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Junior
Shooting Sports:

Target shooting with
small-bore rifles and pistols and air rifles and air pistols is
part of one of the largest participant sports in the country. It
is open to all, irrespective of age, gender or ability and has a
proven track record of improving an individual's concentration
and motivation.
Three-Position Air Rifle
Shooting is the most popular and fastest growing form of
shooting sports competition for youth of high school age or
younger. Two different Three-Position Air Rifle events are
available. Precision Air Rifle is modeled after Olympic-style
shooting and allows the use of specialized target rifles and
equipment. Sporter Air Rifle is designed for new competitors or
those who desire to compete with a minimum of equipment and
expense. In both types of shooting, competitors fire at targets
at a distance of 10 meters in three different positions, prone,
standing and kneeling. Three-Position Air Rifle provides young
competitors with competitive shooting sports opportunities that
can be offered on a wide variety of easily accessible or easily
constructed ranges, with equipment that is commonly available at
affordable costs.
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