Shooting disciplines

The sport of target shooting includes many types of activities. Shooting can take place with rifles, pistols, shotguns, crossbows, or longbows. Ammunition can be smallbore rimfire, full bore centre-fire, or pellets. The propellant can be either nitro powder or black gun) powder, either muzzle or breech loaded, air, or CO2. For each type of firearm there are several types of competition. It's a vast sport. The many type of target shooting events are often referred to as 'disciplines', because of the strict safety and competition rules. The Association covers several disciplines, some of which have international status up to Olympic level. All equipment uses small bore ammunition which refers to 0.22in (5.6mm) rimfire ammunition and 0.177in (4.5mm) airgun pellets.

Target Rifle

In the UK, most smallbore target rifle shooting is done from the prone (lying down) position at short range i.e. 15, 20, or 25yd, the latter being most common. Some clubs shoot 3-position i.e., prone, standing , and kneeling. Shooting at 50yd, 50m , and 100yd takes place at a small number of clubs in and around the County. In Warwickshire there is only be one range where this is possible, outdoors, the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain (MLAGB) ranges at Wedgnock, Warwick (Right). Shooting with air rifles at 10m is carried out in the standing position. Internationally, rifle shooting takes place at 50m in prone, standing, and kneeling positions with smallbore and 10m standing with air rifles.

sport rifle shooters

Sport Rifle

Many former cartridge pistol shooters took up this discipline. It is mostly shot standing, on pistol targets, using bolt-action or self-loading rifles with open, telescopic, or "Red Dot" sights. It is now fully established in the NSRA programme (Left).

Pistol

Since Feb. 98, the only pistol shooting available in England, Scotland, and Wales is with air and muzzle-loading pistols. However, many shooters continued with air pistols over the previous distances of 20yd and 25m with single and 5-shot pistols. Ten metre shooting, another Olympic discipline, continued as previously. The County is responsible for all of these pistol events.

Since the NSRA's successful court case, "ISSF Free Pistols", which conform to Section 1 of the Firearms Act and to international rules are now being used at all levels of pistol shooting, from club to World and Olympic levels.

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Warwickshire Smallbore

Rifle and Pistol Association

Shooting disciplines

Target Rifle

Sport Rifle

Pistol

Shooting disciplines The sport of target shooting includes many types of activities. Shooting can take place with rifles, pistols, shotguns, crossbows, or longbows. Ammunition can be smallbore rimfire, full bore centre-fire, or pellets. The propellant can be either nitro powder or black gun) powder, either muzzle or breech loaded, air, or CO2. For each type of firearm there are several types of competition. It's a vast sport. The many type of target shooting events are often referred to as 'disciplines', because of the strict safety and competition rules. The Association covers several disciplines, some of which have international status up to Olympic level. All equipment uses small bore ammunition which refers to 0.22in (5.6mm) rimfire ammunition and 0.177in (4.5mm) airgun pellets.
Target Rifle In the UK, most smallbore target rifle shooting is done from the prone (lying down) position at short range i.e. 15, 20, or 25yd, the latter being most common. Some clubs shoot 3-position i.e., prone, standing , and kneeling. Shooting at 50yd, 50m , and 100yd takes place at a small number of clubs in and around the County. In Warwickshire there is only be one range where this is possible, outdoors, the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain (MLAGB) ranges at Wedgnock, Warwick (Right). Shooting with air rifles at 10m is carried out in the standing position. Internationally, rifle shooting takes place at 50m in prone, standing, and kneeling positions with smallbore and 10m standing with air rifles.
		Sport Rifle Many former cartridge pistol shooters took up this discipline. It is mostly shot standing, on pistol targets, using bolt-action or self-loading rifles with open, telescopic, or "Red Dot" sights. It is now fully established in the NSRA programme (Left).
Pistol Since Feb. 98, the only pistol shooting available in England, Scotland, and Wales is with air and muzzle-loading pistols. However, many shooters continued with air pistols over the previous distances of 20yd and 25m with single and 5-shot pistols. Ten metre shooting, another Olympic discipline, continued as previously. The County is responsible for all of these pistol events. Since the NSRA's successful court case, "ISSF Free Pistols", which conform to Section 1 of the Firearms Act and to international rules are now being used at all levels of pistol shooting, from club to World and Olympic levels.
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