 Fullbore target rifle competition (Palma) in 2011 at Connaught Cadet Training Centre in Ottawa, Canada. | |
| Highest governing body | International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations |
|---|---|
| First played | 1876 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Yes |
| Mixed-sex | Yes |
| Type | Shooting sport |
| Equipment | Rifle |
| Venue | Shooting range |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
Fullbore Target Rifle (TR) is a precision rifle shooting sport discipline governed by the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA).[1] The sport evolved as a distinct British and Commonwealth of Nations discipline from Service rifle (SR) shooting in the late 1960s. Its development was heavily influenced by the British National Rifle Association (NRA).[2][3] Due to this history, it is usually contested amongst the shooting events at the Commonwealth Games, although not at the Olympics. World Championships are held on a four-year cycle. The annual NRA Imperial Meeting at Bisley in the UK is globally recognised as an historic annual meeting for the discipline.
Nordic fullbore rifle is a variation arranged by the Scandinavian rifle associations including the National Rifle Association of Norway, DGI Shooting (formerly De Danske Skytteforeninger) and the Swedish Shooting Sport Federation (formerly Frivilliga Skytterörelsen). Nordic field shooting competitions are shot at varied distances out to 600 m.
- ^ "Target Rifle Technical Rules 2016" (PDF). International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Target Rifle". National Rifle Association. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "The NRA Handbook" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.