SOUTH AFRICAN TARGET RIFLE
ASSOCIATION
THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKSMAN
NEWSLETTER January 2006
S A CHAMPIONSHIPS : BLOEMFONTEIN
3rd April to 7th April 2006
1. The 61st Annual Championships will be held at the
Basie Human Small-bore Shooting Range, at the Bloemfontein
Shooting Centre, Bloemfontein from 3rd to 7th April 2006.
The Annual General Meeting of the South African Target Rifle
Association will be held on Wednesday 5th April 2006 at 15:00
in the hall of the Bloemfontein Shooting Centre. Items for the
Agenda are to reach the office no later than 5th March 2006.
2. The provisional programme is as follows:
Please note: Shooting will commence at 09:00 on Monday and Tuesday and at 08:00 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. For those shooting in the Dewar and Randle Teams please be on the range at about 06:30 on Saturday 8th April 2006.
MONDAY 3rd April 2006.
Three-positional - 1200 points
Match 1a
Prone unlimited sighters, 40 shots to count.
Match 1b
Standing unlimited sighters, 40 shots to count.
Match 1c
Kneeling unlimited sighters, 40 shots to count.
The Three-positional ladies event will start when the men start Match 1a. This match, out of 600 points, will consist of 200 points each for prone, standing and kneeling and will be fired as a single match.
Scholar’s Championships - under 16 and under 19
Match 17 22.5 metre
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 18 22.5 metre
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 19
Grand total of Matches 17 and 18.
AIR RIFLE COMPETITION
On Monday and Tuesday from 14:00 to 17:00 the Air Rifle competition will take place. The competition shall consist of a 600 match for men and a 400 match for ladies. We shall use a clock in – clock out system and shall hopefully have at least 5 automatic shooting bays operational. If needs be this facility could be extended to Wednesday and Thursday afternoons as well. However, the extension will only take place if there is sufficient support and man power.
TUESDAY 4th April 2006.
Match 2a
Prone unlimited sighters, 40 shots to count.
Match 2b
Standing unlimited sighters, 40 shots to count.
Match 2c
Kneeling unlimited sighters, 40 shots to count.
The Three-positional ladies event will start when the men start Match 2a. This match, out of 600 points, will consist of 200 points each for prone, standing and kneeling and will be fired as a single match.
Match 3 Dr Herman Sauer Trophy
Grand total of Matches 1 & 2.
A and B class, Ladies and Juniors.
Match 4
Club teams The scores obtained by the marksmen in
Of 4 Match 2 will be used for this match.
Match 5 Vella Shield
Provincial teams The scores obtained by the marksmen in
Of 4 Match 2 will be used for this match.
Note: Matches 4 and 5 will only take place if there are two or more clubs or provinces participating.
Scholar’s Championships - under 16 and under 19
Match 20 91.4 m (100 yds)
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 21 91.4 m (100 yds)
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 22
Grand total of Matches 20 and 21.
AIR RIFLE COMPETITION 14:00 to 17:00
SATRA Council Meeting - 15:00
WEDNESDAY 5th April 2006.
PRONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Match 6 Zurich Trophy
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 7 Friend Trophy
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 11 Olav Kjelvei Trophy
Grand total of Matches 6 & 7.
Scholar’s Championships - under 16 and under 19
Matches 6 and 7 will form the 50 m part of the Scholar’s Championships - under 16 and under 19.
However, Scholars can continue shooting the 50 m competitions on Thursday and Friday, thus also competing in the 50 m National Championships for under 16 and under 19. Thereby qualifying for selection for the Proposed Junior Protea Prone Team to compete at the International Junior Match to be held in England from 7th to 10th August 2006 and the British Prone Championships to be held from 12th to 19th August 2006. As well as the International Junior Postal Match for which Dewar Colours are awarded.
Annual General Meeting - 15:00
(Depending on whether the Air Rifle match requires the venue, AGM could be rescheduled to 17:00.)
THURSDAY 6th April 2006.
