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  2. International Benchrest Shooters - Wikipedia

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    IBS 100 yard target Measures 8 in × 15.5 in (200 mm × 390 mm), and has black lines on white paper. IBS 200 yard target Measures 8 in × 16.5 in (200 mm × 420 mm), and has black lines on white paper. IBS 300 yard target Measures 12 in × 24 in (300 mm × 610 mm), and has red lines on white paper. IBS 1000 yard target

  3. Benchrest shooting - Wikipedia

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    Benchrest shooting is a shooting sport discipline in which high-precision rifles are rested on a table or bench – rather than being carried in the shooter's hands – while shooting at paper or steel targets, hence the name "benchrest". Both the forearm and buttstock of such a rifle are usually fully supported by bean bags, a bipod / monopod ...

  4. Shooting target - Wikipedia

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    Shooting target. A "splatter"-type paper target — 25 shots at a distance of 91 metres (100 yd), all hitting inside the bullseye within a 25 millimetres (1 in) grouping. An electronic scoreboard used for stangskyting in Norway in 2007 showing the number of hits for each shooter after the first half. Shooting targets are objects in various ...

  5. Metallic silhouette shooting - Wikipedia

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    Metallic silhouette shooting is a group of target shooting disciplines that involves shooting at steel targets representing game animals at varying distances, seeking to knock the metal target over. Metallic silhouette is shot with large bore rifles fired freehand without support out to 500 meters, and with large bore handguns from the prone ...

  6. World Benchrest Shooting Federation - Wikipedia

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    Founded. 2001. ( 2001) Official website. worldbenchrest .com. The World Benchrest Shooting Federation ( WBSF) is the international governing body for benchrest shooting, with disciplines for both centerfire and rimfire ammunition. WBSF was formed in 2001. [1]

  7. Smallbore rifle shooting - Wikipedia

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    Yes. Smallbore rifle shooting, sometimes known (particularly in the United Kingdom) as miniature rifle shooting, is a set of disciplines of shooting sports. Smallbore shooting uses smaller-calibre rifles, typically chambered in .22 Long Rifle, at ranges generally of 100 yards (91 m) or shorter. Depending on the range, it can either be conducted ...

  8. International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations

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    The International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA) is the international association for the fullbore rifle shooting sports of Target Rifle ('TR') (in the US 'Palma' Rifle) and F-Class, which are long range competitions shot at distances between 300 and 900 meters or 300 to 1,000 yards depending on the range. [1]

  9. Steel target - Wikipedia

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    For calibers like .223 and .308 at least 100 yards are required for long target life. For larger and faster calibers such as 22-250, 30-06, 300 Win Mag or .338 Lapua 200 yards or farther is recommended. Nevertheless, the targets can often been shot at from much closer without any problems, provided proper angles are maintained. Bullet choice