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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1554479" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>Since area goes up exponentially with diameter, the price for larger targets tends to get prohibitive.</p><p></p><p>If this is for hunting practice, you probably want something bigger than actual vital sizes, then paint them with a smaller sized target area (I made cardboard templates with various sized holes in them to paint over).As mentioned, this will allow you to evaluate "misses" that still land on the steel. With an unlimited budget, I'd get 24" gongs for everything, but obviously that gets pricey fast.</p><p></p><p>With a tight budget, the 12" plates are a good compromise, as you can usually get two for the price of one 16" plate, and they are large enough to simulate elk vitals.</p><p></p><p>If you're going for hardcore hunting simulations, then I'd get plates that simulate the vitals of the game you're after. I do this before deer/elk season to establish my maximum range in field conditions. Keep getting further away from the plates till I start missing...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1554479, member: 104268"] Since area goes up exponentially with diameter, the price for larger targets tends to get prohibitive. If this is for hunting practice, you probably want something bigger than actual vital sizes, then paint them with a smaller sized target area (I made cardboard templates with various sized holes in them to paint over).As mentioned, this will allow you to evaluate "misses" that still land on the steel. With an unlimited budget, I'd get 24" gongs for everything, but obviously that gets pricey fast. With a tight budget, the 12" plates are a good compromise, as you can usually get two for the price of one 16" plate, and they are large enough to simulate elk vitals. If you're going for hardcore hunting simulations, then I'd get plates that simulate the vitals of the game you're after. I do this before deer/elk season to establish my maximum range in field conditions. Keep getting further away from the plates till I start missing... [/QUOTE]
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