{"id":1083,"date":"2019-11-14T22:59:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T22:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2019-11-14T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T23:03:55","slug":"electronic-target-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/2019\/11\/14\/electronic-target-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"ELECTRONIC TARGET DEBUT!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A line from a movie says; \u201cI love it when a plan comes\ntogether!\u201d Well, today a plan came together. \nA week or so ago Mike Grannis and I went out to the range to set up the\nfirst electronic target and calibrate the target face to the frame.  Well, it didn\u2019t work out so well the first\ntime and we went home with our tails between our legs to learn a bit more about\nthe software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did some studying, set up a six-target system in the\nbasement and played with things for a while. \nDave Schnelle answered some questions and late last week I was ready to\ntry again.  Mike and I went out to the\nrange this afternoon and started the process again.  We set the target up at the 100-yard line and\nwent through the setup and calibration process step-by-step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re glad no one was around to watch the process.  Having two retired engineers try to read a\nset of instructions on operating a computer system is, to say the least,\ninteresting.  Mike had his iPad, I had my\nNexus 7 and we followed each other along as we tried to figure out the simple\ndirections.  It was an \u201cInsert Tab A into\nSlot B while folding at Line C\u201d procedure and each step was thoroughly debated\nbefore any buttons got pushed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, after a while we got things going and it was time to put a hole in the target to do the up-down, left-right correction. Mike got to do the honors and shot a 10, just out of the X at 11:30.\u00a0 The uncalibrated system showed it as a 9, just out of the 10 ring at 11:30. We went downrange and measured the vertical and horizontal offsets from the center of the X.\u00a0 We went back to the warm clubhouse, (thank you Mr. Sweeney) – made the conversion to millimeters and punched them into the system!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SON OF A GUN!<\/em><\/strong>  The shot\u2019s location on the two displays\npopped to exactly the position it had been on the target.  We looked, compared and decided that it was\ntime go for it.  I put on my Range\nOfficer Hat (really a warm fuzzy cap today) and called the shooter to the line.  I set Mike up for 2 sighters and 10 shots for\nrecord on a 200-yard target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Electronic Target on 100-Yard Line
Yes, it was that dark, dreary and sloppy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Things worked just like we had hoped they would.\u00a0 The system marked the first two shots just where they were on the target and labeled them S1 and S2.\u00a0 The third shot was labeled as 1, and so on it went through shot 10.\u00a0 I had Mike shoot mid-ring shots, shots at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o\u2019clock out in the white.\u00a0 He finished up with X-ring shots to close out the string.\u00a0 The system scored properly, every shot showed a velocity and there was a running calculation of velocity Standard Deviation as the string progressed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My confidence in the system went up a lot on the third shot in the string.\u00a0 According to the system, Mike put a shot right on the 10-ring at about 2:30.\u00a0 When I took a look through the spotting \u2018scope, there the hole was was, sitting on top of the 10 ring line right where it was supposed to be. (You can see the hole in the actual target and Shot 3 on the display)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TargetView Display on Nexus 7 Tablet
Note location of shot 3 – right on the line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Actual Target Face
Compare Shot 3 on 10-ring line at 2:30 to TargetView Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There is more testing to be done and I still have to learn more about the operations I need to do to run a line efficiently.\u00a0 But, we have demonstrated that we can build a stable target frame, can set up a system and have confidence that the system is telling us what is really happening downrange.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many thanks to Mike Grannis for his advice, insight from his experience with his SMT system and sweat and chilling as we learn how to make this work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we just need to build a bunch more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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