A brief description of the Standard Test we have developed for a target.
STANDARD TEST as applied to Townsville Kongsberg targets.
There may be some slight variation but the same format has been applied as much as possible to all subsequent eTarget testing. Hexta and Silver Mountain targets produce a log file so it is more convenient to read reported shot positions from these files rather than reading a monitor for each shot which is tiresome and error prone. To distinguish between a perfectly setup Silver Mountain Target and a typical or poor setup is important and details are given under Silver Mountain Testing.
In addition, a short video shows our standard test procedure, including measurement and assessments of errors. It is available below. Simply click on the appropriate download arrow below.
ALSO BELOW is available for download a suggested Spreadsheet for target testing. It is about the simplest possible Spreadsheet which shows at a glance both target Random Error and Systematic Error (Acoustic Centre error). You can add other Bells and Whistles as you want or trim for a different number of shots. This has been kept simple and included in the hope that it may encourage more people to test eTargets.