Hostage Scenario Gunman Handgun To Bound Victim Head E-Backer Target [19" x 38"]

Hostage Scenario Gunman Handgun To Bound Victim Head E-Backer Target

A hostage target with a bound hostage and a gunman set up behind her. It is the deliberate precision shot: the hostage cannot move clear and the gunman is using her as a shield.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

She cannot move and cannot help herself. His face shows only above and beside hers. This figure is printed slightly under life size so both people and her bound hands stay inside the silhouette.

Training Purpose

A captive scenario, not a sudden grab. It trains the precision shot when the hostage is restrained and the gunman has had time to set up behind her. With his face partly behind hers, it is one of the two tightest shots in the set. It carries one scoring zone, on the gunman's face.

Skills Reinforced

• Precision on a gunman who is using the hostage as a shield
• Reading that the hostage is restrained and cannot move clear
• Accounting for every round fired
• Trigger control under pressure
• Head shots with a hostage in the way

Kill Zone: 4-Inch Head Circle on the Gunman Only

One kill zone is printed on this target, and it is on the gunman's face.

• Head circle. A 4-inch circle placed through the eyes, centered on the bridge of the nose, with the upper lip at its bottom edge. It contains 3-inch, 2-inch and 1-inch rings. Use the 1-inch ring as the X-ring for ties and for confirming zero.
• No cardiac box. The hostage is in front of the gunman's chest, so a chest shot is not available and no box is printed.
• Nothing on the hostage. Any round that touches the hostage is a failed run, whatever else it hits.
• 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 figures are printed at about 85 percent of life size so both people fit the silhouette. The head circle is still a true 4 inches, so it covers a little more of the gunman's face than on the full-size targets. The rings give you a strict standard: hold shooters to the 3-inch or 2-inch ring once they can keep every round inside the circle. See the Range Manual on choosing and running hostage targets and on how T-box, cardiac box and A/C scoring zones compare.

Cut to Fit the E-Type Backer

An E-type backer is the plastic or cardboard silhouette, 19.5" wide and 40" tall, that pop-up lifters and static stands on military and police ranges are built around. This target is cut to that same outline at 19" x 38", so the paper covers the face of the backer and the figure fills the shape from edge to edge. Hang it the way you hang any E-type facing.

The figure is printed at about 85 percent of life size so that everything the shooter has to read stays inside the silhouette.

Instructor Notes

Use it for the slow, deliberate shot. Give the shooter time and demand the 2-inch ring. Mix it with open threats so the shooter has to change gears from speed to precision.

Who This Target Is For

Tactical trainers, patrol instructors and range cadre who want a hostage target that fits the stands and lifters they already use.

Product Details

• Size: 19" x 38", die-cut to the E-type silhouette
• Fits: standard E-type backers (19.5" x 40")
• Figure: about 85 percent of life size, so every decision cue stays inside the silhouette
• Kill zone: 4-inch head circle with 3-, 2- and 1-inch rings on the gunman only
• 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-039
• 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:

• Hostage Scenario Tank Top Gunman Handgun To Victim Head E-Backer Target
• Hostage Scenario Green Jacket Gunman Handgun Aimed Forward E-Backer Target
• Armed Male Purple Hoodie Handgun Aiming Forward E-Backer Target
• Armed Male Yellow Shirt Carbine Low Ready E-Backer Target
• Unarmed Male Holding Keys Agitated No-Shoot E-Backer Target

See all 48 designs in the E-Type Silhouette Targets collection, or browse Hostage Rescue Shooting Targets and Scored Shooting Targets. For drills, see hostage decision-making drills.

The same decisions on a 24" x 36" scenario sheet: Anatomical Hostage Shield Vital Zone Shooting Target, CQB Home Defense Hostage – Knife Threat Rear Control Shooting Target and CQB Home Defense Hostage – Rear Control Handgun Threat Shooting Target.