A shooter firing a Bleiker small bore rifle in the standing position.
Highest governing body
Several organizations, see list
Nicknames
Shooting
Characteristics
Contact
No
Team members
Yes or no, depending on competition
Mixed-sex
Yes or no, depending on discipline
Type
Indoor or outdoor
Venue
Shooting range
Presence
Olympic
Yes
World Championships
Yes
Paralympic
Yes
Smallbore rifle shooting, sometimes known (particularly in the United Kingdom) as miniature rifle shooting, is a set of disciplines of shooting sports. Smallbore shooting uses smaller-calibre rifles, typically chambered in .22 Long Rifle, at ranges generally of 100 yards (91 m) or shorter. Depending on the range, it can either be conducted indoors or outdoors.[1]
Smallbore shooting is contrasted with fullbore rifle shooting, which uses larger, higher-powered calibres, and is almost universally conducted outdoors.[1]
Historically, smallbore shooting has been most popular in the United Kingdom and the former British Empire, particularly Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. It is also popular in the United States, and has a substantial following in continental Europe, particularly France, Germany and Switzerland. It forms part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and has a world championships hosted by the International Shooting Sport Federation.
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