List of shooting sports organizations
This is a list of national and international shooting sports organizations who promote sport shooting to civilian sport shooters, hunters, police, military and/or military reservists.
International governing bodies
- Amateur Trapshooting Association
- Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association
- Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse English: International Shooting Federation for Hunting Sports
- Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU
- Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers
- International Biathlon Union
- International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations
- International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts
- International Crossbow Shooting Union, German: International Armbrustschützen Union
- International Defensive Pistol Association
- International Gallery Rifle Federation
- International Hunting Rifle Shooting Association
- International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union
- International Military Sports Council French: Conseil International du Sport Militaire
- International Police Sports Union, French: Union Sportive Internationale des Polices, Spanish: Unión Deportiva Policial Internacional
- International Practical Shooting Confederation
- International Shooting Sport Federation, formerly known as UTI from French: L’Union Internationale des Fédérations et Associations nationals de Tir, or in English: International Union of National Shooting Federations and Associations.
- International T-Class Confederation
- Muzzle Loaders Associations International Committee
- Single Action Shooting Society
- Steel Challenge Shooting Association
- Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne,
- World Archery Federation, formerly known as FITA from French: Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc
- World Association PPC 1500
- World Benchrest Shooting Federation
- World Crossbow Shooting Association
- World Fast Draw Association
- World Field Target Federation
- World Forum on Shooting Activities
- World Shooting Para Sport, part of the International Paralympic Committee
- World Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest Federation
Africa
African bodies
- African Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
African organizations by country
- Algerian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF
- Angola Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Cameroon Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Egyptian Shooting Club
- Egyptian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Ghana Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF
- Kenya Sports Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Libyan Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Mauritania Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF
- Moroccan Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF
- Namibian Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC
- Shooting Union of Namibia, international member of ISSF
- Nigeria Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF
- Rwanda Archery and Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF
- Senegalese Shooting and Hunting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Clay Target Shooting Association of South Africa
- COMPAK South Africa
- Confederation of Hunting Associations of South Africa
- East Rand Shooting Club
- Lowveld Sport Shooting Association
- Milnerton Shooting Association
- South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association
- South Africa Sport and Hunting Federation
- South African Air Rifle Associations
- South African Benchrest Shooting Federation
- South African Bisley Union
- South African Combat Rifle Association
- South African Defensive Pistol Association
- South African Field Target Airgun Association
- South African Hunting Rifle Association
- South African Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association
- National Hunting and Shooting Association
- South African Pin Shooting Federation
- South African Pistol Association, international member of WA1500
- South African Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC
- South African Precision Sport Shooting Federation
- South African Shooting Sport Confederation
- South African Tactical Shooting Association
- Western Shooters of South Africa
- MOSSC Sport Shooting Association
;Sudan:
- Sudanese Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Tunisian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF
- Uganda Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF
- Zimbabwe Pistol and Smallbore Association, international member of IPSC.
- Zimbabwe Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Zimbabwe Sport Shooting Federation, international member of IMSSU.
Asia
Asian bodies
- Asian Shooting Confederation, international member of ISSF.
Asian organizations by country
;Bahrain:
- Bahrain Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Bhutan Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Cambodia, international member of IPSC.
- China Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Chinese Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Hong Kong Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Hong Kong Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Macau Association, international member of IPSC.
- Macau China Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Chinese Taipei Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- National Rifle Association of India, international member of ISSF. National member of IOA.
- IPSC Indonesia, international member of IPSC.
- Indonesian Target Shooting and Hunting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Shooting Federation Islamic Republic of Iran, international member of ISSF.
- Iraqi Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Israel Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC and ISSF.
- IPSC Japan, international member of IPSC.
- National Rifle Association of Japan, international member of ISSF.
- Japan Clay Target Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Jordanian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Sport Shooting Federation Republic of Kazakhstan, international member of ISSF.
- Shooting Association The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, international member of ISSF.
- Korea Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Kuwait, international member of IPSC.
- Kuwait Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Kyrgyzstan, international member of IPSC.
- Kyrgyzstan Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Laos, international member of IPSC.
- Lao Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Lebanon Shooting and Hunting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Malaysia, international member of IPSC.
- National Shooting Association of Malaysia, international member of ISSF.
- Shooting Association of Maldives, international member of ISSF.
- Mongolian Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Mongolian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Mongolian Defensive Pistol Association, international member of IDPA.
- Myanmar Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Nepal Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Oman Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- National Rifle Association of Pakistan, international member of ISSF, ASC. National member of PSB, POA.
