Rifle Metallic Silhouette Competition

Rifle Metallic Silhouette poster

Rifle Metallic Silhouette rulebook

Broadly speaking, Rifle Metallic Silhouette (RMS) is a sport in which rifles are used to knock down metal targets at a variety of distances. Matches cater for centrefire, rimfire and air rifles. The sport originated in Mexico in the early 1950s and arrived in Australia in the late 1970s. RMS is a sanctioned discipline of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA).

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Coming Up
SSAA National Junior Challenge 2008 held at SSAA ACT Shooting Complex on 25-27 September 2008, Wendy 02 6161 3878
National Rifle Metallic Silhouette Championships 2008 held at SSAA Brisbane on 3-6 October 2008, 07 3398 1749
Alice Springs Masters Games 2008 held at Alice Springs Shooting Complex on 11-18 October 2008, Derek 08 8952 8150 or Philip 08 8953 0035
2nd Pacific Regional Shooting Championships held at Belmont and Ipswich on 5-9 November 2008, Andrew 0418 734 008

Competition Results
Interstate Junior Challenge Rimfire Field Rifle & 3P and Metallic Rifle Silhouette 6-7 October 2007
Australian National Rifle Metallic Silhouette Championships 29 September - 2 October 2006

Articles
Rifle Metallic Silhouette
In search of perfection - Matthew Everingham by Jennifer Martens