A shielded seating assembly configured to shield a user from projectiles includes a seat. A brace is coupled to a bottom of the seat. The brace is configured to support the seat in a substantially horizontal position above a surface upon which the brace is positioned. A panel is coupled to is the seat and is configured to extend upwardly from the seat and down to the surface upon which the brace is positioned. The panel is configured to shield the user positioned on the seat from projectiles, such as a ball, directed at the panel.

There is provided systems and methods of projectile fire analysis of a live fire exercise. In one such method, where in the live fire exercise a plurality of participants fire projectiles at one or more targets using ranged weapons, the method comprises the following steps. Receiving from respective recording devices of each of the plurality of participants, respective timestamped projectile fire events detected at respective ranged weapons and each corresponding to the operator discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon and comprising a position of the ranged weapon. Receiving from respective recording devices connected to each of the one or more targets, timestamped projectile transit events detected at respective targets and each corresponding to the arrival of a projectile at the respective target. Identifying for each of at least some of the plurality of projectile transit events the respective projectile fire event corresponding to the firing of the projectile that arrived at the respective target, based at least in part on comparing the timestamps of the projectile transit events and the projectile fire events.

A firearm target is specially adapted for the purpose of sighting in a scoped firearm. The scope has a reticle with horizontal and vertical lines forming crosshairs. The target has a cross pattern in contrasting colors with a cross shaped gap. The gap is highly visible and may even be in a reflective color. The gap size is selected to match the crosshair thickness and the targeting distance. Aligning the crosshairs to the gap significantly or completely hides the gap. Misaligning the crosshairs to the gap causes the gap to become more visible because of the gap's highly noticeable and contrasting colors. The target thereby provides a lock-on functionality for a marksman.

A firearm target is specially adapted for the purpose of sighting in a scoped firearm. The scope has a reticle with horizontal and vertical lines forming crosshairs. The target has a cross pattern in contrasting colors with a cross shaped gap. The gap is highly visible and may even be in a reflective color. The gap size is selected to match the crosshair thickness and the targeting distance. Aligning the crosshairs to the gap significantly or completely hides the gap. Misaligning the crosshairs to the gap causes the gap to become more visible because of the gap's highly noticeable and contrasting colors. The target thereby provides a lock-on functionality for a marksman.

The embodied invention is a method and equipment suitable for a shooting game with dynamic shot recognition and automatic scoring among multiple players firing at the same target. Each player's shot is scored based on a difference in the target's image from a prior image as viewed by a camera. The scoring target is aligned with the camera, and the output of the score change is displayed to the multiple shooters.

A device, method and system for identification of a person participating in a range shooting activity, a token comprising at least an identification of a required shooting pattern and a communication means for communicating the required shooting pattern to a communication unit, and a device, system and method for image capture and analysis of a shooting session.

A target apparatus including: a base; a V-shaped member having first and second ends, the second end connected to the base; a first cleat, configured to connect to one or more inflated balloons, fixed to the V-shaped member; wherein the V-shaped member includes first and second members; the first member having first and second edges; wherein the second member has a first and second edges; wherein the first edges of the first and second members are fixed together; wherein the second edges of the first and second members are separated by a gap; and wherein the first cleat is fixed to the V-shaped member so that at least part of the first cleat is between the first and second members. The target apparatus further includes a first ring fixed to the first V-shaped member so that at least part of the first ring is between the first and second members.

A target device and method of manufacture includes providing a substrate with a printing surface upon which multiple coatings are deposited so as to provide a target image that allows for improved capacity for visually determining impact or penetration locations on the target image. The coatings include a first coating which defines target areas, with uncoated areas forming borderlines between and around the target areas. A transparent laminate of adhesive and a low dyne surface material is applied over the initial coating. Multiple layers of additional coatings having a variety of colorants are placed over the low dyne surface layer of the second coating to form the final target image. A projectile passing through the resulting target device will leave a halo of material around the impact site comprised of the first coating or the visible surface of the printing layer.

A multiple energetic penetration and damage progression sensor is disclosed. A grid of sensing lines, such as passive optical fibers, is formed by laying the sensing lines in a crossing pattern to form a 2-Dimensional or 3-Dimensional coordinate grid. Signal receivers such as photo-detectors are connected to one or both ends of the sensing lines, and a data processor interprets received signals. When an impact or energetic penetration occurs at a location on or near a sensing line, energy passes down the sensing line in both directions away from the point of impact or penetration. Each pair of X-Y or X-Y-Z recordings from receivers receiving the energy is processed to determine a location, penetration volume and progression in time of the impact or penetration. This sensor can be made conformal to any regular and continuous surface geometry, volume geometry, or surfaces or volumes of physical objects of interest.

A firearm target is specially adapted for the purpose of sighting in a scoped firearm. The scope has a reticle with horizontal and vertical lines forming crosshairs. The target has a cross pattern in contrasting colors with a cross shaped gap. The gap is highly visible and may even be in a reflective color. The gap size is selected to match the crosshair thickness and the targeting distance. Aligning the crosshairs to the gap significantly or completely hides the gap. Misaligning the crosshairs to the gap causes the gap to become more visible because of the gap's highly noticeable and contrasting colors. The target thereby provides a lock-on functionality for a marksman.