The Muscle Power League - whats that then?

[zooma]

Fair Point!

I never considered that CNC would be translated to Christine N*****C*****

......I should have known better!

[mikec4]

Fair Point!

I never considered that CNC would be translated to Christine N*****C*****

......I should have known better!

NOW you're getting the hang of things

ATB

Mike.

[zooma]

NOW you're getting the hang of things

ATB

Mike.

I'm not so sure that is a good thing!

[zooma]

John rebuilt our GAMO Centre pistol after a rumage through a box of old leather washers produced something that could be forced into service and then used a knife to cut away the solidified grease that must have been inside it since the Spanish factory slapped plenty of it on everything way back in the seventies.

The old piston washer was as hard as a brick and complely useless - how the pistol spat lead until now is a mystery.

With a bit of TLC, a rebuild and a relube with his secret "special grease(s)" and a lot of work forcing the leather washer into a shape that would fit into the cylinder the pistol now shoots amazingly well for such an old and well used example of this 70's classic.

[mikec4]

I'm touched....no, really, I am.

Last night at Rivi, I was presented with a badge of office by TC1 ( a "Johnny Walker Black Label" keyring ) and informed that I now have the honour?? of distributing the cards for the September round of the MPL.

What can I say - I hope I can maintain the high standards set by the previous incumbent.

ATB

Mike ( TC3 )

[zooma]

I'm touched....no, really, I am.

Last night at Rivi, I was presented with a badge of office by TC1 ( a "Johnny Walker Black Label" keyring ) and informed that I now have the honour?? of distributing the cards for the September round of the MPL.

What can I say - I hope I can maintain the high standards set by the previous incumbent.

ATB

Mike ( TC3 )

I fully understand your feelings as one who has had so many honours of this type thrust upon him - but how will that work when your become a fully fledged TC3?

........and how come you get some sort of badge when all I have ever got is "bugger-all" ?

[I. J.]

Mikes badge was procured, at great expense as its carved out of pure, solid 'unobtainium'. Unfortunately the creator omitted Mikes name and repaced it with what he must have been drinking at the time of manufacture. Never mind, the thought was there.

This appointment was a cunning ploy on my behalf. Just think of the moral effect it will have on Team Rivi MPL when their second team captain defects to the other side. Im not just a pretty face.

Ive never been called an 'incumbent' before. Did you check the spelling?

ATB
TC1

[zooma]

Elite League and Club MPM Champions from round one are now on BBS under their own threads - so you can find them and not miss them getting buried under all the chit-chat that will inevitably follow them!

With this in mind I will update them every round so ( like the MPL rules that started this thread) they can always be found easilly at the top of each relevent thread.

BTY - anybody notice the new rule changes at the top of this thread yet?

[I. J.]

Elite League and Club MPM Champions from round one are now on BBS under their own threads - so you can find them and not miss them getting buried under all the chit-chat that will inevitably follow them!

With this in mind I will update them every round so ( like the MPL rules that started this thread) they can always be found easilly at the top of each relevent thread.

BTY - anybody notice the new rule changes at the top of this thread yet?

.177?

[zooma]

BTY - anybody notice the new rule changes at the top of this thread yet?

....or did I just say this to see if anyone has ever read them?

[mikec4]

....or did I just say this to see if anyone has ever read them?

You little minx...

[mikec4]

In my quest to come up with a regular competition to be shot on a monthly basis betwen the Rossendale Model Target Club and the Rivington Riflemen I have had to make some compromises to the proposed "Springer" competition to include as many shooters as possible - but without loosing the basic idea of encouraging the use of Classic air pistols.

To start with all CO2 and PCP pistols are banned, but the concession is to include SSP pistols as they mostly come from a similar period in time and pre-date some (if not all) of the pre-charged target pistols.

So all the pistols that are permitted to shoot in this league require "muscle power" to either cock the pistol or to pump it up rather than just screw on another cylinder when it needs replacing ( too easy!).

Hence the name The Muscle Power League as the power input will come from the human body's effort and not from a pre-charged cylinder of any sort.

Please check with this thread as it is where I will display the rules as they evolve - and hopefully they will generate a good series that other clubs would like to have a go at once we have tested it locally and knocked the rough edges off of it.

MUSCLE POWER LEAGUE RULES.

PISTOLS AND PELLETS.

Only .177 spring powered or SSP (single stroke pneumatic) or MSP (muli-stroke pneumatic) pistols can be used in this competition and must comply with the current regulations by operating at 6 ft/lbs or less.

All CO2 and PCP pistols are specifically banned.

Flat nosed .177 target pellets should be used to give a nice clean hole that is easy for us to score. Round nose pellets give a less defined hole and so should not be used.

TARGETS AND SHOOTING.

The competition is to be shot at 10 meters, and standard 10 meter Air Pistol targets will be used.

Recoiless pistols will score DOWN and recoiling pistols will score UP on any shot that breaks a scoring ring line.

All cards shot with a recoiling pistol will also be awarded one handicap bonus point per card.

The competition is for 4 cards to be shot on the same night with 5 shots on each card during the last week of every month.

SCORING AND RESULTS.

All cards must be signed by the shooter and the appointed club scorer (who must be present when the cards are shot) - both to confirm the score and to identify the type of pistol it was shot with.

The shooter must submit the completed cards with clean cut pellet holes. Any cards submitted with rounded or torn pellet holes may be scored at the descretion of the club scorer - but they will always be scored DOWN - even if shot with a "kicker". Torn holes, or elongated holes made with a sideways entering pellet will be scored DOWN from the lowest scoring point of the tear or elongated slot.

The club scorer will record the results and display them on both clubs web site for all to see.

Each club will have its own monthly MPL individual club champion based on the results recorded each month.

The total of all cards shot by each club will be added together and divided by the number of shooters taking part. The club with the highest average will be the winner each month.

Note:-This method of club scoring is to encourage any number of shooters to take part each month and does not penalise the smaller or larger club - but will reflect the average scores of all air pistol shooters that take part each month. To avoid any "manipulation" of averages, we would prefer the lowest number of shooters than take part for each club each month is 10 or more ( no upper limit)

ELITE LEAGUE.

The top five results posted from each club each month will be totalled to find the winners of the Elite League.

A league table will be drawn up to see who are the Elite League winners at the end of December every year.

ENTRY FEE.

We want to keep everything about this MPL simple, easy, and affordable, so to start with the entry fee will be just £1.00 per entry per month payable to the club you are shooting for to cover basic essentials and administration.

MORE CLUBS?

If any other clubs likes the sound of this competition and would like to join in, please contact me by PM.

This bit perhaps??

Or this one??

[zooma]

This bit perhaps??

Or this one??

Nope!

[I. J.]

Has it anything to do with Father Christmas?

[zooma]

Has it anything to do with Father Christmas?

Maybe