FFTir 50m Rifle target

Same event elsewhere

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60 shots prone (event 501) is open from minimes up, 3 × 20 (502) from minimes to Dames 2 and Seniors 2; there is no longer any official 3 × 40.FFTir RGS § B.2.1.1

Time

The 60 shots prone take 1 hour on paper targets, with four sighting cards, or 50 minutes on electronic ones, after 15 minutes of preparation and sighting.FFTir Règles Carabine rules 7.7.2 and 7.7.4

Championships

At the French 50 m championship the 3 × 20 is never run together with the 60 shots prone, and the 3 × 20 has finals for junior women, junior men, Dames 1 and Seniors 1.FFTir RGS § B.2.2.1

Teams

In the French club championship, teams of five fire 30 shots each, one shooter kneeling, three prone and one standing, taking turns on one firing point: 150 shots in 4 hours, unlimited sighters included.FFTir RGS § C.3.2.2.1

Duels

The best eight teams of each division go on to knock-out rounds of duels, members paired by position and rank within their team; each duel is one shot in at most 1 minute.FFTir RGS §§ C.3.2.3, C.3.2.4 and C.3.2.4.1

Decimals

The 60 shots prone are scored in tenths at every level and in every category. A league may have its departmental championships scored in whole rings, but then every department of the league must do the same.FFTir RGS § B.2.1.1

Team scoring

At national level the prone shooters’ scores in the club qualification match count in whole rings, and a tie between teams at the national final goes to the team with more inner tens (mouches).FFTir RGS § C.3.2.2.1

5.6 mm scoring gauge (.22)