International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union

The International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) is the international organization for metallic silhouette shooting, which was founded in 1992 in response to the fact that rules for metallic silhouette shooting started to diverge around the world.[1]

International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union
Jurisdiction International
Membership18 regions
AbbreviationIMSSU
Founded1992 (1992)
Official website
imssu.org
Cut cardboard targets of the same shape and sizes which are used as steel targets in metallic silhouette shooting.

The European regional body is Association Européenne de Tir sur Silhouettes Métalliques (AETSM),[2] which means European Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association

The first IMSSU competition ruleset was largely based on the NRA metallic silhouette competition rules, but since 1997 NRA has published silhouette rules which differ from IMSSU.[3]

Member associations
Region Name of the region
 Australia Pistol Australia (link)
 Austria Austrian Metallic Silhouette and Field Target Association[4] (link)
 Belgium
 Czech Republic Czech Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association
 Denmark Danish Sport Shooting Association
 Finland Finnish Shooting Sport Federation[5]
 France French Shooting Federation[6]
 Germany Federation of German Marksmen[7]
 Hungary Dynamic Shooting Sport Federation of Hungary
 Ireland National Silhouette Association Ireland
 Malta Association of Maltese Arms Collectors and Shooters
 Netherlands Dutch Silhouette Shooter's Association (link)
 New Zealand Pistol New Zealand
 Norway Norwegian Metallic Silhouette Association (Norges Metallsilhuettforbund)
 South Africa South African Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association (SAMSSA)
 Sweden Swedish Metallic Silhouette Association (link)
  Switzerland Swiss Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association[8]
 United Kingdom
 USA United States Metallic Silhouette Association[9] (USMSA),
which follow NRA rules in the U.S. and IMSSU rules in the World Championships.
 Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Sport Shooting Federation[10]

See also

References
  1. IMSSU - History of Metallic Silhouette Shooting
  2. Revidert Mars (2009). "Association Européenne de Tir sur Silhouettes Métalliques (European Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association)". Stavanger Sportsskytterlag. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019.
  3. Silhouetten-Club Europa - Glossar - NRA
  4. IMSSU Member Page - Austria
  5. IMSSU Member Page - Finland
  6. IMSSU Member Page - France
  7. IMSSU Member Page - Germany
  8. Homepage of the Swiss Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association (Swiss: Verein Schweizer Metallsilhouetten Schützen, French: Association Suisse des Tireurs sur Silhouettes Métalliques)
  9. IMSSU Member Page - United States
  10. IMSSU Member Page - Zimbabwe
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