- Philippine National Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Philippine Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Philippine Shooters and Match Officers Confederation
- Qatar Shooting and Archery Association, international member of ISSF.
- Saudi Arabian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Dynamic Shooting Association Singapore, international member of IPSC.
- Singapore Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Sri Lanka, international member of IPSC.
- National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka, international member of ISSF.
- Syrian Arab Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Taiwan, international member of IPSC.
- Tajikistan Sport Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Thailand Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- National Shooting Sport Association of Thailand, international member of ISSF.
- Skeet and Trap Shooting Association of Thailand, international member of ISSF.
- East Timor Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Turkey Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Turkish Shooting and Hunting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Shooting Sports Federation of Turkmenistan, international member of ISSF.
- United Arab Emirates Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Sport Shooting Federation of Uzbekistan, international member of ISSF.
- Vietnam Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Yemen Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
Europe
European bodies
- European Shooting Confederation, international member of ISSF.
- European Benchrest Shooting Federation, international member of WBSF.
European organizations by country
- Albanian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Precision Shooting Club Andorra, international member of IPSC.
- Federacio Andorrana de Tir, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Armenia, international member of IPSC.
- Armenian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Association for Large Caliber Sport Shooting Austria, international member of WA1500.
- Austrian Association for Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Austria Clay Target and Combined Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Austrian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF, MLAIC, IAU. National member of BSO.
- Austrian Metallic Silhouette and Field Target Association, international member of IMSSU.
- Shooting Federation of Azerbaijan Republic, international member of ISSF.
- Belarusian Federation of Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Belarusian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Belgian Parcours Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Royal Belgian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Belgian Clay Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Bosnia Herzegovina, international member of IPSC.
- Shooting Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, international member of ISSF.
- Bulgarian Dynamic Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Bulgarian Shooting Union, international member of ISSF.
- Bulgarian T-Class Federation, international member of ITCC.
- Bulgarian Trap and Skeet Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Channel Islands Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Croatian Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Croatian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Cyprus, international member of IPSC.
- Cyprus Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Practical Shooting Association of the Czech Republic, international member of IPSC.
- Czech Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Danish Blackpowder Shooters
- Danish Sport Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Danish Shooting Union, international member of ISSF.
- Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations, Shooting, Danish: Danske Gymnastik- & Idrætsforeninger, Skyting.
- * DGI formed i 1992 with the fusion of The Danish Gymnastics and Youth Associations and The Danish Shooting, Gymnastics and Sport Associations.
- * The Danish Shooting Associations had an association agreement with DGI for several years, and was merged with DGI 1. January 2013.
- Estonian Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Estonian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Finnish Shooting Sport Federation, international member of IPSC, ISSF, IMSSU, WBSF.
- Finnish Reservist Sports Federation
- French Shooting Federation , international member of IPSC, ISSF, IMSSU.
- Georgian National Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Bavarian comrades 'and soldiers' association
- Bavarian Soldiers' Association 1874 eV
- Union of Historical German Shooters
- Association of Reserves of the German Armed Forces
- Federation of German Marksmen, international member of IPSC, IMSSU and WFTF.
- Federation of Military and Police Aids
- Free shooters in Germany
- German Shooting and Archery Federation, international member of ISSF, MLAIC, WA, IAU. National member of DOSB.
- German Shooting Union
- Kyffhäuserbund eV, a War Veterans' and Reservists' Association which focuses on shooting sports.
- Gibraltar Pistol Association, international member of IPSC.
- Hellenic Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC and ISSF.
- Dynamic Shooting Sport Federation of Hungary, international member of IPSC.
- Hungarian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Icelandic Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF.
- National Association of Sporting Rifle & Pistol Clubs, international member of IGRF.
- Irish Target Sports, international member of IPSC.
- Target Shooting Ireland CLG, international member of ISSF.
- Irish Clay Target Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Isle of Man Target Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Italian Dynamic Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Italian Shooting Union, international member of ISSF.
- Federazione Italiana Tiro a Volo, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Kazakhstan, international member of IPSC.
- Kosovo Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Latvia, international member of IPSC.
- Latvian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Liechtenstein Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Lithuania Practical Shooting Sport Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Lithuanian Shooting Sport Union, international member of ISSF.
- Lithuania Defence Pistol Shooting Association, international member of IDPA
- Lithuanian Long Range Shooting Federation, international member of ICFRA and ITCC.
