Practice has shown that almost everyone ( if not all) will be shooting an MPL pistol that is classified as "recoiless" and so their cards will all be scored DOWN for any shot that touches or cuts a line.

We have also noticed that often 90% of shots will nudge or cut a line and so most cards will score around 4 points less than they would with normal scoring.

Add to the mix that most of the competitors are inexperienced and have not shot competition cards with an MPL pistol before ( and we all know that match stickers on a card cause the pellet to deflect away from where it was aimed ) and I think the low scores will probably surprise a lot of onlookers and competitors alike.

Not to worry - it's the same for everyone and will be great for puncturing some egos no doubt - but I also expect round 2 to show some improvements as determined MPL practice takes over between now and round 2 next month!