RULES FOR CSFTA HUNTER WINTER LEAGUE

(2009-2010)

 

ANY QUERIES CONCERNING THE WINTER LEAGUE HUNTER SERIES, PLEASE CALL

DAVE HOLTON ON 07515 629902 OR EMAIL northoxonftc@hotmail.com

 

 

ELIGIBILITY

 

  1. For the 2009-2010 season, the Hunter Winter League will be made up of a maximum of 16 teams in two divisions.
  2. Teams may consist of up to 12 shooters  - any 5 to be selected to shoot each venue, 4 highest scores to count.
  3. A team shooter must be a bona fide member of that team’s home club. Unless authorised by a Winter League meeting, no team transfers will be permitted after the opening round of the competition.
  4. A maximum of two substitutes will be permitted to shoot for a team but these substitutes must not have shot previously for any other team.

 

FEES

 

  1. Hunter Winter League fees will be set at the Winter League meeting, held prior to the start of the season, and will be payable in CASH at the first round. All monies collected will fund trophies when expenses for stationery have been deducted.
  2. With effect from 2010-2011 season, there will be a charge of £2 per person per round (in addition to team entry fee) which ill go to the hosting club. It will be the Team Captain’s responsibility to collect these fees and give them to Dave Holton.

 

TEAM CAPTAINS

 

  1. Team captains are responsible for ensuring that their team is ready to shoot at its allotted time.
  2. Team captains must walk the course and agree all aspects of the course, especially those of safety, prior to the shoot commencing.
  3. Captains of the early start teams will be required to attend a briefing at 9.15am - their teams start time being scheduled for 9.30am. For captains of the late start teams, the briefing will be held at 11.30am - their teams being scheduled to start by 12noon.
  4. Prior to the start of their round, all captains will be given a Team Sheet on which they must record the names of their official team. This team sheet must be returned to Dave Holton before the team commences its shoot.
  5. Official scorecards will be issued, marked with the teams start peg and lane details. Only the entries recorded on these Official scorecards will count towards the Winter League team and individual results. (Should they be required, void, non-scoring cards will be available from Dave Holton).
  6. All team members must have been issued with a BFTA number. This number MUST be recorded on the Team Sheet in the relevant box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCORING

 

  1. Scoring is two points for a knockdown, one point for hitting metal, zero points for a miss. It is the responsibility of team captains to ensure that cards are filled out correctly and legibly. A team’s score will be the total of the four best scores of the official team members.
  2. In the team event, the scores will be totalled over ALL rounds and the team with the highest total in each division will be deemed the winner of that division.
  3. In the case of a tie, the next highest scoring member of the team at the last shoot will be used to decide the winner, then if still tied, the 5th shooter from the previous round will be used, until a result is achieved.
  4. The Individual champion, of each division, will be decided using their best five out of six scores.

 

 

SHOOT RULES

 

  1. The course will consist of 20 targets (min range 8 yards, max range 45 yards), set out in 20 lanes. Each lane will have two shooting positions, each marked by a peg securely fixed at ground level. Lanes should be set out either in a straight line or a horseshoe shape - shooting outwards!
  2. Lanes must be at least 5 yards apart and numbered 1-20. Pegs must be numbered 1-40.
  3. The pegs must be placed 1 yard back from the firing line. The competitor’s trigger finger must not cross the firing line. Competitors will take one shot from each peg, with a part of their body touching the peg.
  4. All targets must have white faceplates and red kill zones. All targets must be re-painted between morning and afternoon sessions.
  5. Except for three mandatory 25mm targets, all targets will have 40mm kill zones. The 25mm targets must be placed at no more than 35 yards distant and must not be used in conjunction with forced standing shots. Forced standing and kneeling shots must not exceed 35 yards. Targets over 35 yards must be able to be taken from the prone position. Once the shoot has commenced, there will be no re-siting of targets. Competitors will be informed of the distances to the shortest and longest targets on the course, but not of their location.
  6. There will be no ‘impossible’ shots. All courses must be accessible to all shooters – common sense should prevail here. There will be two course scrutineers who will inspect the course before the shoot commences. If the course does not comply with the required format, they will report to Dave Holton who will ask the hosting club to rectify any problems before the shoot commences.
  7. The host club will appoint a Chief Marshal. The host club must provide a marshal for each session, and this person must not be shooting the course at the time. All marshals should make themselves known to Dave Holton prior to the start of the competition.
  8. Time limit is 2 minutes per lane. The clock will commence as soon as the shooter ‘eyes’ the scope. The second shot in the lane must be fired within the 2-minute limit. If the second shot has not been fired within this limit, the shooter must discharge his/her rifle safely into the ground and score the target as a miss.
  9. There will be no sitting at all. The only acceptable use for a beanbag will be during kneeling shots, as in standard FT rules.
  10. Shooters may not alter the magnification or parallax settings of their scopes once shooting has commenced. Neither is it permissible to alter the positioning of stock and butt hook attachment. The switching on/off of illuminated reticules is also forbidden.
  11. The use of bipods and/or any external shooting aids (e.g. shooting sticks) is not permitted. This also includes any form of external range finding apparatus or laser dot type sights.

 

 

CHRONOGRAPHS

 

All participants may be subject to having their rifle power tested at any venue. Shooters will have their rifle tested with the pellets they are using in the competition and will be given three shots to pass the test. If all three shots fail the chronograph test, the shooter will be disqualified from that round of the competition.

 

DISPUTES

 

Team captains (or their representatives) of teams not involved in the dispute, but present on the day of the shoot will be required to resolve the situation.

 

 

MARSHALLING

 

The ‘buddy’ system of marshalling will be used. All disagreements will be resolved at a captains meeting.

 

ABSENTEEISM

 

1.      If a team arrives late for their scheduled slot, they may join their opponents on their opponents next scheduled lane as directed by the organiser, Dave Holton. The latecomers will automatically forfeit any previous lanes.

2.      In the event of a team not turning up on the day, they will score nothing for that round. All members of their opposing team must still shoot the course.

 

 

HOST CLUB RESPONSIBILITIES

 

A hosting club must be able to provide the following:

1.      Satisfactory toilet facilities

2.      Hot food and hot drinks

3.      Adequate car parking facilities

4.      A Chief Marshal

5.      A Chronograph

 

TROPHIES

 

Perpetual trophies will be presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams in each division. Awards will also be made to the members of those teams. In the individual competition, trophies will be awarded to those finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each division. A perpetual trophy will also be presented to the winner in each division. Perpetual trophies must be returned to the organisers at the final round.