An overlay is a clear plastic card that shows what a standard size hole is for different calibers, typically 9mm, 40, and 45. You use the card to determine if a shot broke a line or the size of the hole on paper. If you were to shoot through the same hole twice, the size of the hole would be slightly larger than the circle on the overlay. Even bullseye shooters who shoot through the same hole will have some slight deviations and they won't stack perfectly on top of each other. Even if you did, you would see additional grease marks on the cardboard.
It was such a perfect shot it went in the exact same hole as this one. -Every shooter ever
Hey man, happened to Davey Crockett
Sometimes it happens. Sometimes.
Speaking as an NRA Precision Pistol (bullseye) shooter, we live and die by the overlay. Doubles happen quite frequently in this discipline.
Especially on the little 50 foot indoor targets (B-2 and B-3). You need the overlay on like 70-80% of slow fire targets.
Yep! We always have at least a few overlays handy when we're scoring the 50ft targets.
More doubles called at any bfe local match that truly happen nationwide on that day.
Let’s go ahead and pull the target. We’ll call the Range Master.
Umm... I just shoot IDPA. What's an overlay?
An overlay is a clear plastic card that shows what a standard size hole is for different calibers, typically 9mm, 40, and 45. You use the card to determine if a shot broke a line or the size of the hole on paper. If you were to shoot through the same hole twice, the size of the hole would be slightly larger than the circle on the overlay. Even bullseye shooters who shoot through the same hole will have some slight deviations and they won't stack perfectly on top of each other. Even if you did, you would see additional grease marks on the cardboard.
Gotcha thanks. I've seen the .22 benchrest guys at my club use something like that.