On Sunday, the 7th of October, following the NSW BGR State Titles, we will be holding the inaugural ...

Merkel Cup

This will be a 'makers' competition with prizes for the top Merkel shooters.....

...but it is also open to any make of firearm with additional prizes for non-Merkel shooters!

There will be six events:

Events will range between 25m and 200m, all shot without the aid of rests or bipods, scopes up to 4x permitted, precision events will be shot in your own time, rapid-fire events are shot against the clock.

Shoot Name:

Description:

Impala Precision event for rifles of at least .243 calibre (20 rounds)

Warthog Rapid-fire event for rifles of at least .243 calibre (6 rounds)

Eland Precision event for rifles of at least .330 calibre (16 rounds)

Lion Rapid-fire event for rifles of at least .330 calibre (6 rounds)

Buffalo Precision event for rifles of at least .400 calibre (8 rounds)

Elephant Rapid-fire event for rifles of at least .400 calibre (6 rounds)

To view an outline of each event, click here.

The entry fee, to shoot in the Merkel Cup, is $20.

Note: The rapid-fire events have been inspired by the Zimbabwe Professional Hunters Proficiency test
- so find out how you would fair as a PH in Africa!

There will be prizes for first, second and third in each event and your four (4) best scores will be tallied to determine the overall winners for best Merkel* shooter and best non-Merkel shooter.

(* The top Merkel shooter, and winner of the Merkel Cup must shoot all scorable events with Merkel firearms.)

http://biggameriflensw.org.au/BGR-Merkel-Cup.htm