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June 2013
Scottish Smallbore Rifle Assoc. Meeting
Saturday 29 June to Friday 5 July 2013 The Scottish Meeting is the biggest annual smallbore rifle event in the country and is run by the National Smallbore Rifle Association based at Bisley. The competition rotates around a number of venues in Scotland and attracts around 300 competitors from across the UK each year with a good selection of international standard shooters, past and present. Contested at 50m and 100 yards, there are a vast number of competitions staged within the event throughout the first six days, including the main Aggregate which is shot in five classes between the Monday and Friday. There are two team competitions confined to Scottish clubs, the Pullar Target being awarded to the 50m team champions, and the ICI Challenge Cup awarded to the 100yd team champions. The weather often takes star billing at the "Scottish" but dealing with wind and rain is part of the skill involved in winning the silverware! The final event of the week is the final of the Scottish Long Range Prone Championship, which consists of a Scottish match (60 shots at 100yds) for the top twenty qualifiers from an earlier elimination round. The winner of this championship is chaired off the range by their fellow finalists, and receives the famous Earl Haig Memorial Trophy for a year.
Forthcoming Events
Scottish Smallbore Rifle Assoc. Meeting
Saturday 29 June to Friday 5 July 2013
The Scottish Meeting is the biggest annual smallbore rifle event in the country and is run by the National Smallbore Rifle Association based at Bisley. The competition rotates around a number of venues in Scotland and attracts around 300 competitors from across the UK each year with a good selection of international standard shooters, past and present. Contested at 50m and 100 yards, there are a vast number of competitions staged within the event throughout the first six days, including the main Aggregate which is shot in five classes between the Monday and Friday. There are two team competitions confined to Scottish clubs, the Pullar Target being awarded to the 50m team champions, and the ICI Challenge Cup awarded to the 100yd team champions. The weather often takes star billing at the "Scottish" but dealing with wind and rain is part of the skill involved in winning the silverware! The final event of the week is the final of the Scottish Long Range Prone Championship, which consists of a Scottish match (60 shots at 100yds) for the top twenty qualifiers from an earlier elimination round. The winner of this championship is chaired off the range by their fellow finalists, and receives the famous Earl Haig Memorial Trophy for a year. 