National Rifle League 2024 Season Program & Info

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                                           National Rifle League /

                                      Vermont Winter Postal League

                                                  (518) 534-1730

                                       VTWinterPostalLeague@Yahoo.com

 

                                      www.PlattsburghRodandGun.com

                                        Facebook atVermont Winter Postal League”                                             

 

           To consist of 10 matches, All Ten of which will be fired on your home range with

          scores entered on line. Match 10 targets must be mailed to the league director for scoring.

          

           NRA smallbore rules will apply.  Any sights (irons or scope)  

 

           Electronic Targets are permitted

 

           Handicapped shooters are welcome (no doctors note required)

 

                                                 Four-Position Division                                             

          The course of fire will be 10 shots per stage, prone, sitting, kneeling and

          standing at 50 ft. on the A17 target.  Or on the 33’ on the AR-5/10 targets air rifle.

 

                                                    Prone Division

          The course of fire is be 40 shots prone fired on the USA-50 targets.  Please be sure to include the number of “10”s fired for tiebreaking (for match 6&10).  As a point of reference the USA-50 Targets requires the ten ring (dot) to be covered to be considered a “ten”.

 

                                                 Air Rifle / Standing

          The Course of fire is 40 shots Standing on .177 air rifle, on the AR-5/10 target at 33’; Please be sure to include the number of “10”s fired for tiebreaking (for match 6&10).

 

                                                 Sporter Rifle  Division                                             

          The course of fire will be 10 shots per stage, prone, sitting, kneeling and

          standing at 50 ft. on the A17 target.  Or Air Rifle at 33’ on the AR-5/10 targets air rifle.

 

                                                    F-Class Division

          The course of fire is be 40 shots prone (F-Class) fired on the USA-50 targetsPlease be sure to include the number of “10”s fired for tiebreaking (for match 6&10).  As a point of reference the USA-50 Targets requires the ten ring (dot) to be covered to be considered a “ten”.  F-Class shooters individual scores will not be eligible to be used as  part of  any team score.

 

 

           Shooters are permitted to fire in one, two, three or all four divisions (disciplines) however they must register and pay separately for each division they compete in.

 

                                Open to teams/clubs and individuals

 

                               Registration and Submission of Scores

                       To register your club or as to shoot as an individual simply send an e-mail VTWinterPostalLeague@yahoo.com  with the following information;

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  1.  Your Club name and location
  2. Names of shooters, with their category SR (62 and over) JR (21 and under)
  3. What disciplines they will be shooting, Prone, 4-P, standing, sporter.

            4,   Name of team or teams

  1.  If more than one team; who will be shooting on what team

                 (Teams can be added, removed or changed any time before week 1)

 

  1.  Then before the season starts mail a check payable to the

              Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club for $5 per shooter (per discipline)

              60 Oak Street, Champlain NY 12919

              No additional Team Fees

              Payment via credit card is available at

             www.PlattsburghRodandGun.com under the National Rifle League link 

            

        

                    Scores will be entered via e-mail using a spread sheet

       You may e-mail your scores at any time prior to the due dates (feel free to start early).  Send them into the league via e-mail to VTWinterPostalLeague@Yahoo.com .

When the league receives your registration and your team information they will e-mail to the team manager an Excel spread sheet listing your teams broken down by week.  Managers will fill in their team scores each week and e-mail an updated spread sheet in each week.   This spread sheet will be cut and pasted into an overall league Excel Doc.   Results can be viewed at www.PlattsburghRodandGun.com on the National Rifle League link.   They will also be e-mailed out to team managers.    

         

           Week One scores are to be submitted by Sat 1/6/24 and then weekly thereafter.

           Week Two scores due by 1/13/24

           Week Three scores due by 1/20/24

           Week Four scores due by 1/27/24

           Week Five scores due by 2/4/24

            Week Six scores due by 2/10/24

            Week Seven scores due by 2/17/24 (Bracket Match)

            Week eight scores due by 2/24/24

            Week nine scores due by 3/2/24

            Week 10 Week

            Week Ten scores due by 3/9/24, Targets should be received via mailed

            or hand delivered by March 16, 2024

           And submitted via e-mail, no later than Saturday 3/9/2024

                     

           Handicapped / Physically challenged shooters are welcome 

 

                                                                                             

          Team captains and individual competitors will submit scores on or

          Before the Saturday of each week.  

 

                                                              Team Match

           The top for individual scores from each team will count as the clubs team score.  An individual may fire more than one discipline each week and that person’s top score can be used for the team score, however only one score may be used.

