International Precision Rifle Federation

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International Precision Rifle Federation
Sport Field and long range shooting
Category Shooting sport
Jurisdiction Emblem-earth.svg International
AbbreviationIPRF
Founded2021 (2021)
Official website
precisionrifle.org

The International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) is an international federation for field and long range shooting. The shooting takes place from various positions and at varied distances within a limited par time, so that the competitors need to have a good understanding about their ballistics so that they can compensate for wind and distance. Competitors are divided into different divisions based on their firearms and equipment. All competitors compete inside their division, and there can also be awards for the categories women, junior (competitors of 18 years or younger), senior (competitors of 55 years or older) and military/police. A match usually consists of several stages, and points are awarded by the number of hits. Steel targets are used to a large degree to make it easy to score points and as an economical alternative to electronic targets. Referees often use spotting scopes to observe and count hits.

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History

PRS shooting in its current form originated in the USA in the 2010s in the Precision Rifle Series, which continues to this day as the American arm of precision rifle shooting. The National Rifle League (NRL) is another U.S. organization for precision rifle shooting. In the USA, the number of active competitors increased from 164 in 2012 to over 15 000 in 2020. [1]

In 2021 the International Precision Rifle Federation (IPRF) was founded, [2] [3] and in 2022 the first world championship was held at the Bitche Military Camp in Bitche, France. [4]

IPRF has affiliated associations in several countries: [2]

Equipment divisions

The participants are divided into separate divisions based on the type of equipment used. It is common to use scopes with adjustable magnification, and cartdidges with calibers between 6 mm and 6.5 mm (for example 6 mm Dasher, 6.5 mm Creedmoor or 6.5×55 mm) because these tend to provide good ballistics at typical match distances and relatively little recoil. Internationally, the divisions used are Open (most permitted modifications), Limited and Factory (factory firearms with few modifications). Locally, other divisions may be used or none at all.

Matches

All competitors go through the same stages regardless of registered division and category. It is mainly competed individually, but at larger events there can also be team competitions where the results from the individual team members are pooled together to achieve a teams core.

2022 World Championships

In 2022 the first World Championship was held by the French Army 16e bataillon de chasseurs à pied and Ultimate Ballistics at the Bitche Military Camp in Bitche France. [5] [6]

Open
OverallCompetitorPointsMatch percent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold Flag of the United States.svg Austin Buschman158100.00%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver Flag of the United States.svg Morgun King15799.37%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Tate Streater15698.73%
4 Flag of the United States.svg Clay Blackketter15598.10%
5 Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Bell15195.57%
6 Flag of Denmark.svg Mathias Nedergård14793.04%
7 Flag of Namibia.svg Dirk Sauber14591.77%
8 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Orgain14491.44%
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Stigenberg14491.44%
10 Flag of Norway.svg Jarnes Mydland14387.90%
LadyCompetitorPointsCategory percentOverall percent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold Flag of the United States.svg Payton Grimes136100.00%86.08%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver Flag of the United States.svg Lauryl Akenhead12994.85%81.65%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Allison Zane11483.82%72.15%
SeniorCompetitorPointsCategory percentOverall percent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Ulmer136100.00%86.08%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver Flag of the United States.svg Paul Higley10275.00%64.56%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze Flag of South Africa.svg Andries Lategan9872.06%62.03%
Mil/LEOCompetitorPointsCategory percentOverall percent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold Flag of Sweden.svg Louis-Philippe Rembry122100.00%77.22%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Crawford12199.18%76.58%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Owen11190.98%70.25%
Teams Open
OverallCountryPointsPercent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg GoldFlag of the United States.svg USA396.2100.00%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg SilverFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden353.889.30%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg BronzeFlag of Norway.svg Norway333.5484.18%
4Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark321.5281.15%
5Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa319.6280.67%
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and Northern Ireland313.2979.07%
7Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia308.8677.96%
8Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland281.6571.09%
9Flag of France.svg France241.7761.02%
10Flag of Spain.svg Spain239.8760.54%
11Flag of Italy.svg Italy226.5857.19%
12Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia218.3555.11%
13Flag of Poland.svg Poland188.6147.60%
14Flag of Germany.svg Germany184.8146.65%
15Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland182.2846.01%
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic127.8532.27%
Limited
OverallCompetitorPointsMatch percent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold Flag of the United States.svg Coulter Mariott126100.00%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver Flag of the United States.svg Buck Holly11994.44%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Leon Weatherby11288.89%
4 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Partain11288.89%
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Edlund10079.37%
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Lindgren9373.81%
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Månsson9273.02%
8 Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Van Biljon8970.63%
9 Flag of Norway.svg Ronny Bonilla-sommer8668.25%
10 Flag of South Africa.svg Benoit Marchand8466.67%
Teams Limited
OverallCountryPointsPercent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg GoldFlag of the United States.svg USA283.33100.00%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg SilverFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden226.1979.83%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg BronzeFlag of Norway.svg Norway192.0667.79%
4Flag of France.svg France186.5165.83%
5Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa184.1364.99%
6Flag of Italy.svg Italy161.1156.86%
7Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia158.7356.02%
8Flag of Poland.svg Poland141.2749.86%
Factory
OverallCompetitorPointsMatch percent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Gold Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lawrence Barnes116100.00%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Silver Flag of South Africa.svg Perrin De Gouveia10287.93%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Mcilwaine10187.07%
4Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Juraj Cermak10086.21%
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Rice9985.34%
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Russell Ferreira9481.03%
7 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Antasik9380.17%
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Önnervall9178.45%
9 Flag of Norway.svg Krister Engvoll8976.72%
10 Flag of Slovenia.svg Tomáš Kopča8775.00%
Teams Factory
OverallCountryPointsPercent
Gold medal world centered-2.svg GoldFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain and Northern Ireland272.41100.00%
Silver medal world centered-2.svg SilverFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa242.2488.92%
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg BronzeFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden221.5581.33%
4Flag of France.svg France190.5269.94%
5Flag of Poland.svg Poland174.1463.93%
6Flag of Italy.svg Italy168.9762.03%

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