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at the front of the rifle and a tightly packed sandbag at the rear of the rifle. Competitions are fired at distances from 300 to 1000 yards. The center of the target has an extra scoring ring which is half the size of the smallest one used in traditional Target Rifle shooting and each ring scores one
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constructed the
Macdonald-Stewart Pavilion (a.k.a. "Canada House") on Bisley Camp in 1897 specifically to accommodate the Canadian team. Bisley's influence is further illustrated by the South African terminology, where Target Rifle is called "Bisley Shooting", the governing body is the South African
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is regarded as one of the leading Target Rifle events globally, and has been hugely influential in the development of the sport. National teams routinely travel to the
Meeting, particularly from Commonwealth nations. The Kolapore Match is contested annually by the international teams in attendance.
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Most shoots involve 15 or 20 shots to count (usually with two convertible sighting shots permitted) at each of 1000, 1100 and 1200 yards. With few ranges extending back to Match Rifle distances, most shooting in the UK takes place on
Stickledown Range at Bisley. Any NRA-compliant Target Rifle will
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and the bullet may be of any weight. In addition, the weight limit (including optics) for the rifle is 8.25 kg (18.2 lb). The designation '-Target Rifle' reflects the original intention that it would appeal to elderly or less physically able TR shooters who wished to remain in the sport
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Match Rifle developed concurrently with Target Rifle, focussed on longer ranges (1000-1500 yards, where Target Rifle was contested at 300-1000 yards). The rules were less stringent and allowed more experimentation and deviation from the basic military rifles that designs were based on. Telescopic
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have been organised by ICFRA since 2003 and are held on a four-year cycle. Championships for TR-Class and F-Class are held separately, offset by two years. The TR Championship includes both an individual and a team event. The Team event is known historically as the Palma Match and the Team World
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F-Class is a relatively modern development, gaining popularity in the early 2000s. Developed in Canada by George "Farky" Farquharson (from whom "F"-Class is derived), it began by resting a TR-compliant rifle on a bipod and adding a telescopic sight. This permitted continued participation amongst
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NRA issued ammunition will conform to CIP dimensions for Win .308" and will develop a maximum average pressure under CIP test procedures of 3650 Bar. Competitors are responsible for ensuring that their rifles are safe to fire such ammunition. Ammunition "as issued" is specified for all TR
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competitions in the
Imperial Meeting, and at some other NRA events. At other times any ammunition may be used, all users of which are responsible for ensuring that it is in every respect safe and within range safety parameters
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older shooters with deteriorating sight, or who could not adopt a typical prone position. With time, innovation led to the creation of the "F-Open" class, which allowed more experimentation than was allowed in "F-TR".
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point less than it does for Target Rifle. Competitors can choose to compete in one of the two classes F(Open) or F/TR:
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162:(ICFRA). The sport evolved as a distinct British and
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Fullbore target rifle competition (Palma) in 2011 at
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328:Swing Mk4 Target Rifle with wooden thumbhole stock
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634:"Target Rifle Technical Rules 2016"
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1030:. The Disabled Shooting Project.
828:Serena Juchnowski (3 June 2021).
199:Swedish Shooting Sport Federation
1135:"THE MACDONALD STEWART PAVILION"
1115:from the original on 24 May 2022
1004:from the original on 12 May 2021
906:British Broadcasting Corporation
872:from the original on 26 May 2023
840:from the original on 9 June 2021
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998:English Twenty Club
745:"NRA Handbook 2023"
564:F-Open (Open Class)
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994:"What is F-Class?"
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696:"The NRA Handbook"
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1070:24 October
806:24 October
620:References
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