The seasons winter league kicks off with 3 matches, the Short Range (SR) Match, The Whitehead Match and the Urban Contact Match (UCM).
Location: Bisley Century and Short Siberia Ranges Weather: Rain 08:30 - 11.00, overcast and sunshine 11.00 - 17:30
Temp 11 Degrees - 15 Degrees Wind 0mph - 2mph left to right. Distances: 300, 200, 100yds (Short Range Match & Whitehead Match) 100, 75, 50, 25yds (Urban Contact Match) After the mandatory Range Briefing courtesy of Peter Cottrell and Martin Camp, shooting got underway. Firing details A & B, E & F got the pleasure of shooting their respective matches (SR & UCM) in the rain, the rain itself was fairly constant and typical of Bisley it stopped pouring down just as these first matches finished, the sun then began to shine through. With some fortune, the wind stayed away, on occasion it did blow a little but nothing to write home about, almost negligible, so shooting was pure elevation adjustments and skill! This first event is challenging as two of the three shoots are dynamic, meaning the shooter fires all 4 or more stages in one go without a swap for the second firer. Skills are tested as these shoots test positional techniques under stressful timed stages, typically with some run downs between distances. Always a favourite of the shooter!
