PRONE RIFLE SHOOTING

As the name suggests, this discipline is shot lying face down. A precision match rifle with sights is placed into the shoulder at the rear. The front of the rifle issupported by the opposite hand which rests on a sling attached to the shoulder on the shooting jacket. Shooters lie on a mat which gives a degree of comfort and protection from the ground and use a spotting scope to magnify the targets for checking accuracy.

We shoot .22 calibre for indoor competition at a distance of 25 yards on a 10-target card, one shot per target.

 

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Images above show the prone shooting target and a match rifle note that the sight is an iron sight and not telescopic for this discipline.