Wayne County Sharp Shooters To Be Represented In State Competition

Wayne County Sharp Shooters To Be Represented In State Competition
Pictured are l-r Mitchell Fisher, McKenna Darby, Emily Eilers and Keiziah Connell

WAYNE – A trio of members with the Wayne County Sharp Shooters will be put to the test during the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships this summer.

According to a release from the Sharp Shooters organization, the 2021 Nebraska 4-H Small-bore Rifle Team will feature Mitchell Fisher, Emily Eilers and Keiziah Connell joining McKenna Darby.

The championship event is slated for June 20 – 25 in Grand Island at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. It is hosted by Nebraska 4-H as the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships cover nine disciplines (Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Small-bore Pistol, Small-bore Rifle, Compound Archery, Recurve Archery, Shotgun, Muzzle-loading, and Hunting Skills) in a three-day competition. Each discipline has three different styles of shooting competitions.

In Small-bore (.22 caliber rimfire) rifle discipline, the first event the shooters compete in is silhouettes. These are metal animal shapes that the shooters must knock off the stand. These animals are set at various distances. Chickens at 40 yards, Pigs at 60 yards, Turkeys at 77 yards and Rams at 100 yards. For reference, the size of the chickens is about the size of a golf ball. The other animals get a little bigger in size per distance. Each shooter gets two banks of five targets and 2 ½ minutes per bank for each animal. All shooting is done from the offhand (standing) position.

The second event is the Civilian Marksmanship Program Sporter Rimfire match. In this contest, each shooter will shoot 20 rounds at paper targets in each position (Prone, Standing and Sitting or Kneeling; shooters choice). A total of 10 shots per position are slow fire being 10 shots in ten minutes. The other 10 shots are rapid fire, consisting of two five shot banks, fired in 30 seconds each. The additional challenge in rapid fire is that the shooters must start from a standing position and get into position before firing.

On Day three, the shooters will compete in an NRA Precision rifle event. Again, they will shoot 20 shots at paper targets per position (Prone, Standing and Kneeling), but the kids will be able to use Olympic grade equipment. These include special shooting jackets, pants, boots and rifles.

For more information on the 4-H Shooting Sports program, contact your local County Extension Office.

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