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.22 Light Rifle

This is one of the four shooting events. Targets are either paper NRA Animal targets or metal silhouette targets set at short, medium and long range. The Light Hunting Rifle Challenge will be conducted with participants shooting at targets varying in distance from 15 to 75 yards, with scoring areas determined based upon type of target (s) used. Participants will shoot from three positions.

The Hunting Rifle Challenge has a maximum possibility of 300 points.

Key Points

Each participant will shoot a total of 30 shots, 10 at each position worth 10 points each if inside the vital area, zero points if outside the vital area. All shots breaking or touching the vital area will counted as "hit".
 participant will be allowed seven minutes per position with the complete course to be fired in 21 minutes.
All action types, excluding fully-automatic, will be permitted. The rifle may not exceed 8.5 pounds in weight without a sling and must have a minimum trigger pull of two pounds (907 grams).
Scope can be up to a 9 Power - open sights OK.
Participants may only use one rifle throughout the activity, (exception - gun malfunction).
 

... a word of wisdom

remember the shooting fundamentals. 
this is another event where the competition is fierce. Practice, practice, and practice.

 

 

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