RIMFIRE BALLOON MATCHES
Pistol & Rifle
The pistol and rifle matches have the same course of fire. The pistol match is fired from the 10 yard line and the Rifle match is fired from the 25 yard line.
Equipment:
Rim fire handgun or rifle with any type of sights. No air guns or shot shells. Holsters are not used.
Any appropriate Rim fire Solid or Hollow Point 22 ammunition – No Shot Shells allowed.
Course of Fire:
5 balloons are placed on a 5 X 8 sheet of cardboard at 10 yards for the pistol match and 25 yards for the rifle match .
Shooters fire individually, on the sound of the buzzer, until all 5 balloons are broken.
When all competitors have completed this stage, the line is made safe and more balloons are attached.
All competitors repeat this course of fire 3 times.
Scoring:
The least favorable round is discarded and the remaining 2 rounds are averaged. The final score is the average time in seconds and the number of shots fired.