Hunter Pistol
Hunters Pistol Silhouette involves shooting at steel cutouts ( silhouettes) in the shape of various animals, sitting at various distances. The animals are shaped like chickens, javelinas, turkeys, and rams. They are set at distances of 40, 50, 75, and 100 meters. The animals set on a steel rail and when hit they fall from the rail.
This match is shot with factory stock pistols which may be of single shot, revolver or semi-automatic action. Bolt action pistols are not allowed. The Thompson Center Contender single shot pistol is very common and accounts for approximately 80% of the pistols on the line. Semi-auto pistols like the Ruger MKII are common in the smallbore classes. Barrel length must be no more than 12 inches. Targets are placed at 40, 50, 75, and 100 yards from the firing line, with 10 targets at each distance. A match consists of 40 rounds fired in 5 shot strings with 2 minutes to shoot the 5 shots.
Allows most straight wall, center fire pistol cartridges as well as rimfire cartridges. The .22 Hornet, .357 magnum and .22 magnum are all commonly used. .22 Short, Long & Long Rifle may also be used. The targets are heavy and the lighter rounds may not knock the 100 yard rams down. High velocity bottle neck cartridges are not allowed or any cartridge that causes target damage. More powerful rounds like the .44 magnum perform better but the shooter has to contend with increased recoil and noise. Scopes or iron sights may be used.
BOOM! WHACK! CLANG!
Oh, what the beautiful sounds of shooting metallic silhouettes.
BOOM, from the gun firing.
WHACK, from the bullet hitting the steel target.
CLANG, from the target falling down.
Pistol Silhouette shooting is all about having FUN!