C.S.B.R.A. Local Club Competitions
Wilson Cup
The Wilson Cup is the first competition of the winter season. Teams of 6. Originally it was shot at 15 yards and shot in Watten Hall but recently it changed to going around the clubs, and the distance is determined by the range, so when in Pentland it is 15 yards, and Westfield 25 yards etc. No limit to how many teams are entered per club. Highest score wins and receives the Wilson Cup.
At the Wilson and the St Clair cups a "sweep" is held. This involves individuals (voluntarily) paying £1.00. At the end of the shoot the highest scorer who entered the sweep receives the entry money, and if more than one person has the highest score the money is shared.
Portland Bowl
The competition for the Pentland Bowl is a knockout postal competition for teams of 4 with unlimited teams per club. Teams are nominated and reserves can only be drawn from member’s out with the nominated list. Each member of the team to shoot 2 cards in each round giving a team total ex 800. When the competition reaches the stage where there are 4 teams, these teams will be regarded as the finalists. The final will be shot shoulder to shoulder with each detail in the final comprising a member from each team. Each individual will shoot 2 cards in consecutive details. Unlimited sighters will be allowed on their first card and no sighters on the second card. NRSA rules will apply.
Holborn Cup
There is a new competition in the winter league called the Holborn Cup. Teams of eight, top six scores to count. Two points for a win, one for a draw. Junior teams of three. If a junior shoots in the main team same card counts for both competitions. If a club shoots at home range this year, they will be away next year.
JGC Engineering & Technical Services Competition
Individual Championships for Open, Ladies, Veterans, Under 18s and Under 16 sections. Rules: Under 18s and Under 16s to shoot 3 cards over a given period and the best 4 to meet and shoot 2 cards in a shoulder to shoulder final. Open, Ladies and Veterans (50 years and over) to shoot a set of 3 cards and the leading 50% to shoot a further set of 3 cards. The leading 4 in each section to meet and shoot 2 cards in a shoulder to shoulder final. The winner in each section will receive a trophy.
Daisy Trust Indoor Championship
This competition is confined to juniors who are members of a Caithness rifle club. Competitors must be under age 18 at the date of competition. Two targets at 20 yards to be shot by each competitor. The competitors with the highest scores will shoot another target. Each round will be squadded. Targets will be re-gauged if required. The winner will receive the Daisy Indoor Trophy, to be retained for one year. Please note that when a competitor wins the Daisy Trust Indoor Championship, he/she cannot win it again.
St Clair Cup
The Caithness Smallbore Association’s last team competition of the winter season, with the winners receiving the St Clair Cup. The competition, shot at Fifteen yards, require each of the four final team members to return one card and the team with the best aggregate score (ex 400) receives the silverware.
At the Wilson and the St Clair cups a "sweep" is held. This involves individuals (voluntarily) paying £1.00. At the end of the shoot the highest scorer who entered the sweep receives the entry money, and if more than one person has the highest score the money is shared.
Morven Cup
The Morven Cup is a knock out competition that runs in three rounds over the winter league. A draw is made of the entered teams; this draw is done at the Wilson Cup. In round 1 there will be 4 home teams and 4 visiting teams. The Home team captain invites the visiting team to shoot the shoulder to shoulder competition on an agreed date. The team consists of 8 shooters, with the 6 highest scores counted. The 4 winning team’s progress to round 2 and the process is repeated, giving the final two teams. In this round each team visits the other range and the combined scores of the 2 shoots determine the winning team, who are awarded the Morven Cup.
Stirkoke Indoor Open Shoot
The first stage of the competition will be a postal stage and the top eight shooters from each class will take part in a final stage to be shot on the Stirkoke range. The postal stage will be three targets at 15, 20 or 25 yards, to be shot on the competitor’s own range and for which the stickers will be issued. The targets must be shot as a set on the same date. The final stage will consist of three consecutive targets at 20 yards on the Stirkoke range for which the time allowed will be 10 minutes, 7 minutes and 5 minutes. The competition will be decided on the aggregate of the three targets shot in the final stage. In the event of a tie for 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any class, one additional card will be shot, and if the result is still a tie then the tie cards will be re-gauged with graduated gauges.
John O’Groats Shoot (Beer Shoot)
Pentland Rifle Club run a knockout shoot in the John O’Groats range, the first round is a set of three cards shot on your own range. The final will be shot in the John O’Groats hall, with the top 32 shooters competing at 15 yards in a knockout competition.
