Comp-Tac Victory Gear Offers Tougher Targets for Tougher Competition

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

HOUSTON, Texas -(Ammoland.com)- Comp-Tac Victory Gear, famous for its line of high-efficiency concealed carry and competition holsters is licensed by theInternational Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) to produce the association’s new official targets.

IDPA competition is based on scoring high on cardboard silhouette targets and keeping shooting times as low as possible. For 2017, IDPA has changed its targets to foster tougher competition and greater precision in certain competition stages.

Until the end of 2016, IDPA targets had a 6-inch square atop their rectangular target called a head box. Shots anywhere in the head box counted as a hit and missing the entire head box on required match segments added 2.5 seconds per missed shot to the shooter’s score (not a good thing).

Starting in January 2017, a 4-inch diameter circle was added inside the head box.* Shots inside this circle count as a hit. Hitting the head box but missing the circle will now add one (1) second per miss. Missing the head box completely now adds a 5-second penalty per miss (really not a good thing).

Currently, ranges using the old targets are outlining a 4-inch circle on the head box with sharpies to follow …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand