STEEL TARGETS AND STEEL TARGET TRAINING

Superior firearms training is always possible, even for departments on extremely tight budgets. Our full line of steel targets, steel target training equipment, and other portable targets gives you the tools you need to incorporate modern firearms training standards and techniques into your program, even on the most undeveloped ranges.

Nobody gives you better quality and value in basic steel targets and steel target training tools like static steel plates, pepper poppers, swinging and rocking targets, plate racks, dueling trees, paper and cardboard target stands, IPSC targets, USPSA targets, IDPA targets, cowboy action targets, and portable running man systems.

All steel shooting surfaces in the Action Target portable or "PT" line of steel targets are made of the very best through hardened 500 Brinell steel (550 available) with no exposed bolts or brackets for maximum safety and durability. Because the steel targets are so hard, you won’t have to worry about the hazards of inconsistent splatter patterns and ricochet caused by pits and craters. Our regular steel targets easily withstand all standard handgun ammunition with no damage, and can be ordered for use with high-power rifles (.223 & .308) at appropriate distances.

BULLET TRAPS AND BULLET TRAP APPLICATIONS

Choosing a bullet trap is one of the most important aspects of designing and building a shooting range. There are steel bullet traps, rubber bullet traps, indoor bullet trap options, and outdoor bullet trap options. To make the wisest choice possible, you must determine the answers to several important questions.

Will the range be limited to handguns only, or will rifles be allowed? What other kinds of ammunition will be used? How many rounds will be fired in to the bullet traps each month? Each year? How do you plan on collecting the lead from the bullet trap? What about lead dust and other airborne particles? What kind of budget are you working with? Are there any size limitations? What about local fire codes and other restrictions?

The answers to these questions will help you decide which of the modern bullet traps and bullet trap applications is best suited to your situation. Investigate this site to learn more about steel bullet traps, rubber bullet traps, bullet trap performance comparisons, and two superior bullet trap applications available from Action Target.

SHOOTHOUSES, SHOOT HOUSE TRAINING, DESIGNING SHOOT HOUSES, AND SHOOTHOUSE RESOURCES

MATCH™ is a Modular Armored Tactical Combat House invented by Action Target. MATCH™ is a live-fire, 360 degree ballistically safe shoot house designed for you to learn and teach close-quarter skills and other shoot house tactics like room clearing and hallway navigation, all with total confidence that every round fired is being contained within its armored steel walls.

Because officers frequently encounter situations that require close-quarter tactical skills, a realistic shoothouse that accurately recreates those situations is critical to developing the confidence and conditioned responses an officer needs to survive. MATCH™ shoothouses provide just such an environment by combining realistic shoot house walls, doors, rooms, and hallways into custom configurations that reflect the situations your officers are most likely to encounter.

TURNING TARGETS AND TURNING TARGET TRAINING

Firearms qualification is a common but important part of the law enforcement experience. However, without automated target turners, implementing uniform standards can be time-consuming, inefficient and frustrating. Just imagine the following scenario on a range equipped with static target stands and a range officer equipped with just a whistle. “Shooters! On my command, draw and fire three shots at center mass. You have three seconds. Ready? Fire!” Bang! Bang! “Cease fire!” Bang! Bang! Bang! So much for standards.

To eliminate the inaccuracy of such a scenario, law enforcement long ago adopted the concept of turning targets that turn towards and away from the shooter at specific time intervals. Many different approaches and technologies have been used over the years to accomplish this task, but Action Target revolutionized the concept when we introduced our air-powered, individually controlled turning target systems. Whether your department has 100 officers to qualify each year, or 100 academy cadets to qualify each month, every agency deserves turning targets suited to its own specific needs. We can equip your range with everything from totally independent computer-controlled target turners, to more basic and economical tandem driven systems.

REACTIVE STEEL TARGETS AND REACTIVE STEEL TARGET TRAINING

Reactive shooting is the skill a police officer must rely on when confronted with a suddenly hazardous situation. It is a critical skill that can save officers' lives, and it is the result of conditioned hand-eye coordination developed by training on Action Target's air-powered reactive steel target systems.

As we learn more and more about the human dynamics involved in armed confrontations, we understand that physical skills that require conscious thought or intellectual processing tend to break down rapidly under high levels of stress. If defensive skills and responses are not programmed in at a subconscious level, the sudden stress may cause us to fumble, freeze or panic. It is in this environment that reactive shooting skills are needed and reactive steel targets become so important.

Such reflexive shooting skills can be taught through the use of extremely short time limits on reactive steel targets, thus pushing the shooter to function at the limits of reaction and response time. This can be compared to learning how to hit a fast moving ball with a bat or racket, or developing the reflexes to block a punch or kick at full speed. Reactive steel target training systems like Action Target’s Bobber X-treme, Auto Popper, and KD targets provide the instant feedback required to program an officer’s reflexive shooting skills effectively and efficiently.

MOVING TARGETS AND MOVING TARGET TRAINING

Training on moving targets has become mandatory for law enforcement agencies across the country, and rightfully so. When was the last time you were in a violent confrontation with someone who just stood still? Because running seems to be a part of most gunfights, the ability to fire safely and accurately at moving threats can be one of an officer's greatest assets. To provide reliable and effective tools for this crucial training, Action Target offers two running man moving target systems: the highly portable Runner™ moving target and the more permanent Track Runner™ moving targets There are other moving targets out there, but you must know that Action Target still makes the most practical and most cost effective running man moving target systems you can buy.

INDOOR SHOOTING RANGES, INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE DESIGN, AND INDOOR FIRING RANGE REQUIREMENTS

Zoning regulations, environmental concerns, ventilation systems, liability insurance, construction methods, equipment choices… the list goes on and on. In fact, indoor shooting ranges present so many challenges the whole concept can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, you have in Action Target a partner that has seen it all, and can help you with every step of your indoor shooting range project. Turn to us for indoor shooting range design ideas, shooting stalls, target retrievers, bullet traps, safety baffles, and anything else you need to make your indoor shooting range successful. You will be rewarded with reliable, worry-free equipment that lets you get on with the other details of running your range.

THE LINE OF FIRE INSTANT SHOOTING RANGE

The Line of Fire™ is a modular, frame-mounted, instant shooting range that comes assembled in individual sections. You can connect as many sections together as you need, and the 2 moving targets can be configured to span the entire assembly of sections. Like the chassis of a car, the frame of the Line of Fire™ is a foundation that all the target systems and components mount to. No railroad ties, concrete, or other protective walls are needed in front of the targets because the frame of the Line of Fire™ also has an angled 500 Brinell steel wall built right in. All you need to use your Line of Fire™ is a flat piece of ground and a suitable backstop or bullet trap.

To maximize training efficiency and flexibility, each 10-foot section of the Line of Fire™ can be customized with various combinations of turning targets, swing-up targets, static steel targets, and reactive steel targets, plus the 2 moving targets that roam from end to end.

Your Line of Fire™ instant range is a turnkey system that comes complete with an air compressor, the SmartRange™ control system - computer included, all necessary target control devices, steel target assemblies for the moving targets, cardboard qualification targets, paper combat targets, installation, and thorough operational training.

So how can something so full of features save you money? Well, the cost will obviously vary based on the target options you choose, but building a range this way eliminates many of the custom design costs and expensive engineering requirements of traditional shooting ranges. Bottom line? There is no other way to get as much high-quality training equipment on your range for the price than with the Line of Fire™.

IPSC SHOOTING TARGETS, USPSA SHOOTING TARGETS, IDPA SHOOTING TARGETS, COWBOY ACTION SHOOTING TARGETS, AND OTHER SHOOTING SPORT TARGETS

Organizations like IPSC, USPSA, IDPA and SASS provide exciting and challenging venues to perfect your sport shooting skills. The combination of cardboard targets and steel targets at these events means there will be something to shoot for everybody, regardless of skill level.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation - NSSF - is the trade association for the shooting, hunting and firearms industry. Formed in 1961, the National Shooting Sports Foundation - NSSF - is a not-for-profit organization with a membership of more than 3,600 manufacturers, distributors, retailers, sportsmen's organizations and publishers. They have excellent information on all the shooting sports, including shooting ranges, shooting range design, shooting range construction, steel targets, practice targets, and other shooting range resources.,

FIREARMS TRAINING, POLICE TRAINING, LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, HANDGUN TRAINING, RIFLE TRAINING, AND SHOTGUN TRAINING

Established in January of 2004, the Action Target Academy conducts firearms training courses at host locations around the country. As a result, the host agency’s personnel and officers from neighboring departments do not have to expend time and resources on extended travel to get the firearms training they need. This allows the host agency to maximize its training dollars and provide world-class firearms training classes that would not be available otherwise.

The Action Target Academy specializes in police and law enforcement firearms training, shoothouse training, shoot house training programs, shooting range design programs, handgun training, rifle training, low light training, shotgun training, and firearms instructor training..