International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union
# International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union

The International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) is the international organization for metallic silhouette shooting, which was founded in 1992 in response to the fact that rules for metallic silhouette shooting started to diverge around the world.

The European regional body is Association Européenne de Tir sur Silhouettes Métalliques (AETSM), which means European Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association

## History

The International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union was founded on 8 October 1992 in Paris, with founding members from Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, the USA and the European silhouette federation AETSM. Michel Boulanger was elected as the first president along with Jean-Pierre Beurtheret as the first secretary.

It was established a competition ruleset which could only be revised every fourth year to give stability to the sport. The first IMSSU competition ruleset was largely based on the NRA metallic silhouette competition rules, but since 1997 NRA has published silhouette rules which differ from IMSSU.

## Member associations

As of 2020 IMSSU has 26 member regions.

| Region | Name of the region |
| - | - |
| Australia | Pistol Australia (link) |
| Austria | Austrian Metallic Silhouette and Field Target Association (link) |
| Belgium | Union Royale des Sociétés de Tir de Belgique |
| Brazil | Brazilian Confederation of Practical Shooting |
| Czech Republic | Czech Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association (link) |
| Denmark | Danish Sport Shooting Association |
| Finland | Finnish Shooting Sport Federation |
| France | French Shooting Federation |
| Germany | Federation of German Marksmen |
| Hungary | Dynamic Shooting Sport Federation of Hungary |
| Ireland | National Silhouette Association Ireland |
| Italy | Unione Italiana Silhouette Metallica |
| Lithuania | Lietuvos Šaudymo Į Lauko Taikinius Asociacija |
| Malta | Association of Maltese Arms Collectors and Shooters |
| Namibia | Namibia Metallic Silhouette Shooting |
| Netherlands | Dutch Silhouette Shooter's Association (link) |
| New Zealand | Pistol New Zealand |
| Norway | Norwegian Metallic Silhouette Association |
| Philippines | Philippine Shooters Match Officers Confederation |
| Russia | Russian High Precision Shooting Federation |
| South Africa | South African Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association |
| Sweden | Swedish Metallic Silhouette Association (link) |
| Sri Lanka | International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union of Sri Lanka |
| Switzerland | Swiss Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association |
| USA | United States Metallic Silhouette Association (USMSA), which follow NRA rules in the U.S. and IMSSU rules in the World Championships. |
| Zimbabwe: | Zimbabwe Sport Shooting Federation |
| Former regions | Name of the region |
| United Kingdom | |
