Pentagonal (TR) and Finlux (F-Open and F/TR) Inter Regional Team Matches

The Pentagonal (Target Rifle) and Finlux (F/TR and F-Open) Inter Region team matches will take place at the Blair Atholl Range on Sunday June 3rd. Plan is to start shooting at 10.15am so please arrive at the range by 9.45am. Help in setting up the targets and firing point will be appreciated.

Teams eligible are East of Scotland, West of Scotland, North of Scotland, Fife & Kinross, Aberdeenshire, and Tayside. Coaching is allowed and the matches will take place at 900 yards in the morning and 500 yards in the afternoon, shooting 2 convertible sighters and 15 to count at each distance. Team sizes will depend on the number of shooters from each region and everyone who comes to the range will get to shoot:

The Pentagonal Match is for Target Rifles using .308Win or .223Rem calibres and the Finlux Match has separate competitions for F/TR and F-Open – handloads permitted with bullet weight for TR and F/TR .308Win limited to max. weight 156grns, .223Rem no weight limit. F-Open up to 8mm calibre with no bullet weight limit.

Pentagonal – 7 shooters best 5 scores to count or 6 shooters best 4 scores to count

Finlux F-Open – 4 shooters best 3 scores to count or 3 shooters best 2 scores to count

Finlux F/TR – 4 shooters best 3 scores to count or 3 shooters best 2 scores to count

 .308 155grn ammunition will be available to purchase on the range at a cost of £28 per shooter for 34 rounds. TR and F/TR will shoot on NRA TR targets and F-Open will shoot on NRA F Class targets.

  Cost of team entry is £17 per shooter (to cover cost of range fees) -- to be paid on the range.

It will be helpful if each region advises me of their team size so we know how many shooters will be attending – please contact me by e-mail on tlk762@aol.com

Tim Kidner