- Luxembourg Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Macedonian Sport Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Association of Maltese Arms Collectors and Shooters, a Maltese umbrella association for sport shooting and arms collectors, international member of FESAC, WFTF, IPSC, WCSA, IMSSU.
- Malta Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Moldova, international member of IPSC.
- Shooting Federation of the Republic of Moldova, international member of ISSF.
- Monaco Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC, ISSF, FITASC.
- Montenegrin Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Shooting Federation of Montenegro, international member of ISSF.
- Action Shooting Nederland
- Association for Practical Shooting- Dynamic Service Rifle
- Dutch Subgun Competition
- Netherlands Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Netherlands Royal Shooting Sport Association, international member of ISSF, MLAIC.
- Northern Ireland Practical Shooting Confederation, international member of IPSC.
- Northern Ireland Federation of Shooting Sports
- Det frivillige Skyttervesen
- Dynamic Sports Shooting Norway, international member of IPSC.
- Norwegian Armed Forces Shooting Committee, international member of CISM.
- Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers, international member of FACE.
- Norwegian Benchrest Shooting Association, international member of WBSF and WRABF.
- Norwegian Black Powder Union, international member of MLAIC.
- Norwegian Biathlon Association, international member of IBU. National member of NIF.
- Norwegian Bow Shooting Association, international member of WAF. National member of NIF.
- Norwegian Company Sports Association, national member of NIF.
- Norwegian Longbow Association
- Norwegian Metal Silhouette Association, international member of IMSSU.
- Norwegian Police Sports Association, international member of USPE.
- Norwegian Shooting Association, international member of ISSF and WA1500. National member of NIF.
- Norwegian Reserve Officers' Federation
- Scandinavian Western Shooters, international member of SASS
- Polish Sport Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC and ISSF.
- Portuguese Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC and ISSF.
- Portuguese Bow Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Romanian Dynamic Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Romanian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Romanian Sport Shooting Federation, international member of WA 1500 PPC
- Russian Federation of Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Russian Shooting Union, the successor of the Federation and the bullet trap shooting USSR, international member of ISSF.
- Russian High Precision Shooting Federation, international member of ITCC.
- San Marino Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- San Marino Target Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Serbian Association for Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Serbian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Slovakian Association for Dynamic Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Slovak Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- :sl:ASZS|Action Shooting Association of Slovenia, International member of IDPA, Steel Challenge, IASC
- Slovenian Association for Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Shooting Union of Slovenia, international member of ISSF.
- Royal Spanish Olympic Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC and ISSF.
- Hunters National Association / Rural Hunters
- Swedish Biathlon Association
- Swedish Blacpowder Shooting Association
- Swedish Crossbow Association
- Swedish Dynamic Sports Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Swedish Hunters Association, see also Jägarnas riksförbund and Konungens jaktklubb
- Swedish Pistol Shooting Association, international member of WA1500.
- Swedish Shooting Sport Association
- * The Swedish Shooting Sport Association was formed in 2009 with the fusion of The Swedish Sport Shooting Association, The Voluntary Shooting Movement and The Youth Association of the Shooting Movement.
- Swedish Western Shooting Association
- Association of Swiss muzzle loaders
- Swiss Crossbow Federation Eidgenössischen Armbrustschützenverband)
- Swiss Clay Shooting Federation
- Swiss Dynamic Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Swiss Metallic Silhouette Shooting Association
- Swiss Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Swiss Fifty Calibre Shooters Association
- Ukrainian Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Ukrainian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- British Association for Shooting and Conservation
- British Shooting Limited, international member of ISSF.
- Channel Islands Practical Shooting Association
- Clay Pigeon Shooting Association
- English Target Shooting Federation
- Four4Islands
- Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain
- National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom
- National Smallbore Rifle Association
- Scottish Target Shooting
- United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Welsh Target Shooting Federation
- The Historical Breechloading Smallarms Association
North- and South America
American bodies
- Shooting Confederation of the Americas , international member of ISSF.
- The West Indies Fullbore Shooting Council, international member of ICFRA.
North American organizations by country
- Canadian Police Combat Association, international member of WA1500.
- Canadian Shooting Sports Association
- Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
- IDPA Canada, international member of IDPA.
- IPSC Canada, international member of IPSC.
- National Firearms Association
- National Sporting Clays Association Canada
- Shooting Federation of Canada, international member of ISSF.
