Registration deadline is Jan. 24, 2025
Lancaster County 4-H BB Gun/Air Rifle & Air Pistol Contest: Saturday, Feb. 1, 8:00 a.m.
Spectators welcome!
Location:
Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Education Center
4703 N 44th St
Lincoln, NE 68504
Superintendent: Rachel Carlson
To participate, youth must be ages 8–18 (by January 1 of the current year) and actively enrolled in the 4-H Shooting Sports project under the direct supervision of a certified 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor. Participants exhibiting unsafe practices may be disqualified from the contest at the discretion of the superintendent.
Shooters are
classified according to age division and shooting styles:
BB GUN/AIR RIFLE:
Parents/guardians are encouraged to assist youth with loading and cocking
rifles on the firing line. Follows current NRA BB Gun Rules. BB Gun is 4
position, 5 meter, course of fire; 10 shots each position.
- BB Gun Sub-Junior
division (Age 8)
- BB Gun Junior division
(Ages 9–10)
- BB Gun Intermediate
division (Ages 11–12)
- BB Gun Senior division
(Ages 13–15)
Air Rifle (.177
caliber) is three position, 10 meter, course of fire; 10 shots each position.
Follows current National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rules. However,
coaching is encouraged for the young or first year shooter and permitted for
all age divisions.
- Air Rifle (.177
caliber) Sub-Junior division (Ages 8–9)
- Air Rifle (.177
caliber) Junior division (Ages 10–11)
- Air Rifle (.177
caliber) Intermediate division (Ages 12–14)
- Air Rifle (.177
caliber) Senior division (Ages 15–18)
AIR PISTOL:
Follows current
USAS-NRA Progressive-Position Air Pistol Rules.
- Air Pistol Sub-Junior
division (Ages 8–12) — basic supported
- Air Pistol Junior
division (Ages 13–14) — standing supported
- Air Pellet Pistol
Intermediate division (Ages 15–16) — international standing
- Air Pellet Pistol Senior
division (Ages 17–18) — international standing
This is a Lancaster County Super Fair contest held before the fair and premium payouts must be picked up Monday, Aug. 4, 7–11 a.m. at the Sandhills Global Event Center – Ag Society Hall.