8/1/2023 0 Comments Marker shot shooting blocks![]() ![]() Would the Shot Marker system offer equal results in this type of situation? Simple answer – I don’t know. I’ve seen how well the Silver Mountain set-up can work with half a dozen targets ‘linked’ together when running a large F Class shoot. The blurb claims around 20 hours battery life when fully charged and the range is up to 2000 yards, though my quick test was at 600 yards. The wifi ‘sender’ and firing-point sensor are very similar to the Silver Mountain and are re-chargeable. One nice thing about the Shot Marker – the four colour-coded double sensors are held in place by magnets – which makes set-up and stripping very quick. Then, it’s just a matter of using the supplied ‘centering’ target to determine the optimium centre. Using the target frame I had already made for the Silver Mountain target, I simple fixed the corner sensors in position and carried out the X and Y measurements to imput into the system. Target availability is less extensive than the Silver mountain but, upgrades are on the way. Because I’ve had some experience with the Silver Mountain, I was easily able to configure the Shot Marker hardware – and software for that matter.Īt a third of the price, can it really compete with the Silver Mountain? Unfortunately, due to limited time to test the Shot Marker I was unable to give it a thorough work-out but, it did record my shots in a very similar way to the Silver Mountain. The Shot Marker set-up is very similar to the Silver Mountain. This is a very similar set-up to the Silver Mountain in many ways but for a fraction of the price – i.e a third! At this kind of money it could appeal to any serious competition shooter or group of shooters. The software permits several options, like sighters, group sizes, terminal velocities, totaled scores, SD’s and of course shooter’s details.īut, as the heading says, we’re here to talk about another brand of electronic target – the Shot Marker. 11 and fig.12 plus IBS 1000 and 600 yard benchrest targets. A large range of popular target faces are available from NRA/ICFRA through to the recognised military stuff like fig. The Silver Mountain target system is very comprehensive. ![]() Once you’ve shot on electronics, it seems a backward step to go back to butt marking. At recent ‘live’ trials, they worked faultlessly and were given the ‘seal of approval’ by all competitors. OK – that’s not cheap for an individual or small club but it’s cheap enough for larger organisations and indeed, the GB F Class Association has now purchased a set of seven. Oh – and they are a good bit cheaper, at around £2500 per unit. The ‘package’ is now more compact, the software is superb and they are easy to set up and seem to work faultlessly. However, in the intervening years, Silver Mountain have progressed. It worked OK but, although a lot cheaper than the Konsberg system, we weren’t convinced enough to buy one. The Konsberg Electronic targets have been around for years – they work well but, they aren’t cheap by anyone’s standard!Ībout three years ago at Diggle Ranges, we tested an electronic target from Silver Mountain in Canada. 257 Roberts cartridge) once described the model 1885 as, "the most reliable, strongest, and altogether best single shot rifle ever produced.No doubt about it, electronic targets are here to stay. Famed hunter, shooter and writer Ned Roberts (inventor of the. Not only was the model 1885 highly successful as a competition firearm, but it soon earned a reputation for rugged reliability. The model 1885’s action was so strong the gun served as a platform for future testing and development of new high-powered rifle cartridges. 50-90, and its hammer was partially covered by the gun’s steel frame. The high-wall model 1885 was built to handle larger and more powerful calibers such as the. The low-wall Winchester model 1885 had an exposed hammer and was made to accommodate relatively small, less powerful cartridges such as the. John Moses browning collaborated with Winchester engineers to develop two rifles – the high-wall and low-wall model 1885. In 1883 Winchester began work on a single-shot rifle for use in shooting matches. By 1882 American rifle manufacturers such as Remington, Sharps and Stevens had all made firearms specifically for use in competitions. From the 1870s until 1920, competitive shooting was as popular with Americans as golf is today. Shooting exhibitions and marksmanship contests grew rapidly in popularity and participation in the years following the American civil war. ![]()
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