- The Silhouette Rifle Association of Canada
- The Silvercore Shooting Club
- Mexican Hunting and Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- A Girl and A Gun Women's Shooting League
- American Confederation of Tactical Shooters
- 3-Gun Nation
- Civilian Marksmanship Program
- DIVA Women Outdoors Worldwide
- Global Benchrest Association
- Great American Defensive Pistol Association
- International Benchrest Shooters
- National Collegiate Athletic Association, see List of NCAA rifle programs
- National Field Archery Association
- National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
- National Rifle Association, international member of WA1500 and ICFRA
- National Shooting Sports Foundation
- National Skeet Shooting Association
- National Sporting Clays Association
- North-South Skirmish Association
- Precision Rifle Series
- Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation
- United Multigun League
- United States Army Marksmanship Unit
- United States Carbine Association
- United States Metallic Silhouette Association, international member of IMSSU.
- United States Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- USA Archery
- USA Shooting, international member of ISSF.
- Puerto Rico Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Puerto Rico Handgun and Rifle Association, international member of ISSF.
- Puerto Rico Shotgun Federation, international member of ISSF.
South American organizations by country
- Practical Shooting Federation of Argentina, international member of IPSC.
- Argentina Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Aruba Practical Shooters Club, international member of IPSC.
- Aruba Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Bolivian Practical Shooting Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Bolivian Shooting Sport Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Barbados, international member of IPSC.
- Barbados Shooting Council, international member of ISSF.
- Brazilian Confederation of Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Brazilian Shooting Sport Confederation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Cayman Islands, international member of IPSC.
- Cayman Islands Sport Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Colombian Association of Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- Colombian Sport Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Curaçao Practical Shooters Club, international member of IPSC.
- Cuban Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Chile, international member of IPSC.
- Chilean Clay Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Chile Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Practical Shooting Association of Costa Rica, international member of IPSC.
- Costa Rican Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Peru, international member of IPSC.
- Peruvian National Sport Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Practical Shooting Federation of Venezuela, international member of IPSC.
- Venezuelan Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Ecuador, international member of IPSC.
- Ecuadorian Olympic Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Guatemala, international member of IPSC.
- Guatemalan National Association of Shooting and Hunting, international member of ISSF.
- Guatemalan Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Dominican Republic Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Dominican Republic Clay Target Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Honduran Association Practical Shooting, international member of IPSC.
- National Shooting Federation of Honduras, international member of ISSF.
- Paraguay Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Paraguayan Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Nicaragua, international member of IPSC.
- National Sports Shooting Federation of Nicaragua, international member of ISSF.
- El Salvador Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- El Salvadoran Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Practical Shooting Association of Panama, international member of IPSC.
- Panamanian Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Uruguay, international member of IPSC.
- Shooting Federation Uruguaya, international member of ISSF.
- Jamaica Rifle Association, international member of IPSC, ISSF, WAF.
- Trinidad Rifle Association, international member of IPSC, ISSF. National member of National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Guyana Sport Shooting Federation, international member of WAF, SCSA, ATA
- Guyana National Rifle Association, international member of ISSF.
- IPSC Suriname, international member of IPSC.
- Surinam Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Saint Lucia Shooting Association, international member of IPSC, ISSF.
- Virgin Islands Shooting Sports Federation, international member of ISSF.
;Antigua and Barbuda:
Oceanian bodies
- Oceania Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
Oceania organizations by country
- IPSC Australia Inc, international member of IPSC.
- Sporting Shooters Association of Australia
- Federation of Hunting Clubs
- Australian International Shooting, international member of ISSF, IMSSU, IPC. National member of ASC, AOC, ACGA, APC, CSF.
- * Australian Clay Target Association
- * Field and Game Federation of Australia
- * National Rifle Association of Australia, international member of ICFRA.
- * Pistol Australia
- * Target Rifle Australia
- * NSW Shooting Association
- The Shooting Association of Fiji, international member of ISSF.
- Guam Shooting Sports Federation, international member of IPSC.
- Guam National Sport Shooting Federation, international member of ISSF.
- Pistol New Zealand, international member of IPSC.
- National Rifle Association of New Zealand, international member of ICFRA.
- New Zealand Shooting Federation Inc., international member of ISSF.
- Papua New Guinea Practical Shooting Association, international member of IPSC.
- Shooting Association of Papua New Guinea, international member of ISSF.
- Samoa Shooting Association, international member of ISSF.
- Shooting Association of Tonga, international member of ISSF.