Any business has its own subtleties, whatever it concerns. This also applies to sports with pneumatics. Accordingly, some differences are observed both in the types and types of targets for firing an air rifle. In addition, they are also affected by the shooter's personal preferences , especially if he is not an athlete, but an amateur.
Classic goals
A standard and common to all is a target made of paper, with circles drawn on it and markings obtained when hit points. These are commonly used in shooting galleries. As a variety and as a reminder of what the shots serve, targets for shooting from an air rifle can be with drawings of wild animals and birds. Typical goals are convenient for beginner shooters-hunters, however, they are equally widely used by professional athletes: it is more convenient to count points on them. Only in this case are international rules strictly enforced, which provide for both the color of the paper (light cream or white), its size, the size of the apple, and the diameter of all circles.
New types of targets
It is clear that progress does not stand still. It penetrates into all areas of existence. He did not ignore shooting sports: recently, in large international competitions, electronic targets are increasingly being used for shooting from an air rifle. They are much more scrupulous in assessing the accuracy of the shot (up to the tenth, or even the hundredth, of a point), and all the results are remembered and added up. Such targets are accessible to non-professionals, who are serious about shooting, although such goals are, of course, much more expensive than paper ones.
In any weapons store you will be offered different types of targets for shooting, including mechanical ones. After a successful shot, they are lifted either manually or by pulling the cord. There are also mechanical-electronic, either controlled by the remote control, or allowing you to set the time interval between the appearance of targets. Both of them are much more convenient than purely electronic devices when used outside specially equipped sites.
Alternative targets
Permitted weapons are acquired not only for sports and hunting. There are situations of a purely entertainment plan: we went out into the countryside, barbecue is fried, those who wish to bathe - and how can we not shoot, if there is anything? In most such cases, beer cans and bottles are used as targets for air rifle shooting. However, shooters with a higher class are not interested in such targets: it is very difficult to determine who got the more accurate, since the bottle can only be hit by a bullet, but if it falls it will break. Paper targets for shooting from pneumatics in nature do not fit at all - they hesitate in the wind, there’s nothing to attach to, and it’s not very interesting - like in a dash. Therefore, many lovers of such outdoor activities themselves invent devices, with the aim, in addition to clearly fixing the shot, also compactness - carrying an oversized target is inconvenient.
In general, even a novice amateur, at least a professional, but an athlete can easily find a target that fully meets his aesthetic needs and practical needs.