Quigley Shooting Association

QSA Tight Group

 

The competition is run on the lines of UK Benchrest style competition.  The format generally following that of Benchrest, but with some minor allowances due to the unique nature of these 19th Century long guns, and, as the only wind indicators on the prairie were grass and dust, no wind flags are permitted.

 

Each firer has to fire four separate groups of five rounds at 100 metres on a standard 25 yard pistol target with time to wipe the bore between shots. The resulting group sizes recorded are then added together and divided by 4, to give an average group size for the 20 shots.

 

As per Benchrest rules, firers are allowed to rest the rifles front and back if they wish.

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It is not uncommon to see groups smaller than 1.5 inch, but consistency is the trick!

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