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International Precision Rifle Federation

The International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) is an international federation for field and long range shooting. The shooting takes place from various positions and at varied distances within a limited par time, so that the competitors need to have a good understanding about their ballistics so that they can compensate for wind and distance. Competitors are divided into different divisions based on their firearms and equipment. All competitors compete inside their division, and there can also be awards for the categories women, junior (competitors of 18 years or younger), senior (competitors of 55 years or older) and military/police. A match usually consists of several stages, and points are awarded by the number of hits. Steel targets are used to a large degree to make it easy to score points and as an economical alternative to electronic targets. Referees often use spotting scopes to observe and count hits.

International Precision Rifle Federation
SportField and long range shooting
CategoryShooting sport
Jurisdiction International
AbbreviationIPRF
Founded2021 (2021)
Official website
precisionrifle.org

History edit

PRS shooting in its current form originated in the USA in the 2010s in the Precision Rifle Series, which continues to this day as the American arm of precision rifle shooting. The National Rifle League (NRL) is another U.S. organization for precision rifle shooting. In the USA, the number of active competitors increased from 164 in 2012 to over 15 000 in 2020.[1]

In 2021 the International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) was founded,[2][3] and in 2022 the first world championship was held at the Bitche Military Camp in Bitche, France.[4]

IPRF has affiliated associations in several countries:[2]

Equipment divisions edit

The participants are divided into separate divisions based on the type of equipment used. It is common to use scopes with adjustable magnification, and cartdidges with calibers between 6 mm and 6.5 mm (for example 6 mm Dasher, 6.5 mm Creedmoor or 6.5×55 mm) because these tend to provide good ballistics at typical match distances and relatively little recoil. Internationally, the divisions used are Open (most permitted modifications), Limited and Factory (factory firearms with few modifications). Locally, other divisions may be used or none at all.

Matches edit

All competitors go through the same stages regardless of registered division and category. It is mainly competed individually, but at larger events there can also be team competitions where the results from the individual team members are pooled together to achieve a teams core.

2022 World Championships edit

In 2022 the first World Championship was held by the French Army 16e bataillon de chasseurs à pied and Ultimate Ballistics at the Bitche Military Camp in Bitche France.[5][6]

Open
Overall Competitor Points Match percent
  Gold   Austin Buschman 158 100.00%
  Silver   Morgun King 157 99.37%
  Bronze   Tate Streater 156 98.73%
4   Clay Blackketter 155 98.10%
5   Gregory Bell 151 95.57%
6   Mathias Nedergård 147 93.04%
7   Dirk Sauber 145 91.77%
8   Austin Orgain 144 91.44%
9   Joakim Stigenberg 144 91.44%
10   Jarnes Mydland 143 87.90%
Lady Competitor Points Category percent Overall percent
  Gold   Payton Grimes 136 100.00% 86.08%
  Silver   Lauryl Akenhead 129 94.85% 81.65%
  Bronze   Allison Zane 114 83.82% 72.15%
Senior Competitor Points Category percent Overall percent
  Gold   Rusty Ulmer 136 100.00% 86.08%
  Silver   Paul Higley 102 75.00% 64.56%
  Bronze   Andries Lategan 98 72.06% 62.03%
Mil/LEO Competitor Points Category percent Overall percent
  Gold   Louis-Philippe Rembry 122 100.00% 77.22%
  Silver   Jack Crawford 121 99.18% 76.58%
  Bronze   Daniel Owen 111 90.98% 70.25%
Teams Open
Overall Country Points Percent
  Gold   USA 396.2 100.00%
  Silver   Sweden 353.8 89.30%
  Bronze   Norway 333.54 84.18%
4   Denmark 321.52 81.15%
5   South Africa 319.62 80.67%
6   Great Britain and Northern Ireland 313.29 79.07%
7   Namibia 308.86 77.96%
8   Ireland 281.65 71.09%
9   France 241.77 61.02%
10   Spain 239.87 60.54%
11   Italy 226.58 57.19%
12   Slovakia 218.35 55.11%
13   Poland 188.61 47.60%
14   Germany 184.81 46.65%
15    Switzerland 182.28 46.01%
16   Czech Republic 127.85 32.27%
Limited
Overall Competitor Points Match percent
  Gold   Coulter Mariott 126 100.00%
  Silver   Buck Holly 119 94.44%
  Bronze   Leon Weatherby 112 88.89%
4   Matt Partain 112 88.89%
5   Erik Edlund 100 79.37%
6   Tobias Lindgren 93 73.81%
7   Fredrik Månsson 92 73.02%
8   Willem Van Biljon 89 70.63%
9   Ronny Bonilla-sommer 86 68.25%
10   Benoit Marchand 84 66.67%
Teams Limited
Overall Country Points Percent
  Gold   USA 283.33 100.00%
  Silver   Sweden 226.19 79.83%
  Bronze   Norway 192.06 67.79%
4   France 186.51 65.83%
5   South Africa 184.13 64.99%
6   Italy 161.11 56.86%
7   Georgia 158.73 56.02%
8   Poland 141.27 49.86%
Factory
Overall Competitor Points Match percent
  Gold   Lawrence Barnes 116 100.00%
  Silver   Perrin De Gouveia 102 87.93%
  Bronze   Ben Mcilwaine 101 87.07%
4   Slovenia Juraj Cermak 100 86.21%
5   Thomas Rice 99 85.34%
6   Russell Ferreira 94 81.03%
7   Piotr Antasik 93 80.17%
8   Mikael Önnervall 91 78.45%
9   Krister Engvoll 89 76.72%
10   Tomáš Kopča 87 75.00%
Teams Factory
Overall Country Points Percent
  Gold   Great Britain and Northern Ireland 272.41 100.00%
  Silver   South Africa 242.24 88.92%
  Bronze   Sweden 221.55 81.33%
4   France 190.52 69.94%
5   Poland 174.14 63.93%
6   Italy 168.97 62.03%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wood, Keith (2018). "Precision Rifle Series". American Rifleman. 166 (3). National Rifle Association of America: 56–58.
  2. ^ a b c "About - International Precision Rifle Federation". International Precision Rifle Federation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ Emily Damment (2022-06-15). "International Precision Rifle Federation established!". Rifle Shooter. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  4. ^ "Lapua's Allison Zane to Compete at Precision Rifle World Championships". Lapua. 2022-08-06. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  5. ^ "Ultimate Ballistics". Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  6. ^ "PRS-VM 2022 | PRS Norge" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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