Metallic silhouette shooting

Metallic silhouette shooting
Metallic silhouette shooting range in Bloemfontein, South Africa, 2010.
Highest governing bodyInternational Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU)
Characteristics
ContactNo
Team membersYes
Mixed-sexYes
TypeShooting sport
EquipmentPistol, revolver or rifle
VenueShooting range
Presence
OlympicNo
World ChampionshipsYes
ParalympicNo
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). 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).

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 position with only body support out to 200 meters. Competitions are also held with airguns and black-powder firearms. A related genre is shot with bow and arrow, the metal targets being replaced with cardboard or foam.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Athletic Institute (1983). Archery. Athletic Institute. pp. 81–84. ISBN 978-0-87670-086-0.