Small-Bore Silhouette and Prone Matches

A  SILHOUETTE IS A STEEL PROFILE OF AN ANIMAL (CHICKEN, PIG, TURKEY, OR  RAM) STANDING ON A PEDESTAL. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO KNOCK AS MANY  SILHOUETTES AS POSSIBLE OFF THEIR PEDESTALS, SHOOTING ONE ROUND AT EACH  SILHOUETTE. IT IS A VERY SIMPLE COMPETITION, WITH VERY SIMPLE SCORING.  YOU GET A 1 FOR KNOCKING AN ANIMAL OFF ITS ITS STAND, A 0 FOR  ANYTHING   ELSE.  ALTHOUGH  SILHOUETTE  IS  AN  EASY  GAME  TO LEARN, IT IS  

 NOT  AN EASY GAME TO MASTER. THE ANIMALS ARE RATHER SMALL AND THE DISTANCES  ARE RATHER LARGE: YOU MUST SHOOT OFFHAND (STANDING): A SLIGHT BREEZE CAN  MOVE A BULLET THE WIDTH OF AN ANIMAL, ADDING QUITE A CHALLENGE. 

A  MATCH CONSISTS OF TEN SHOTS AT EACH ANIMAL, BEGINNING WITH CHICKENS AT  40 METERS, PIGS AT 60, TURKEYS AT 77, AND RAMS AT 100 METERS. 

YOU  SHOOT AT THE SILHOUETTES IN SETS (BANKS) OF FIVE: YOU GET 2 ½ MINUTES  PER BANK. PERFECT SCORES ARE RARE, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS GOOD  COMRADESHIP! 

FOR  SMALLBORE SILHOUETTE, YOU CAN USE ALMOST ANY .22 RIMFIRE RIFLE AND  STANDARD-VELOCITY AMMUNITION. (High-velocity ammo is prohibited as it  can damage the targets.) RIFLES RANGE FROM HUNTING / PLINKING TO FANCY  CUSTOM TARGET; BOLT ACTION OR SEMI-AUTO. ADJUSTABLE SCOPES FROM 6 TO 16  POWER ARE USEFUL AND PREFERABLE, BUT HOLDING OVER AT THE VARIOUS  DISTANCES CAN WORK TO START WITH. COME TO A MATCH AND SEE WHAT OTHER  SHOOTERS ARE USING.

.22 RIMFIRE WITH SCOPES, EXCEPT IN THE INTERNATIONAL 3-POSITION (IRON PEEP OR OPEN SIGHTS).

IN  THE VARIOUS PRONE EVENTS, YOU WILL WANT A MAT,  AN ADJUSTABLE SLING IS A  HUGE ASSET.     SPOTTING SCOPES ARE ALSO VERY USEFUL.

A DEWARS MATCH, LONG RANGE & OTHER EVENTS STRICTLY SHOOT AT PAPER TARGETS

 For more information contact L.D. Gross at (406) 837-6800.   (NOTE: L. D. has 5th ring voice mail) or  Tom Gash