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Smallbore rifle shooting, sometimes known (particularly in the United Kingdom) as miniature rifle shooting, is a set of disciplines of shooting sports. Smallbore shooting uses smaller-calibre rifles, typically chambered in .22 Long Rifle , at ranges generally of 100 yards (91 m) or shorter.
The two organisations merged later in 1903 becoming the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs (SMRC), a name it held until 1947 when it renamed itself the National Small-bore Rifle Association (NSRA). In 1904 Earl Roberts retired from active military service and devoted himself to the newly merged SMRC, driving a major fundraising campaign and ...
The club has indoor and outdoor ranges for .22 target rifles, air pistols and air rifles. The indoor range consists of a 6 lane 25 yards (23 m) gallery for small-bore target shooting. Outdoors there is a covered point for 50 yards (46 m) and 100 yards (91 m) .22 ranges as well as 6 yards (5.5 m) and 10 metre air rifle target galleries.
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Rugeley Rifle Club is a target shooting club in Staffordshire, England, founded in 1900. The club competes in National competitions of the National Small-bore Rifle Association shooting smallbore rifle, 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol. The club is noted for the number of members who have represented Great Britain, England and Wales.
The sport of rifle shooting at Cambridge University has been practised since at least the early 19th century. Beginning as part of the military training of the Cambridge University Rifle Volunteers, it has since been conducted by a number of student clubs, and is currently carried out predominantly by the Cambridge University Rifle Association and Cambridge University Small Bore Club, with ...
West Virginia's Mary Tucker won the 2024 individual title in small-bore. WVU junior Gavin Barnick won the air rifle national championship, besting Kentucky's Braden Peiser. In the air rifle qualification round, Alaska's Elijah Spencer fired a score of 600 (a perfect score), with 57x - one X behind the NCAA record set by Nanook Rylan Kissell at ...
Small-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of .32 in (8.1 mm) or smaller. [1] It may also refer to small-bore rifle competition. The medium-bore refers to calibers with a diameter between .33 in (8.4 mm) up to .39 in (9.9 mm) and large-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of .40 in (10 mm) or larger. [ 2 ]