Category Questions

[jbolt]

On the 100 yd/m categories (except 1/5th scale), why are small bore categories (SB & PH22) shot at 3/8 scale targets and the pistol cartridge (FP & PHS) shot at 1/2 scale targets?

Secondly, again in the 100 yd/m categories, how did smallbore evolve to 9 categories but pistol cartridge has only 3?

Just curious how this came to be.

[260 Striker]

Don't know the reason for the differences in scale but suspect since FP is only shot standing the extra size may have been used to help standing shooters. I also suspect the are more categories in .22lr since you can have additional freestyle categories but again FP is only standing.

[dhagerty40x]

main reason was who created the sport first.

I do know that IHMSA created smallbore first then was adopted by the NRA.

NRA created Hunter pistol first, then IHMSA followed with field pistol and adopted most of NRA's rules.

[aggshooter]

The smallbore categories followed the lead of the big bore categories that were already in place. As new categories were added, they applied to both disciplines. BB & SB complement each other, BB 1/2 scale and SB 1/5 scale complement each other. Field pistol was created in such a way that 100y ranges could shoot a couple centerfire events without the distances being so insanely close that targets would be destroyed, hence the straight wall cartridge designation.