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International Precision Rifle Federation

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

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.

History

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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

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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

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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

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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 United States Austin Buschman 158 100.00%
Silver United States Morgun King 157 99.37%
Bronze United States Tate Streater 156 98.73%
4 United States Clay Blackketter 155 98.10%
5 United States Gregory Bell 151 95.57%
6 Denmark Mathias Nedergård 147 93.04%
7 Namibia Dirk Sauber 145 91.77%
8 United States Austin Orgain 144 91.44%
9 Sweden Joakim Stigenberg 144 91.44%
10 Norway Jarnes Mydland 143 87.90%
Lady Competitor Points Category percent Overall percent
Gold United States Payton Grimes 136 100.00% 86.08%
Silver United States Lauryl Akenhead 129 94.85% 81.65%
Bronze United States Allison Zane 114 83.82% 72.15%
Senior Competitor Points Category percent Overall percent
Gold United States Rusty Ulmer 136 100.00% 86.08%
Silver United States Paul Higley 102 75.00% 64.56%
Bronze South Africa Andries Lategan 98 72.06% 62.03%
Mil/LEO Competitor Points Category percent Overall percent
Gold Sweden Louis-Philippe Rembry 122 100.00% 77.22%
Silver United Kingdom Jack Crawford 121 99.18% 76.58%
Bronze United Kingdom 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 United States Coulter Mariott 126 100.00%
Silver United States Buck Holly 119 94.44%
Bronze United States Leon Weatherby 112 88.89%
4 United States Matt Partain 112 88.89%
5 Sweden Erik Edlund 100 79.37%
6 Sweden Tobias Lindgren 93 73.81%
7 Sweden Fredrik Månsson 92 73.02%
8 South Africa Willem Van Biljon 89 70.63%
9 Norway Ronny Bonilla-sommer 86 68.25%
10 South Africa 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 United Kingdom Lawrence Barnes 116 100.00%
Silver South Africa Perrin De Gouveia 102 87.93%
Bronze United Kingdom Ben Mcilwaine 101 87.07%
4  Slovenia Juraj Cermak 100 86.21%
5 United Kingdom Thomas Rice 99 85.34%
6 South Africa Russell Ferreira 94 81.03%
7 Poland Piotr Antasik 93 80.17%
8 Sweden Mikael Önnervall 91 78.45%
9 Norway Krister Engvoll 89 76.72%
10 Slovenia 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

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References

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  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.