Armed Male Yellow Shirt Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target [19" x 38"]

Armed Male Yellow Shirt Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target

A long-gun threat whose bright clothing competes with the weapon for attention. It trains the trainee to find the rifle first.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

The shirt is the brightest object on any target in the set and the graphic is almost comical. Both pull attention away from the rifle, which is dark and held low against it.

Training Purpose

It trains the shooter to find the weapon first on a figure whose clothing is built to distract. Hung among no-shoot and hostage targets, it is a threat the shooter has to recognize and stop.

Skills Reinforced

• Finding a dark weapon against bright clothing
• Reading intent from grip and stance before the muzzle rises
• Shoot / no-shoot decisions in a mixed course of fire
• Looking at the hands before the face
• Shot placement in the cardiac box and head circle

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 centered on the bridge of the nose at eye level, with its lower edge resting on the upper lip. Inside it are 3-inch, 2-inch and 1-inch rings. The 1-inch ring is the X-ring, used for tie-breaks and zero checks.
• 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.

The graphic sits in the lower half of the cardiac box. The top edge of the box runs just under the beard. 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

Show it for two seconds and turn it away. Ask what he was holding. Then run it live. Mix it with the no-shoot and hostage designs so the shooter never knows what the next facing will be.

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-022
• 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:

• Armed Male Tactical Vest Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target
• Armed Male Orange Hoodie Handgun With Light Aiming Forward E-Backer Target
• Armed Male Flannel Overshirt Handgun Aiming Forward E-Backer Target
• Unarmed Male Looking At Phone No-Shoot E-Backer Target
• Hostage Scenario Hooded Gunman Handgun Aimed Forward Older Victim E-Backer Target

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: Anatomical Frontal Handgun Threat Vital Zone Shooting Target, Grocery Store Parking Lot Armed Approach – Public Threat Interception and CQB Home Defense Hostage – Woman Armed Forward Presentation Shooting Target.