Precision Rifle Gear Using Hornady HIT indicators? How are you attaching them?

[OnyxSkyDV]

I tested my hit indicator housing last weekend, and it worked fine. Side note, 338lm will throw one right off the back of a 10", 3/8" thick plate by about 5ft at 525yds pretty easily, even with a monster rare earth magnet holding it on the back of the plate. (It was fine when I picked it up and slid the angled reflector back into the housing)

I can't imagine this wouldn't hold up to 22lr without an issue.

 

[Tiger_Shilone]

The caldwell indicators also proved to be too sensitive to false positive hits on my new 1.5” and 2” hole MOA targets. I originally had the indicators mounted on 4” steel with rubber straps behind the main plate. They still turned on with hits on the front plate. Tried string and bungee suspension for the rear plate and still got false positives.

Wound up putting the front pass through steel plate and target indication plate on separate wood post and that worked. But it is not the one piece solution I was hoping for.

The 1.5” hole 150 yard target set up. Shooters had ten rounds to attempt 100, 150 and 200 yard targets. 24 total attempted shots at the 150 with 3 successful shooters moving onto the 200 yard and all three of them were successful there as well.

 

[Tiger_Shilone]

1”, 1.5”, 2” plates with missed shot hits from last match at 100, 150 and 200 yards

 

[sporter123]

I gave up on these hornady indicators. They work great for long range centerfire targets mounted on a t post, but close in targets for rimfire they didn’t work out well for my match ( my targets are mounted on 2x4 posts that slide into 4” diameter plastic conduit holes buried 2’ in the ground. Too many competitors hit the posts and the hornady indicator erroneously counts those as a hit).

I’ve switched to the caldwell “flash bang” indicators instead. They cost $31 each, but go on sale occasionally and I have not had the false positives when the posts are hit instead of the target. They are considerably cheaper than the magnetospeeds as they are charging $200 each now. In addition, I like the green LEDs better and there are a lot of them on the caldwell with a better flashing pattern, plus they have a on/off switch.

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The downside is the LEDs are exposed to bullet hits, but I mount them around 1-2 o clock on the target and haven’t had a hit yet for half a season. At 31$ I wouldn’t worry about it.

Will the Caldwell work only with moving plates, or does it work on a big bolt on plate for ELR as well?

I couldn t figure out if it works with noise, gyro, vibration...

Thx

 

[lash]

Will the Caldwell work only with moving plates, or does it work on a big bolt on plate for ELR as well?

I couldn t figure out if it works with noise, gyro, vibration...

Thx

Vibration. I’ve shot ELR at places that have 1/2” and 3/4” thick large static plates and both the Caldwell and HIT lights work fine. Even on the 2000-2300 yards plates.

 

[sporter123]

Vibration. I’ve shot ELR at places that have 1/2” and 3/4” thick large static plates and both the Caldwell and HIT lights work fine. Even on the 2000-2300 yards plates.

thx, just ordered.

 

[Mike Casselton]

Speaking of the Hornady indicators, I brought mine Thursday and didn't even take them out of the van.

 

[lash]

Speaking of the Hornady indicators, I brought mine Thursday and didn't even take them out of the van.

Me too. I had eight ready to go.