This is the official target of the PCSL (Practical Competition Shooting League).
PCSL recognizes the brown side as a handgun target, and the white side as a carbine target. No-Shoots (penalty targets) are painted solid red with a black “X” across the span of the target.
The K-Zone target is traditionally scored using the Points Per Second (also known as “Hit Factor”) scoring method, where the competitor’s score is the sum of all their points shot on target (minus any penalties) divided by the time it took them to shoot the course of fire. Two hits in either the A, C, or D zones are required, or a single hit in the K zone is required to neutralize the target and avoid penalties. PCSL uses minor scoring for all firearms, meaning that a hit in the A zone scores 5 points, C zone scores 3 points, and D zone scores 1 point. Additionally, a single hit in the K zone scores the full 10 points with no second shot required.
While specifically designed for use in PCSL matches, the K-Zone Target’s unique design and scoring zones offer benefits in a wide variety of training and competition scenarios.
- Wind Resistance: The smaller size and shoulder cuts make this target extremely wind resistant.
- Higher Standard of Markmanship: The significant reduction of unnecessarily large D-Zone or -3 Zone, and slightly smaller sizing of A/C or -0/-1 zones demands a higher standard of marksmanship to avoid penalties.
- Mulitgun Applications: For 3-Gun, Multigun, and other events that use time-plus scoring (requiring 1 Alpha or two hits anywhere), the K-Zone target offers a improvement by scoring 1 Kilo as neutralized instead of 1 Alpha. This removes the extremely common occurrence of “lucky alpha-mikes” that result in no penalty earned by the competitor.
The target’s design can be thought of as a cross between the commonly used USPSA target and international IPSC (“turtle”) targets, with the extension of the A zone to include the head box, and the addition of the K zone as a high-risk high-reward scoring area. The overall size of the K-Zone target is about 18” wide by 23” tall, approximately the same overall profile as the IPSC target.
