METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
RIFLE ASSOCIATION, INC.
Conditions for the City
of Sydney Rifle Teams Championships
“Grade Matches”
1.
Standard
Shooting Rules
1.1 Unless otherwise provided in these
conditions, the competition will be conducted under NRAA standard shooting
rules for Fullbore rifle clubs, as amended from time to time
2.
Team
eligibility
2.1 Teams nominated in this competition
shall be from the following:
a)
Clubs
affiliated with the MDRA Inc.
b)
Clubs
from other DRA’s affiliated with the NSWRA.
c)
Schools
affiliated with the NSWRA.
d)
An Under 25 team formed from members of Clubs in a), b), or c)
above.
2.2 A composite team may be nominated by
any 2 clubs affiliated with the NSWRA provided that conditions make it
unreasonable for clubs to enter a team in their own right.
2.3 The acceptance of entries is subject
to approval of the Executive of the MDRA.
2.4 Where a club team withdraws from the
competition, its members may shoot for another club in a same or similar grade.
3.
Team
Composition
3.1 Teams shall consist of a maximum of 8
shooters for Target Rifle and 5 for F class.
3.2 All team members must be enrolled as active
members of the NSWRA and the NRAA through their respective rifle association.
3.3 For composite teams all of the team
members must be enrolled with the 2 clubs concerned.
3.4 Any changes to the composition of a team
SHOULD be made in writing to the statistician prior to the start of the match.
3.5 Where a team is altered, the Executive shall
have the power to regrade the team at any time.
3.6 No competitor shall compete as a shooter for
more than one team in any single match (except as noted in rules 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10)
3.7 A competitor may shoot for a Target rifle team
AND an F class team in the same match, so long as both teams are from the same
club.
3.8 No more than two “imports” may be used in
Target Rifle and 1 for F class. If a
club wishes to use more than 2 imports, the team must be entered as a composite
team.
3.9
Members of the Under 25 team (see rule 2.1d) may also shoot for a
club team in the same match provided they complete their club shoot before they
start their Under 25 shoot.
3.10
Non-school clubs shall not be limited in the number of Under 25 team
members they may include in their team(s).
4.
Entry
and Grading
4.1 Team Entry shall be made on the form
issued by the MDRA and be accompanied by the entry fee specified.
4.2 The number of Grades will be
determined by the Executive committee
4.3 The Executive shall decide in which grade a
team competes
4.4 After the 2nd match of the series
the Executive will review the grading.
5.
Competition format.
5.1 The competition shall consist of 5
matches where possible, to be shot at the distances and dates as advised by the
MDRA
5.2 Coaching is only permitted by other team
members or other members of the applicable Club(s)/School.
5.3 Each team member will fire a stage of
14 counting shots with 2 optional sighters at each match ( 15 counting shots
for F class).
5.4 For each match, the score for the team will be
A Grade – The Agg of the 6 best individual scores (previously 7 best).
B Grade - The Agg of the 6 best individual scores.
C Grade – The Agg of the
6 best individual scores.
F Class -
The Agg of the 4 best individual scores.
6.
Team
Responsibilities
6.1 Scoring.
6.1.1
Teams
must provide a check scorer at the scheduled start time
6.1.2
Each
team score card must be completed and verified by the check scorer
6.1.3
On
the completion of the match all scorecards must be completed, including scores
and totals for the Parramatta
trophy, checked and signed and handed to the Range officer.
7.
Conditions
for shooting on the Electronic targets (ET’s).
7.1 All clubs are asked to have their
ET’s in the frame in time for the 12:00pm start time.
7.2 TWO Teams will be squadded to one ET.
7.3 The two teams are to alternate shooters, with
a coin toss to decide which team goes 1st.
7.4 While one team is shooting the other team
should have someone on the mound ready to start as soon as they are finished.
7.5 If team “A” hasn’t got a shooter ready the
team squadded with them (Team “B”) may have two consecutive shooters.
7.6 If team
“A” doesn’t have a shooter available twice in a row, then team “B” MAY finish their full complement of shooters,
before team “A” shoots again.( The reason for this is, if both teams have 8
shooters, then you have 18 minutes per shooter. Team “B” shouldn’t be
disadvantaged and run short of time through no fault of their own.
8.
Prizes.
8.1 A team must compete in every match to
be eligible for prizes.
8.2 In the event of a tie, count back will decide
the winner as per Standard shooting rules.
8.3 Grade.
8.3.1
In
each grade the team with the highest Aggregate score will be the winner
8.3.2
A
pennant will be awarded to 1st,2nd,3rd in each
grade.
8.3.3
Badges
will be presented to the members of the winning team (maximum 10)
8.4 A prize will be awarded to the
shooter and his coach who achieve the highest individual score
8.5 Champion Club
8.5.1
This
trophy will be awarded to the club whose top 6 Target
Rifle shooters and top 4 F Class shooters, in each match compile the
highest aggregate score in the competition. The
calculation ignores which team the club’s shooters are in and excludes non-club
members.
8.6 Parramatta Trophy
8.6.1
The
scores of the top 4 shooters in each team, in each match, will be totalled
together. Points will be awarded according to the teams Placing in the teams
grade in each match. E.g.; 1st place scores 10 points, 2nd
place 9 etc.
8.6.2
Points are recalculated if any regrading
occurs.
8.6.3
The trophy is awarded to the team that scores
the highest number of points over the course of the competition. In the case of
a tie, the trophy will be awarded to the team with the most number of
10’s,9’s,8’s etc. If still a tie, the team with the highest competition agg is
the winner
Updated August 2018 – changes in red text
Updated February 2022 – changes on light blue background
