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Ladder test fail. Stop telling newbs to use advanced techniques.
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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1526887" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>Marking the bullet tips with colored permanent markers works like butter for marking shots automatically, at least down to 270 diameter. Haven't tried it on anything smaller. On a clean white target, Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, and Red stand out like dog's balls. Purple and Blue can be a bit difficult to see if the black bullet ring is prominent though.</p><p></p><p>Coolest thing? You can do a two-tone, and see it easy as pie. That gives you 6 markings for the single colors, plus (if my factorial math is correct), another 15 two-tones.</p><p></p><p>As long as you pay attention to the order you fire them in, when you get down range you can easily determine which shot was which.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't bother doing it for something as useless as ladder testing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> , but it's a great way to monitor cold bore shots, and/or when you're testing different loads of the same caliber on the same target.</p><p></p><p>Had to tweak this in photoshop for the picture to convey reality. With the naked eye, even when it's cloudy, the colors are obvious.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]113758[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1526887, member: 104268"] Marking the bullet tips with colored permanent markers works like butter for marking shots automatically, at least down to 270 diameter. Haven't tried it on anything smaller. On a clean white target, Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, and Red stand out like dog's balls. Purple and Blue can be a bit difficult to see if the black bullet ring is prominent though. Coolest thing? You can do a two-tone, and see it easy as pie. That gives you 6 markings for the single colors, plus (if my factorial math is correct), another 15 two-tones. As long as you pay attention to the order you fire them in, when you get down range you can easily determine which shot was which. I wouldn't bother doing it for something as useless as ladder testing ;) , but it's a great way to monitor cold bore shots, and/or when you're testing different loads of the same caliber on the same target. Had to tweak this in photoshop for the picture to convey reality. With the naked eye, even when it's cloudy, the colors are obvious. [ATTACH=full]113758[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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