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SmallBoreRifle - Book
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Smallbore rifle shooting: A practical guide. Smallbore rifle shooting: A practical guide. For newcomers to the sport there is a factastic book available that provides every you need to know about starting out in Smallbore target rifle shooting. Whilst other shooting books may focus on the detailed skills used by those who compete at an international level, this book offers guidance for novice up to intermediate and is essential reading for all newcomers to the sport. See inside the book:. It is also avai...
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SmallBoreRifle - History
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The history of Smallbore rifle shooting. During the 1800s shooting clubs and organisations developed into national shooting federations. Switzerland formed one of the earliest federations in the 1820s, England, France and Germany formed national Associations in the middle of the century, shortly followed by America in 1871. It was not until the start of the next century that an international federation would be created. In the United Kingdom rifle shooting as a civilian sport was growing from a military ...
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SmallBoreRifle - Where to Shoot
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Where to shoot Smallbore target rifles ? We have details for a large number of the smallbore target rifle clubs and associations across the UK. If you are looking for a smallbore target rifle club you should hopefully be able to find it here. Contacts at smallbore clubs often change so if you know of any details that need to be updated please let us know and we will make the changes to our database - click here to provide updated club details. Search for a small bore target rifle club.
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SmallBoreRifle - Core Skills: Trigger
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The trigger should be squeezed when the shooter is happy that the sight picture is correct and the breath is being held with lungs half full. Squeezing the trigger may only take a couple of seconds but it can have a large affect on where the shot hits the target and is one of the four core skills for rifle shooting. Finger position on the trigger. There are two common types of trigger found on Smallbore target rifles. Trigger Control and follow through. Try dry firing a few times to get used to the trigg...
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SmallBoreRifle - Core Skills: The Prone Position
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The Information and images in these sections are taken directly from the early chapters in Smallbore Rifle Shooting: A Practical Guide (with permission from the author). The book goes into each topic in greater depth than we cover on this site. For more detailed information on the book and how to buy it click here. The angle of the body away from the line of fire. How to build a prone shooting position step by step. Test and Adjust *. Adjusting the angle of the left arm *.
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SmallBoreRifle - Where to Shoot
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University smallbore target rifle clubs offer a great introduction into shooting at a local, county or national level. Most clubs are subsidised by their parent Universities and therefore make smallbore rifle shooting a cheap and fun sport. There is a healthy inter-university competition and social scene. Find out if there is a club at your chosen University see the table below. University shooting in the UK is supported by the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sports association). If you are looki...
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SmallBoreRifle - No website details for club
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This page lists a nunber of useful links to site you may find interesting. Some are Smallbore related, some are for other target sports and others are just for interest. National Bodies and associations. The national governing body for Smallbore Target Rifle Shooting in the UK. The Scottish Smallbore target rifle association. English Small-bore Shooting Union. Welsh Target Shooting Federation. Find a wind forecast before you shoot - XCWeather.co.uk. A well moderated forum for smallbore rifle shooters.
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SmallBoreRifle - Types of Event
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Smallbore target rifle events. Most events are shot with competitors being split into classes based on their ability (usually assessed from their average). A shooter can work out their average as either the average of all the scored cards they have shot or more commonly the best 10 of the last 12 competition cards. For a person who has never shot in a competition their average should be taken from the last 5 -10 scored cards shot. Isle of Man Open Shoot. A team or an individual shoots a competition targe...
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SmallBoreRifle - Info for Beginners: Safety
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The first time with a rifle. THE FIRST TIME WITH A RIFLe:. Smallbore target rifle hooting is a very safe sport if everyone follows the basic safety rules for handling and using guns or rifles. When visiting a rifle range one of the things to be aware of is the range safety light. The safety light indicates if the firing range is in use. When the light is on do not enter the range. Other information in this section:. Return to Information for beginners. To return to the Information for Beginners section.