Armed Male Tactical Vest Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target [19" x 38"]

SKU: EKZ-023
Sale price$2.49

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Armed Male Tactical Vest Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target

A long-gun threat wearing a tactical vest. It is the target for chest-to-head transitions and for discussing an adversary who may be wearing protection.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

The vest changes the problem. A subject who has dressed for a fight may be wearing protection over the chest, and the instructor can call for a head or pelvis response.

Training Purpose

It trains the shift from the chest to the head when the torso may be protected, and recognition of an adversary who has prepared. It belongs in any shoot / no-shoot course of fire as a clear armed threat.

Skills Reinforced

  • Shifting to the head circle when the chest may be protected
  • Recognizing a prepared, equipped adversary
  • Speed, with every round accounted for
  • Threat identification on a realistic human figure
  • Chest-to-head transitions

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 over the heart and the large vessels above it. The top edge runs across the base of the neck and the box extends down the upper chest. Concentric 8-inch, 6-inch and 4-inch squares are printed inside it, with the 4-inch square on the heart itself.
  • Visible only up close. The zones are drawn in thin, pale lines. They show when you are standing at the target and vanish... ...

Armed Male Tactical Vest Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target

A long-gun threat wearing a tactical vest. It is the target for chest-to-head transitions and for discussing an adversary who may be wearing protection.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

The vest changes the problem. A subject who has dressed for a fight may be wearing protection over the chest, and the instructor can call for a head or pelvis response.

Training Purpose

It trains the shift from the chest to the head when the torso may be protected, and recognition of an adversary who has prepared. It belongs in any shoot / no-shoot course of fire as a clear armed threat.

Skills Reinforced

  • Shifting to the head circle when the chest may be protected
  • Recognizing a prepared, equipped adversary
  • Speed, with every round accounted for
  • Threat identification on a realistic human figure
  • Chest-to-head transitions

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 over the heart and the large vessels above it. The top edge runs across the base of the neck and the box extends down the upper chest. Concentric 8-inch, 6-inch and 4-inch squares are printed inside it, with the 4-inch square on the heart itself.
  • Visible only up close. The zones are drawn in thin, pale lines. They show when you are standing at the target and vanish from the line, so nobody can index on a box.

Both zones are printed. The cardiac box lies on the vest, so use it to score chest hits and the head circle for the follow-up. Because the zones are nested, one target supports a basic standard and a strict one. Count the outer lines for qualification and the inner lines when you are training precision. 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 as a chest-then-head failure drill, or call head-only from the start. Score both zones. Typical distances are 3 to 25 yards with pistol and out to 50 with a carbine.

Who This Target Is For

Range masters, academy instructors and unit trainers who use E-type backers, and civilian instructors with silhouette stands who want armed figures that look like people an officer would meet.

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-023
  • Made in the USA

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