Target Practice is a Strangers and Freaks Mission (Side Quest) in GTA V (Grand Theft Auto 5). This walkthrough shows how to get all Gold Medals in Target Practice for 100% completion.
Gold Medal Requirements:
- 2 for 1: Kill 2 coyotes with one shot
- Pop! Pop!: Shoot all 3 tires with an accuracy of at least 75%
- Bad Signal: Shoot all 3 satellite dishes without missing
Walkthrough Video
Starting Location: Target Practice
- Location: Sandy Shores / Marina Drive
- Quest Giver: Cletus
- Requirement: Complete “Nervous Ron“
- Can Be Started By: Trevor
Follow Cletus
Meet up with Cletus on the side of the road who enjoys hunting unconventional targets and just happens to have a high powered rifle handy. He will lead you to the front porch of his house where he will point out three big satellite dishes on other trailers within range of his rifle, and presumably owned by his least favorite neighbors. This sets up the challenge for the first Gold Medal requirement:
- Bad Signal: Shoot all 3 satellite dishes without missing
Before you start shooting, you have to wait until Cletus is finished telling you about the challenge otherwise you will fail the mission. Also complicating this requirement is the fact that not all satellite dishes are actually destructible, and shooting one of these other dishes counts as a miss. The three that you want to shoot are pictured below.
Go to the Motel
After dishing on the neighbors, Cletus says he has a better idea. Drive him to the old motel in his BF Dune Buggy parked out front.
Once there, head upstairs to the balcony overlooking Joshua Road for your next challenge.
Snipe a Tire on Three Passing Cars
When Cletus is done talking, you’ll start your next Gold Medal requirement:
- Pop! Pop!: Shoot all 3 tires with an accuracy of at least 75%
If you do the math, that means that you can only miss once. Cars will be travelling up and down the highway, and there are two main places where you want to watch. The first is the stop sign to your left where cars turn west to go down Joshua Rd. The cars actually just drive through the stop sign, but when they turn to their left (your right) and go around the corner, you have a perfect, slow moving target, and an easy shot on the front edge of their tire.
The other location is in the extreme distance to the west on Joshua Rd. While this is a smaller target due to the distance, it’s also not moving that quickly for the same reason. Also, more cars will be going in either direction down Joshua Rd. than will be turning at the stop sign, giving you more opportunities.
Even still, there is no time limit on the mission, so feel free to take your time and wait until you have the right shot.
Snipe Three Coyotes
Follow Cletus again as he leads you to the roof of another part of the motel. There is a stairway to climb, and a collapsed part of the roof gives you a convenient ramp to use to get up there.
Wait till Cletus explains that he wants you to shoot some coyotes, then look to the south. In the parking lot below you’ll see two packs of three coyotes each.
Before you start shooting, remember that you still have one Gold Medal requirement to complete:
- 2 for 1: Kill 2 coyotes with one shot
The coyotes will circle around the parking lot, wandering in a rough circle but they will stay in a group as they walk. Wait until one of them passes in front of the other and then shoot. After that, you’ll just need one more to complete Cletus’s instructions.
Cletus will then tell you about an opportunity to monetize your hunting out in Paleto Bay before running off, ending the mission.
This finishes Target Practice in GTA V.
For all other Missions refer to GTA V Walkthrough.
This walkthrough has been updated for the Enhanced Version on PC / PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series S/X and is also still applicable to the Legacy version.
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