Prone Shooting is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games Sport.
As the name suggests competitors lay down on a ground sheet and the rifle is supported by means of a sling attached from the upper arm to the rifle. Distances shot are 20, 50 and 90 Metres, and a normal match consists of 60 business shots fired within 75 minutes. Most clubs shoot on a standard 20 shot paper target. So a match will consist of three details, each firing 20 business or competition shots, with a short break between details to change the paper target. If Electronic target machines are available then the entire 60 shot match is shot without a break.
Each competition shot fired can score a maximum of 10 points. Each target has a inner ten (or in old terminology a "Bulls Eye", to score a 10 the bullet has to touch or clip this inner ten. But if a shooter has a perfect shot and eliminates the inner ten then they score extra, the total number of points and inner tens will decide the final score for the shooter.
In Prone the 20 metre card has 11 targets on it, the very centre one been used for sighting in the rifle, then one competition shot is fired into each of the other 10 targets. The 50 metre card has 5 targets on it, again the very centre one is used for sighting in the rifle, then 5 competition shots are fired into each of the 4 targets. The 90 metre card has 3 targets, usually the bottom target is used to sight in the rifle, then 10 competition shots are fired into each of the other 2 targets.
20 Metre Prone Card
50 Metre Prone Card
90 Metre Prone Card
27th to 28th of July - Portland Annual Prize Shoot and Merv Friend 600
10th to 11th of August - Shepparton 42nd Annual Prize Meeting
21st of September - Glenelg Region Prize Meeting (run by 4 clubs)
2024 20m Prone (Pennant)
2024 20m Prone Electronic (Pennant)
