A well-aimed shot results in a resounding clang as the metal target topples from it's stand. A miss is just that, a puff of dirt kicking up behind the target, which remains insolently standing as if to taunt the shooter. It's also a surprisingly easy game to play. These are arranged in banks of five each with the chickens at 200 metres, pigs at 300, turkeys at 385 and sheep at 500. In keeping with the original concept of a hunter's game, weight restrictions on allowable rifles rule out specialized target guns.
Shooters compete with scoped rifles that are eminently suited for the hunting fields.
In the smallbore game, downsized chickens are placed at 40 metres, pigs at 60, turkeys at 77 and sheep at 100 metres. The Hunter Class rifle must be factory original hunting style rifles weighing no more than 9 lbs total. In smallbore rifle silhouette, standard 22 rimfire is used to engage scaled down versions of the silhouette targets. Scoped sighting devices are allowed and some competitors opt for optics with magnification settings in excess of 12 power. Beginners are at no disadvantage starting off with a favorite hunting rifle with a 4X scope and, in fact, most beginners do start this way.