Dividing machine
A divider machine is a device for determining the distance between shot hole and target center . The dividing machine, which is matched to the target, enables the shooters to be placed with the same number of rings due to the precise evaluation.
Splitting machines are used in shooting competitions of particular importance and for special qualifications because, on the one hand, very good shooters compete and, on the other hand, crucial hits are often very close together and cannot be clearly identified with the naked eye.
It is determined how far a bullet hole is struck from the "ideal hit" (10 = maximum number of points) on the target. Accuracies of up to 0.001 mm are possible. Dividing machines can work mechanically (with a dial gauge ) or electronically.
The greater the deviation from the center of the target (the “divider”), the lower the quality of the shot.
Requirements:
All panes used must be dimensionally accurate and identical in size and imprint, and be suitable for the machine.
Only one shot is fired at a target.
Before starting all measurements, the dividing machine must be "zeroed": A test disc with a hole that corresponds to the divider "0" is inserted and the display unit is set to "0".
Bombarded panes may only be measured once on the dividing machine. Repeated measurement causes register holes and bullet holes to "wear out", which would make accurate measurement impossible.