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SC-104 Outer Limits

Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA)  SC-104 Outer Limits

Outer Limits is the only stage in Steel Challenge where movement is part of your timed performance. Remember to keep your firearm pointed down range and your finger out of the trigger guard as you move to the second position.

Engage (T1-T4) Finish on Stop Plate (SP) - Competitors shoot four strings, starting from their respective weak-side shooting box. Right-handed shooters will begin from the left, and left-handed shooters will start from the right.

Competitors start by engaging the two targets on their side of the centerline, then move to the center shooting box, under time, to complete the remaining three targets. Note that any single competitor will use only two of the three boxes.

The best three out of four runs count for the overall score.

Targets and Shooting Boxes:

  • Three 4-by-4 shooting boxes 6 feet apart

  • Two 12-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:

  • 35 yards deep (firing line to farthest target)

  • 24 feet wide (left to right from target centers)

  • Average target distance = 25.6 yards

Stage Planning Summary - Outer Limits


Left Side Start

SC-104 Outer Limits - Right Side Start

1: Engage (T1-T4) Finish on Stop Plate (SP)

Competitors shoot four strings, starting from their respective weak-side shooting box. Right-handed shooters will begin from the left in box (1), and left-handed shooters will start from the right in box (3). Competitors start by engaging the two targets on their starting side of the centerline, then move to the center shooting box (2), under time, to shoot the remaining three targets. Note that any single competitor will use only two of the three shooting boxes. The best three out of four runs count for the overall score.

Stage Planning – Left Side Start (Right-Handed)

Start in Box (1-RH)

2: Stop Plate

3: Precision target(s) = T2, T3  18”x24” plates @ (35 yards)

4: Left side - start on T1

5: Target Sequence = T1, T2, move to box (2-C), T4, T3, SP


Right Side Start

SC-104 Outer Limits - Right Side Start

1: Engage (T1-T4) Finish on Stop Plate (SP)

Competitors shoot four strings, starting from their respective weak-side shooting box. Right-handed shooters will begin from the left in box (1), and left-handed shooters will start from the right in box (3). Competitors start by engaging the two targets on their starting side of the centerline, then move to the center shooting box (2), under time, to shoot the remaining three targets. Note that any single competitor will use only two of the three shooting boxes. The best three out of four runs count for the overall score.

Stage Planning – Right Side Start (Left-Handed)

Start in Box (3-LH)

2: Stop Plate

3: Precision target(s) = T2, T3  18”x24” plates @ (35 yards)

4: Right side - start on T4

5: Target Sequence = T4, T3, move to box (2-C), T1, T2, SP


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