New for 2022 — Electronic Targets at Camp Atterbury
This year, for the NRA National Matches at Camp Atterbury, the High Power Rifle course will have electronic targets. This is good news for competitors as there will be NO PIT DUTY required. Relays can proceed much more quickly and efficiently, so matches can be completed in significantly shorter time-spans.
Big news for High Power rifle shooters — Electronic Targets will be employed at the 2022 High Power Rifle National Matches at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. That means faster relays, quicker scoring, and NO PIT DUTY!
Silver Mountain Targets Electronic Targets at Camp Atterbury This Summer
The Silver Mountain Targets electronic target system will be deployed for the High Power Rifle phases of the 2022 National Matches at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The Silver Mountain Targets (SMT) technology, the “fourth generation of Electronic Target System”, is an OPEN SENSOR system fitted to conventional wood target frames. It uses four sensors to plot shot location (and score value) with great precision. Scores are transmitted via a WiFi network to mobile devices placed at each shooting station. Along with shot location, the score values are listed and recorded on the receiving devices.
The electronic target systems from Silver Mountain Targets provide instantaneous scoring, with scores instantly transmitted to WiFi monitors at each station on the firing lines. This shows competitors their shot locations immediately. That helps with wind calls. For the most part, the system has worked well this 2022 summer. Unfortunately, this year we have heard reports of some e-Target communication glitches, and some “missed” shots that were not recorded properly. It appears that there are still some bugs to work out.
“Silver Mountain Targets is very excited to be chosen for the very first deployment of this technology at the NRA National Matches. Our advanced modular architecture represents the latest in electronic target technology,” said SMT’s David Schnelle. “The system is designed to be easily expandable and provide a high level of reliability. System components are battery-powered to simplify deployment on a military range and allows the system to even operate if there is a power outage. Communications between targets and the firing line is a highly reliable WiFi connection, utilizing any WiFi-capable device to display competitors’ shots.”
They already had unbelievably well made target stands that we marveled at last year, and now are equipped with what appears to be cost is no object etargets. The private sector has no chance of keeping up with this kind of investment. Very glad to see this impressive asset on the national guard camp shared with and benefiting civilians.