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.History | World Benchrest Shooting Federation
Disciplines Rimfire 50 m or Teams (3 shooters, with 6 targets each) Individual (6 targets) Two Gun Teams Individual Light Varmint (LV) Small Group 100 m (or ) Small Group 200 m (or ) 100 m aggregate (or ) 200 m aggregate (or ) Grand Aggregate Heavy Varmint (HV) Small Group 100 m (or ) Small Group 200 m (or ) Small Group 300 m (or ) 100 m aggregate (or ) 200 m aggregate (or ) 300 m aggregate (or ) Grand Aggregate Small Group 200 m x10 Shots (or ) 200 m x10 Shots Aggregate (or )
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: - Stephane Gomel (France) 250 - 25X (WBSF World Championship Manresa 2018 Spain) - (shooting time 30 minutes)
- Hervé Lefebre (Belgium) 250 - 24X (WBSF World Championship Valencia 2024 Spain) - (shooting time 20 minutes)
- 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. European Records - Norwegian Benchrest Association
Aggregates CompetitorCompetitionmmmradMOA Paal Erik JensenLV 1005.092 mm0.05092 mrad0.1834 MOA Roger SerainLV 20010.062 mm0.05301 mrad0.2082 MOA Jean Louis EspinetHV 1004.250 mm0.0425 mrad0.1530 MOA Attilio SerroneHV 20010.458 mm0.05229 mrad0.1882 MOA
Grand Aggregates CompetitorCompetitionmmmradMOA Roger SerainLV GA5.130 mm0.6350 mrad0.1847 MOA Roger SerainHV GA6.221 mm0.7700 mrad0.2240 MOA Roger Serain2 GUN5.675 mm0.7013 mrad0.2040 MOA R. Serain, JC. Eymieu, G. Lang and P. Fischbach2 GUN TEAM7.359 mm0.9110 mrad0.2650 MOA
Small Groups CompetitorCompetitionmmmradMOA Antonio Sanchez PerezLV 1002.410 mm0.0241 mrad0.0867 MOA Roger SerainLV 2005.080 mm0.0254 mrad0.0914 MOA Jean Claude BraconiHV 1001.270 mm0.0127 mrad0.0493 MOA Pascal FishbachHV 2004.370 mm0.02185 mrad0.0786 MOA
See also List of shooting sports organizations World Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest FederationHistory | World Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest Federation
References
External links The official web page of World Benchrest Shooting Federation WBSF Centrefire Competition Rulebook WBSF Rimfire Competition Rulebook http://www.benchrest-forum.com European benchrest Forum