NRA Rule 3.2.1 Smallbore Hunting Silhouette Rifle - Identical to the description of the High Power Hunting Rifle below, except that (a) the rifle may be a single loading rifle, (b) the weight may not exceed 81/2 pounds, and (c) the rifle shall be chambered for only factory loaded. In the fullbore handgun event target the angular target heights are approximately three to four times larger, or 12-20 MOA (3.5-5.6 mrad).20.10 NRA Official Jury - At all NRA Sanctioned matches, the Match Sponsor shall appoint a Jury to be composed of persons who mayor may not be competitors in the match, who are recognized as Metallic Silhouette shooters and who are familiar with the NRA Rules governing Silhouette matches (see Rule See NRA Rifle Silhouette Rule Book - Rule 3.17 below. (c) National Championships - Organized by the NRA, in conjunction with local sponsoring organizations as selected by the NRA Silhouette Committee.Target sizes of the chicken, pig, turkey, and ram targets, scaled to their angular sizes as they would appear if placed at the correct distances from the shooter during the fullbore rifle event with target heights of approximately 4-5 MOA (1.2-1.5 mrad). The of cials thereof are appointed by the NRA. NRA Rules organized or authorized by the NRA as preliminary or nal tryouts for the selection of International Team members.

The targets used are rams, turkeys, pigs, and chickens, which are cut to different scales and set at certain distances from the shooter depending on the specific discipline. A related genre is shot with bow and arrow, the metal targets being replaced with cardboard or foam. Competitions are also held with airguns and black-powder firearms. Metallic silhouette is shot with large bore rifles fired freehand without support out to 500 meters, and with large bore handguns from the prone position with only body support out to 200 meters.

See NRA Rifle Silhouette Rule Book - Rule Consult the NRA rules on Metallic Silhouette or check with the match director. Hot loads such as 'Stingers', are not permitted. 22 caliber short, long or long rifle rimfire cartridges. Smallbore rifle will also be required to shoot a Smallbore Rifle Silhouette class.NRA Rule 3.2 Smallbore Silhouette Rifle - Identical to the description of the High Power Silhouette Rifle below, except that the rifle shall be chambered for only factory loaded.

Growth was steady until 1973 when the NRA became involved in the sport. The first silhouette range constructed in the United States was in 1967 at Nogales, Arizona. Because of the sport's Mexican roots, in the United States the silhouettes are often referred to by terms from several varieties of American Spanish, namely gallina (chicken), jabali (pig), guajalote (turkey), and borrego (ram). The first metallic silhouette match was held in Mexico City. By 1948, metal cutouts of the animals were used instead of live animals, birthing ' siluetas metalicas'.

As of 2020 IMSSU has 26 member regions. Governing bodies The International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) is the international federation controlling metallic silhouette competitions for both rifle and pistol. Jim Carmichel called it the 'common ground on which to unite'. It is a sport that appeals to hunters, plinkers, and serious target shooters without the financial barriers of some other competitive shooting sports.

NRA silhouette competition ruleset. The Canadian Championship adhers to the U.S. The Silhouette Rifle Association of Canada (SRAC) is the governing body for silhouette rifle shooting in Canada, and sanctions the Canadian National Rifle Silhouette Championships hosted each year by one of the participating provincial silhouette associations. Silhouette shooting is growing in popularity in Canada. There are some minor differences between the international IMSSU rules and those of the NRA and IHMSA, but it is generally possible to compete in all with the same equipment.

Course of fire Metallic silhouette competition in Brazil, 2008.Targets are set up in groups of five of each kind, with a silhouette's width between targets, laid out at the required distances for the given match. As of 2020, 17 European countries are represented by AETSM. AETSM was founded in 1989, and was a founding member of IMSSU in 1992 where it was incorporated into the organization.

The target must be knocked down or pushed off the target stand in order to score a hit even a shot ricocheting off the ground in front of the target will count if it takes down the correct target. Targets are engaged in order of distance: chickens, pigs, turkeys, rams. Any target hit out of order is considered a miss.

To save time and effort, a reverse animal count can also be used (number of hits on hardest animal to easiest), with whoever hits the most turkeys being the winner. Master Class and AAA shooters shoot at turkeys, AA Class shoot at rams, A Class shoot at chickens and B Class shoot at pigs. A tie can be broken in one of two ways: a sudden death shoot-off, used at all national and large regional competitions and for the overall match winner. Scores are recorded as the number of hits per rounds fired, so 30 hits with 40 shots is a score of 30x40=1200. To score a hit, the target must be knocked off its stand, so each cartridge used must provide sufficient momentum to knock the heavy metal targets over. All disciplines require a minimum of 10 shots at each type of target, for a minimum of 40 shots per match normal matches are 40, 60, 80, or 120 shots.

If a tie still exists, a shootoff is used to determine the winner. This procedure is used sequentially down through turkeys, pigs and chickens. For reverse animal count, scores are compared starting at rams the shooter with the most rams is the winner. For IHMSA competition, tie scores are broken by either reverse animal count, or by shootoffs, as determined by the match director, however, for state, regional and international championships, shootoffs are used to determine the winners in all categories and classes. This continues to chickens and finally pigs.

Positions Rifle silhouette shooters generally shoot from an unsupported standing position, though black-powder rifles may use shooting sticks in some competitions. Sudden death shootoffs are not allowed. Shooting strings continue until all ties are broken.

There are informal matches for special classes, like cowboy rifles and pistols and vintage military surplus rifles. In a freestyle position the pistol may only contact the shooter's body, no rests may be used (not even, in the case of the Creedmore position, the top of a boot). Freestyle includes some unusual positions, such as the Creedmore position, which is shot lying on the back, legs bent and feet flat on the ground, with the pistol resting on the shooter's right leg.

Standing pistol is the most difficult discipline no one has yet shot a perfect 40x40. Like the any-position pistol shooters, standing pistol shooters adopt odd positions in their quest for the most stable possible shooting position. Pistol shooting, unless in a designated standing event, can be shot from any unsupported position. The exception to this is black-powder rifles the ranges are the same as large-bore rifles, but only chickens must be shot unsupported all other targets may be shot from any position, including crossed sticks, a bench may not be used.

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