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The target fresh from the box
The
target fresh from the range
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The
All purpose target was kindly sent to us for testing
by Just
Shoot Me Products. The idea of the All purpose
target is similar to the sniper training cube we tested
earlier. The All purpose target however is significantly
lighter and shaped completely different. Like with the sniper
cube the idea is a that with each shot the target moves
to different location at a different distance making the
shooting much more challenging and rewarding than with regular
paper targets.
The All purpose target
The material of which the target is manufactured is similar
to the sniper cube so we had no reservations this time about
it's durability. After all the sniper cube we tested last
year, has taken a lot of punishment and it's still in working
condition today.
The only problem we had with the sniper cube earlier was
that it wasn't very good when shot with lighter calibers
like .45 or 9mm. It's square shape and weight just made
it hard to get it "moving" even on flat ground.
It needs to be mentioned that the sniper training cube is
not supposed to work when shot with handgun calibers.
In fact the manufacturers web site advises not
to shoot it with pistol calibers.
Unlike the sniper cube The All purpose target proved to
be very lively with all calibers we tested (9mm, .45, 223.)
Like with the sniper cube too much vegetation or in our
case snow will stop it from moving, but if you can shoot
it on a reasonably flat ground it works great! In fact,
because of the shape and light weight, it will work on a
crusted snow too if you don't miss too much and shoot away
the snow from under it.
Because of the difficult weather conditions (too much snow)
we had some trouble getting enough shots at the target to
test it's durability. It kept disappearing in the knee deep
snow. We resolved the issue by drilling a hole in the target
and mounted it on a string on the target stands. Not a simple
task by the way. The meaterial is indeed is self sealing.
In total we shot the The All purpose target
with about 100 rounds of .223 and about 50 rounds of pistol
ammo and it came out ok. We will do more shooting and update
the review as the spring progresses and the weather improves.
So far it's looking very good and we like this one even
better than the sniper cube due to the ability to use it
with almost any caliber weapon.
pros
+ works as promised
+ safe to shoot
cons
- yellow is not the best color for winter conditions,
opt for the black version if you are planning on shooting
it on light colored sand or snow.
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