In order to implement Federal policy in the field of physical culture and sports, promotion of healthy lifestyles, promotion and development of high-precision shooting in the regions of the Russian Federation 12 March 2016 at the shooting range ODON of the internal troops of the MIA of Russia in Balashikha, Moscow region passed regional competitions on sports-hunting shooting — “II winter Cup Nikon 2016”.
The competition was held with the support of the Federation of Precision Shooting Federation (Russian Cycling Federation). The duration of the competition taking into account the opening, the exercises and the debriefing was one day.
The program also included:
shooting from various positions, including fragile States;
the defeat more targets with the limited time on the shot;
shooting at a moving target;
shooting at various distances;
hunting duel.
Shooting distance for exercise, submitted for competition, ranged from 15 to 250 m. All planned exercises and distance were prepared by the judges and members of the Federation taking into account the actual for the hunter situation.
The main purpose of the competition was to improve the level of firearms training as members of the Federation of high-precision shooting, and ordinary shooters and hunters wishing to evaluate and improve their level of firearms training.
Despite the spring weather, which was accompanied by intermittent rain, light wind and positive temperatures close to zero, the competition was held. In the individual competition involved 58 shooters and hunters. To start were all participants admitted having a firearm with a long barrel rifles, previously passed the safety briefing.
Requirements for participants were as follows:
the shooter should have one rifle with the sighting devices are either open or telescopic sights;
the caliber of the weapon should not exceed 9.3 mm;
the weight of the equipment and weapons are unlimited.
At registration all participant equipment is fitted in a registration card and verified by judges. Such things were: rifle, scope, rangefinder, weather station, belt, bag, bipod, backpack, monopod, BR-emphasis, the table. In the future, all permitted equipment the participants could use at their discretion, but only within the rules of competitions. Transferred all the property should the shooter for the entire competition.
In the schedule was determined and the prohibition of certain activities, such as:
the use of trucks and helpers for transportation (carrying) of equipment;
sharing and transfer of equipment between the arrows;
the absence of any written in the card hardware or the presence of the arrow is the “extra” equipment.
After registration and allocation of accommodation for each participant once again a panel of judges were increased security measures in the order of the exercises. After that the participants started the practical work with quick and accurate zeroing their weapons.
Exercise 1. “Zeroing”
objective: target “Standard”;
distance — 100 m;
position for firing lying down with elbows (without stop). You can use a running belt;
the number of shots — 5 (2 + 3);
preparation time — 2 minutes;
time to exercise — 60 with two shots, + 30 on the insertion of amendments, + 60 for three shots.
Exercise 2. “Grouse” (damage grouse with one shot)
objective: target And 4 “Capercaillie”;
distance — 200 m;
the position for shooting — with a reliance on the “fallen tree”.
the number of shots — 1;
preparation time — 1 minute;
practice time is 1 minute.
Exercise 3. “The shed” (shooting wild boar at different distances, taking into account the small time)
objective: lifting the target 3. (the circle with a diameter of 20 cm);
distance — 50-10-150 m;
the position for shooting — sitting (on a chair, bench);
the number of shots — 3 (one at each distance);
preparation time — 1 minute;
time for exercise — with 10 on the shot.
Exercise 4. “Boar attack” (hit the Gong (plate), producing sounds when hit and shooting at appearing boar)
objective: the Gong 35 cm + boar with scoring area is 30 cm;
the distance a Gong — 100, boar — 100-130 m;
position shooting — standing or kneeling;
preparation time — 1 minute;
the number of shots — 1 + indefinitely;
practice time is 20 s.
Exercise 5. “Gathering of wounded bird”. The shooting was started at the maximum distance, and with each shot the distance to the target decreased. Exactly resembling a running back at the hunter wounded animal.
purpose: mobile Gong 25 cm — 3 PCs + target “Cold shot” (scoring area is 10 cm);
distance: gongs 55 — plus 110-180 target at a distance of 25 meters;
position shooting — standing (you can use a belt running);
the number of shots — 4 (1 in each target);
preparation time — 1 minute;
time to exercise — 30 with four shots.
Target shooting “Cold shot” is allowed only after the obligatory defeat at least one of three gongs.
Shooting on the middle distance at explosive targets made of hunters to demonstrate their abilities first to hit the targets. Shooting explosive targets turned into an extraordinary spectacle for all participants.
Exercise 6. “Hunter’s duel”
objective: Gong d. 25 cm + explosive target D. 65 mm;
distance: 100 m — Gong, 30 m — explosive target;
position shooting: standing;
the number of shots is unlimited;
preparation time — 1 minute;
practice time — 60 seconds.
To count, both targets must be hit.
Following the results of competitions the places were distributed as follows:
1st place — David Balayan with the result 265,0 points;
2nd place — Ilya Demidov with the result 264,0 points;
3rd place — Sergey Belov with the result 261,0 points.
The winners received memorable prizes and gifts from the company Nikon.
During the whole time of competitions, the participants tasted traditional delicious “precision” pancakes with sour cream and tea from specpower provided by the Russian Cycling Federation, and a full three-course meal in a large warm tent army from the military.
