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Field Target

Field target is an airgun precision sport on outdoor lanes with metal targets, small kill zones, range estimation, wind reading and regulated shooting positions. Local law, transport and range rules are central.

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Shooting Sports Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Airgun target shooting on outdoor courses with distance and wind tactics.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like calm precision, technique and rule/safety discipline.

Cost Medium to high: club/rental setup helps; own air rifle and optics cost significantly. Club fee, range fee, air rifle, optics, pellets, maintenance and travel. Field target club, approved range, WFTF/national federation context. Clarify law, transport, supervision and range safety before buying equipment.

First progress Short-distance hits quickly; wind and range reading take much practice.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

rules-compliant air rifle
pellets
optics
approved range
supervision

First steps

contact club
take safety briefing
try rental setup
zero at short distances

Field target club, shooting club with airgun discipline or national federation.

Only on approved range, with muzzle discipline, supervision and local legal check.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases airgun field target, Field-Target-Schiessen

Tags precision, outdoor, airgun, praezision, field-target, precision-sport, airgun-field-target, schie-sport-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Hit metal targets at varied distances under the rules.

Teilnehmer

Individual shooters in classes/divisions.

Teamgröße

Individual; team scoring possible by event.

Spielfeld

Outdoor field-target course/range with lanes and metal targets.

Dauer

By course, lanes and time limit.

Wertung

Hits on kill zone/knockdown under rules.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest hit/point total.

Ausrüstung

air rifle
pellets
optics
metal targets
range

Wichtige Regelpunkte

safety violation
wrong position
equipment breach
time limit

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Field Target Federation (WFTF)
World Field Target Federation (WFTF)

Rules and Guides World Field Target Federation · federation · high
AAFTA Official Field Target Rules American Airgun Field Target Association · rulebook · medium
What is Field Target? Northeast Ohio Airgunners · reference · medium