Next Silhouette Shoot at Tokoroa

Saturday & Sunday 18th & 19th May
Tokoroa Shooting Sports Complex
Newell Road, North end of Tokoroa
Shoots start at 1000hrs Saturday & 0900hrs Sunday
Google Maps 38.19775S 175.89223E

 

.22 Rimfire Silhouette Targets

What is Silhouette Shooting?

Metallic silhouette shooting is a group of target shooting disciplines that involves shooting at metal cutouts representing game animals at varying distances. Metallic silhouette shooting can be done with airguns, black-powder firearms, modern handguns, or modern rifles. 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.

It is hard to describe the awesome feeling you get when you knock down a steel silhouette target. The loud crack from the bullet exiting the muzzle followed by an even louder “clang” as you watch your target fly off the railing is really a true addiction for most Silhouette shooters. As soon as you shoot your first target it is truly love at first sight. There is nothing better than shooting a game where you actually get to see your target react to the bullet. In fact, besides Silhouette, there are few other games involving more interaction with the targets. In my opinion, this is truly what makes this game so much fun.