Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette
The HCRPC Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match is NRA approved on a weekly basis. In the past this match has been the largest and most competitive in the nation with the best air pistol silhouette shooters in the country competing weekly. Due to recent reduced attendance the match is held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month with occasional other Tuesdays when interest warrants. The range is set up at 6:30 PM and opens for formal practice within minutes. The match starts at 7:00 PM. We are usually out the gate around 8:00 but may go a little longer depending on the number of relays required.
For the seasoned pistol silhouette shooter, air pistol silhouette will give you more quality practice time and sharpen your silhouette pistol shooting skills. And for the beginning shooter, there is no better place to learn from top notch pistol silhouette shooters. Every type and price range of competetion air pistol is represented among our competitors, and they are more than willing to help you get started competing in this fun sport by letting you try their air pistols. We almost always have several extra air pistols available if you do not yet own one. If you contact me and let me know you are coming without a pistol, I will have one for you to shoot, with ammo.
So come out between 6:30 and 7:00 PM on any 1st or 3rd Tuesday and enjoy this popular shooting sport. It is a very relaxing, quiet, inexpensive, and satisfying sport that you can enjoy at any age or skill level. Bring your spouse and children too; this sport is for the whole family!
Dan Hartzell, Match Director
Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette
817-377-4125 or lowandleft@att.net
Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match Information
Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match Information
This match is shot with most any air pistol, co2, compressed air, single stroke pneumatic, and spring piston. Both iron sights and scopes are used but scored separately into Scope Class and Iron/Open Sight Class.
The targets are 1/10 scale metallic silhouette animals that are remotely resettable.
The course of fire is 40 or 60 shots, but mostly 40 shots at HCRPC. For 40 shot matches; 10 shots at Chickens at 10 yards, 10 shots at Pigs at 12.5 yards, 10 shots at Turkeys at 15 yards, and 10 shots at Rams at 18 yards.
There are two banks of animal targets, an upper and a lower bank. Eight competitors may shoot on a single relay. The number of relays is determined to accommodate all competitors that want to shoot.
Each relay takes five shots at five animals with a time limit of 2.5 minutes and a 15 second ready period before the “Fire” command is given. This is done twice for a total of 10 shots at each animal for 40 shot matches.
The scores are totaled after the match, and ties for 1st and 2nd place may be decided with a shoot-off at the turkey line. All other ties, 3rd place and below, may be decided by reverse animal count in order to save time.
Awards may be given for each class with at least three competitors. One Prize may be awarded for classes with three competitors, two prizes for four competitors, three prizes for six competitors, and four prizes for eight or more competitors. Classes with less than three competitors may be moved to the next higher class.
The awards will not exceed the value of the entry fee.
Entry fees for HCRPC club matches are $6.00 per shooter per gun, and $1.00 for each Junior shooter per gun. A responsible adult must accompany junior shooters at all times while the match is in progress.
NRA rules will be used during this match.
Please direct all questions regarding HCRPC Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match to the Match Director: Dan Hartzell, lowandleft@att.net , 817-377-4125.