That leaves the Turkeys, which is what you look like trying to hit these stupid things. Sounds like a sorry excuse for missing if you ask me. 22 can and has passed through the hole in the rams curved horns. Rams are about 6 ½ wide and 5 tall with a gap 2 ½ inches between the legs and 1 inch between the body and base, once again, plenty of room for a. Pigs are about 4 ½ wide and 3 tall with a 1 by 1 inch “hole” between the legs and the body and base - plenty of room for a. quite humbling to try shooting offhand.ġ/5 scale Chickens are only about 2 ½ inches from the tip of the tail to the tip of the beak and 2-¼ inches top to bottom. You can find our handicapped scoring guide here.I did find one pdf that prints all 20 targets (5 of each) on one piece of paper reduced for use at 50 feet. This allows competitors from all levels to have a chance at winning at match. Some local matches use a handicapped scoring system. You can view those rules here, courtesy of the NRA. Some matches may proceed with difference courses of fire but are all generally the same.įor more information about silhouette shooting, contact us or attend a match to watch how the sport is shot.ĪMSA matches are governed by the National Rifle Association's rules for metallic silhouette. Shooters are given 2 1/2 minutes to shoot the first five targets, then a short break, then another 2 1/2 minutes to shoot the second five targets. Most silhouette matches are based on 40 shots, 10 shots per each animal, shot offhand. 2 oz.īlack powder - hunting or military style rifle, single shot, maximum weight 12lbs. Hunter class maximum weight with scope = 8lbs 8oz.

Silhouette class maximum weight with scope = 10lbs 2 oz., Hunter class maximum weight with scope = 9lbs, minimum 6mm caliber with minimum 2lb trigger pull. Standard class maximum weight with scope = 10lbs. High power uses center fire rifles in 2 classes. Some of the standards for equipment used for the various disciplines are as follows: The air rifle range is again scaled down to 1/10 the original size: 20 yards - chickens, 30 yards - pigs, 36 yards - turkeys, and 45 yards - rams The smallbore range is 1/5 the scale of the high power range and target sizes: 40M - chickens, 60M - pigs, 77M - turkeys and 100M - rams. High power and black powder use the longest range with distances of 200M - chickens (target is 10'x11'), 300M - pigs (22'x14'), 385M - turkeys (15'x23') and 500M - rams (32'x27').

The rifle silhouette disciplines include: high power, small bore, black powder and air rifle.Īll types use metal silhouette targets of chickens, pigs, turkeys and rams.

The original discipline was high power, all other variations are scaled down versions. The sport of metallic silhouette shooting began in Mexico around the 1900's, moving into the United States in the 1960's, then later into Canada.

22 silhouette target dimensions