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


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. ;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. ;IBS 100 yard target: Measures , and has black lines on white paper. ;IBS 200 yard target: Measures , and has black lines on white paper. ;IBS 300 yard target: Measures , and has red lines on white paper. ;IBS 1000 yard target: Measures , 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 at , 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 {{cvt, 1.397, in, mm, which corresponds to an angular size of 0.133  moa or 0.038  mrad.Benchrest Shooter Posts Stunning 1.068” Group at 1000 Yards - New World Record! - GunsAmerica Digest
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See also

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* World Benchrest Shooting Federation, a competing benchrest shooting governing body


References


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
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