NRA Civilian Methuen 2010

The NRA Civilian Methuen is a 'Blue Riband' event in the Practical Rifle / Service Rifle calendar where teams of six plus a non-shooting captain compete for the prestigious Mauser Trophy in 'open' class and the equally magnificent 'Mons' trophy in 'Historic' class

The London Practical Shooting Club is proud that its 'A' team successfully retained the Mauser Trophy with an aggregate score of 1335 against stiff competition from Highpower Rifle Association team 'A' and eight other teams.

Congratulations are also due to the Lee Enfield Rifle Association who won the Mons Trophy with a score of 743 and Major Peter Cottrell who won the 'Methuen Kukri' for the highest individual score of the day (235) after a tie break with Bill Ellis.

The Methuen Match is very challenging as only 2 sighters are allowed at the start of the day at 300yds and the 5 practices are shot over distances of 300, 200 and 100yds mostly at 'snap' targets that are exposed for between 3 and 5 seconds. The 'Run Down' practice is particularly testing as it is shot from prone, sitting and standing positions over all 3 distances. To make this practice even more interesting shooters have only 30 seconds to advance (ie run!) to the next distance and get into position

This year's turnout was one of the highest including a team from France who were most welcome. Luckily we were blessed with good weather, a friendly atmosphere and excellent competition...a big thankyou to the NRA, organisors, range officials and all competitors!

Looking forward to seeing you there next year