Entries are now open for the 25 yd Indoor Meeting to be held at the Bedford (Clapham) range on the 18/19th January 2025. The meeting offers competitions for the following disciplines: Prone Rifle; Benchrest Rifle; Light-weight Sport Rifle all at 25 yds and Airgun, Rifle and Pistol, at 10m.
The Prone Rifle Match will be shot on a squadded basis with 80 shots to count in two 40 shot details. There will be a 50 minute break between details. Competitors are classified in four classes: BSSA ‘X’ class is made up of shooters in & previously in X Class within the past 3 years, Nationally Classified ‘X’ Class competitors will be placed in Class ‘X’; all other competitors will be placed in three equal classes as far as possible, according to submitted average. All competitors other than ‘X’ Class are required to submit an average based on the best 5 of the last 6 indoor scores. See below for link to further details and the entry form.
The Bench Rest competition will be shot on a squadded basis with 80 shots to count in two 40 shot details. There will be a 50 minute break between details. The competition will be shot in a single class. It is an any sights competition to be shot at 25 yds. Own rests are to be brought by the shooters competing. Two firing points per detail will be allocated for bench rest competitor, please annotate your entry form with ‘Bench rest’ or contact Steve Beadle directly (contact details on entry form) if you wish to enter this discipline.
The Light-weight Sport Rifle competition is an 80-shot course of fire from a standing, un-supported, position. Any sights except laser pointers may be used. Targets will be the NSRA PL14/06 20 yd pistol target centres, 5 shots per target, but these will be set at 25 yds. Competitors may chose to either follow the prone/benchrest format of 2 sets of 2 x 20 minute details or may elect to shoot in a single set of 2 x 20 minute details. Competitors are reminded that NSRA rules do not permit magazines to be loaded before the ‘Commence’ command and that a maximum of 10 rounds may be loaded in any magazine.
The Airgun competition is in three categories: Air Pistol, Air Rifle (precision) and Air Rifle (Sporter). All Airgun disciplines will be shot in a single detail of with 15 minutes allowed for preparation and sighting followed by 90 minutes.
Air Pistol & Rifle (precision)
Comp 1 – 60 shot course of fire at Air4/89-18 or A3/89-18 10m targets.
Comp 2 – Second 60 shot course, scores aggregated with Comp 1.
Air rifle (Sporter) – 40 shots at 10m.
Entry forms for these competitions may be downloaded from:
Prone, Benchrest & LWSR Entry Form
Airgun Entry Form (available shortly)