The World Benchrest Shooting Federation (WBSF) is the international governing body for
benchrest shooting
Benchrest shooting is a shooting sport discipline in which high-precision rifles are rested on a table or bench — rather than being carried in the shooter's hands — while shooting at paper or steel targets, hence the name "benchrest". Bot ...
, with disciplines for both
centerfire
Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center
A centerfire cartridge is a firearm metallic cartridge whose primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i.e. "case head"). Unlike rim ...
and
rimfire ammunition
Rimfire ammunition is a type of firearm metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. When fired, the gun's firing pin will strike and crush the rim against the edge of ...
. WBSF was formed in 2001.
Disciplines
Rimfire
* 50 m or
* Teams (3 shooters, with 6 targets each)
* Individual (6 targets)
Two Gun
* Teams
* Individual
Light Varmint (LV)
* Small Group 100 m (''or '')
* Small Group 200 m (''or '')
* 100 m aggregate (''or '')
* 200 m aggregate (''or '')
* Grand Aggregate
Heavy Varmint (HV)
* Small Group 100 m (''or '')
* Small Group 200 m (''or '')
* Small Group 300 m (''or '')
* 100 m aggregate (''or '')
* 200 m aggregate (''or '')
* 300 m aggregate (''or '')
* Grand Aggregate
* Small Group 200 m x10 Shots (''or '')
* 200 m x10 Shots Aggregate (''or '')
Targets
;WBSF Rimfire Target:
*The 10 ring has a diameter of 3 mm (0.12 inches), which is 0.06
mrad
The Barrett MRAD (Multi-role Adaptive Design) is a bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Barrett to meet the requirements of the SOCOM PSR. The MRAD is based on the Barrett 98B and includes a number of modifications and improvements. The Barret ...
at 50 meters.
*The inner ten ring has a diameter of 1 mm (0.04 inches), 0.02 mrad at 50 meters.
Records
World Records
Official records of the World Benchrest Shooting Federation
*Rimfire - Stephane Gomel (France) 250 - 25X (WBSF World Championship Manresa 2018 Spain)
European Records
Below are the official records of the European Benchrest Shooting Federation (EBSF) as of February 2017.
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;Grand Aggregates:
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See also
*
List of shooting sports organizations
This is a list of national and international shooting sports organizations who promote sport shooting to civilian sport shooters, hunters, police, military and/or military reservists.
International governing bodies
* Amateur Trapshooting Ass ...
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References
External links
The official web page of World Benchrest Shooting Federation
WBSF Centrefire Competition Rulebook
WBSF Rimfire Competition Rulebook
* http://www.benchrest-forum.com European benchrest Forum
Shooting sports organizations
Rifle shooting sports