Hunter Field Target

It is mainly an outdoor sport practiced with air rifles equipped with optical sights.

Although HFT has the word "hunter" in its title, it has very little in common with air rifle hunting.

A typical competition consists of 30 targets placed at unknown distances to the shooter between 8 and 42 m (8.7 and 45.9 yd).

The most popular calibre for HFT is 4.5 mm (.177 inches) because of its flat trajectory,[1] and telescopic sights capable of 10× magnification are favored.

Participants in HFT competitions may compete in different categories, typically Open, Recoiling,.22, Veterans, Ladies & Juniors.

A typical field target competition target painted in contrasting colours, with a 40 mm hit zone and orange reset cord