Free Printable Shooting Targets — Which One to Choose and What For?

Surprisingly many people search for printable shooting targets online — and surprisingly few places offer ones that are actually useful. Most sites either have a single generic bullseye, or a PDF that's been poorly scaled and is useless once printed.

That's why I made these targets. From personal need, from personal experience. I shoot air rifle, .22LR, and occasionally heavier calibres — so for each type I know exactly what's needed.

An important technical note: these targets are in vector PDF format. Most targets found online actually contain an embedded bitmap image — or are simply a JPG file. These cannot be printed to exact scale because resolution and proportions distort. With a vector PDF the print is always dimensionally accurate, regardless of printer settings — as long as you print at 100% scale, not "fit to page".

Why Does the Right Target Matter?

• Helps with zeroing — a poorly scaled or low-contrast target makes it hard to see impact points precisely
• Makes progress measurable — with competition targets you know exactly where you stand
• Enables realistic practice — animal silhouettes simulate real hunting and HFT scenarios at the range or at home

Target Types and Their Uses

1. General A4 Targets — for Zeroing and Practice

This pack contains the essentials: precision bullseye targets for zeroing and accuracy checks, zeroing aid sheets (crosses only, no distracting elements), precision air rifle targets for 10-metre shooting. If you only download one, make it this one.

2. Animal Silhouette Targets — for Hunters and Hobby Shooters

Outline and solid black animal silhouettes with marked kill zones. Magpie, pigeon, rabbit — every target has the precise hit zone marked. Suitable for air rifle, .22LR and larger calibres. Perfect for anyone who wants realistic targets without shooting at live animals.

3. Printer-Friendly Silhouette Targets

Same as the silhouette pack but optimised for black ink. If you're printing on a home inkjet printer, this uses far less ink and gives equally visible targets.

4. IMSSU Silhouette Targets — Scaled for 10 Metres

This pack contains the standard IMSSU silhouettes — chicken, pig, turkey, ram — scaled for 10-metre shooting distance. The chicken is full size, the pig appears as it would at 15 metres, the turkey at 20 metres, and the ram at 25 metres.

IMSSU (International Miniature Silhouette Shooting Union) is a standalone air rifle sport — don't confuse it with HFT. These silhouettes don't appear in regulation HFT competitions, only occasionally on informal fun courses. These targets are ideal for IMSSU practice, but also useful supplementary training for HFT shooters.

5. Riflescope Calibration and Verification Target

A specialist target for verifying riflescope calibration accuracy. Many scopes on the market have inaccurate calibration — the manufacturer marks MIL/MRAD or MOA values, but the actual click values don't match.

How to check: place the target at 100 metres. A genuine FFP MIL-calibrated scope must subtend exactly 10 cm per milliradian — at every magnification. Or: a 10 cm tall mark at 20 metres must appear exactly 5 MILRAD tall. If it doesn't, the scope's calibration is not genuine.

For MOA: 1 MOA at 100 yards (not metres — yards) equals exactly 1 inch (25.4 mm). The same mark at 20 yards must appear as 5 MOA.

Some manufacturers state "MIL values are accurate at 20x magnification" — this means the scope is not a true MIL scope, it only matches the nominal value at one specific magnification. A genuine FFP scope is accurate at every magnification. This target helps you find out which one you have.

6. F-Class Targets — A4 and A3, 50-150 Metres

F-Class is a precision shooting competition format where shooters fire from a prone position on a rest, aiming for the smallest possible groups. Competition distances are typically 300, 600 and 1000 yards — but with .22LR at 50-150 metres these targets provide excellent practice. The 50-100 metre target fits on A4, the 150 metre version is technically A3 — but printed on A4 it works perfectly for practice.

How to Download

All targets are free — they're available through an order process, but no payment is required and no card details are asked. The process:

1. Click on the target product you want
2. Enter your details (email address needed for the download link)
3. At the payment step, select anything — the total is zero for free products
4. The download link arrives at your email address

Important: use a real email address — the download link is sent there. If the email is incorrect, the link won't reach you.

Printing Tips

• Paper: standard 80g/m² office paper works perfectly
• Scale: disable "fit to page" and set to 100% — otherwise dimensions distort and for competition-sized targets this matters
• Black and white printing is sufficient — especially for the printer-friendly versions

Once you have the targets, that's half the job done — you still need a good scope to go with them. Browse our riflescope range — you might find exactly what you're looking for. The targets are free, the scope is an investment — but a worthwhile one. 😄