Handgun Silhouettes & NRA Bullseye (HGS)
Contact: Ed Moore 602-809-1729 coprr343@gmail.com
Handgun Silhouettes
1st Sunday & 3rd Saturday, Check Calendar for Start Time, $10 per gun
Handgun Silhouette is about shooting metal targets at ranges from 25 to 200 yards using sight and trigger control, and having fun doing it! Shooting from standing or free style positions. Using revolvers, semi-automatics, and single shot handguns with iron sights, red dot, or scopes. Shooting .22 to .44 calibers, and can include lots of fun wildcat cartridges. We support junior shooters, shooters with mobility problems, and everyone in between.
The metal silhouette targets are cut in the shapes of chicken, pig, turkey, and ram, and are shot in that order. The largest targets are reserved for the original large caliber handguns, Big Bore, and they are shot at 50, 75, 150, and 200 yards. The medium size calibers, Field Pistol, mainly comprise straight-cased pistol calibers and are shot at 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards. The smallest caliber, Smallbore, is for .22 LR and is shot at 25, 50, 75, and 100 yards.
Now all you have to do is knock down ten targets of each animal for a total of 40 points. Five targets in two-minute blocks of time, that’s about 30 seconds per shot. No bullseye hit required here to get maximum points. Simple scoring: one point for each silhouette knocked down. You can hit the target in the head, tail, back, or even foot. If it falls off the stand, it counts.
NRA Bullseye
1st & 4th Saturdays, 9am Setup Time, $10
Courses of Fire
All courses of fire are from a standing position using a one-handed grip at two different targets depending on the distance and type of match. The slow-fire targets have the 8–10 rings inside the bullseye and the rapid fire targets have only the 9, 10 and X rings inside the black.
Depending on the match format, the competitor may be required to shoot as many as 90 rounds using as many as three different handguns. Each shot scores a maximum of 10 points. Hence, a one-gun competition is often referred to as a "900" whereas a three-gun competition is a "2700". A shorter form is the National Match Course consisting of a single Slow Fire, a Timed and a Rapid Fire target, 30 shots for a maximum score of 300. Single gun competitions using only the rimfire pistol are common, as they provide an inexpensive entry into the sport.
Outdoor competitions are typically fired at 50 yards (46 m) for slow fire courses and 25 yards (23 m) for timed and rapid fire courses. A "short course" shoots only at 25 yards and uses a reduced-size target for the Slow Fire segment. All courses of fire at an indoor competition are typically fired at 50 feet (15 m) with appropriately scaled targets.
An example outdoor 900 match would include:
2 strings of slow fire. Each string consists of 10 shots at 50 yards at a NRA B6 target. The bullseye diameter is 8 inches (20 cm)
1 National Match Course consisting of one 10-shot slow fire string at 50 yards, two 5-shot strings of timed fire at 25 yards, and two 5-shot strings of rapid fire at 25 yards.
4 strings of timed fire. Each string consists of 5 shots in 20 seconds at 25 yards at a NRA B8 target. The bullseye diameter is 5.5 inches (14 cm).
4 strings of rapid fire. Each string consists of 5 shots in 10 seconds at 25 yards at a NRA B8 target. The bullseye diameter is 5.5 inches.
Equipment Rules
Bullseye specifies three classes of pistol; a .22 caliber rimfire, a centerfire handgun of .32 caliber or greater; and a .45 caliber pistol. Since the format includes a sustained fire stage, a semi-automatic pistol or revolver with a capacity of at least 5 rounds is needed.
Handgun Types
While most moderately priced rimfire pistols are suitable for bullseye competition (the Ruger MK II or Ruger MK III being a common starting gun) the Smith & Wesson Model 41, High Standard Supermatic Series, 1911 22LR conversions, and the Hämmerli 208 dominate the top levels of rimfire competition.