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Old March 4, 2018, 12:05 PM   #1
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Bull's eye, COM, K5..... target scoring.

I notice it every time but forget to ask later so here goes.

in the movie Magnum Force when Harry and the rookies are on the in-door range the target's best score ring is in the abdomen.

I first started shooting human silhouette targets in the service in the mid 80s and then later law enforcement, its always been a 5X (we said K5) or the blue transitional and so on, but the best score ring/area was always in the chest.

was the Magnum Force target a California thing or a Hollywood thing, or.... was that a common target in the mid 70s?
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Old March 5, 2018, 09:37 AM   #2
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If I remember correctly the old B-21 target was used. The K5 zone went from the abdomen up to the top of the sternum. It was the first target I qualified on as an Armed Security Officer. In our scoring anywhere on the target counted 5 points. it was quite easy to make a passing score. now they use the B-27 with the concentric zones centered in the chest.
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Old March 16, 2018, 04:59 AM   #3
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs8AqzN9Ga4

About 1:35 or so into the video is where the target is real clear.

It looks more like something someone on the set drew with a Magic Marker than any sort of regulation target.
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Old March 17, 2018, 01:38 PM   #4
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You're right Hal. That zone is in the breadbasket and low at that.
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Old March 17, 2018, 02:28 PM   #5
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I noticed how low that circle on the target was.

Great movie although I hate to see police cast in a negative light.

**I loved the movie "SWAT" that came out in 2003, so motivated by it I began the process to become a reserve police officer in Charlotte, NC. I remember former SWAT officers were advisers for the filming but LAPD would not take part, since the script included a rogue SWAT officer going bad.
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