This is a photo report from the Moscow Open Sports Sniping Championship that was held in July 2012.

Eight types of exercises were planned for shooting at the distance of 50-650 m. (165-2130 ft). A shooter had to have a rifle with a telescopic sight and fire accuracy 0.5-1.0 MOA.

Exercise 1 “Cold shot”, 200m.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: metal sleeve

Range: 160 m

Number of shots: 1

Preparation time: two minutes

Shooting time: fefteen seconds.

Shooting position: lying.

Exercise 2 “Chain links”, 100m.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: five squares with the side of 13 mm (0,05 inches)

Range: 100 m

Number of shots: 5

Preparation time: three minutes

Shooting time: two minutes

Shooting position: lying.

It reads “Shooting line №3”.

Exercise 3 “Tumbler”, Field.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: three falling targets of 100-150-200mm (4-6,5-8 inches)

Range: 50-100-150m (165-330-490 ft)

Number of shots: unlimited

Preparation time: sixty seconds

Shooting time: two minutes

Shooting position: from the knee or standing

Exercise 4 “Gunner”, Field.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: the gong located in the building

Range: approximately 400 m (1320 ft)

Number of shots: 1

Preparation time: fifteen seconds

Shooting time: two minutes

Shooting position: arbitrary

Exercise 5 “Tactic sniping”, Field.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: five gongs 200-300 mm (8-12 inches)

Range: approximately 300 – 650 m (980-2130 ft)

Number of shots: unlimited

Preparation time: two minutes

Shooting time: three minutes

Shooting position: arbitrary

Exercise 6 “Wall”, Field.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: paper target with a black circle (d=10cm (4″))

Number of shots: 5

Preparation time: two minutes

Shooting time: three minutes

Shooting position: arbitrary

Exercise 7 “Unknown distance”, Field.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: gong 200 mm (8″)

Range: approximately 300 – 650 m (980-2130 ft)

Number of shots: 1

Preparation time: two minutes

Shooting time: two minutes

Shooting position: arbitrary

Exercise 8 “Custom”, Field.

Type of exercise: individual

Target: gong 200 – 300 mm (8-12″)

Range: approximately 300 – 650 m (980-2130 ft)

Number of shots: 2

Preparation time: two minutes

Shooting time: one minute

Shooting position: arbitrary

They were also shooting at the contactless electronic target made in Sweden.

Always hit your targets!

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