10m Air Rifle Winter Grand Prix Series: GP 5

RWS - Sponsor of the STS 10m Rifle Grand Prix Series

Programme

A series of five 10m Air Rifle events with Competition 1, run on electronic targets. The main competition is run in 4 classes and comprises of 60 competition shots to be fired in 50min. This is preceded by a 15min setup period and a 15min preparation and sighting period.

Extra Shoot

Subject to entry and range capacity the extra shoot is an optional additional 60 shot match. Places can only be requested and paid on the day for a fee of £5. "Competition one" entries take precedence over "Extra Shoot" entries.

The winner of the "Extra Shoot" shall be the competitor achieving the highest percentage increase in score from his Competition one score, and shall receive a return of their entry fee for the extra shoot competition.

Final

Depending on range capacity and entry, the leading competitors after the qualifying match will shoot in an ISSF style final. The winner will be the competitor with the highest match score in the final.

Competition Dates

The Grand Prix Series will be shot on the following dates in 2017-18:

Grand Prix	Date	Venue
Air GP1	8 October 2017	Glenrothes
Air GP2	12 November 2017	Denwood
Air GP3	10 December 2017	Kincardine
Air GP4	13 January 2018	Carlisle
Air GP5	10 February 2018	Elgin

Our Sponsors

Thanks to the sponsorship of this event by RWS, and depending on entry numbers, pellets will be awarded to the leading competitors in each class. Awards for each discipline in the Grand Prix order of merit will be made at close of the final event of the series.

Points

Points for the Grand Prix series will be awarded per the following table based on the competitor's position in the ISSF final. If the range does not have capacity to run an 8 lane final the competitors who would have qualified for an 8 lane final will be awarded points based on their qualification ranking.

If a competitor who qualifies for the final does not compete in the final then the competitor will not be awarded any points.

Position	Points
1st	12
2nd	9
3rd	7
4th	5
5th	4
6th	3
7th	2
8th	1

Meeting Rules

The meeting will be run as far as possible under ISSF rules with equipment control advice available at each event. Equipment control rules may be waived in the lower classes at the discretion of the event organiser. The Range Jury will consist of any three people from the local organising committee and/or the STS Smallbore AMG.

Timetable

Event	Athletes to the Line	Preparation & Sighting	Match Start	Match Finish
Relay 1	10:00	10:15	10:30	11:45
Relay 2	12:00	12:15	12:30	13:45
Relay 3	14:00	14:15	14:30	15:45
GP FINAL	Reporting Time – 16:15		16.45	17:15

Classification

Class averages are shown below:

Classification	A Class	B Class	C Class	D Class
Integer Average	565 and over	545 to 564	520 to 544	Under 520
Decimal Average	592.0 and over	572.0 to 591.9	547.0 to 571.9	Under 547.0

Any competitor may be reclassified at the discretion of the Organisers.

Doping Control

Scottish Target Shooting follows the doping regulations adopted by British Shooting, developed with UKAD. As such, the testing for banned substances may be carried out at any time. Please declare any medication at check-in before shooting.

Admin

The closing date for entries is the Tuesday before the event date. If an event is full, please select the waiting list and provide us with your availability and you will be placed on a wait list and contacted only if a place becomes available.

Refunds

Cancellations made after the closing date of the event (i.e. the Tuesday prior to the meeting) will not be entitled to a refund except in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the STS Office.

Reception

On arrival at the range please report to the organizer to take up your booking. Please arrange to be on the range in plenty of time to avoid missing your allocated squad as depending on entry and range space re-squadding may not be possible.

Entry Costs

Competition	STS Members	STS Non-Member
Air GP Entry	£18.00	£20.00