Match 8 Stonefield/Monty Cohen Trophies
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Monty Cohen Trophy - ladies only - irrespective of class.
Match 9 F N Sauer Trophy
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Match 12 A P Walsche Trophy
Grand total of Matches 8 & 9.
FRIDAY 7th April 2006.
Match 10 Joie de Vivre/Davis Trophies
Prone unlimited sighters, 60 shots to count.
Davis Trophy - ladies only - irrespective of class.
INTERNATIONAL WAKEFIELD and JUNIOR MATCHES
These matches will be fired concurrently with Match 10.
Only the top 10 South African A Class shooters qualify for the
Wakefield Match. The top 10 Juniors irrespective of gender will be
selected for the Junior Match. The ISSF rules will apply to the
Junior Match. Two alternates will be selected who can also shoot,
however they will not receive colours.
J W HUMAN MEMORIAL MATCH
This match will be fired concurrently with Match 10.
The qualifiers for the J W Human Memorial Match will follow the
procedure as laid down in the official programme brochure
involving the first four matches of the prone championships.
Please note: All International matches (whether shoulder
to shoulder or postal) shall take precedence over the
inter-provincial matches. Furthermore, the times quoted in the
programme are subject to the prevailing weather conditions.
Match 13 H L Meyers Trophy
Club teams The scores obtained by the marksmen in
Of 4 Match 10 will be used for this match.
Match 14 Mitchley Shield
Provincial Teams This match will be fired after the J W of 8 Senior & Human Match. The top marksmen from each
6 Junior marksmen province shall shoot against each other.
Match 15 Ray Haggard Trophy
School Teams The scores obtained by the marksmen in of 4 Match 10 will be used for this match.
Match 16 S A Championships
Total of Matches 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.
Wolnit Trophy - A class Championships
Spioenkop Shield - B class Championships
Tindale Trophy - C class Championships
Cyrano Trophy - Ladies Championships
Veterans Trophy - Minimum age 50 years
Van Lingen Trophy - F class Championships
Ivan du Plessis Trophy - Junior Championships
J W Human Trophy - Scholars Championships
Paul Kruger Trophy - for men – highest score on aggregate of Matches 3 and 16.
Lemmer Trophy - for ladies - highest score on aggregate of Matches
3 and 16.
Prize giving and Reception
The prize giving will be held in the Bloemfontein Shooting Centre
on Friday 19:00 for 19:30.
A reception, at ≈ R 60-00 per person, will follow the prize giving.
Only ticket holders will be served.
A cash bar will be available.
SATURDAY 8TH April 2006.
INTERNATIONAL DEWAR POSTAL MATCH
06:30 for 07:00
Only the top 20 South African A Class shooters qualify for this competition. The scores of Match 16 will be used to select the team. The match will be fired as early as possible, weather conditions will determine the commencement time.
INTERNATIONAL RANDLE TROPHY MATCH
07:30 for 08:00
Only the top 10 South African ladies qualify for this match.
The scores of Match 16 will be used to select the team.
The match will be fired as early as possible, weather conditions
will determine the commencement time.
3. Executive Committee
R Haggard, S G Ceronie, D Grobler and M Senore.
4. Appeal Jury
R Haggard, R S J Croote and R R Duckworth.
5. Classification (Marking) Jury
R Haggard, A Duckworth, R Duckworth, A C Morton, J A
Opperman and C Roodt.
6. Range Officers
J H Briel, R S J Croote, J Berling, and G Vlok.
7. Range Jury
R Haggard, J H Briel, R S J Croote, J Berling, and R R
Duckworth.
8. Ammunition
Competitors must supply their own ammunition, there is no ammunition available on the range.
