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Digital Target Scoring

Although any screen resolution will work, the Target Scoring Software was designed to work best when displayed with a Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768 format.

To change the screen resolution, right click on the computer desktop, select properties, click the settings tab and use the Screen Resolution slider to select the desired resolution.

First click the button

to open the Calibration Window.
Click the button titled " Calibrate the Monitor Horizontal Axis "
Using a ruler or calipers, extend or shorten the horizontal line until it measures exactly two inches.

Then click the button titled " Calibrate the Monitor Vertical Axis "
Extend or shorten the vertical line until it measures exactly two inches.

Click the button titled " Save to Configuration File".
Click the button titled " Make a Calibrated Target ", The software will construct a target grid that will display
coordinate lines that are exactly one inch apart when displayed on your computer monitor.
A message will be displayed indicating that the target has been constructed and saved to your "Targets" folder.

Click the "CLOSE" button then click the "Redraw the Target" button to load the newly constructed target.

Before attempting to score a target or place shot coordinates on the screen, be sure that a Load has been selected or created on the Load Page and a NEW TARGET has been selected in the Target Record page and the range distance, in yards, to the target has been entered.

Also, to ensure that calculations are correctly performed, the bullet Weight and Ballistic Coefficient should be entered into the Load Bullet Data Page. (If the Bullet Ballistic Coefficient is not known, enter " 1 " so that the calculations do not attempt to divide by zero.

When a new, blank target is on the screen, the cursor will be represented by a set of small concentric circles.
Place the cursor on the target center and left click. This will place an AIMPOINT

on the target
at the point where the cursor was clicked. The Coordinates of the aim point will be shown in the two windows in the left panel as Down and Right from the upper left corner of the target. The label will indicate the exact center of the target and the Edit Windows may be edited to reposition the at the Exact Center or anywhere on the target in order to show bullet holes that are considerably off center on the target.

The cursor position from the Aim point will be constantly and dynamically displayed in the upper portion of the left panel and the cursor position from the upper left corner will be constantly displayed in the left panel under the label titled "Cursor Position on target"

The cursor position will also be indicated by the dynamic display of black bars on the Top, Bottom, left and Right of the Target Scoring Page.

Use a pen or pencil to punch a hole through the exact center of the aim point of a target with bullet holes that are within the boundaries of the screen grid or target.

Hold or tape the target to the computer monitor so that the center of the Target Aim point is visible through the hole in the of the target.

Finally, move the cursor until it is centered under each bullet hole in the target and left-click the mouse once under each bullet hole. The coordinates of each bullet hole will be calculated and recorded in the grid at the left of the page. A circle scaled to the correct bullet size will be drawn on the target that is on the screen.

Once all the bullet holes have been entered and recorded, remove the target and click the button titled " Calculate the Group Center"

Click on the "More Targets" button to open a selection of targets that are available to place on the screen.

A graphics program such as Window's Paint may be used to create targets that may be used.

For users of Screen Resolutions of 800 x 650, make the targets 507 pixels wide x 507 pixels high
For users of Screen Resolutions of 1024 x 768, make the targets 650 pixels wide x 650 pixels high
For users of Screen Resolutions of 1152 x 864, make the targets 731 pixels wide x 731 pixels high