , but we want to shorten things up to do rifle and handgun on the same range.

Using smaller steel for both would be easy, but should the weight be some consideration ? Should the smaller targets still have the mass of larger ones , by using thick plate ?
Airgun silhouette use small thin steel , too thin for rimfire ?

Our intent with this group is to have fun with shooting reactive steel critters , similar to field and hunting situations , hopefully for juniors and others as a starting point toward large rifles and handguns.
Thinking reactive will get more attention than punching holes in paper, fixed shooting line for safety , will probably allow supports and maybe prone , no timing , and see where it grows.
Rimfire handgun can be great fun , cheap , and a real challenge with the right targets.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom