Is there a certain size bullseye that you people use for say, 400 yard shooting? Just wondering. Thanks!

WS

Depends on the sights! Open sights requires a much larger "black" than optics, and then it depends on the magnification. I assume you mean "black' rather than "bullseye". With higher magnification also comes mirage, although this may not be a factor at 400 yards.
With a decent scope I would use something like an 8" or 10" black.
Peter.

OOPS! Yes it is actually a 3-12 Burris EER.

For open or "iron" sights the black is between 6 and 7 Minutes of Angle.
The aiming black for a 200 yd NRA high power target measures just under 13". The 300 yd is just under 19". The 1000 yd is just under 44".
This should give you an idea.

muck

Try GunnersDen.com for targets.

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Originally posted by muck:
The aiming black for a 200 yd NRA high power target measures just under 13". The 300 yd is just under 19". The 1000 yd is just under 44".

Not to be a nit picker, but they are exactly those dimensions. And the 600 yard target's black is exactly 36 inches.

Yea I taped measured the targets just before I posted so as not to miss the sizes. But I did not want to seem to be "all knowing" when I posted the dimensions.
I keep 200 and 300 repair centers on hand for personal use/practice. And I am lucky enough to have a 1000 yd full target as a wall decoration in my garage. Makes for a great conversation starter with visitors.


muck

A friend had one of the original 1000 yard military "C" targets on his garage wall. Dating back to the early 1900's it was 6 feet high and 10 feet wide. The 20-inch V-ring was inside the 36-inch 5 ring as the aiming bullseye. Then the 4-ring was 54 inches and the 3-square was 72-inches square. On each side was a 24 x 72-inch 2-point section oft times called the "wind bucket." Back when the 150-gr. bullet was all folks used in the 1903 Springfields for 1000-yard matches, a strong wind would blow them little pills quite a bit but they would still hit paper.

In 1919(?) when the M2 172-grain boattail long range machine gun bullet went into production at the arsenals, competitors quickly learned these deflected quite a bit less than the 150-gr. flat base bullet did. So they got rid of the 2 x 6 foot wings then were able to put more firing points on firing lines with the targets now only 6 feet wide.

In 1971, the NRA finally got rid of the 70-some year old C target and replaced it with the LR decimal target we use today.