Shooting competitions for factory and service firearms
Shooting sport | |
| Equipment | Handgun or rifle |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shooting range |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| World Championships | No |
| Paralympic | No |
Shooting competitions for factory and service firearms refer to a set of
shooting disciplines, usually called service rifle, service pistol, production,[1][2][3] factory, or stock; where the types of permitted firearms are subject to type approval with few aftermarket modifications permitted. The terms often refer to the restrictions on permitted equipment and modifications rather than the type of match format. The names Service Rifle and Service Pistol stem from that the equipment permitted for these types of competitions traditionally were based on standard issue firearms used by one or several armed forces and civilian versions of these, while the terms production, factory and stock[4]
often are applied to more modern disciplines with similar restrictions on equipment classes.
Service firearm competitions can refer to whole disciplines like
F-Class and several national disciplines within bullseye and field shooting
. The types of handguns or rifles permitted for these types of competitions are often rugged, versatile and affordable compared to custom competition firearms used in separate equipment classes within the same type of shooting disciplines.
Equipment classes for factory or service firearms are usually restrictive in nature in that most modifications generally are prohibited, and upgrade and replacement parts usually must have been produced by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). In comparison, other more open equipment classes usually are permissive in nature, permitting most equipment and modifications as long as the firearm still functions safely, while also satisfying some minimum requirements like for instance a weight limit, size restriction or a type of sights (i.e. any iron sights, red dot or scope sight).
History
The modern
NRA UK[6] and in Scandinavia
.
Disciplines
- The Production division in IPSC, USPSA and other practical shooting disciplines, where handguns used must be listed in a type approval list.[7]
- The Standard class (F/TR) in ICFRA F-Class long range shooting, where the ammunition must be one of the type approved cartridges 7.62mm NATO or 5.56mm NATO.
- NRA UK.
- NRA, an equipment class within high power rifle.
- Nordic bullseye rifle and field rifle competitions by the National Rifle Association of Norway (DFS), the Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations (DGI Shooting) and the Swedish Shooting Sport Association (SvSF).
- Tir aux Armes Règlementaires pistol and rifle competitions by the French Shooting Federation(FFTir).
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A junior shooter inSIG 550. The rifle is equipped with a brass catcher to avoid disturbing other shooters with the ejection. -
Service rifle shooting in Slovenia with the Zastava M48 rifle. -
See also
References
- ^ IPSC handgun Divisions: Choosing a gun - all4shooters.com
- ^ USPSA Getting Started Competing - United States Practical Shooting Association
- ^ Bolt Gun Series | Precision Rifle Series
- ^ Shooting Sports USA | The Top Pistols Used by Today's IDPA Shooters
- ^ Service Rifle - Civilian Marksmanship ProgramCivilian Marksmanship Program
- ^ Civilian Service Rifle Competition — UK Style within AccurateShooter.com
- ^ IPSC :: Production Division List