Vic Fraenckel wrote:
> Several of us have been speculating on how to go about designing a target
> system for a rifle range that did not use paper targets. Sort of a target
> that could sense the passing of a bullet and determine it's location. We
> assume a target that was 1 meter square and wish to determine the precise
> position of the round as it passes through the square. If the shooter was
> using an semi-automatic weapon, then the position of each round fired would
> have to be recorded. The positioning would have to be fairly precise. Is
> this sort of thing feasible? Ideas?
>
> Any enlightenment will be appreciated.
>
> Vic
>
>   
Not wanting to be negative, but.......

Paper targets are cheap. And they give you something
to aim at! I was in the service and recall how I got
a score of 25 out of 20 shots fired. Our targets were
placed several meters apart. The guy next to me was
all over the place. One miss-placed hit on your nice
sensor will buy a lot of paper targets!

However, consider a paper target system with a camera
registered against the target should be able to recognize
the position of the round and record that. Use a light
source to project the target image on the paper and you
wouldn't need printed targets, just a roll of paper that
can be advanced when needed.

Jim



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