 

          Handicap score, if a team has fewer than four shooters then a team will automatically receive a score for one additional shooter, this score will be tabulated by averaging the top three shooters and then multiply that score by 75%. This handicap is good for one additional shooter only, the score does not count towards any individual shooter, it shall only county towards the team result for that week and the team’s season total.   For example if the top shooters have an average of 390 you would multiply by 75% for a 292 score added to the team result. 

       

          Match results will be reported to team captains/contacts and individual unaffiliated competitors weekly. Via e-mail and can be seen directly at www.PlattsburghRodandGun.com, individual shooters make sure the league has your e-mail address.

 

To be eligible for final end of the season ranking a shooter must fire in a minimum of

           50% of the league matches.           

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          Bracket Match

          4-P Winners will be chosen from each group of 4 shooters who will be ranked

          into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages.  If,

          after dividing the shooter list by 4, if only 2 competitors are left, those persons

          will be merged with the next mini-group.  Ties will be broken by position (Standing

          then Kneeling then Sitting, and then Prone Score). 

 

          Prone Winners, will be chosen from each group of 4 shooters who will be ranked

          into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages.  If,

          after dividing the shooter list by 4, if only 2 competitors or less are left in a bracket, those

          shooters will be merged with the next mini-group.

          Ties will be broken by the number of tens. Please note when scoring “Tens” on the USA-50   

          target the ten ring “dot” must be covered by the shot. The plug will cover the dot.

 

          Air Rifle/ Standing Winners, will be chosen from each group of 4 shooters who will

          be ranked into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages.  If,

          after dividing the shooter list by 4, if only 2 competitors or less are left in a bracket, those

          shooters will be merged with the next mini-group.

          Ties will be broken by the number of tens.

 

          Sporter Rifle  Winners will be chosen from each group of 4 shooters who will be ranked

          into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages.  If,

          after dividing the shooter list by 4, if only 2 competitors are left, those persons

          will be merged with the next mini-group.  Ties will be broken by position (Standing

          then Kneeling then Sitting, and then Prone Score). 

 

          F-Class Winners, will be chosen from each group of 4 shooters who will be ranked

          into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages.  If,

          after dividing the shooter list by 4, if only 2 competitors or less are left in a bracket, those

          shooters will be merged with the next mini-group.

          Ties will be broken by the number of tens. Please note when scoring “Tens” on the USA-50   

          target the ten ring “dot” must be covered by the shot. The plug will cover the dot.

 

 

          The winner of the team championship (highest total aggregate for the 10

          matches) will be declared the  Team Champion and will have their team name engraved on the league plaque.

 

Fees            $5.00 per competitor; Competitors can fire in both the 4-P, Prone and

                       Standing Divisions but must register separately & pay for each division.

                    (There are no additional Team Fees)

 

Register:                                                        Enter Scores at: Send e-mail to VTWinterPostalLeague@yahoo.com         www.PlattsburghRodandGun.com           

 

Correspondence to:                   

                    Peter C. Visconti                              VTWinterPostalLeague@yahoo.com

                    60 Oak Street                                    518-534-1730

                    Champlain, New York 12919      

 

 

FACEBOOK,  The league is on Facebook,  you can find us under “Vermont Winter Postal League”,  check out the page and “like” us.   Team captains please find someone with a smart phone and take a team photo and some action shots during some of your club matches during the season to share on the page.

                                       Past League Champions

1975  Covered Bridge VT   1991   Burlington  VT       2002  Whitehall NY    2013  Whitehall NY

1976  Burlington VT           1992   Burlington  VT       2003  Whitehall NY    2014   Albion PA

1977  Covered Bridge VT   1993   Burlington  VT       2004  Whitehall NY    2015   Albion PA

1978  Whitehall NY            1994   Burlington  VT       2005  Whitehall NY    2016   Sutter CA

1979  Whitehall NY            1995   Fort Ann    NY       2006  Whitehall NY   2017    Chico CA

1985  Whitehall NY            1996   Burlington VT        2007  Whitehall NY   2018    Chico CA

1986  Whitehall NY            1997   Burlington VT        2008  Whitehall NY   2019    Chico CA

1987  Burlington VT          1998    Burlington VT        2009  Whitehall NY   2020    Albion PA

1988  Burlington VT          1999   Fort Ann  NY          2010  Whitehall NY   2021    Chico CA

1989  Burlington VT          2000  Whitehall  NY         2011  Whitehall  NY   2022    Chico CA

1990  Burlington VT          2001  Whitehall  NY         2012  Whitehall  NY   2023    Chico CA