English Match 17th March 2024 Results

There turnout was slightly low for the first BSSA outdoor open of the year, with some of the usual competitors from neighbouring Counties supporting their County teams at other events.

The weather was variable but generally passable for mid-March – mild with light rain during the first detail then dry but with heavy overcast broken by occasional sun. The wind was light and variable throughout.

English Match prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

Prize

1st

N Day

586

P Guilloud

589

Mrs T Beadle

575

S Bradfield

558

£10

2nd


P Guilloud

579

S Webb

568

P Robinson

557

£7

3rd

A Peck

579

571

520

£5

There was a single entrant in the Benchrest competition, K Sheead, who recorded a score of 594 with 12x on his second attempt.

The Ladies prize was won by Mrs T Beadle, with a score of 575; there were no competitors eligible for the Junior prize. The pairs competition  was won by the pairing of J Duguid and C Stone, with a aggregate score of 1156.

Optional 40 Shot Competition prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

J Duguid

393

P Guilloud

392

S Webb

381

P Robinson

366

2nd

E Guilloud

390


I Abbott

364


All prizes were in bottles of wine.

Full results for both competitions may be found here.

The next BSSA Open Meeting is the BSSA Grand Prix, 60 shots at 50m with optional 40 shots at 100yds, to be held on the Sunday 12th May.
This event is also being used by the Hertfordshire Smallbore Rifle Association as their County Championship.

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BSSA English Match 17th March 2024

English Match
60 SHOTS @ 50 metres, plus optional 40 SHOTS also @ 50 metres.
Ladies, Junior and Pairs competitions also available concurrent with the 60 shot prone match.

A 60 shot at 50m Benchrest competition is also available.

Date:  Sunday 17th March 2024

Venue: Bedford Range, Clapham Road, Bedford.

Closing date for entries: 13th March. Late entries may be accepted if space permits.

For further details of the BSSA English Match and Benchrest competition, please refer to the information sheet and entryform.

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BSSA Frostbite League 2023/4 Round 6 (Final)

For the 6th and final round of the BSSA Frostbite League the weather returned to being unseasonably mild, temperature in double figures, damp and overcast. The wind was generally light but with the occasional gust.

Winners of the day’s competitions were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First Mrs T Beadle 6 0
Second M Shaw 6 1
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First N Day 4 0
Second K Sheead 4 1
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First D Swain 5 1
Second Mrs T Beadle 6 2

League Result
The overall league position in each class is determined by the aggregate handicap score from the competitors best five rounds. The Class winners, who received a BSSA Gold Medal and will hold the trophy for a year, were:

Class

Name

Start

Agg

Trophy

A N Day 4 35 Scratch Shield
B Mrs S Day 6 51 Panther Trophy
C G Abbots 8 132 Frostbite 2nd Division Cup

A summary of the league results may be found here.

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Frostbite Round 5

Fifth round of the Frostbite, in the first week of February, mid-winter, should be classic Frostbite conditions? Temperature in double figures, light to fresh breeze and bright sunshine.

Winners were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First D Swain 5 0
Second J Duguid 4 2
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First Mrs T Beadle 6 2
Second M Raftery 5 3
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First Mrs T Beadle 6 1
Second J Duguid 4 2

Full results may be found here. These results also include a summary of the league standings as at round 5. However, as it is the best 5 scores that count the standings can change dramatically at the sixth round.

Note: There was a slight glitch on the day and second place in Competition 2 was awarded to M Raftery whereas the full results show it should have gone to C Stone on countback. Mr Stone declined to challenge, so the award stands.

The sixth and final round (100yd) of the Frostbite League will take place on the 18th February. There may be couple of spare spaces on the firing point, so if you would like to participate please contact Steve Beadle, 07720 677456.

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BSSA Summer Leagues 2024

Entries are now open for the BSSA 25yd and 50m/50yds pairs, and 100yd individual leagues.

Entries for all leagues close on the 4th March, with the first round of the 50m and 100yd leagues to be shot by the 15th April. The first two rounds of the 25yd league are to be shot by the 24th April. Further details and entry form may be found here for the 25 yds, here for the 50m/50yd and here for the 100yd.

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BSSA January Open Meeting 2024 – Prone and Benchrest Rifle Results

Prize winners at the 2024 BSSA Indoor Meeting were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

Prize

1st

J Duguid

793

C Stone

779

N Munson

763

Ms T Austin

747

£10

2nd

K Bowley

791

E Haigh

779

A Lee

761

P Robinson

740

£7

3rd

Mrs W Foith

789

A Peck

776

G Hider

757


£5

K Sheead won the Bench Rest competition with a score of 794 and received a prize of £5.
The top Lady was Mrs W Foith, winning £2; top Junior was Miss L T Austin, also winning £5; the Blind Pairs competition was won by K Sheead and K Bowley with a combined score of 1585, they each received £2.

All prizes were in cash and the full results may be found here.

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Frost bite Round 4

A chilly start (around 2-3°C) for Round 4 of 2023/24 Frostbite League, though the overnight cloud had kept the frost at bay. Variable light and a light wind that varied in both strength and direction, made for tricky conditions.

