Amakozi Technologies sponsors Metallic Silhouette Shooting
Monday, 02 Oct 2006
Amakozi Technologies is the technology sponsor for Metallic Silhouette Shooting in South Africa.
The sport, which originated in Mexico, receives no government funding, has several hundred active
participants in South Africa, and is practised in eleven countries worldwide.
Silhouette shooting consists of knocking down steel targets, in the shape of chickens, pigs, turkeys
and rams, which are placed at various distances. Small bore (.22) distances go up to 100m for rifle
and handguns, whereas the range for big bore, centre fire handguns is up to 200m, and for centre fire
rifles up to 500m.
Until the 1940's the sport was practised exclusively in Mexico and the southern United States, and
live animals were used as targets. Common sense then prevailed, and the targets were changed to steel
silhouettes. More information is available on the
SAMSSA website.
South Africa is one of the world leaders in Metallic Silhouette Shooting, with several reigning world
champions in the different events.
Amakozi Technologies's sponsorship includes assistance with squadding and scorekeeping at the 2006
IMSSU World Championships, as well as the SA National Championships, and events held under the auspices
of the Western Province Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association.
In addition, Amakozi Technologies runs the websites for WPMSSA and SAMSSA, the national controlling
body, as well as the website for the 2006 IMSSU World Championships that was held in Bloemfontein.
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