|
|
|||||||
| Forum Rules | Firearms Safety | Firearms Photos | Links | Library | Lost Password | Email Changes |
| Register | FAQ | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
October 10, 2015, 06:08 AM
|
#1 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: February 9, 2006
Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania.
Posts: 5,473
|
Olympic rapid fire targets
Question....since I have been unable to google up an answer. The rapid fire pistol event in the olympics uses a bullseye target (B-38/39). Years ago, though, the target was a stylized silhouette of the human body.
When was the change made? Pete
__________________
“Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member |
|
|
October 10, 2015, 07:59 AM
|
#2 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: February 28, 2011
Posts: 218
|
rapid fire targets
Originally a 6 foot tall stylized human shape, the targets were changed first in the early 1908's to a rectangle with oval score rings then to the current round format around 1989.
Political change...can't shoot at a target remotely looking like a person... |
|
|
|
October 10, 2015, 01:58 PM
|
#3 | |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: June 2, 2015
Posts: 500
|
Quote:
Second. Some countries outlaw silhouette targets. Probably made the event unfair. |
|
|
|
|
October 11, 2015, 03:40 AM
|
#4 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: February 9, 2006
Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania.
Posts: 5,473
|
Change
Thanks. Is that meant to say "early 1980's" or was there a change in 1908?
Pete
__________________
“Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member |
|
|
|
|
|