Shearer Cup – Individual Senior Indoor Championship Title
The top nine seniors, based on their best 13 returns from the scheduled 15 in divisions one to six, competed in a shoulder-to-shoulder competition on the Westfield range for the Shearer Cup. Finalists were required to compete in a three-way match, returning two cards in each, to gain five points for a win, three points for second place and one point for third. Each shooter, in order to compete against all other finalists, had to participate in four matches and, in doing so, return eight cards.
A. & D. Trophy – Individual Junior Indoor Championship Title
The nine qualifying juniors, based on their best 12 from 14 returns in the junior division, also meet on the Westfield range to compete for the A. & D. Trophy. This event, run on the same basis as the senior championship, required one card to be returned in each match rather than the two by the more seasoned seniors.
The Wilson Cup is the first competition of the winter season. Teams of 6. Originally it was shot at 15 yards and shot in Watten Hall but recently it changed to going around the clubs, and the distance is determined by the range, so when in Pentland it is 15 yards, and Westfield 25 yards etc. No limit to how many teams are entered per club. Highest score wins and receives the Wilson Cup.
At the Wilson and the St Clair cups a "sweep" is held. This involves individuals (voluntarily) paying £1.00. At the end of the shoot the highest scorer who entered the sweep receives the entry money, and if more than one person has the highest score the money is shared.
Portland Bowl
The competition for the Pentland Bowl is a knockout postal competition for teams of 4 with unlimited teams per club. Teams are nominated and reserves can only be drawn from member’s out with the nominated list. Each member of the team to shoot 2 cards in each round giving a team total ex 800. When the competition reaches the stage where there are 4 teams, these teams will be regarded as the finalists. The final will be shot shoulder to shoulder with each detail in the final comprising a member from each team. Each individual will shoot 2 cards in consecutive details. Unlimited sighters will be allowed on their first card and no sighters on the second card. NRSA rules will apply.
Holborn Cup
There is a new competition in the winter league called the Holborn Cup. Teams of eight, top six scores to count. Two points for a win, one for a draw. Junior teams of three. If a junior shoots in the main team same card counts for both competitions. If a club shoots at home range this year, they will be away next year.
JGC Engineering & Technical Services Competition
Individual Championships for Open, Ladies, Veterans, Under 18s and Under 16 sections. Rules: Under 18s and Under 16s to shoot 3 cards over a given period and the best 4 to meet and shoot 2 cards in a shoulder to shoulder final. Open, Ladies and Veterans (50 years and over) to shoot a set of 3 cards and the leading 50% to shoot a further set of 3 cards. The leading 4 in each section to meet and shoot 2 cards in a shoulder to shoulder final. The winner in each section will receive a trophy.
Daisy Trust Indoor Championship
This competition is confined to juniors who are members of a Caithness rifle club. Competitors must be under age 18 at the date of competition. Two targets at 20 yards to be shot by each competitor. The competitors with the highest scores will shoot another target. Each round will be squadded. Targets will be re-gauged if required. The winner will receive the Daisy Indoor Trophy, to be retained for one year. Please note that when a competitor wins the Daisy Trust Indoor Championship, he/she cannot win it again.
St Clair Cup
The Caithness Smallbore Association’s last team competition of the winter season, with the winners receiving the St Clair Cup. The competition, shot at Fifteen yards, require each of the four final team members to return one card and the team with the best aggregate score (ex 400) receives the silverware.
At the Wilson and the St Clair cups a "sweep" is held. This involves individuals (voluntarily) paying £1.00. At the end of the shoot the highest scorer who entered the sweep receives the entry money, and if more than one person has the highest score the money is shared.
Morven Cup
The Morven Cup is a knock out competition that runs in three rounds over the winter league. A draw is made of the entered teams; this draw is done at the Wilson Cup. In round 1 there will be 4 home teams and 4 visiting teams. The Home team captain invites the visiting team to shoot the shoulder to shoulder competition on an agreed date. The team consists of 8 shooters, with the 6 highest scores counted. The 4 winning team’s progress to round 2 and the process is repeated, giving the final two teams. In this round each team visits the other range and the combined scores of the 2 shoots determine the winning team, who are awarded the Morven Cup.
Stirkoke Indoor Open Shoot
The first stage of the competition will be a postal stage and the top eight shooters from each class will take part in a final stage to be shot on the Stirkoke range. The postal stage will be three targets at 15, 20 or 25 yards, to be shot on the competitor’s own range and for which the stickers will be issued. The targets must be shot as a set on the same date. The final stage will consist of three consecutive targets at 20 yards on the Stirkoke range for which the time allowed will be 10 minutes, 7 minutes and 5 minutes. The competition will be decided on the aggregate of the three targets shot in the final stage. In the event of a tie for 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any class, one additional card will be shot, and if the result is still a tie then the tie cards will be re-gauged with graduated gauges.
