Paper Targets for Shooting
Paper targets for shooting are the working medium for real training. The GunZee library of 175+ paper targets at 24×36 covers the scenarios most catalogs miss — residential CQB, hostage compositions, vehicle defense, public confrontation, and shoot / no-shoot decision scenes. Each target is $1.95, built for law enforcement training programs, instructors running structured courses, and civilians training the engagements they actually face. This is the category page; every paper target in the catalog is below. Looking for paper targets for shooting that look like real situations instead of rings? Every design is below.
The shooting-target category breaks into three honest buckets: qualification targets (B-27, B-21, state POST sheets — scoring tools), fundamentals targets (bullseyes, rifle zero grids — mechanical confirmation), and scenario and decision targets (real environments, anatomical overlays, hostage compositions — judgment training). GunZee builds in the third bucket. The other two are well served by the qualification catalogs that already dominate the market.
For the qualification side, the B-27 target guide covers its dimensions and scoring rings, and the shooting target dimensions chart lists sheet and zone sizes for every common target.
What to look for in a paper shooting target. Size: 24×36 is the working standard — it presents the threat at roughly life-scale at typical engagement distance and fits standard backers. Print fidelity: the target has to survive being stapled, shot, and weather-handled without the print delaminating. Library depth: if every "threat" in the catalog is the same body type in the same clothing on the same background, the buyer isn't getting scenario training. A real catalog covers age, body type, posture, environment, and lighting. Decision content: look at the hands, the face, the background. If the target doesn't force the shooter to read those before shooting, it's a silhouette in costume, not a scenario.
To see how printed vital zones differ from scoring rings, read the shot placement guide.
Browse by training need. New to the category? Start with what makes a paper target a scenario shooting target, and how to run one. The full residential and CQB scenario library lives at /collections/home-defense-cqb-hostage-scenarios. The public-defense and CCW library lives at /collections/public-everyday-self-defense. Vehicle and barrier scenarios are at /collections/vehicle-barrier. Life-size anatomical shooting targets with true vital zones are at /collections/anatomical-targets-overlays. New releases land at /collections/new-releases. Pre-built training-pack bundles for instructors are at /collections/training-packs. The law-enforcement category page — the scenario, anatomical, NKZ, and pack SKUs agencies actually order — is at /collections/law-enforcement-training-targets.
New here? Read our Shooting Targets Buyer's Guide for a plain-English walkthrough of every target type in this collection — how to pick the right one for your training goal, and how the anatomical, CQB, hostage, and no-shoot categories differ.
Room-entry and hallway scenarios have their own CQB targets guide.
Curious what makes paper the best training medium? Read our Target Paper Guide for the full breakdown of paper vs. steel, spec details, printing standards, and cost-per-shot economics.
Building judgment, not just accuracy? Explore our shoot no shoot targets for armed/unarmed decision drills.
From the Range Manual: choosing hostage scenarios, shoot / no-shoot judgment drills, qualification-to-decision training guide, silhouette shooting targets, and the shooting targets buyer’s guide.
Build the full program with the Range Manual: Hostage Scenarios: The Decision-Making Drills Most Shooters Skip · Tactical Shooting Targets: What Counts, What Doesn’t, and How to Choose.
Training the rescue shot? Browse hostage shooting targets — 62 hostage-rescue scenarios with clear no-shoots.
Shooting indoors? Browse the matte finish shooting targets, printed on uncoated stock with zero glare under range lighting.
Frequently asked questions
What size are your paper targets for shooting?
Every design prints life-size at 24×36 inches, so distances, hit zones and sight pictures match what a shooter sees in a real encounter.
How are the targets sold?
In sets of 5 per design. You can mix as many designs as you like in one order, and training packs bundle proven combinations.
Which paper targets for shooting work best for law enforcement?
Agencies usually pair photo-realistic scenario and shoot/no-shoot designs with anatomical targets. See our law enforcement training targets for the designs departments and academies use most.
Are GunZee targets made in the USA?
Yes. Every GunZee target is made in the USA.