To score a hit, the target must be knocked off its stand, so each cartridge used must provide sufficient momentum to knock the heavy metal targets over. Īll disciplines require a minimum of 10 shots at each type of target, for a minimum of 40 shots per match normal matches are 40, 60, 80, or 120 shots. Shooters are allowed to have a spotter with them, who watches where the shots land and advises the shooter on corrections to make. The target must be knocked down or pushed off the target stand in order to score a hit even a shot ricocheting off the ground in front of the target will count if it takes down the correct target. Targets are engaged in order of distance: chickens, pigs, turkeys, rams. Any target hit out of order is considered a miss. Each group of targets must be shot left to right if a target is missed then the next shot is taken at the next target. Targets are set up in groups of five of each kind, with a silhouette's width between targets, laid out at the required distances for the given match. Metallic silhouette competition in Brazil, 2008. As of 2020, 17 European countries are represented by AETSM. AETSM was founded in 1989, and was a founding member of IMSSU in 1992 where it was incorporated into the organization.
The European Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association (AETSM) (French name Association Européenne de Tir sur Silhouettes Métalliques) is the European regional body in IMSSU. The Canadian Championship adhers to the U.S. The Silhouette Rifle Association of Canada (SRAC) is the governing body for silhouette rifle shooting in Canada, and sanctions the Canadian National Rifle Silhouette Championships hosted each year by one of the participating provincial silhouette associations. Silhouette shooting is growing in popularity in Canada. There are some minor differences between the international IMSSU rules and those of the NRA and IHMSA, but it is generally possible to compete in all with the same equipment. There are also two major US-based bodies the National Rifle Association covers all types of silhouette shooting in the United States, and the International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association (IHMSA) covers only silhouette pistol shooting. The International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) is the international federation controlling metallic silhouette competitions for both rifle and pistol. Jim Carmichel called it the "common ground on which to unite". It is a sport that appeals to hunters, plinkers, and serious target shooters without the financial barriers of some other competitive shooting sports. By the mid-1980s it was the fastest growing gun sport in the United States. Growth was steady until 1973 when the NRA became involved in the sport. The first silhouette range constructed in the United States was in 1967 at Nogales, Arizona. Because of the sport's Mexican roots, in the United States the silhouettes are often referred to by terms from several varieties of American Spanish, namely gallina (chicken), jabali (pig), guajalote (turkey), and borrego (ram).
The first metallic silhouette match was held in Mexico City. By 1948, metal cutouts of the animals were used instead of live animals, birthing " siluetas metalicas". Metallic silhouette is descended from an old Mexican sport, dating back to the early 1900s, where live game animals were staked out at varying distances as targets. The targets used are rams, turkeys, pigs, and chickens, which are cut to different scales and set at certain distances from the shooter depending on the specific discipline. A related genre is shot with bow and arrow, the metal targets being replaced with cardboard or foam. Competitions are also held with airguns and black-powder firearms.
Metallic silhouette is shot with large bore rifles fired freehand without support out to 500 meters, and with large bore handguns from the prone position with only body support out to 200 meters. Metallic silhouette shooting is a group of target shooting disciplines that involves shooting at steel targets representing game animals at varying distances, seeking to knock the metal target over. In the fullbore handgun event target the angular target heights are approximately three to four times larger, or 12-20 MOA (3.5-5.6 mrad). Target sizes of the chicken, pig, turkey, and ram targets, scaled to their angular sizes as they would appear if placed at the correct distances from the shooter during the fullbore rifle event with target heights of approximately 4-5 MOA (1.2-1.5 mrad).
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