Hit Factor Is Constant

shred Jun 1 2003, 05:50 PM Like most of 'em, this insight came about just after I'd done it wrong (funny how that happens) Say you're shooting a low hit-factor stage, (in this case a rifle stage with mostly 40-50 yard targets wherein the HF was about 4), and you come across a bank of wide-open targets at five yards. Hose 'em, right? WRONG. C's and dare I say it, D's, on those targets will cost you just as much as a C or D on every other target on the stage, and the time you might save by hosing is trivial if the HF is down in the 4 range like in the rifle example. Shooting a C

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