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Metallic Silhouette Shooting
Metallic silhouette shooting is a shooting sport where metal animal silhouettes at known distances are knocked down with legal equipment. Firearms, distances and classes follow IMSSU, NRA or national rules with knockdown scoring.
LevelVariant
FamilyShooting Sports Family
CategoryPrecision / shooting sport
Classification
Category
Precision / shooting sport
Family
Shooting Sports Family
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
metallic-silhouette, shooting, range, knockdown-targets, metallic-silhouette-shooting, precision-sport, schie-sport-familie, prazisions-schie-sport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Knock metal silhouettes off their stands at known distances with valid shots.
Teilnehmer
Individual competitors by firearm/class rules; team scoring possible.
Teamgröße
Individual or team scoring by event.
Spielfeld
Approved range with firing line, target banks, backstop and safety zones.
Dauer
Strings and time limits by class/rulebook.
Wertung
Knocked-down silhouettes count; ring/decimal scoring is not the core principle here.
Gewinnbedingung
Most valid knocked-down targets or best event score.
Ausrüstung
- legal sporting firearm
- ammunition
- metal silhouettes
- eye/ear protection
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- safety breach
- wrong firearm/class
- shot outside command
- time breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association IMSSU · federation · high
- Rifle Silhouette Rules NRA Competitive Shooting · rulebook · medium
- International Handgun Metallic Silhouette SSAA WA · discipline-guide · medium