hi Andy
Many thanks for your very constructive views
I think you and i are thinking along the same lines and thanks for your proposal to put 3 or 4 teams into this competition
For an open shoot, it would be easy to shoot different classes such as in the UK22BR postals .
However for the postal league some of the Midland clubs have just a handful of members, some use air and some .22 rimfire. So seeding into divisions would probably be based on a team average (as we do for our 11 LSR Divisions) and the team members can use either air or rimfire
Shooting a good air rifle at 25 yards indoors i recorded an average of 99.1 ex 100 using the standard NSRA 25 yd targets over the winter months which is only slightly less than my rimfire 25 yard benchrest average on these cards. However when using the air rifle each pellet had to be selected/treated with care and examined just prior to use,whereas on the rimfire rifle i used just mid-priced club ammo.
I have occasionally shot 100's with even the cheapest 'Club' .22 rounds however putting cheaper pellets in the AA400 would be a complete waste of time and end in tears and frustration.
I have also found to my cost that even slight damage to a pellet can cost you 10 points. Not so with the rimfire bullet.
As said above, it is outdoors where the poor air rifle really struggles against the rimfire rifle even at 25 yards.
I also, like you, am confused by the UK22BR rule of guaging to calibre
and I look forward to any review and revision of the current rules
ATB
John