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Rifle Shooting Discipline:
Rifle events are held on shooting ranges where
competitors shoot at targets at distances of 10 and
50metres.
Air rifle competitions are shot mainly at 10 meters,
indoors. The air rifle is a good training tool for
introducingbeginner shooters to the safe use of
firearms, but can also be used in serious competitions
right up to the Olympiclevel.
Sporting Rifle shooters use ordinary .22 calibre
rifles, with little additional equipment. Most North
American makes easily qualify, as do several European
ones. Bulls-eye targets are shot at 20 yards indoors and
50 metres outdoors. There are prone (lying down) and
3-position (prone, standing, kneeling) matches.
Silhouette Shooting
The term Metallic Silhouette is used in a generic sense
to describe all shooting using targets of metal
shaped-like game animals. This shooting sport has
evolved to encompass matches which use pistols, air guns
smallbore, high power and black powder (cartridge only)
rifles.
The use of smallbore (.22RF) rifles in silhouette
shooting is achieved by using a scaled down version of
the High Power Rifle Silhouette match. It is fired at
one-fifth scale targets at one-fifth scale distances of
those used in High Power Rifle Silhouette. In the
smallbore version, the reduced size chickens are placed
at 40 meters, pigs at 60 meters, turkeys at 77 meters,
and sheep at 100 meters.
All shooting is done offhand without slings or
shooting jackets. Usually the shooter has a spotter to
advise on where the shot hit. The shooter is given 2-1/2
minutes to engage a bank of five silhouettes (five
chickens, pigs, turkeys, or sheep, one shot each, left
to right). Scoring is equally simple; if your shot
knocks the target off it's stand, it's a hit. Anything
else is a miss. Move on to the next silhouette in the
bank.
Shooters may compete in either (or both) of two rifle
classes: Standard Class or Hunter Class. A Standard
Class rifle must weigh 10 lbs. 2 oz. or less, and can be
a custom rifle. A Hunter Class rifle must weigh 8.5 lbs.
or less and must be an off-the-rack rifle or near to one
(e.g., original stock, or a very close reproduction
thereof, and the original trigger--set at a minimum of 2
lbs). Most shooters use a scope.
A classification system exists so shooters
compete against shooters of the same ability. Beginning
shooters need not shoot against master class shooters.
Everyone has a chance to win his or her class. Classes
are Master, AAA, AA, A, and B.
• Smallbore is using .22 LR cal. rimfire rifles
• High Power is using centre fire rifles
• Black Powder Cartridge Rifles are period correctcentre
fire rifles, using black powder only.
Shotgun
Shooting Discipline:
Trap Shooting
There are usually three events; singles, handicap and
doubles. Singles event shoots 100 targets, handicap
shoots 100 targets and double-trap shoot 50 targets.
Shooting utilises one automatic trap concealed in a
‘bunker’. The trap machine is capable of operating at
various angles and can throw targets in a 90 degree arc.
The competitors stand in shooting stations firing at
clay targets which are released upon the call of the
shooter.
The person who hits the most targets wins.
A sport where the entire family shoots together and in
tournaments to compete against each other and self.
Handgun
Shooting Discipline:
Standard Pistol
Centre Fire Pistol
Sport Pistol
Rapid Fire Pistol
Air Pistol
Action Pistol
Single Action Shooting (Western)
Most competitions are fired at bulls eye targets
set at various ranges. Handgun Metallic Silhouette
competition offers a wide range of categories and skill
levels to cater to any interested shooter. The shooting
of a handgun over long distances with immediate visual
results makes this sport both interesting and
challenging.
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