Draft:BUCS Rifle Championships

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BUCS Rifle Championships
GenreShooting Sports
FrequencyAnnual
Venue
CountryUnited Kingdom
Attendance150-200
AreaUnited Kingdom
Activity
Organised by
Websitewww.bucs.org.uk/sports-page/rifle-shooting.html


The BUCS Rifle Championships are an annual series of co-educational inter-university target rifle championships sanctioned by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS).

Three championships are held across the year - a short range (indoor) and a long range (outdoor) championship for smallbore rifle organised by the National Small-bore Rifle Association, with a fullbore target rifle championship held during the NRA Imperial Meeting.

Short Range Smallbore Championship[edit]

The youngest of the three events, the short-range smallbore championship was first tested in 2008 with a match at Wigan Target Sports Club. It was approved by BUCS for 2009. It later moved to Staveley Rifle and Pistol Club near Sheffield, to run as part of BUCS Nationals weekend.[1][2][3] The event is organised by the National Small-bore Rifle Association on behalf of BUCS.

Teams compete in a postal competition over the winter to qualify for the finals at Staveley.[4] There is one team competition and three individual classes. Qualification for the individual championships is shot concurrently with the team competition.

In 2022-23 season, 150 men[5] and 67 women[6] entered the individual postal competition, with 30 teams entering the team competition.[7]

Short Range Championship Events
Event BUCS Points[8] Qualifying Criteria
Team of 6 20-14-10-7-5-3-2-1 Top 8 teams
Men's Individual 12-8-6-4 Top 12
Women's Individual 12-8-6-4 Top 12
Novice Individual (Mixed) No Top 6

Long Range Smallbore Championship[edit]

The Long Range Championship is held at Appleton Rifle Club near Warrington.[9][10][11][12]

Unlike the short range, the Championship is open entry and requires no pre-qualification. The course of fire is a "Double Dewar" - 40 shots fired at distances of 50 metres and 100 yards. The event is organised by the National Small-bore Rifle Association on behalf of BUCS.

Long Range Championship Events
Event BUCS Points[8] Description
Octet 20-14-10-7-5-3-2-1 Mixed Teams of 8
Quartet 12-8-6-4 Mixed Teams of 4
Pairs 12-8-6-4 Mixed Pairs
Ladies Triad 12-8-6-4 Teams of 3 Women
Open Individual 12-8-6-4
Women's Individual No
Home Countries No Teams of 10 representing English, Scottish and Welsh Universities

Results[edit]

Octet (Teams of Eight)
1983 Edinburgh
1984 Birmingham
1985 Cambridge
1986 Edinburgh
1987 Edinburgh
1988 Edinburgh
1989 Edinburgh
1990 Oxford
1991 Cambridge
1992 London
1993 London
1994 Edinburgh
1995 London
1996 London
1997 London
1998 Edinburgh
1999 Edinburgh
2000 St Andrews
2001 Edinburgh
2002 Southampton St Andrews London
2003 Edinburgh Southampton London
2004 Southampton Edinburgh London
2005 Southampton A Edinburgh Southampton B
2006 Southampton Durham Edinburgh
2007 Southampton Edinburgh Newcastle
2008 Southampton Aberdeen Edinburgh
2009 Aberdeen Southampton London
2010 Southampton A Aberdeen Southampton B
2011[13] Southampton A Aberdeen Southampton B
2012 Southampton A[12] Newcastle Aberdeen
2013 Southampton
2014 Southampton[14]
2015 Southampton Newcastle Glasgow
2016 Edinburgh[15] Newcastle St Andrews
2017 Edinburgh Newcastle[16] Southampton
2018 Edinburgh Southampton Durham
2019 Southampton Edinburgh St Andrews
2020 (No Competition)
2021 (No Competition)
2022[17] Edinburgh St Andrews[18]
2023[19] St Andrews Edinburgh

Fullbore Championship[edit]

The BUCS Fullbore Championship is held each July as part of the Imperial Meeting run by the National Rifle Association at the National Shooting Centre in Surrey.[20][21] The NRA hold a number of Inter-University matches during the meeting including the Musketeers,[22]: 318  the Universities Long Range[22]: 325–326  and the Chancellors Match[22]: 309  (a varsity match between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge).[23] The aggregate results of the Musketeers Match and the Universities Long Range Match are used for the BUCS Fullbore Championship.[21]

Fullbore Championship Events
Event BUCS Points[8] Description
Mixed Team 20-14-10-7-5-3-2-1 Teams of 4. Aggregate of "Musketeers" and "Universities Long Range" matches.
Open Individual 12-8-6-4

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BUCS Nationals". bucs.org.uk. British Universities & Colleges Sport. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Match Report – BUCS Smallbore Shortrange Finals 2018". University of Exeter Rifle Club. 19 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "BUCS launches New Major Student Sports Championship Event in Sheffield". fisu.net. International University Sports Federation. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024. Included in the event will be the BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships and BUCS Long Course Swimming Championships, both of which regularly feature current and prospective Team GB athletes. Athletes will also take part in boxing, climbing, badminton, karate, trampolining, judo, fencing, rifle, orienteering and ten pin bowling championship finals.
  4. ^ "Rifle: Short Range Championships 2022-23". BUCS. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "BUCS 22-23 - BUCS Men's Individual". National Small-bore Rifle Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "BUCS 22-23 - BUCS Women's Individual". National Small-bore Rifle Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ "BUCS 22-23 - BUCS Team League". National Small-bore Rifle Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Appendix 1 BUCS Competition Offer and Associated BUCS Points (2022-23)" (PDF). British Universities and Colleges Sport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Rifle: Long Range Championships 2022-23". British Universities and Colleges Sport. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ^ "BUCS success for Surrey's Smallbore Rifle Team!". TeamSurrey. 26 May 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ^ "SURC Regain BUCS Smallbore Title". soton-rifle.org.uk. Southampton University Rifle Club. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Southampton Win 25 Gold Medals at BUCS!". soton-rifle.org.uk. Southampton University Rifle Club. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Soton Uni Scoop 1st and 3rd Places at BUCS Outdoor Championships". soton-rifle.org.uk. Southampton University Rifle Club. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  14. ^ "BUCS Smallbore Finals 2014". soton-rifle.org.uk. Southampton University Rifle Club. 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Edinburgh University Rifle Club Become Double BUCS Champions". Scottish Target Shooting. 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Rifle club keep their aim in Appleton". The Courier. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  17. ^ Sandra Smith (Summer 2022). "British Universities & College Sports Rifle Championships". On Target (823). National Small-bore Rifle Association: 28–29.
  18. ^ "Shooting for gold". Saints Sport. University of St Andrews. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  19. ^ Neil Almond (Summer 2023). "British Universities and College Sports 2023 Rifle Championships". On Target (827). National Small-bore Rifle Association: 20–21.
  20. ^ "Rifle: Full Bore Championships 21-22". British Universities and Colleges Sport. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  21. ^ a b "2nd Place for Southampton in BUCS Fullbore Short Range". soton-rifle.org.uk. Southampton University Rifle Club. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  22. ^ a b c "NRA Handbook 2023" (PDF). National Rifle Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  23. ^ "OURC Varsities". Oxford University Rifle Club. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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