How to Shoot Showdown - Essential Stage Planning Tips for Competitive Shooters
Overview and Stage Plan - Showdown is a five string stage with two shooting locations. The two shooting locations create a different challenge across the same targets
Showdown - Strategy and Planning
Stay Focused:
Avoid rushing; a deliberate and consistent pace often yields better results than trying to rush through the targets.
Rehearse the Layout:
Familiarity with the stage layout and target distances helps improve confidence and performance under pressure. Remember, the targets will look a little different from the two shooting boxes.
Engage (T1-T4) Finish on Stop Plate (SP) - Competitors shoot three strings from one shooting box and two strings from the other with no more than three strings from any one box. There is no movement between boxes during a string. The best four of five runs count for score.
Targets and Shooting Boxes:
Two 3-by-3 shooting boxes 6 feet apart
Two 10-inch plates at 5 feet high
Two 18-by-24-inch rectangles at 5 feet, 6 inches high
One 12-inch stop plate (SP) at 5 feet high
Max Target Distances:
25 yards deep (firing line to farthest target)
18 feet wide (left to right from target centers)
Average target distance = 16.4 yards
Stage Planning Summary - Showdown
Left Side Start
SC-102 Showdown - Left Side Start
Right Side Start
SC-102 Showdown - Right Side Start
Showdown FAQ
What is the Showdown stage in Steel Challenge?
Showdown (SC-102) is a five-string Steel Challenge classifier shot from two 3-by-3 boxes set 6 feet apart. The same targets are engaged from both locations, so the two boxes present different angles and distances across the same array, and you finish each string on a 12-inch stop plate.
What is the layout of the Showdown stage?
Showdown uses two 3-by-3 shooting boxes 6 feet apart, two 10-inch round plates at 5 feet high, two 18-by-24-inch rectangles at 5 feet 6 inches, and one 12-inch stop plate. The maximum target distance is about 25 yards.
How do you shoot Showdown?
You shoot the same targets from two boxes, so a typical plan is a sequence like T1, T2, T4, T3, stop plate from one box and T4, T3, T1, T2, stop plate from the other. A deliberate, consistent pace usually beats rushing, since the targets look different from each location.
Why does Showdown use two shooting boxes?
The two boxes, set 6 feet apart, change the angles and distances to the same targets, so the stage tests how well you adapt your aim and transitions from position to position. You shoot different strings from each box rather than moving during a string.