9. Fees Payable
Entry fees - Prone Shooters over 18 R240-00
Bona fide scholars R120-00
Entry fees - 3-P Shooters over 18 R190-00
Bona fide scholars R 95-00
Entry fees – Prone and 3-P Shooters over 18 R370-00
Bona fide scholars R185-00
Entry fees - 3-P prov. teams R 50-00
Entry fees - 3-P club teams R 30-00
Entry fees – Scholar’s Championships R120-00
Entry fees – Scholar’s and Prone Championships R200-00
Entry fees – Air Rifle R 30-00
Entry fees - Prone prov. teams R 50-00
Entry fees - Prone club teams R 30-00
Entry fees - Prone school teams R 30-00
Affiliation and Membership Fees Shooters over 18 R240-00
Bona fide Scholars R120-00
Associate Membership Fees Persons over 18 R120-00
Membership fees for those Bona fide Scholars R 60-00
Persons not attending the
National Championships.
Range, Target & Amenity Fees per person R 80-00
Reception per person R 60-00
Penalty for late entry R200-00
Camping facilities per day per site R 40-00
10. CLASSIFICATION
The classification standards are:-
A Class 96.5 and upwards
B Class 94 to 96
C Class below 94
D Class Scholars who have as yet not attained a 50 m handicap
of 90 or above.
F Class See rules pertaining to F Class in latter part of Newsletter. A, B, C or D Class shooters may not participate in F Class.
These classification or handicap scores are determined by
averaging the last three scores of the shooter in competitive
shoots. However, if the average decreases the handicap remains the
same, but if the average increases the handicap score will then
increase. The average is always determined to the nearest 0.5. The
handicaps must be forwarded to the secretariat as early as
possible in the new year, so that we may apply the new handicaps
at Nationals and at Provincial Championships. These handicaps
stand for the rest of the year, unless the shooter wishes to
reclassify to a higher class or attains National Colours.
The F-Class is reserved for our senior and/or visually handicapped
shooters, who may shoot with diopters, eagle eyes, telescope, in
fact any type of sights which enable them to obtain a clearer
sighting diagram. F-Class shooters must shoot with a 0.22 rifle
and use low velocity ammunition.
11. Entry forms
Entries must reach this office not later than 27th March 2006. Thereafter, this office will close and the late entry penalty comes into force. Further, no telephonic entries will be accepted. The Fax number is 046 622 7941 and the e-mail address is . Please remember that all entries whether fax or e-mail must have at least the following information: name and
surname, gender, do you shoot from the left or right shoulder, class, postal address, e-mail address, contact numbers - both fax and telephone, Identity number, make of rifle and serial number and finally your entry details. Entries which do not contain these details will be considered as late entries!
The postal address for entries is: SATRA, P O Box 687, Grahamstown, 6140.
Targets must be collected on Sunday afternoon for the
whole prone competition. If you will not be there on the Sunday, get a friend to collect the necessary and pay if you have not done so.
Please try to pay all monies when you submit your entry form. The
Association's bankers are Standard Bank - Grahamstown, Branch Code
number 05 09 17, Current account number 08 200 903 1, for credit
transfers. If you are depositing cash please ensure that you pay
the cash deposit fee as well, cheque deposits do not carry the same
penalty. {\bf The additional charges will be extracted from shooters and you will not be allowed to enter until all monies have been paid.} Please remember to fax or post the deposit slip, stating for
who and what the monies are for. Further, please note that if the Secretariat has not obtained your SATRA affiliation fees for the current year you will not be allowed to participate in the National Championships. However, upon payment of the necessary fees you may participate and then the onus is on you to recover the monies from your club or province. No hard luck stories will even be entertained!
12. DEWAR, WAKEFIELD, RANDLE and JUNIOR TEAMS
The Dewar, Randle, Wakefield and Junior Teams will be selected on the
results of the National Championships. Only A Class shooters
will be recognised for the Dewar and Wakefield Teams, whilst
only A and B Class shooters will normally be recognised for the Randle Team. However, for International shoulder to shoulder competitions, only shooters who are classified as A Class shooters will be selected. The Dewar Match will be shot on Saturday 8th April 2006. The Randle Match will be shot on Saturday 8th April 2006 after the Dewar Match.
The Wakefield and Junior Matches will be shot on Friday