Rimfire Silhouette

Coordinator:

Andy Randall
(850) 422-2194
Date/Time:
1st Sunday of each month.
Rifle Match: 9:00 am. Pistol Match: 11:00 am
Location:
Range C
Cost:
Members: $7.00 | Non-members: $7.00 per round

Description:

    Rimfire Silhouette, or in Spanish “Silhuetas Metallicas,” is a challenging sport; it’s very different than a lot of other shooting competitions. With silhouette shooting it is not a matter of looking at a hole on a paper target and seeing how close you were to the

 center - you either knocked the metal target down or you missed. There are disappointing moments seeing your misses just off the edge or between the legs of the pig and the moments where you feel fortunate because you nicked it just enough to make it count. The pressure is on to hit that 5th target in a row!
    There are 4 different metal animal Silhouettes, 10 of each animal, for a total of 40 targets in a match. Each set of animal silhouettes is also shot at a different yardage; The Chickens are at 40 yards, Pigs at 50 yards, Turkeys at 75 yards and Rams at 100 yards. We shoot rifle and pistol targets at the same distance. The pistol targets are larger than the rifle targets, and all the targets we have comply with NRA specifications for size.
    This is the hard part: all shots are off-hand, from a standing position, without a sling or a bench to brace against for support. You may brace your forward arm against your body while shooting a rifle, however this is not allowed while shooting a pistol. We loosely follow the NRA rules for smallbore hunter silhouette competitions.
    Shooters approach their station at the firing line with unloaded firearms and place their rifle or pistol, ammo (magazines can be pre-loaded with 5 rounds) and other equipment on the table. When  everyone is ready, the command “load” or “listo” is given. Shooters get 30 seconds to check their scope, to load, and to aim at the first “bank,” or set of 5 targets, i.e. 5 chickens, etc. Then the command “fire” or “feugo” is given. You then have 2 minutes to fire 5 shots and only 5 shots (one at each target) with the first shot at the left-most target and then the next target in line to the right. The command “cease fire” or “alto” ends the shooting time. This is repeated for the second bank of the same silhouette. After the line is made safe, the targets are set back up, the shooters rotate to the next target animal and the sequence starts over again until all 40 animal silhouette targets are shot.
    For every target you shoot completely off the stand, you get a point. If the target is still on the stand, it is a “miss” and you get no point for it. These are really fun low-key matches to shoot. It’s simple and easy to get into and not very expensive to shoot when you start out.
    There is usually a short warm-up session before each match, time permitting, and sometime there are ties, which are settled with a “shoot-off”. Please come out and join us for some fun.

What you’ll need:

•  Eye and ear protection

•  Rifle match: Any .22 lr caliber rifle

•  Pistol match: Any .22 lr caliber pistol with a 10” barrel or less

•  At least 50 rounds of ammunition per match

•  Use of a scope is optional but recommended

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