Hostage Scenario Suit Jacket Gunman Handgun To Victim Temple E-Backer Target [19" x 38"]

SKU: EKZ-043
Sale price$2.49

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Hostage Scenario Suit Jacket Gunman Handgun To Victim Temple E-Backer Target

A hostage target with an ordinary-looking gunman and the pistol at the hostage's temple. It fits workplace and domestic scenarios and keeps trainees from deciding by appearance.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

He does not look like a criminal. He looks like an office worker on the worst day of his life, which is how many of these calls go. His head is above hers and turned slightly toward the shooter.

Training Purpose

A workplace or domestic hostage picture. It keeps the shooter from deciding by appearance and gives a clear but tight head shot. In a mixed deck it is the precision problem.

Skills Reinforced

  • Acting on behavior when the gunman looks ordinary
  • Head shot with the weapon on the hostage's temple
  • Head shots with a hostage in the way
  • Accounting for every round fired
  • Trigger control under pressure

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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 gunman's face is clear and the... ...

Hostage Scenario Suit Jacket Gunman Handgun To Victim Temple E-Backer Target

A hostage target with an ordinary-looking gunman and the pistol at the hostage's temple. It fits workplace and domestic scenarios and keeps trainees from deciding by appearance.

What the Trainee Has to Work Out

He does not look like a criminal. He looks like an office worker on the worst day of his life, which is how many of these calls go. His head is above hers and turned slightly toward the shooter.

Training Purpose

A workplace or domestic hostage picture. It keeps the shooter from deciding by appearance and gives a clear but tight head shot. In a mixed deck it is the precision problem.

Skills Reinforced

  • Acting on behavior when the gunman looks ordinary
  • Head shot with the weapon on the hostage's temple
  • Head shots with a hostage in the way
  • Accounting for every round fired
  • Trigger control under pressure

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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 gunman's face is clear and the head circle sits fully on it. The hostage's head is beside his jaw, on the low side of the circle. 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

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

Use it in an office or school scenario. Debrief on what made the shooter certain he was the threat. It works on static stands, turning stands and pop-up lifters that take an E-type backer.

Who This Target Is For

Units and agencies that train hostage rescue and active-threat response, and experienced civilian shooters working on precision under consequence.

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 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-043
  • 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 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: CQB Home Defense Hostage – Rear Control Handgun Threat Shooting Target, Anatomical Hostage Shield Vital Zone Shooting Target and CQB Home Defense Hostage – Knife Threat Rear Control Shooting Target.

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