SAPSSF is an SAPS accredited Sport Shooting National Federation (FAR.....) and a registered NPC (2017/......) The federation is also an affiliated member of SASSco (South African Sport Shooting Confederation) and the official codes that we shoot are Rim Fire Benchrest and all Air Rifle Benchrest classes which includes Extreme benchrest.
Benchrest is all about extreme accuracy and precision shooting and understanding the influence wind has.
It is an event that is suitable for the whole family and there is no age restriction.
Members belongs to various clubs in the respective provinces. Provinces where benchrest is actively pursued are : Gauteng North, South Gauteng, Free State, Boland, Western Province, and Eastern Cape.
League , provincial and nationals competitions are held throughout the year at the respective provinces. All scores are added to a National ranking system that rank members based on their performance.
A National team is selected to represent South Africa every second year at a World Cup or World championship event.
