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TARGET RIFLE AUSTRALIA LIMITED
ABN 29 143 527 851

Most State Ranges in Australia are now equipped with electronic scoring targets which show the result of
your last shot immediately on a screen. All other clubs shoot on 5-diagram paper targets.

AIR-RIFLE

Air-rifle is also an Olympic event and is shot indoors, in the standing position at a distance of 10 metres
from the target. Shooters use specialised rifles fitted with air cylinders.

The standing position can be quite challenging to shoot accurately from given it is the least stable of all
positions. Air rifles are lighter than small-bore rifles, which does help to reduce fatigue over a long period
of shooting. As with the prone position, use of a supporting frame to help with stability is a popular way
of shooting.

Air-rifle is a very challenging discipline to master but an excellent way of introducing beginners and
juniors to the sport of shooting. An air rifle target is much smaller than that of a 50m target to
compensate for the shorter distance!

Advanced air rifle athletes, shooting unsupported (photo: Petr Kurka)

Air rifle is becoming very popular given the low costs of ammunition and ability to practice day or night in
all weather conditions as the range is indoors.

Again, many ranges operate an electronic target system allowing you to immediately see the result of
your last shot on a computer screen.

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Telephone: 0411 322 926 Email: execofficer@tra.org.au Web www.tra.org.au
Registered office: Suite 505, 55 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction, NSW 2022