Armed Male Shirtless Tattoos Handgun Aiming Forward E-Backer Target [19" x 38"]

SKU: EKZ-002
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Armed Male Shirtless Tattoos Handgun Aiming Forward E-Backer Target

An armed threat with a bare torso. With no shirt to aim at, the trainee has to place rounds by anatomy alone, which makes this the quickest check of whether a shooter actually knows where the heart sits.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

With no shirt there are no clothing lines to index on. The tattoos break up the torso and a large skull sits right where the eye wants to aim. The shooter has to find the breastbone and the heart from the body itself.

Training Purpose

This target teaches placement on bare anatomy. It is the fastest way to find out whether a shooter knows where the heart is or has only been aiming at the middle of a shirt. In a mixed deck it is one of the figures that must be engaged.

Skills Reinforced

  • Locating the cardiac box on a bare torso
  • Ignoring tattoo artwork as a false aiming point
  • Shot placement in the cardiac box and head circle
  • Shoot / no-shoot decisions in a mixed course of fire
  • Looking at the hands before the face

Kill Zones: 4-Inch Head Circle and 10-Inch Cardiac Box

Two kill zones are printed on this target. Both are placed on this figure's own anatomy, not at fixed spots on the paper, so they sit where the organs are.

  • Head circle. A 4-inch circle on the face. Its center is at eye level on the bridge of the nose and its bottom edge sits on the upper lip. Concentric 3-inch, 2-inch and 1-inch rings are printed inside it, and the 1-inch ring serves as the X-ring.
  • Cardiac box. A 10-inch square on the upper chest, centered on the heart, with its top edge at the base of the neck just above the notch of... ...

Armed Male Shirtless Tattoos Handgun Aiming Forward E-Backer Target

An armed threat with a bare torso. With no shirt to aim at, the trainee has to place rounds by anatomy alone, which makes this the quickest check of whether a shooter actually knows where the heart sits.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

With no shirt there are no clothing lines to index on. The tattoos break up the torso and a large skull sits right where the eye wants to aim. The shooter has to find the breastbone and the heart from the body itself.

Training Purpose

This target teaches placement on bare anatomy. It is the fastest way to find out whether a shooter knows where the heart is or has only been aiming at the middle of a shirt. In a mixed deck it is one of the figures that must be engaged.

Skills Reinforced

  • Locating the cardiac box on a bare torso
  • Ignoring tattoo artwork as a false aiming point
  • Shot placement in the cardiac box and head circle
  • Shoot / no-shoot decisions in a mixed course of fire
  • Looking at the hands before the face

Kill Zones: 4-Inch Head Circle and 10-Inch Cardiac Box

Two kill zones are printed on this target. Both are placed on this figure's own anatomy, not at fixed spots on the paper, so they sit where the organs are.

  • Head circle. A 4-inch circle on the face. Its center is at eye level on the bridge of the nose and its bottom edge sits on the upper lip. Concentric 3-inch, 2-inch and 1-inch rings are printed inside it, and the 1-inch ring serves as the X-ring.
  • Cardiac box. A 10-inch square on the upper chest, centered on the heart, with its top edge at the base of the neck just above the notch of the breastbone. Inside it are 8-inch, 6-inch and 4-inch squares. The 4-inch core lies directly over the heart.
  • Faint by design. The lines are thin and printed in a light tone. You can see them when you walk up to score. From the firing line they disappear, so the shooter aims at a person and not at a shape.

The pistol is held high and tight, so the hands sit inside the upper half of the cardiac box and the heart box core is partly behind the weapon. The nested squares and rings give you several standards on one target: the outer lines for a pass, the inner ones for instructors who want more. The Range Manual explains how T-box, cardiac box and A/C scoring zones compare, and when to shift from the cardiac box to the head.

Cut to Fit the E-Type Backer

This target is die-cut to the E-type silhouette, the kneeling-figure outline that military and law enforcement ranges have used for decades. It measures 19" x 38" and is sized to sit on a standard E-type backer (19.5" x 40") with a small margin all around. It staples or glues straight onto the backers your range already owns. There is nothing to trim and no stand to change.

The figure is printed life-size. Heads, shoulders and hands are the size they are on a real person at that distance, so sight pictures and hold-offs carry over.

Instructor Notes

Run it cold at 5 to 7 yards, then walk the line forward and score against the faint box. Shooters who drift low toward the abdomen show up immediately. It works on static stands, turning stands and pop-up lifters that take an E-type backer.

Who This Target Is For

Law enforcement firearms instructors, military police and range cadre who run courses of fire on E-type backers, academy staff building judgment into qualification, and private instructors who want realistic human figures on a silhouette stand.

Product Details

  • Size: 19" x 38", die-cut to the E-type silhouette
  • Fits: standard E-type backers (19.5" x 40")
  • Figure: life-size
  • Kill zones: 4-inch head circle with 3-, 2- and 1-inch rings; 10-inch cardiac box with 8-, 6- and 4-inch squares
  • Paper: heavy, durable stock with a matte finish, so there is no glare under range lights
  • Printed in full color on one side
  • Price: $2.49 each. Volume pricing on quotes runs from 5% off at 50 targets to 30% off at 5,000. Request a quote
  • SKU: EKZ-002
  • Made in the USA

Related E-Backer Targets

A course of fire needs armed threats, no-shoots and hostage problems side by side. These five come from across the E-backer line:

See all 48 designs in the E-Type Silhouette Targets collection, or browse Scored Shooting Targets and Shoot / No-Shoot Decision Targets. For agency programs, see police qualification targets and courses of fire and silhouette targets from the B-27 to life-size figures.

The same decisions on a 24" x 36" scenario sheet: CQB Home Defense Hostage – Woman Armed Forward Presentation Shooting Target, Anatomical Frontal Handgun Threat Vital Zone Shooting Target and Grocery Store Parking Lot Armed Approach – Public Threat Interception.

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