WBSF 50m Rifle (22 Hunter) target

Championships

A match is three cards. The World Rimfire Championship is four days of one three-card match each: two for the team championship, then two for the individual championship.WBSF rules B.5 and D.2

Time

Each card must be finished within 20 minutes, without exception, and a competitor has at least 20 minutes between the end of one card and the start of the next.WBSF rules D.3 and D.4

Distance

A host country that traditionally shoots metric distances may run the championship in metres, and then every event is metric. Records are kept separately for metric and imperial distances.WBSF rules A.9 and A.22.c

Rifle

There is one rifle class: any .22 LR rifle up to 14 lb (6.35 kg), with no limit on trigger weight or scope power. The trigger must be manually operated, and the stock at most 3 in wide at the fore-end and of conventional design.WBSF rule B.6

Coaching

Coaching on the firing line is not allowed. It disqualifies both the coach and the coached shooter from the whole tournament.WBSF rule B.16

Gauging

Scoring is best edge: a hole touching the next ring’s line, with no gap, scores the higher value, and one touching the inner ring scores an X. A shot in a scoring face but outside its largest ring scores 0.WBSF rule C8a

Plugging

Doubtful shots are checked with a certified .220 in plug or slide and marked “P”, and cannot then be re-plugged in a protest or score query. A face with more than one shot counts its lowest score, less a point per extra shot.WBSF rules C8c and C8d

Ties

Ties are broken by the X count; if still equal, a tie is recorded. In the grand aggregate, a tie goes to count-back from the last card each competitor shot, by the first X missed, from face 1 to face 25.WBSF rules C9 and C9b

5.6 mm scoring gauge (.22)