International Benchrest Shooters

Not to be confused with World Benchrest Shooting Federation, the international governing body for benchrest shooting.

International Benchrest Shooters

Abbreviation	IBS
Official website
internationalbenchrest.com

International Benchrest Shooters (IBS) is as a governing body for benchrest shooting that is mainly active in the USA.[1]

Disciplines

Competitions within IBS are divided into the categories Group which are benchrest disciplines, and Long Range which bears some resemblance to F-Class competitions.[2]

Group

• Benchrest 100 yard (Group or Score)
• Benchrest 200 yard (Group or Score)
• Benchrest 300 yard (Group or Score)

Long Range

• Long Range 600 yard
• Long Range 1000 yard

Targets

IBS uses several different target types for different distances and disciplines.[3]

IBS 100 yard target

Measures 8 in × 15.5 in (200 mm × 390 mm), and has black lines on white paper.

IBS 200 yard target

Measures 8 in × 16.5 in (200 mm × 420 mm), and has black lines on white paper.

IBS 300 yard target

Measures 12 in × 24 in (300 mm × 610 mm), and has red lines on white paper.

IBS 1000 yard target

Measures 42 in × 42 in (1,100 mm × 1,100 mm), and has blue lines on white paper, as well as a blue bullseye to make it easier to spot impacts on the paper targets from a distance.

Records

In 2018, Mike Wilson shot a record setting 5-shot group measuring 1.068 in (27.1 mm) at 1,000 yd (910 m), which corresponds to an angular size of 0.102 moa or 0.029 mrad. The record was set shooting the 6mmBR Ackley Improved cartridge in good weather conditions, and the group was even centered in the X-ring. The IBS record from 2007 measured 1.397 in (35.5 mm), which corresponds to an angular size of 0.133 moa or 0.038 mrad.[4]

See also

• List of shooting sports organizations
• World Benchrest Shooting Federation, a competing benchrest shooting governing body

References

1. International Benchrest Shooters - Ranges
2. International Benchrest Shooters - The Rules
3. International Benchrest Shooters- The Targets
4. Benchrest Shooter Posts Stunning 1.068” Group at 1000 Yards - New World Record! - GunsAmerica Digest

External links

• Official webpage of the International Benchrest Shooters
• IBS on Accurate Shooter.com
• Highlights from the International Benchrest Shooters Association (IBS) 1,000-yard Nationals at Midwest Benchrest range in Yukon, Montana by the Houston Herald