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The sport explainedTarget Rifle
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The picture to the right shows the final of HM the Queen's Prize. The flags are there to indicate the strength and direction of the wind, which is a significant factor in our sport: at the longer ranges the central "vee" bull is just 14.4 inches across; a strong wind will blow the bullet twenty feet. |
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The stickers on the dummy targets behind each shooter show spectators where the shots land. The targets at which we shoot are larger the further away we are from them, so that roughly they always appear the same size. To give you some idea of the accuracy involved, to move a shot from the middle of the bull's eye to the next ring out requires the shooter to move his hand only the thickness of a cigarette paper |
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Ammunition Ammunition is a very important factor in shooting competitions. There have been great developments in the accuracy and consistency over the years. With targets getting increasingly smaller and rifles and equipment improving, there has been a real need to produce very high quality ammunition. The UK is the only place that now uses issued ammunition for the main competitions (manufactured by Radway Green). Overseas, on our tour the team will be using specially loaded ammunition comprising of high quality components. |
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| In the picture, you can see how a round is made up of a case, the powder and the bullet. Alongside, a 10 pence piece gives you a guide to scale. The powder is ignited by a primer (a small charge that explodes when the firing pin in the rifle bolt hits it) in the base of the case. The pressure from the quickly burning powder, forces the bullet out of the case and down the barrel towards its target. | ||
The targets in Canada are similar to the UK. The highest possible score is 5 points, if the shot is in the inner-most ring, it is called a 'V-Bull'. The number of 'V-Bulls' are counted up separately and shown after a score. So for example, a ten-shot competition has a highest possible score (HPS) of 50.10. |
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From the left - Hit (1 point), Outer (2 points), Magpie (3 points), Inner (4 points), Bull (5 points), V-Bull. |
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Advice from the horse's mouth re Canadian Scoring System  Please click on picture to see larger target Both for Target rifle and F-class |
