Motion Shooting Targets
There’s a reason why clay shooting is so popular, it’s more fun to try and hit a moving target than it is to put holes on a piece of cardboard. The idea of shooting at moving targets creates a fun, challenging atmosphere for the shooter and also mimics the real life scenario of birds flying away. So why should defensive shooting be any different?
Many defensive pistol leagues now a days are starting to see the advantages of using moving targets during training and matches. In the real world, rapers, muggers and home invaders don’t just stand still when you’re firing at them, so why should your training reflect such a ridiculous scenario. While moving targets are typically more expensive, they are definitely worth the cost to prepare shooters for real life scenarios. With a little ingenuity and sweat, you can even make your own moving targets – Just take a look at what others have done and duplicate their designs…
Sliding & Dropping Targets
Swinging Targets
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sB_F25bkxA
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXv3cCTEykU
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7t7wbpSOA
Charging Target
Up/Down & Lean-Out Targets
Other Good Videos & Links About Motion Targets
Got more cools videos or pictures of you motion target rig, post a comment below!
Comments (2)
Moving targets are a real training asset. How often do bad guys stand there and let you shoot at them? How often do you think you’ll actually be standing still if shots are being fired at you? Hopefully your answer to both questions is never.
In the real world the fact is that it is likely that either you or the bad guy will be moving. It may be slow and deliberate movement, but it is movement all the same.
An attempt to train on moving targets provides skills such as learning a technique called “ambushing”. No, this isn’t a bunch of folks lying in wait for their victim to come by like you might see in a military movie. It’s actually placing your sights in a fixed location and acquiring the target as the leading edge begins to hit your sight picture. This technique should put your shots near center mass as the target passes through your shot path, it’s also much easier than tracking and leading a target.
I’ve actually built one of the up-down targets with excellent results. It was used at SOF-USA in an IDPA practice session using a door as a mechanism to pull the pin release to activate the target. The adjustable speed means you can add more sand to the front of rear PVC to make it come up or go down even faster.
I modified mine so that I can pull the pin from the front, from the rear, and from the side. It can also be a down-only and can have a secondary line added to activate another target in series.
Sorry I missed your target at SOF the one night it was there. Hopefully Rich will use it in the IDPA match in November. Great comment, valuable info.