The club has Smallbore, Silhouette, Highpower Silhouette and 100 yard, 200 yard and 300 yard Benchrest ranges. Both firing points are covered and we have a clubhouse with a wood stove for those days that are a little cool on the trigger finger.

Metallic Silhouette
Metallic silhouette shooting is a target shooting discipline that involves shooting at metal cutouts representing game animals at varying distances. Metallic silhouette shooting at the Rosebud range can be done with black powder firearms or modern rifles. The targets used are rams, turkeys, pigs and chickens, which are cut to different scales and set at certain distances from the shooter depending on the specific discipline.

Benchrest Shooting
Benchrest shooting is a target rifle discipline shot from a bench using a front and rear rest to support the rifle. The discipline incorporates a variety of classes including rimfire and centerfire, and matches can be for score (bullseye) or for group size, and distances can be out to 1000 yards. At Rosebud we shoot centerfire group matches at 100 and 200 yards. Matches are conducted under the sanctioning rules of the BRSC – Bench Rest Shooters Canada. For further information please contact RickPollock@shaw.ca. Details can also be found on the forum link above.

Equipment
Silhouette shooting with modern rifles is split into categories by weight so that heavier target rifles with bull barrels are not competing against lighter hunting rifles. The basic NRA rifle classes are:

All but the black powder classes allow any type of non-laser sights, and high power telescopic sights are normally used.

Rifle silhouette shooters shoot from an unsupported standing position, though blackpowder rifles may use shooting sticks in some competitions.