Bell Target Shooting.

[Jimlad]

Hi

I suppose that there are variations on the rules throughout the Bell Target Leagues, but in The Bridgend & District air Rifle League, six teams based in South Wales we compete as follows,

League Teams shoot on a home and away basis

League teams consist of ten members, to allow the introduction of novice or new members we score the top seven scores for the result. This also allows teams that are not so strong in numbers to field a team of 7 or more.

Shooters shoot 8 shots alternately, ie ( just like a darts match only one dart at a time) at a distance of seven yards, from a free standing position with out the aid of palm grips, slings, or magnified sights, the first shot doe’s not count (sighter). Eyesight correctional lenses are permitted.

The Target is a 5 inch steel disc with a 3/8th of an inch hole drilled in the centre, ( bell behind) and rings engraved at distances of one inch from the centre, the target is painted white with a mixture of Titanium white artist oil paint and a little 3 in 1 oil to stop it from drying out during the match. If a shot imprint cuts the line or the edge of the hole we score up, if a shot goes through the hole with out leaving a mark, ringing the bell we add a further .1 of a mark to the shooters score. Hence the maximum score obtainable is 35.7. a shot between the hole and the next line = 4, and the next = 3 etc. The target is painted out after every shot leaving the next shooter with a clean target.

The rifles in use at present are
Fienwerkbau 300s, 600 series, 70, 700. Original 75, Walther LGR to the present day models and various models of Anschutz, for the youngsters we use AA 200 target models and AA MPR400s.
All low powered target rifles.

The League also runs knockout cup matches pairs matches and individual competitions throughout the season.

All League members are fully insured for personal and third party insurance.

Hope this helps

Jim

[zooma]

Thanks Jim,

That is a great help.

Please check to see if I have understood correctly:-

So.... we have a team of 10, the first shooter takes one shot, and then the first shooter from the rival team takes one shot - followed by the second member of the first team and so on alternating until every member of both teams has had 8 shots - right?

Then at the end of the match the top 7 scores from each team is added to find the total for each team? The lowest 3 scores from each team on the night are not counted.

The complete match is shot on just the one bell target?

I am guesing you have a score book with 10 scores beside every shooter at each match. Are these scores recorded by the teams themselves, or do you have a referee?

Is there such a thing as a postal league so those of us that have no close neighbours to shoot against can still have some sort of competition - other than individual or pairs mathes between our own club members?