The club courses of fire are varied, often involving shooter movement and a variety of targets. Although there are prizes at the end of the year the atmosphere at these competitions is totally informal. A typical 25 yard turning target routine might be:
- Load 10 rounds. Gun in shoulder, barrel pointed down at 45 degrees. Target turns and faces you for 2 seconds, fire one round. Target turns away for 4 seconds, then faces you for 2 seconds - fire one round. Repeat 10 times.
- Using the same targets, the second stage starts as before - loaded with 10 rounds, pointed down at 45 degrees. This time the targets face you for 4 seconds, you fire 2 rounds, then they turn away for 4 seconds. Continue until 10 rounds fired.
An alternative routine might be:
- With your rifle placed on a chair beside you, load 10 rounds into the magazine (chamber empty), Stand 15 metres from the targets.
- On the start signal retrieve the rifle, load a round into chamber and pull a string activating a hidden target. Shoot at least one round at the mover before it disappears. From the same position, engage and knock down 6 skittles on the sand backstop. Reload as necessary.
- Move to right hand side of the range (barrel pointed downrange, or you'll be disqualified), pull string to activate another mover and engage with 2 rounds.
- From the same position knock down 6 baton rounds on the sand backstop.
- Move to the centre of the range and engage 4 paper targets, one shot on each through the opening in a door.
Throughout the stage reloading takes place as and when required. This type of shooting is against the clock and your score on the targets is divided by the time taken. Great fun!
