The shoot was supported by a field of 28 shooters and five dedicated Range Officers (ROs). The course of fire consisted of 14 stages, with a match round count of 150. The match was used as a fact-finding exercise to determine if a national-level event could be completed in a single day.
Preparations for a national-level match start weeks in advance of the first shots being fired. The first step is to determine where you will host the match. The LRP club is hosted on the shared MSA grounds. A huge thank you to Greg Sykes and all the members for allowing us to make use of your facility.
Once the location has been agreed upon, the next step involves working out a course of fire in line with the level of match. Weeks prior, a preliminary site visit and basic stages and course of fire are determined, meaning the order of the different locations available for use during the match.
There are three levels of matches in PR22 LR:
Club/Training: These are training fun days that are less structured and focus on a specific stage from a provincial or national that the shooters found difficult, or focusing on a specific skill i.e. shooting with a tripod as rear support.
Provincial: These are medium-level matches aimed at challenging novice and intermediate shooters. By no means a cake walk even for advanced shooters, these matches have the same time constraints as national matches. However, they are generally shot to a maximum of 80 rounds or eight stages.
National: These matches are of the highest calibre, and the most challenging matches on the calendar. The aim is to implement them at the same or higher standard of international matches. They prepare our shooters for the extremely high standards of international shooting. These matches are not intended for the novice shooter as they are difficult and challenging. Being a Range Officer in these events is a great way for novice shooters to learn and see how the more advanced shooters approach and
