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Dope board after action report
I finally got to shoot a match with one of TimK's dope boards. I used it at a sporting rifle match in NM. I guess I saw 10 or so guys using one while I was there.
Here's a photo of it from the match:
Attachment 47713
Breakdown:
- My dope card is on the left hand side of the board. It's under the top piece of clear acrylic.
- The match course is on the upper right, annotating the target array and ranges.
- Given that we had known target distances, when I rolled up to the stage (in the picture, it's doped for Stage 1), I immediately figured out my elevation and wind for each target from my card and wrote it down on top of the clear acrylic with a dry erase pen.
- It took less than a minute to set up for each stage.
- I set the board up next to me as I was shooting each stage. A quick glance at the board gave me a heads-up display for each target; including relative position, distance, elevation, and wind.
- It was easy after that. Shoot, glance, dope, repeat.
Here's a look at how it could be used for not-previously known targets:
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Breakdown:
- Dope card is at the top of the board, under the clear acrylic.
- The targeting "V" and ranging yardage are drawn on the white acrylic with a grease pen.
- Once a target is identified and ranged, quickly mark it with a dry erase pen on the clear acrylic with the target array.
- Jot down the elevation and wind from the dope card.
- Repeat for each target.
- Set the board up at your shooting position, and use it to quickly have the relative position, distance, elevation, and wind of each target.
Honestly, I am impressed at just how handy this thing is. I'll keep using it for sure.
