Outer Limits is the outlier on every line of the peak-time table, and for good reason. It is the only stage with movement, the only stage with three boxes, the only stage scored best three of four, and the only stage where which box you shot from can turn a hit into a miss.
Two 12-inch plates, two 18″×24″ rectangles and one 12-inch stop plate — five targets, like every other stage. Three 4′×4′ boxes, 6 feet apart. Four strings, best three counted.
Our own scale plan of SC-104 · Outer Limits, drawn from the dimensions published in Appendix B of the SCSA Competition Rules, edition 2026-03. Seen from above, the three boxes at the left. Note how far out the rectangles sit — 105 feet is the longest shot in the sport.
| Target | Size | Distance from the box | Offset from center | Height to top |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18″×24″ rectangle | 18 x 24 inches | 105 ft | 6 ft left | 5 ft 6 in |
| 18″×24″ rectangle | 18 x 24 inches | 105 ft | 6 ft right | 5 ft 6 in |
| 12″ plate | 12 inches | 60 ft | 12 ft left | 5 ft |
| 12″ plate | 12 inches | 60 ft | 12 ft right | 5 ft |
| 12″ stop plate | 12 inches | 54 ft | on the center line | 5 ft |
The stage peak is the aggregate of your 3 counted strings. Divide it by 3 and you get a par time you can set on a shot timer today.
| Division | Stage peak | Per string |
|---|---|---|
| Rimfire Rifle Optics | 10.75 s | 3.58 s |
| Rimfire Pistol Optics | 11.5 s | 3.83 s |
| PCC Optics | 11.25 s | 3.75 s |
| Open | 12.5 s | 4.17 s |
| Carry Optics | 13.75 s | 4.58 s |
| Production | 14 s | 4.67 s |
| Single Stack | 14.75 s | 4.92 s |
| Iron Sight Revolver | 15.75 s | 5.25 s |
Peak times verified against SCSA’s live classification system on September 8, 2026. The full 16-division table is on our peak times page.
This one is worth saying plainly because the highest-ranking third-party stage diagram on the internet draws Outer Limits with seven targets. It has five. Every Steel Challenge stage has five: four standard targets and a stop plate. If a diagram shows you anything else, it is wrong.
The rectangles are at 105 feet — 35 yards. That is the longest shot in Steel Challenge by a wide margin, and it is why every division’s largest peak time is this stage. An 18-by-24-inch rectangle at 35 yards with a red dot and a rimfire pistol is a real shot, and it is being taken immediately after moving between boxes with the gun up.
The 12-inch plates at 60 feet are 12 feet off the center line each way — wide, and small. Then the stop plate is closer than either of them at 54 feet, on the center line.
Same five targets, eight different problems. The full set, plus the data behind them:
Sources
SCSA Competition Rules, edition 2026-03, effective March 1, 2026 — Appendix B (stage diagrams), rule 2.1 (target height) and the chapters cited inline. Peak times from SCSA’s live classification system, retrieved September 8, 2026. The diagram above is our own drawing made from the published dimensions. If a measurement here does not match the stage as your club sets it, the rulebook and your match director are the authority — and we would like to know about it.
The date under the headline is the last time we checked this page against its sources — not the day it was first written. Rulebooks get amended, regulations change and season dates move, so we review these guides on a regular cycle and re-stamp the date whenever we revise one. If you find something here that has changed before we caught it, email [email protected] or tell us at the counter; we will verify it against the source and correct it.
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