1066 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 (edited) I've just finished this turning target system, designed for ISSF (Olympic) style pistol shooting training. It's portable and runs on a 12v motorcycle battery.The ISSF pistol shooting is all one handed, open sight competitions. The centrefire match is for any centrefire pistol over .32. Total of 30 shots (in 6 strings of 5) on a static target at 25m (27yds)then 30 shots (again 6 x5) on the dueling target. 3 second face time, 7 second edge time. pistol must be returned to 45 degrees after each shot.Any other edge/face time and number of exposures can be programmed and has a wireless remote control to start/stop and edge the targets. Edited October 10, 2020 by 1066 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Looks good. Only possible design flaw I can see is, if you are a good shot, the piece of wood in the middle isn't going to last long. But I persume it still operates with the middle shot out. Easily sorted with a frame around the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Newbie to this said: Looks good. Only possible design flaw I can see is, if you are a good shot, the piece of wood in the middle isn't going to last long. But I persume it still operates with the middle shot out. Easily sorted with a frame around the outside. The backing is ply and the batten is glued all the way. I thing you could cut out a circle the size of a small plate and it would still hang together. In fact I might do that before I try it this week at the range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Looks very good. Our turning targets for double taps was one second with an indetermined return. Amazing the groups you could get when the brain had no chance to intervene and THAT is why I admire these competition shooters because there is that time when they need to control their brain activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Newbie to this said: Looks good. Only possible design flaw I can see is, if you are a good shot, the piece of wood in the middle isn't going to last long. But I persume it still operates with the middle shot out. Easily sorted with a frame around the outside. Yes. I was going to make the same constructive suggestion. Also easily sorted as said above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windswept Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, 1066 said: The backing is ply and the batten is glued all the way. I thing you could cut out a circle the size of a small plate and it would still hang together. In fact I might do that before I try it this week at the range. Part of the problem with having the stake up the middle is the amount of damage suffered by just a few shots. Just a small hole in the front can often result in several inches off the stake, especially with centre fire calibres. I'd also suggest the 'away' setting needs to be 90 degrees if you have people who try and get an extra shot away. I've seen quite a few targets hit from sideways on. Having said that it looks very useful and I'd like some more details on the workings. I'd like to set up something similar and I've considered getting something like a Raspberry Pi to memorise some of the more common gallery rifle disciplines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Yes. I was going to make the same constructive suggestion. Also easily sorted as said above. Job done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted October 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, Windswept said: Part of the problem with having the stake up the middle is the amount of damage suffered by just a few shots. Just a small hole in the front can often result in several inches off the stake, especially with centre fire calibres. I'd also suggest the 'away' setting needs to be 90 degrees if you have people who try and get an extra shot away. I've seen quite a few targets hit from sideways on. Having said that it looks very useful and I'd like some more details on the workings. I'd like to set up something similar and I've considered getting something like a Raspberry Pi to memorise some of the more common gallery rifle disciplines. I appreciate it's not an ideal design, but it is quick and easy and a spare target frame takes seconds to fit and costs a couple of quid. If it becomes a problem I'll change it to an open frame. Ideally 90 degrees is what you want - Unfortunately the arc on the windscreen wiper motor I used is about 100 degrees. The system could run on an Arduino or a Pi processor with a bit of modification. This one just uses programmable timer - this one has a two channel radio remote but I also have a 6 channel one I could use if I needed more timings. If you need several different timings or random timings then micro processor is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic69 Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 That's very cool! I designed a mini McQueens target rig along the same lines. Ran from an Arduino using an RF receiver and 12V servos. Stopped shooting at the club before it got a proper test, but good fun all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1066 Posted August 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2022 This is my third generation turning target system - I have now upgraded it even further so the targets turn faster. It's now installed on a local range and working very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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