Does this target represent the "sweet spot"??
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Most of the McKenzie's and Delta's I've seen are like that. The only ones I've seen that aren't are the one they have that is meant to be positioned for a quartering away shot the one that is meant to be shot from an elevated platform or treestand. The 12 rings on those are positioned accordingly.I agree that the vital on that target is too far forward. I have a lot of 3D targets (Mackenzies and Deltas) and I have never seen one with the vital like that.
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I suspect that most deer that get away are shot too far back. Everyone thinks the shoulder is just above the "elbow" of the leg . . .not so, that's your target on a straight away shot. I've seen many a deer shot behind that "elbow" or bend in the front leg and it's too far back. You are better off to follow the leg straight up and shoot 1/3 of the way up the body.
Anyway, that where I typically shoot and they typically drop. There's been the exception.
I think your target is good to go.
Anyway, that where I typically shoot and they typically drop. There's been the exception.
I think your target is good to go.
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What I've always told people, (and I'm sure everyone will agree) is take a line up the back of the front leg on the far side of the body, and just below the center of the body along that line is your aiming spot. Works for broadside and quartering away shots. Guaranteed lungs, and likely top of the heart.
The 10-ring in the 3D target in the first post is exactly that for a broadside shot. Not the right spot for a quartering-away, though.
The 10-ring in the 3D target in the first post is exactly that for a broadside shot. Not the right spot for a quartering-away, though.