4-H Shooting Sports

Rifle

Keep your eye on the target, control your breathing, and squeeze the trigger. In the rifle discipline, you’ll learn to use your body to steady your shooting form and improve marksmanship.

Air rifle

The air rifle discipline consists of those rifles that are charged by pneumatic means, where the projectile’s propellant consists solely from air.  This discipline is divided into several other sub categories that are dependent on equipment being used.  The discipline is further broken down by age, with those youth having a 4-H age from 8-13 being allowed to compete in 5 and/or 10 meter events.  Those 4-Her’s of in the senior age level (14-18) are only allowed to participate in the 10 meter events.

.22 rifle

The .22 rifle discipline is for small bore .22 caliber rifles only.  The discipline is broken into several sub categories dependent on the type of equipment used.  Youth that are of the 4-H age of 10-18 are allowed to participate in this discipline.