Open up your International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) rulebook and turn to section 4.12. There you’ll find all the criteria a target must meet in order to qualify for use at an officially sanctioned IDPA competitive event.

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This target is an instructive training tool even if you aren’t concerned with IDPA guidelines. It is made of durable cardboard that will withstand multiple training sessions (and last an especially long time if you have a roll of tan pasters). It features perforated lines that divide the target into multiple scoring sections (which essentially break down into -0 for the heart and braincase, -1 for the rest of the head and torso, and -3 for the arms, hips and groin).

This target is not marked “threat” (as indicated by firearm or knife) or “non-threat” (as indicated by a pair of open hands). It is blank, and ready to be painted until it represents any kind of target you please.