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wwben47 Ex Member	Re: target color Reply #15 - Mar 17^th, 2008 at 2:14pm	Print Post
	Quote: Or you could follow a well-known shooter's example, and use someone's staple gun for a backstop! In all seriousness, I've heard that some folks in some organizations have actually refused to allow targets that didn't have precisely the proper color bull, even though the scoring rings were identically-sized with the 'legal' or 'proper' targets and even came from the same source. Go figure. Doesn't make any sense to me, especially since even the printer can't seem to keep the colors straight! Of course, ".....some animals are more equal than others." Remember George Orwell? Just an observation from a bystander, regards, Joe I have to agree wiff ya Mr Steele..Thats why I like BPCR long range..The targets are all the same color...A light shade of "fuzzy".


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11904 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: target color Reply #16 - Mar 17^th, 2008 at 3:33pm	Print Post
	Quote: I sure am going to try a blue filter, I know the red one that does away with the bull makes it easier to find hard to see bullets strikes in the red. Westerner, is there a certain number filter that is best? Keith, I dont know what number will work best. Gary Miller gave me a piece of blue plastic to use a few years ago. It works great. It sits between the eyepiece and the rubber shade on my Anschutz rear sight. Wished I had the same setup on all my rifle's. It doesnt have to be very dark to turn the red bull a nice black. Joe.

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38_Cal Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2250 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Joined: Apr 27^th, 2005	Re: target color Reply #17 - Mar 17^th, 2008 at 3:37pm	Print Post
	I've used a medium green filter to sharpen/darken the red, especially on the ISSA light red targets. David Montezuma, IA

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wwben47 Ex Member	Re: target color Reply #18 - Mar 18^th, 2008 at 2:20pm	Print Post
	Can these plastic filters be used on the mid and long range soule type sights??


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Joe_S Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1064 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #19 - Mar 18^th, 2008 at 2:53pm	Print Post
	I am under the impression that any colored filter on your sight (but not eyeglasses) will take you out of the traditional rifle/sight class, am I correct? Thanks! Joe S


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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11904 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: target color Reply #20 - Mar 18^th, 2008 at 3:27pm	Print Post
	I'm not aware of a traditional rifle or sight class in the ASSRA rules. I think ISSA and WSU and NRC do. Too much to keep track of !! Joe.

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westerner Frequent Elocutionist Offline deleted posts and threads record holder. Posts: 11904 Location: Why, out West of course Joined: May 29^th, 2006	Re: target color Reply #21 - Mar 18^th, 2008 at 3:34pm	Print Post
	Quote: Can these plastic filters be used on the mid and long range soule type sights?? The old tang sights were never made to hold diopters or filters. A piece of colored sheet plastic can be fashioned to cover the forward hole of the eye piece. You'll need optical quality sheet plastic and a pair of scizzors, and some imagination. I dont know where ya get the plastic. All the sheets Ive looked through, looked like looking through a dirty aquarium. Joe.

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Brent Ex Member	Re: target color Reply #22 - Mar 18^th, 2008 at 3:51pm	Print Post
	From the "old" rule book. Don't know about the "new" rule book... Section 1.21 Iron Sights Iron sights are sights without any optical elements. An exception to this is a rear sight disk that will hold a lens that is equivalent to the shooter’s eye glass prescription. At the Schuetzenmesiter’s discretion diopters of this type with or without color filters and/or lenses similar to the shooter’s eyeglass prescription, may be used but only if an announcement to that effect is published in pre-match announcements. Diopter sights that incorporate an optical element in the front sight are specifically forbidden.


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fallingblock ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 638 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #23 - Mar 18^th, 2008 at 4:00pm	Print Post
	Old target sights both tang and German schuetzen sights were some times made to hold a colored and or magnifying lens. Some used a lens both front and rear to get a non tubed telescope. The use of a lens in the rear sight that apromimiats the shooters eye glass 'prescripion is permited in ASSRA matches. Colored filters are at the discretion of the Schuetzenmeister diopters with a lens are not allowed in the front sight. Cheers, Laurie

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #24 - Mar 19^th, 2008 at 8:20am	Print Post
	For opticaly coppect colored plastic try going to a theater lighting shop. Ask for a gell sheet. If you explane what you are doing the should be able to help. The sheets come in precise colors 1 sheet will take care of you and all your friends. 40 Rod


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Green_Frog Frequent Elocutionist Offline "It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281 Posts: 4132 Location: Lynchburg, VA Joined: Apr 18^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #25 - Mar 19^th, 2008 at 11:06am	Print Post
	Or you might even get one of their books of small samples (usually about 1" x 3" or so and you could try a variety of colors until you find the perfect one to buy a larger sheet. As 40 Rod said, one sheet will provide filters for you and all of your friends (probably a lifetime supply for all of you, at that! ) I'm guessing that blue or green will be the best for the purpose under discussion, but red will help you spot bullet holes on a red field through your spotting scope, and I would not ignore yellow... my shooting glasses in yellow seem to help. YMMV, of course. Froggie


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Joe_S Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1064 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #26 - Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 10:29pm	Print Post
	Does anyone have any of this stull they they would be willing to sell? I would be interested. Thanks, Joe S


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fallingblock ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 638 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #27 - Mar 22^nd, 2008 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	Joe, I will bring some samples to the EC match and you can take some home. Cheers, Laurie

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Joe_S Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1064 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #28 - Mar 23^rd, 2008 at 8:18pm	Print Post
	Thanks Laurie, I'll take you up on that. Joe


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Joe_S Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1064 Joined: Jun 29^th, 2004	Re: target color Reply #29 - Mar 26^th, 2008 at 12:16pm	Print Post
	laurie, Do we still have a supply of the dark targets up at Eau Claire? If so, why cant we use the dark ones for iron sights and the light ones for scope? Just a thought, Joe


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