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Grouping: |
The firer selects
a single aiming point on the target and fires a number of rounds
at that point.
The aim is for all the rounds to fall as close to the aim point
as possible and it is measured as the diameter of a circle
encompassing all of the holes in the target. Grouping practice
is excellent for concentrating on perfecting your technique.
There is no limit to how long the shooter may take when firing
groupings. |
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Deliberate Fire: |
This practice is
fired at a target with marked, concentric scoring rings. The
shooter aims at the centre of the target with the intention of
placing the shot as near to the centre as possible.
The shooter's score is marked depending on how near to the
centre of the target they manage to get. Common targets for
application shooting are a large, single target or a card with 5
or 10 separate targets marked on it. When firing at a card with
multiple targets, the shooter will aim to place one or two
rounds on each of the targets. The shooter can take as long as
they like to make the shots as the goal is optimum accuracy. |
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Rapid: |
All that is required is that
the shooter gets the round within the target area. However, they
now have a time limit - for instance they may be required to
fire 10 rounds in 40 seconds on a No.8 rifle and that really
isn't too easy. |
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Snap: |
Again, all the shooter needs to
do is get the rounds to fall within the target area. However,
the targets only appear for a short time before vanishing again
and the shooter must typically hit the target with two rounds
whilst it is visible. A snap practice might be for the target to
appear and disappear 5 times, each time for 5 seconds. It will
appear at random intervals so the shooter cannot anticipate the
target. |
