The World Benchrest Shooting Federation (WBSF) is the international governing body for benchrest shooting, with disciplines for both centerfire and rimfire ammunition. WBSF was formed in 2001.

Disciplines

Rimfire

  • 50 m or 50 yd (46 m)
  • Teams (3 shooters, with 6 targets each)
  • Individual (6 targets)

Two Gun

  • Teams
  • Individual

Light Varmint (LV)

  • Small Group 100 m (or 100 yards (91 m))
  • Small Group 200 m (or 200 yards (180 m))
  • 100 m aggregate (or 100 yards (91 m))
  • 200 m aggregate (or 200 yards (180 m))
  • Grand Aggregate

Heavy Varmint (HV)

  • Small Group 100 m (or 100 yards (91 m))
  • Small Group 200 m (or 200 yards (180 m))
  • Small Group 300 m (or 300 yards (270 m))
  • 100 m aggregate (or 100 yards (91 m))
  • 200 m aggregate (or 200 yards (180 m))
  • 300 m aggregate (or 300 yards (270 m))
  • Grand Aggregate
  • Small Group 200 m x10 Shots (or 200 yards (180 m))
  • 200 m x10 Shots Aggregate (or 200 yards (180 m))

Targets

WBSF Rimfire Target

  • The 10 ring has a diameter of 6,35 mm (0.25 inches), which is 0.06 mrad at 50 meters.
  • The inner ten ring has a diameter of 0,8 mm (0.03 inches), 0.02 mrad at 50 meters.

Records

World Records

Official records of the World Benchrest Shooting Federation

  • Rimfire:

- France Stephane Gomel (France) 250 - 25X (WBSF World Championship Manresa 2018 Spain) - (shooting time 30 minutes)

- Belgium Hervé Lefebre (Belgium) 250 - 24X (WBSF World Championship Valencia 2024 Spain) - (shooting time 20 minutes)

- Italy Luciano Viviani (Italy) 750 - 61X (WBSF World Championship Valencia 2024 Spain) - (shooting 3 Target every one in time 20 minutes)

European Records

Below are the official records of the European Benchrest Shooting Federation (EBSF) as of February 2017.

Aggregates

CompetitorCompetitionmmmradMOA
Norway Paal Erik JensenLV 1005.092 mm0.05092 mrad0.1834 MOA
France Roger SerainLV 20010.062 mm0.05301 mrad0.2082 MOA
France Jean Louis EspinetHV 1004.250 mm0.0425 mrad0.1530 MOA
Italy Attilio SerroneHV 20010.458 mm0.05229 mrad0.1882 MOA

Grand Aggregates

CompetitorCompetitionmmmradMOA
France Roger SerainLV GA5.130 mm0.6350 mrad0.1847 MOA
France Roger SerainHV GA6.221 mm0.7700 mrad0.2240 MOA
France Roger Serain2 GUN5.675 mm0.7013 mrad0.2040 MOA
France R. Serain, France JC. Eymieu, France G. Lang and France P. Fischbach2 GUN TEAM7.359 mm0.9110 mrad0.2650 MOA

Small Groups

CompetitorCompetitionmmmradMOA
Spain Antonio Sanchez PerezLV 1002.410 mm0.0241 mrad0.0867 MOA
France Roger SerainLV 2005.080 mm0.0254 mrad0.0914 MOA
Italy Jean Claude BraconiHV 1001.270 mm0.0127 mrad0.0493 MOA
France Pascal FishbachHV 2004.370 mm0.02185 mrad0.0786 MOA

See also

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