Iron Sight Airgun Silhouette Distances

[TomJ]

I’d like to shoot 1/10 th air gun targets with my FWB 300s using iron sights. What, if any, is the “official” distance for each animal? Hopefully it isn’t the same as when using a scope. Thanks, Tom

[richard]

Official distance is the same but lots of clubs shoot silhouettes at all kinds of different distances using their own club rules.

[TomJ]

Thank you, Richard. I thought that was the case, but wasn’t sure. Tom

[acorneau]

To be clear, NRA Silhouette doesn't have an official "open-sight air rifle" set of rules, so right off the bat you're doing your own thing.

However, if you're trying to mimic the open-sight 22LR sporter game then the equivalent would be 1/5 scale animals at regular air rifle distances. (Technically 20, 25, 37.5, and 45 yards rather than 20, 30, 36, and 45 yards.)

If you want to use 1/10 scale animals to approximate these ratios then cut the distance in half.

When they've run air pistol at the air rifle regionals in Louisiana they've used 1/10 scale animals at half the air rifle distances.

[TomJ]

Thank you for the additional information. Tom

[375Short]

I think you are onto something fun with the open sight airgun. Recently I tried Smallbore Silhouette with a three position .22. I managed to hit 50%. My front appeture was sized for 50 and 100m prone matches, it was way to BIG around the targets. I have also tried exactly what you suggested with air rifle. It is so fun that open sight should be considered its own class. With the 1/10 scale lighting / target contrast can make it enjoyable to nearly impossible. With 1/5 scale targets it is fun on par with levergun and open sight sporter. To make a level playing field 1/5 scale rams need to be scored when hit. They don’t fall reliably with 10m air rifles.