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Jester sent me this photo and I thought it was worth sharing.
Spotter.jpg
For those who have never shot a big competition like Camp Perry, this photo shows a shot spotter (or locator) disk. When being used, the disk has a plastic spindle that goes through its center. When you're shooting longer distances, you can't see your bullet holes in the target. At big competitions there are guys in the pits downrange who pull the target down after each shot and stick the plastic spindle with the spotter disk into the bullet hole in the target. Shooters can then look through their spotting scope and see where their shot hit the target.
The above spotter disk has a hole in it and is missing its spindle. Jester's son fired a shot and it hit in the X ring. The spotter disk was moved to mark his shot. The next shot fired made the hole in the disk to the left of the center spindle hole. The spotter disk was then moved to mark the new hole. The third shot fired by Jester's son knocked the spindle out of the hole in the disk and the disk fell off the target. The guys working the pits grabbed the spotter disk and gave it to Jester's son when they returned from pit duty.
That's a 3 shot group fired prone with a sling, out of a competition legal service rifle chambered in 5.56/.223, and it measures under an inch.
Those three shots were from the 600 yard line.
Spotter.jpg
For those who have never shot a big competition like Camp Perry, this photo shows a shot spotter (or locator) disk. When being used, the disk has a plastic spindle that goes through its center. When you're shooting longer distances, you can't see your bullet holes in the target. At big competitions there are guys in the pits downrange who pull the target down after each shot and stick the plastic spindle with the spotter disk into the bullet hole in the target. Shooters can then look through their spotting scope and see where their shot hit the target.
The above spotter disk has a hole in it and is missing its spindle. Jester's son fired a shot and it hit in the X ring. The spotter disk was moved to mark his shot. The next shot fired made the hole in the disk to the left of the center spindle hole. The spotter disk was then moved to mark the new hole. The third shot fired by Jester's son knocked the spindle out of the hole in the disk and the disk fell off the target. The guys working the pits grabbed the spotter disk and gave it to Jester's son when they returned from pit duty.
That's a 3 shot group fired prone with a sling, out of a competition legal service rifle chambered in 5.56/.223, and it measures under an inch.
Those three shots were from the 600 yard line.
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