2015 Autumn/Winter 6 yard MPL Postal Competition

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2015 Autumn/Winter 6 yard MPL Postal League



I will be posting the details for this years Autumn/Winter competition HERE over the next few days.

The new series starts from July 2015 and will run until December 2015 with the same rules as in all previous MPL postal competitions (see below).

This year we will continue with the .177 MPL air pistol competition (for all .177 spring powered and Single Stroke Pneumatic air pistols) and the .177 MPL air rifle (for all .177 spring powered and Single Stroke Pneumatic air rifles).

The two Gasser series we tried this season for CO2 and PCP air pistol and air rifles did not get the sort of support we expected and so we have decided not to continue with these two classes for the Autumn/Winter 2015 competition.

New for this new season will be the Supported Air Pistol series and I would recommend that you give this a try. We will offer it and see if we get any "takers".

Just as 6 yard shooting is a lot more difficult than it looks ( a shock to 10 meter shooters who venture into the traditional 6 yard British "national" distance for the first time), Supported Pistol Shooting is most certainly NOT as easy as you might think.

The only difference is that the weight of the pistol is supported - but that is all ! The butt of the pistol grip forms a tangent with a 50mm tube or bar and gives very little extra stability. The process of aligning the sights and trying to prefect the trigger release remains the same and so all of the pistol handling skills remain the same.

Anyone thinking they will just roll-up and hit a 50 every time is in for a huge disappointment.

This competition will be a great leveller between the able bodied and disabled persons, the young and the older competitors, the male and the female and the strong and the weak.

In some ways this could be the BEST competition ever as it offers an equal opportunity to everyone who enters it....and it is no surprise that this is THE fastest growing branch of the shooting sport in Germany - and has been for many years.

Time for us Brits to start catching up - and now is a good time to do it