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LIGHTWEIGHT  SPORT  RIFLE (LSR)

NEW ESSEX COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP & COUNTY TEAM

In line with the growing popularity of lightweight sport rifle in the UK and other counties' programmes of events, Essex is introducing a new County Championship competition for the LSR.

This competition will begin early in the New Year 2008 and will, similar to the Essex Leagues and NSRA competitions be predominantly postal  (9 rounds of 20 shots precision each, 5 shots on 4 PL14 cards per round at 20 yards, but with a live 10th round final).

Standard NSRA discipline rules will apply and will be open to any individual member of any age, of an Essex affiliated club. Competitors will be grouped according to certified ability and a specific junior class may be applied if numbers warrant it. Rifles should be of .22LR calibre, with a maximum magazine size of 10 rounds if included. The rifle must weigh no more than 4.5kg (including glove if used) with a trigger weight of more than 500g. Any sights are allowable, no slings or special clothing, standing unsupported only.

Of course, County medals will be awarded to winners and runners-up in each class together with a trophy for the County Champion. The really exciting part is that the scores will be used to obtain an official County ranking and the opportunity to be selected to shoot for the County in the NSRA Inter-County Team Championships!

The Inter-County Team Championships are run each winter by the NSRA, and Essex will hopefully be submitting 2 teams for the first time this year. Team selection this first year will be made from official scores obtained from the Counties clubs and individual NSRA scores. The NSRA is submitting these scores to us and the competition secretaries from the clubs are being asked to aid us by providing certified scores and averages of their members for consideration. The County Selector will then approach potential team members for inclusion in one of the two teams of 5 with the addition of two substitute places. So there will be 12 places up for grabs.

We do hope that all club members who shoot LSR in the County will be as excited about this as we are and that with their participation Essex can do as well in LSR as it does in other disciplines.

Any enquiries about either of these competitions should be made to Alan Podevin