Smallbore Rifle Silhouette League - 2010

The Nipmuc Rod and Gun Club invites you join our new Smallbore Silhoutte League. This league will include 6 shots over a period of about 2 months. This league is for those people who want a litte more fun than punching holes in paper. A silhouette is a steel profile of an animal (chicken, pig, turkey, or ram) standing on a pedestals, shooting one round at each silhouette. It is very simple competition, with very simple scoring. You get a "1" for knocking an animal off its stand, a "0" for anything else. Although silhouette s an easy game to learn, it is not an easy game to master. The animals are rather small and the distances are rather large. You'll be shooting the silhouettes form the offhand position only. This means that you shoot standing and you support the rifle entirely with your body. No part of your body except your feet can touch anything. Slings may be attached to the rifle but may not be used for support of the hand or arm.

A match will consist of 40 shots per person shooting at the same number of animals. For example, in a 40 shot match, you shoot 10 shots at 10 chickens, 10 shots at pigs, and the same for turkeys and rams. Each of the 4 groups of animals will be setup at various yardages. For smallbore silhouettes you can use most any .22 rifle with standard 22 LR ammunition. Only 22's are allowed for this competition. Typically people use rifles with scopes at the silhouette shoots; hoever ; we may very well setup a seperate competition for open sights and scopes depending on the mix of rifles available. you'll get 3 minutes to shoot five shots at each of the five animals (e.g. chicken; then another 3 minutes to fire 5 shots athe pig; and so on.

League Timeframes

The first shoot will begin Saturday April 17th at 9:00 AM. Dates for this competition can be found on our calendar of events. In the event of inclement weather we will re-schedule the shoot.

Cost
Cost to join this league is $20.00 for members and $25.00 for non-members. Each participant will have to supply the 22 rifle and ammunition. It's conceivable that those people who do not have a 22 rifle they can borrow one from another participant.

Location
The league will shoot at the rifle range at Nipmuc Rod and Gun Club in Upton. Vehicles are permitted at the range but should be limited to a few; please try to carpool from the Nipmuc Rod and Gun parking lot. Everyone is encouraged to gather at the club afterwards.

Safety

• Ear and Eye protection should be worn
• ALWAYS keep your action open when not in use.
• Be Muzzle conscious; never point the gun in the vincinty of someone else.
• Do not keep a firearm loaded with a live shell when it's not your turn to shoot.
• Anyone not practicing safe firearms handling will be asked to leave so as not to endanger the other people

Next Steps

To join the league, send an email to Mike Deprey at deprey@comcast.net ; or add your name and contact information on the signup sheet available at the club.

Please provide us with your name, phone #, email address, and whether your 22 rifle has a scope or open sights.

Remember: Have fun; be safe!