Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette

HCRPC has the highest attended and most competitive Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match in the country. The HCRPC Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match is NRA Approved and IHMSA Sanctioned, and is very competitive with the best air pistol silhouette shooters in the country competing in almost every class and match. This match is shot on the short pistol range every Tuesday evening, hot or cold, rain or shine, or dark of night, every week of the year. The range is set up from 5:30 to 6:00, and open for formal practice at 6:00. The match starts at 7:00 and lasts until finished. We are usually out the gate between 8:30 and 9:00.

The shooting and camaraderie are first class and you wont find better knowledge and experience anywhere in the world in this sport. The competition is championship quality with very high scores shot in all classes. For the seasoned pistol silhouette shooter, air pistol silhouette will give you more quality practice time and sharpen your silhouette pistol shooting skills.

And for the beginning shooter, there is no better place to learn from the top pistol silhouette shooters. Every type and price range of air pistol is represented among our competitors, and they are more than willing to help you get started competing in this fun sport by letting you try their air pistols. We almost always have several extra air pistols available if you do not yet own one. If you call me and let me know you are coming without a pistol, I will have one for you to shoot, with ammo.

So come out between 6:00 and 7:00PM on any Tuesday and enjoy this popular shooting sport. It is a very relaxing, quiet, inexpensive, and satisfying sport that you can enjoy at any age. Bring your wife and children too; this sport is for the whole family!

Tom Foster, Match Director
Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette
817-737-8695 or email

Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match Information

This match is shot with most any air pistol, co2, compressed air, single stroke pneumatic, and spring piston. Both iron sights and scopes are used but scored separately into Scope Class and Iron/Open Sight Class. And Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette is shot with .177 pellets only.

The targets are 1/10 scale metallic silhouette animals that are remotely resettable.

The course of fire is 40 or 60 shots, but mostly 40 shots at HCRPC. 10 shots at Chickens at 10 yards, 10 shots at Pigs at 12.5 yards, 10 shots at Turkeys at 15 yards, and 10 shots at Rams at 18 yards.

There are two banks of animal targets, an upper and a lower bank. Eight competitors may shoot on a single relay. The number of relays is determined to accommodate all competitors that want to shoot.

Each relay takes five shots at five animals with a time limit of 2.5 minutes and a 15 second ready period before the “Fire” command is given. This is done twice for a total of 10 shots at each animal.

The scores are totaled after the match, and ties for 1st and 2nd place may be decided with a shoot-off at the turkey line. All other ties, 3rd place and below, may be decided by reverse animal count in order to save time.

Awards may be given for each class with at least three competitors. One Prize may be awarded for classes with three competitors, two prizes for four competitors, three prizes for six competitors, and four prizes for eight or more competitors. Classes with less than three competitors may be moved to the next higher class.

The awards will not exceed the value of the entry fee.

Entry fees for HCRPC club matches are $6.00 per shooter per gun, and $1.00 for each Junior shooter per gun. A responsible adult must accompany junior shooters at all times while the match is in progress.

IHMSA Sanction Fees are collected by the IHMSA representative, and are separate from the HCRPC entry fee. To qualify for IHMSA sanctioned scores you must be a member of IHMSA and pay the sanction fee. Membership in IHMSA is voluntary, and is not required to participate in HCRPC pistol silhouette matches.

NRA rules will be used during this match. IHMSA rules will also be allowed but competitors shooting under IHMSA rules that are conflicting with NRA rules will be classed separately.

Please direct all questions regarding HCRPC Indoor Air Pistol Silhouette Match to the Match Director: Tom Foster, email or 817-737-8695.