Competitions

As a club, not only will we take part in competitions hosted by the NRA and other NRA affiliated clubs, but we will also run our own.

Throughout the year we will be running two types of competitions:

  1. Anniversary competitions: These will be held on or close to the anniversaries of key historical battles and moments in military history. The courses of fire will be different for each competition and will be loosely based off the anniversary we are celebrating.

  2. Our annual running leaderboard competitions: Where rifles compete against only those of the same technological period. The leaderboard has four courses of fire and two distances (100yards & 300yards) , each of which will have a winner at the end of the year for each technological period. The courses of fire are listed below.

 

Rapid fire

Starting standing with the bolt closed on an empty chamber and an empty magazine as if you have taken your last shot. With one minute on the clock, when the timer starts you may adopt whatever position you like, for example remaining standing, dropping to a kneeling position or going prone. You then load your rifle with ammunition carried on your person in the manner it was originally intended to be loaded (For example Lee-Enfields must use stripper clips rather than spare loaded mags). Accessories such as bipods may be used if they were originally issued with the rifle, but have to start folded away and can only be deployed once the time starts. It is your choice to either go for as many shots as you can or fewer precision shots in order to get the highest score possible.

Club Quartermaster Chris Crump with a French 18mm Tabatiere

Precision standing

After sighting shots, you must then fire 5 scoring shots to count in your own time on a figure 11 target from the standing position. Slings may be used and this can be shot at both 100 and 300 yards.

 

Club treasurer James Hutton shooting his Arisaka Type 38 carbine

Precision kneeling/sitting

After sighting shots, you must then fire 5 scoring shots to count in your own time on a figure 11 target from the Sitting or kneeling position. Slings may be used and this can be shot at both 100 and 300 yards.

 
Club secretary Debbie shooting her Mauser 71/84

Club secretary Debbie shooting her Mauser 71/84

Precision prone

After sighting shots, you must then fire 5 scoring shots to count in your own time on a figure 11 target from the prone position. Slings may be used and this can be shot at both 100 and 300 yards. .

 

LHSC Firearm Competition Categories

  • Matchlock

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm made before the year 1630

  • Flintlock

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm made between the years 1631-1820

  • Percussion

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm made between the years 1821-1859

  • French 1867 Tabatiere

    Early Breechloaders

    Any Firearm or replica of a firearm made between 1860-1868

  • 1886 mannlicher

    Black Powder Golden Age

    Any Firearm or replica of a firearm made between 1869-1887

  • Argentine 1891 mauser artillery carbine 7.65x53

    Early Smokeless

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm from 1888-1897

  • 1886 Lebel 8mm lebel

    World War 1

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm made between 1898-1918

  • M1 Garand .30-06

    World War 2

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm made between 1919-1945

  • Russian SKS 7.62x39

    Retro

    Any firearm or replica of a firearm made between 1946-1970

  • sa80 cadet rifle

    Modern

    Any Service rifle, in service configuration made after 19670

  • Howa 1500 .308

    Modified

    Any modern firearm that is not a service rifle or in military specification, along with any historic firearm without period correct attachments or optics/sights

  • Kriss defiance .22

    Semi Automatic

    Any semi automatic firearm