Category: Announcements
We are delighted to announce the 2011 National Airgun Championships, which are to be held in University College Dublin’s range on the weekend of the 9th/10th of April 2010, with Air Pistol events on Saturday 9th and Air Rifle events on Sunday 10th.

NOTE: This is a qualification match for ISSF World Cup, Fort Benning, USA and ISSF World Cup, Munich, Germany.

Pre-booking is essential. To book a detail, you must be logged in to this site using the login form on the left.

When logged in, select "Book Detail" from the user menu, select 'NTSA Airgun Championships 2011' from the competitions list, then select the required competition date and proceed as instructed.

The format for this year’s competitions is as follows:

Event 1 - Men’s National Air Rifle Championships:
This will be an Air Rifle 60 shot qualifying event leading into a 10 shot final.

Event 2 - Women’s National Air Rifle Championships:
This will be an Air Rifle 40 shot qualifying event leading into a 10 shot final.

Event 3 - Junior National Air Rifle Championships:

Male and Female (Under 21- I.S.S.F.) This will be based on an Air Rifle 40 shot score. Juniors wishing to compete in this Event must compete in either Event One or Event Two above. In the case of male junior shooters, the 40 shot score that will be used for this junior event will be the first 40 competition shots taken from their 60 shot event above. In the case of female shooters the 40 shot score which will be used in this junior event will be the same as their 40 shot event above. There is no separate entry into this Event.


Event 4 - National Air Pistol Championships:

Male and Female, Senior and Junior. This will be an Air Pistol 60 shot qualifying event leading into a 10 shot final.


Finals for the above:

The Finals for the above will be restricted to NTSA members who are eligible to shoot for Ireland. Selection of the top eight shooters for the purposes of the finals will be done on this basis.


Class Prizes:

All Competitors in Classes A, B, C, and D will be able to compete for prizes in these Classes. There will be three prizes per class. For this event, the class prizes will be based on the first 40 shot score recorded from the 60 in Event One and the 40 shot score of Event Two. There are no class prizes for Air Pistol. Re-entry is not permitted.


Fees:
For event one, two and four, the fees are as follows:

  • Adult entry = €20.00
  • Student and/or Junior entry = €15.00

Closing date for entries: 12 hours before detail start time.

Event Schedule:

Air Pistol - Saturday, 9th April 2011:
Detail 1: 10.00
Detail 2: 12.00
10-Shot Final: 14.15
Medal Ceremony to follow

Air Rifle - Sunday, 10th April 2011:
Detail 1: 10.00
Detail 2: 12.00
Detail 3: 14.00
Men's 10-Shot Final: 16.15
Women's 10-Shot Final: 16.45
Medal Ceremony to follow

Subject to technical issues on the day, Live Scoring of the events will be available from the Main Menu on www.targetshooting.ie
Detail times subject to demand and may be changed depending on entries.
We wish to thank UCD Rifle Club for their continued support and use of their facilities.
All queries regarding this event should be forwarded to the Airgun Coordinator using the committee link on the main menu.
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