The French Shooting Federation (FFTir), French Fédération Française de Tir, is the umbrella organization for sport shooting in France.
It was founded in its current form in 1967, but has roots as far back as 1866.
Fédération Française de Tir | |
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Abbreviation | FFTir |
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Formation | 1967 |
Headquarters | 38, rue Brunel, 75017 Paris |
President | Philippe Crochard |
Parent organization | IOC, IPC, ISSF, IPSC, WBSF, IMSSU, MLAIC, ICU, ESC. |
Website | fftir |
FFTir is France's representative for the international shooting organizations International Shooting Sport Federation, International Practical Shooting Confederation, World Benchrest Shooting Federation, International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union, Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee, International Crossbow Shooting Union and the European Shooting Confederation.
Tir aux Armes Règlementaires (French for Service firearm competitions) are national French factory firearm shooting disciplines where one can participate with handguns and rifles used by the different country's military forces and civilian versions of these. All the shooting programs consists of both one part precision and one part rapid fire, and are made to have low complexity for beginners. Competitions are arranged in collaboration between the French Shooting Federation and the two reserve officers associations Union Nationale des Officiers de Réserve and Fédération Nationale des Associations de Sous-Officiers de Réserve.
All the programs for large caliber rifles are shot prone at the C200-target at 200 meters:
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