Winter Postals
The following events will be offered in 2011:
Team Leagues:
Conventional Pistol: .22 Cal. Pistols, open or optical sights(no magnification allowed), 2 pound minimum trigger pull. This is the standard NRA course of fire with 90 shots fired at 50 feet on the B-2 and B-3 targets.
National Match Course of Fire is:
10 rounds slow fire on B-2 target - 10 rounds in 10 minutes
10 rounds timed fire on B-3 target - fired in 2 relays of 5 rounds each - (5 rounds in 20 seconds each relay)
10 rounds rapid fire on B-3 target - fired in 2 relays of 5 rounds each - (5 rounds in 10 seconds each relay)
Individual Leagues:
I.S.U. Centerfire Pistol (1/2 course): .32 cal. to .45 cal. centerfire pistols. Iron sights only. Slow fire (aka precision) is 5 shots in 6 minutes on the B-33 target, 15 shots total. Rapid fire (aka duel) is 3 seconds per shot on the B-39 target for a total of 15 shots starting each shot with the gun down at a 45 degree angle. Minimum trigger pull weight for centerfire guns is 3 pounds. Barrel length is limited to 6 inches. Sight radius must not exceed 8.6 inches. Normally, .45 cal. Pistols are not permitted in ISU competition. The legal caliber range is .32 to .38. To make allowances for more people to compete the State Association has widened the caliber choices. We can do this because this is not a sanctioned match. I would still prefer that .45s be scored as .38s when possible.
The Conventional Pistol and the ISU Centerfire postals run 12 weeks and start the first of January with a due date of January 9, 2011 for the first entry – This is important! As your conventional entries are also team entries (as well as individual entries) please observe the due dates! Your team members are counting on you to be timely!
The indoor range is reserved for postal shooters on Thursdays.
Additional Information:
Pistol Leagues:
A club team will consist of a minimum of 4, maximum of 7 shooters. The weekly score for a team will consist of the total of the 4 highest individual scores. Multiple teams may be formed at the host club’s discretion. League team divisions will consist of at least 2 teams. The State Director will mail or email match bulletins to each club postal director. Pistol League team entries must be accompanied by each competitor’s current average in the appropriate event. Scores from last year are posted at the clubhouse for this purpose.
Winter Postal League Directors:
Pistol: Bert Hayford, 23 Mills Road Apartment C, Newcastle, ME 04553 563-2365 (home) 577-2550 (cell)
Pistol Awards:
There will be an award for the first place team in each division. There will also be individual awards for centerfire pistol (ISU).
Pine Tree State (Maine) Rifle and Pistol Association