Instant feedback weapons qualification target
View Patent ↗A weapons qualification target that provides instant feedback to the shooter as to whether he or she hit the standard scoring pattern. The target has a metal plate that moves backward and upward on a pivot point when the shot is within the standard scoring pattern, and then moves forward and downward to reset for the next shot.
1. A weapons qualification target that provides instant feedback to a shooter, said target comprising:
a silhouette-shaped main portion;
an opening formed into said main portion, said opening having the shape of a standard weapons qualification scoring pattern;
a plate having the same shape as said opening, said plate being slightly smaller than said opening and being aligned with said opening;
a pivot point attached to the back side of said main portion;
a pair of vertical legs attached to a pivot point and to said plate;
a pair of tabs attached to said plate, each tab extending beyond an edge of said plate, said tabs being positioned opposite each other;
wherein said target provides instant feedback to a shooter as to whether he or she shot within said scoring pattern, using the following means: when said shooter shoots into said opening corresponding to said scoring pattern and the shot hits said plate, said plate moves backward and upward from said pivot point to indicate a score, then resets for the next shot by swinging forward and downward into alignment with said opening corresponding to said scoring pattern, said tabs striking the back side of said main portion to prevent said plate from swinging beyond said opening.
2. The target of claim 1 wherein said main portion, said plate, said pivot point, said legs, and said tabs are made of steel.