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★ Suggested ★ Range Rules Precision Steel Paddle Challenge Rules of the Climb
10 shots per shooter · 8 targets · one path up
No stems to hit No arguing over bullet grazes
★ Suggested ★ Range Rules
Precision Steel Paddle Challenge Rules of the Climb
10 shots per shooter · 8 targets · one path up
No stems to hit No arguing over bullet grazes
Point Values — 2.25" to 0.50" in ¼" increments
2.25"1 pointStart here
2.00"2 points
1.75"3 points
1.50"4 points
1.25"5 points
1.00"6 points
0.75"7 points
0.50"8 points
How it works
Required to start
You must successfully hit the 2.25" target first before moving on to any other target.
No skipping
Once you've hit the 2.25", work your way up one paddle at a time, in order. You must take a shot at the next target before you're allowed to do anything else — no skipping ahead, and no voluntarily dropping back to easier targets. Each shooter has 10 shots total.
What counts as a hit
The paddle must fully switch sides to count. Grazes or any partial movement that doesn't flip the paddle won't score. And because Climb to Glory has no stems — a major flaw of conventional KYL targets — you can't cheat the system with a lucky stem strike. You have to put real lead on steel.
Between rounds
Paddles aren't reset — they stay wherever the last shooter left them. The switch-sides rule still applies, so every round starts with a fresh layout. Same target, new challenge.
When you miss
A miss is what unlocks your options. Until you miss, you must keep climbing — one paddle at a time. But once a miss happens, you haven't lost any points, and your remaining shots are yours to use either of these two ways:
Your options after a miss
A
Try the missed target again. Once you hit it, you've earned that point — and you can keep climbing.
B
Drop back to any target you've already hit and keep shooting it to bank more points with your remaining shots.
Your earned points are always safe.Once a target is hit, that point is banked — no miss can ever take it away.
Strategy
You can't skip ahead — every target gets a shot. But once you miss, the question becomes where to aim the rest of your shots. If a small target keeps beating you, drop back and stack points on one you can hit consistently. A guaranteed hit beats a hopeful one every time.
52pts max
Hit the first 7 targets once each (28 pts), then use your remaining 3 shots to hit the 0.50" summit target three times (24 pts) — all 10 shots, perfectly placed.
Tie-Breaker Round
Used only when two or more shooters are tied after the final round
1
Each tied shooter takes one shot at the 0.50" target. If no one can hit the 0.50", move up to the next larger target.
2
If the first shooter hits, the second shooter must also hit to stay in.
3
Continue one shot at a time until one shooter misses. The other shooter wins.
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Step-by-step instructions for setting up your Climb to Glory target system. No guesswork. No missing parts. Print it, or pull it up on your phone at the range.
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