The following is the outline used by the Minnesota Silhouette Association when hosting a clinic for new shooters. The clinic is begun in a classroom type setting where the following material is presented with demonstrations of the shooting positions, actual targets for all events, types of firearms used, presentation of score cards and scoring, and a period for questions and answers. It is usually held in August, at a major shooting facility in the United States. Regional Championships are conducted annually in each of the eight U.S. regions.
States also hold championships in one or more of the major types of competition.
We hope you benefit from your exposure to this clinic. 1.0 History Silhouette competition is said to have its origins in live animal shooting contests that began in Mexico around the time of Pancho Villa. His prize was the unfortunate barnyard critter that he hit, which often became dinner that evening. The recognized father of the rifle silhouette game is Don Gonzalo Aguilar, who arranged the first informal match in 1948. In 1967, the George Paterson Rifle Club in Nogales, Arizona, put up a 20 animal range but, due to the lack of interest, it ceased offering matches in 1970.