High Power Silhouette

Contact Roger Estes @ [email protected]

This is a High Power Silhouette match per month from March thru November, 2026, These will be high power rifle silhouette matches fired on the Lea Valley Range with a total of 40 rounds for record. Records will be kept and sent to the NRA for classification purposes. For the matches practice will begin at 9a.m. and matches will begin at 10.
Rules will follow the NRA High Power Rifle Silhouette Rules. Briefly, rifles for Highpower silhouette have to be at least a minimum center-fire caliber of 6mm, no maximum. Ammo cannot be belted magnum by Club Rules for ammo.
Clothes can be commensurate with the weather but cannot be made specifically silhouette competition, with the exception that leather vest specifically for rifle silhouette can be used.
The match firing will be on relays, each relay, consisting of 4 shooting competitors and spotters . Spotters are not mandatory for these matches. Scoring can be done by a spotter or by the competitor's person. The relay is called to the line, the command of ready is given which is 15 seconds to get prepared to fire the 5 shots in 2 1/2 minutes, then a short rest, then 5 more rounds in 2 1/2 minutes. Following these shots, competitors will show their scores to the stat officer so the scores are recorded. 
Relays will continue till all animals are fired at. Scores are counted by the knock down of animals off the range rail, to a maximum of 40 animals. Once the relays are complete, scores will be counted up and the winner gets cash for the award, total of 25 for aggregate match winner. $20 for Class winner. Each 3 competitors will get a n award of cash. A plaque award can be substituted for the cash. 
There is a separate category in which AR-15 rifles are allowed. AR's don't follow the silhouette rules, mostly because of the shape of the rifle and caliber which is .223. They are allowed in a separate category in this match to get more competitors to shoot these matches, just generating interest in this sport. They have no classification in the match, just for fun. 
The matches are fired on the first Sunday of the month.