John O’Groats Shoot (Beer Shoot)
Pentland Rifle Club run a knockout shoot in the John O’Groats range, the first round is a set of three cards shot on your own range. The final will be shot in the John O’Groats hall, with the top 32 shooters competing at 15 yards in a knockout competition.
Shearer Cup – Individual Senior Indoor Championship Title
The top nine seniors, based on their best 13 returns from the scheduled 15 in divisions one to six, competed in a shoulder-to-shoulder competition on the Westfield range for the Shearer Cup. Finalists were required to compete in a three-way match, returning two cards in each, to gain five points for a win, three points for second place and one point for third. Each shooter, in order to compete against all other finalists, had to participate in four matches and, in doing so, return eight cards.
A. & D. Trophy – Individual Junior Indoor Championship Title
The nine qualifying juniors, based on their best 12 from 14 returns in the junior division, also meet on the Westfield range to compete for the A. & D. Trophy. This event, run on the same basis as the senior championship, required one card to be returned in each match rather than the two by the more seasoned seniors.
C.S.B.R.A. Summer & Winter Leagues
League teams shall consist of four members who shall be nominated at the time of entry. Individual averages should be taken from the 15 rounds of the previous year returns. If a competitor did not shoot in the previous year any other current average should be given. Clubs may enter any number of teams. Each division shall consist of 6 teams shooting against opponents three times. Junior teams shall consist of 3 members who shall be under 18 years of age on 1st November of the winter season. Targets MUST be in the hands of the league secretaries by the SATURDAY following the last date of shooting.
Summer League
The Summer League has either 2 or 3 divisions pending on number of entries and six rounds. Teams of 3, each division consists of 4 teams, each team shoots twice against the other teams. Division 1 winners receive the NSRA Quaich, this trophy was presented to Caithness SBRA by the NSRA in 2005 in recognition of the Association's work in holding the Scottish meeting in Castletown in summer 2005. Winners of division 2 receive the Highland Council Quaich, this trophy was donated to the Association by the Highland Council, again in recognition of work in holding the Scottish in Castletown.
Caithness Open County Meeting (Incorporating the Scottish Smallbore Rifle Association Grand Prix)
The Caithness meeting is a two-day open shoot at 50 metres and 100 yards. The Open Meeting hosts an event in the SSRA Grand Prix 50m Championship series. This is shot on Saturday afternoon. Sunday is fully taken up with the Mowat Cup, which is the Caithness Open Championship and the meeting closes with discs competitions and the presentation of prizes and trophies. The SSRA Open competition, in 4 classes, is the elimination for the A&B and C&D Grand Prix matches. The A&B Grand Prix is for the leading 16 competitors in the Open competition in A & B classes and consists of a qualification match of 60 shots at 50 metres and a final, both shot as far as possible under ISSF rules. The leading 8 in the qualification match then take part in the final and the result is determined by the aggregate of the scores of the qualification match and the final. The C&D Grand Prix is for the leading 10 competitors in C & D classes in the Open competitions and consists of 60 shots at 50 metres under NSRA rules.
County Team
Inter-County Association League
Caithness Small-Bore Rifle Association participates in Division One of the National Small-Bore Rifle Association’s postal league for the Kola Gold Mine Challenge Trophy.
Inter-County Knockout
The Caithness Small-Bore Rifle Association team, consisting of twenty marksmen, compete for the prestigious Tindall Trophy.
BSA Trophy
The BSA Trophy in an indoor competition organised by the National Small-Bore Rifle Association. Since its inauguration in 1921 the trophy, presented by BSA Guns Ltd to the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, was instituted to be competed for by teams of 20 drawn from counties in Great Britain or states in Australia with the first winner being the county of Surrey. In 1936 the decision was made to open the competition to all Commonwealth countries and some of the victorious entrants were South Australia, Victoria, Wellington, Canterbury, Auckland and Ontario, as well as several English counties. In 2005, in an attempt to encourage more teams from lesser populated areas to participate in the competition, it was decided by the NSRA to have 12 shooters in each team. The competition, shot at 20 yards, required each of the 12 team members to return two cards and the team with the best aggregate score (ex 2400) would receive the trophy plus 12 silver medals.