Gallery Rifle Shooting
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Gallery rifle shooting or gallery rifle and pistol shooting is a popular shooting sport throughout the world. In countries such as the UK, Ireland, Germany, South Africa and Australia national and international competitions are regularly undertaken. The discipline commonly uses rifles shot at short and medium distances chambered for traditional pistol calibers such as .22 Long Rifle, .38 and .357 calibers, .44 and .45. It is popular in countries where traditional pistol shooting is difficult or not possible. In the UK Long Barreled Pistols (LBPs) and Long Barreled Revolvers (LBRs) are also part of the overall discipline.
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Highest governing body | International Gallery Rifle Federation (IGRF) |
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Olympic | No |
Paralympic | No |
Country specific national governing bodies (NGBs) are responsible for the discipline within that country. The International gallery rifle Federation (IGRF) promotes the development of gallery rifle competitive shooting worldwide, supervises international matches and supports a common set of rules. Individual member countries who have an interest in International gallery rifle shooting are free to join the IGRF. It currently has five member countries.