Results were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First Mrs S Day 6 0
Second S Webb 6 2
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First J Duguid 4 1
Second D Swain 5 2
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First K Sheead 4 0
Second Mrs S Day 6 2

Full results may be found here.

Round 5 (50m) of the Frostbite League will take place on the 4th February.
There may be couple of spare spaces on the firing point, so if you would like to participate please contact Steve Beadle, 07720 677456.

The next BSSA Open meeting is the Indoor Meeting, offering competitions for prone rifle, benchrest rifle and airgun (pistol & rifle) to be held on the 13/14th January 2024 (note this is two weeks earlier than usual). The Airgun event is full, but spaces may still be available for prone and/or benchrest.  Details of this competition, including entry forms,  are available here, for a late entry contact Steve Beadle, 07720 677456.

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BSSA Frostbite League 2023/4 Round 3

A mild, damp and dull day for Round 3 of 2023/24 Frostbite League, though the rain, for the most part, held off until the shooting had been completed (but not the packing up).

As usual, Round 3 incorporates the Christmas shoot, five shots in two minutes, with the aim being to miss the elves (-25 points) who are busy decorating the Christmas tree and, if you’re feeling lucky, hit the star (+25 points).  For the benchrest competitors the challenge was greater, as they had to shoot at a reversed target. The winning score was +55 and the lowest -70; someway short of the current record of -92.

Results for the day’s serious competition were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First C Stone 5 0
Second N Day 4 0
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First K Sheead 4 1
Second S Webb 6 2
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First Mrs S Day 6 0
Second Ms M Poham 6 0

Round 3 also sees the Half-Way prizes in each class, these are based on the best two 0f the three rounds shot thus far. Winners were:

Class

Name

Start

Agg

A N Day 4 7
B Mrs S Day 6 8
C I Abbots 9 35
BR K Sheead 2 21

Full results may be found here.

Round 4 (100yds) of the Frostbite League will take place on the 7th January. The forecast suggests that this could be a mild, wet day, with a bit of wind to contend with.
There may be couple of spare spaces on the firing point, so if you would like to participate please contact Steve Beadle, 07720 677456.

The next BSSA Open meeting is the Indoor Meeting, offering competitions for prone rifle, benchrest rifle and airgun (pistol & rifle) to be held on the 13/14th January 2024 (note this is two weeks earlier than usual). Details of this competition, including entry forms,  are available here.

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BSSA Indoor Meeting (Prone, Benchrest & Airgun) 2024

Entries are now open for the 25 yd Indoor Prone Rifle Match and the 10m Airgun Match, to be held at the Bedford (Clapham) range on the 13/14th January 2024.

The Prone Rifle Match consist of two details, each of 40 shots on NSRA 2510BM 1989 series targets – Aggregate ex 800. There will be a 50 minute break between details. Competitors are classified in four classes: BSSA ‘X’ class is made up of shooters in & previously in X Class within the past 3 years, Nationally Classified ‘X’ Class competitors will be placed in Class ‘X’; all other competitors will be placed in three equal classes as far as possible, according to submitted average. All competitors other than ‘X’ Class are required to submit an average based on the best 5 of the last 6 indoor scores. See below for link to further details and the entry form.

The Bench Rest competition will be shot in one class on a squadded basis with 80 shots to count in two 40 shot details. It is an any sights competition to be shot at 25 yds. Own rests are to be brought by the shooters competing. Two firing points per detail will be allocated for bench rest competitor, please annotate your entry form with ‘Bench rest’ or contact Steve Beadle directly (contact details on entry form) if you wish to enter this discipline.

The Airgun competition is in three categories: Air Pistol, Air Rifle (precision) and Air Rifle (Sporter).

Air Pistol & Rifle (precision)

Comp 1 – 60 shot course of fire at Air4/89-18 or A3/89-18 10m targets.

Comp 2 – Second 60 shot course, scores aggregated with Comp 1.

Air rifle (Sporter) – 40 shots at 10m.

Entry forms for these competitions may be downloaded from:

Prone and Bench Rest Entry Form

Airgun Entry Form

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BSSA Frostbite League 2023/4 Round 2

A chilly start (around 2-3°C) for Round 2 of 2023/24 Frostbite League, though it had warmed just enough to clear the overnight frost. Luckily there was no wind, so it did not feel quite as cold as it might have, but the heavy overcast made for a dull morning.

Results were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First Mrs S Day 6 0
Second J Duguid 4 0
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First Mrs S Day 6 0
Second Mrs W Foith 4 1
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First N Day 4 1
Second M Shaw 6 2

Full results may be found here.

Round 3 (50m) of the Frostbite League will take place on the 10th December. The forecast suggests that this could be a mild, wet day, with a bit of wind to contend with.
Round 3 incorporates the Christmas Fun Shoot, if you would like to compete in this please bring a seasonal, wrapped prize, to the value of around £5.
There may be couple of spare spaces on the firing point, so if you would like to participate please contact Steve Beadle, 07720 677456.

The next BSSA Open meeting is the Indoor Meeting, offering competitions for prone rifle, benchrest rifle and airgun (pistol & rifle) to be held on the 13/14th January 2024 (note this is two weeks earlier than usual). Details of this competition, including entry forms,  are available here.

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