Following yesterday’s brutal winds, 2025 Extreme Benchrest day three saw the rain finally arrive in force…
2025 Extreme Benchrest 75 Yard Card Two
Much of this event was shot in some serious rain. The wind was not so severe as yesterday, but precipitation brings its own problems!
2025 Extreme Benchrest Speed Silhouette Competition
Fortunately the weather had improved for the afternoon Speed Silhouette competition. This is always a real crowd-pleaser at EBR. And 2025 Extreme Benchrest was no different!
This is a knockout, timed event. The objective is to knock down 20 targets in the shortest amount of time. Each shooter has 20 targets that must be knocked down or off the brick.
Once all targets are down the shooter presses the electronic stop button. That’s it! Easy, right?
The targets are all standard metal .22 LR silhouettes. They include five rams, five pigs, five turkeys and five chickens. These are placed at approximately 25, 35, 45 and 55 Yards downrange.
Shooters are allowed to shoot in three qualifying rounds. The top ten (10) lowest times in each class qualify for the finals to be held on Sunday (tomorrow) before the 100 Yard Extreme Benchrest competition.
Below. Jeffrey Hernandez won the 100 Yard benchrest competition in 2022. Here he is encouraging his very young daughter in the 2025 Speed Silhouette. She hit 5 silhouettes!!!
The equipment rules for Speed Silhouette are quite complex and have been changed over time due to experience. For 2025, they are as follows…
The airguns used for can be single shot or magazine-fed, but they must use lead pellets. However, any caliber is allowed up to .25 caliber, as is any type of sight.
No semi- or fully-automatic airguns are allowed for Pro and Sportsman classes. The rules require all airguns to have a cocking device or action for each shot to be fired.
Below. Cameron Kerndt shows the popular “left hand load, right hand cock and fire” technique used by many Pro and Sportsman Class competitors.
In addition, the total HPA cylinder volume is limited to 700cc. Tethered tanks? Nope!
Magazines must be empty and all pellets must be in the original box or tin at the beginning of the match. So the first step is some VERY rapid loading!
You see, no magazine loading apparatus allowed, including staging trays.
If a competitor is using a magazine, he or she must use factory/OEM magazines only. These are limited to 18 shot maximum capacity. Factory magazines larger than 18 shots may be used, so long as they have been permanently modified to only allow 18 shots.
Below. Lauren Parsons was lightning fast in the Pro Class!
As with the other competitions, there are multiple classes…
Pro Class includes any person associated with a company, promoter or manufacturer of airguns or airgun accessories. Also included is any competitor who has placed higher than 3rd in any previous EBR competition. Plus, any person who wishes to declare themselves as a Pro Class Shooter may do so.
The Sportsman Class comprises all other competitors who are not classified in the Pro Class for this event.
Then there’s the Open Class. In this case, the magazines can be pre-loaded and ready in rifle. Semi-automatic airguns are allowed and any magazine design may be used. Magazine loading apparatus allowed and there’s no air cylinder volume limit.
Below. The Hatsan Blitz was used by these two competitors in Open Class.
In other words, pretty much anything goes!
Tomorrow the targets move back to 100 Yards for the Extreme Benchrest finals. Stay tuned!!!
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