vermont Winter Postal League 2014

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:26 am

For those wishing to participate in a great league see below;

Welcome to the 2014 Vermont Winter Postal League, last season we were fortunate to have 14 teams competing in our league with over 80 competitors. It’s safe to say with teams now from coast to coast we are one of the larger leagues in existence. We are hopeful that this number will continue and perhaps even grow a little. Last year champions were once again Whitehall followed by Plattsburgh Rough Riders, third place went to Jamestown.
The league will kick off the 2014 season in mid-January, with the first week scores due in by January 26th then running for 10 weeks, with match 10 taking place over the weekend of April 5/6.
Rules for this season will stay pretty much the same as any other season with a few slight changes. First the prone shooters will be firing on the USA-50 Targets; this is a much more challenging target than the A-17. This will allow us to use their scores for their team without any deductions and break a lot individual ties. Second; since some shooters are having a little difficulty finding ammunition; and to open up the league to potentially more shooters, a shooter may elect to fire the match using an air rifle. Third; a shooter must fire at least 50% of the league matches to be included in the final standings.
The goal of the league is to have fun, make it easy for people to be able to participate, and at the same time give people a venue to compete. We hope that participation in the league will assist you in growing your own club and program. It’s up to all of us to see our sport continue to grow so others may find the same enjoyment we have had in this sport.
The cost to participate will continue to be just $5 per shooter with most of that going back out in the shape of awards. Some of you elected for me to hold onto last year’s awards to put them towards this year’s registration, please remind me of that when you register your team. Kindly inform me if your team will continue to participate this year and your numbers. If you have any contact with other clubs or shooters please forward this announcement to them and invite them to join us.
If you have any questions or concerns now or throughout the season please do not hesitate to contact me at home 518-298-7776 or via e-mail at VermontWinterPostalLeague@yahoo.com you can find the league on Facebook, please look us up “like” us and share some photos of your club and team.
Looking forward to another great season, see you all at the range.
Peter Visconti
Director, Vermont Winter Postal League
Below if the official announcement ( I will attempt to add same as an attachment)
******** 2014 ********
Vermont Winter Postal League

4 Position Indoor Smallbore

To consist of 10 matches, 9 of which will be fired on your home range and the scores e-mailed in to the league director and the final match to be fired shoulder to shoulder at the Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club range.

Special arrangements will be made for clubs who join the league from a distance that would make it impractical to travel for match 10.

The course of fire will be 10 shots per stage, prone, sitting, kneeling and standing at 50 ft. on the A17 target. NRA smallbore rules will apply.
Any sights (irons or scope)

Air Rifle, due to the difficulty some shooters are having obtaining .22 ammunition a shooter may elect to fire the 4-P match with a .177 air rifle, however, you may fire the match at 50’ on the A-17 target or at 33’ on the AR-5/10 target.

Prone Division
For shooters that would like a little extra challenge each week, or no longer have the time or energy to shoot all four positions we will have a separate Prone Division. The course of fire will be 40 shots prone fired on the USA-50 targets. Please be sure to include the number of “10”s fired for tiebreaking, (Competitors can shoot both 4-P and Prone)

Open to teams/clubs and individuals
1st week’s scores are to be submitted by 1/26/14 and then weekly thereafter.

Handicapped / Physically challenged shooters are welcome

Match 10 will be fired on April 5 & 6 at the Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club. Contact Peter Visconti at VTWinterPostalLeague@Yahoo.com
(518-298-7776) to lock in a firing point for a great way to end the season.

Team captains and individual competitors will submit scores on or
before the Sunday of each week.

Team Match
The top 4 individual shooters on each team will count as the clubs team score. If you have a prone shooter on your team that individual’s prone score can be counted towards the team score with no deduction since they are firing on the more difficult USA-50 Targets. If a shooter fires both 4-P and Prone in any week the 4-P score from that week, must count toward his teams score. (He/she cannot take the best of two scores)

Match results will be reported to team captains/contacts and individual unaffiliated competitors weekly.

Individual Award Schedule (a little something to increase interest)
Cash prizes for individuals from the 4-P Division & Prone Division will be awarded based on the scores from Match 7 and 10 (the princely sum of $5.00 per match).

To be eligible for final end of the season ranking a shooter must fire in a minimum of 50% of the league matches.
4-P Winners will be chosen from each group of 3 shooters who will be ranked into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages. If, after dividing the shooter list by 3, if only 1 competitor is left, that person will be merged with the next mini-group. Ties will be broken by position (Standing then Kneeling then Sitting, and then Prone Score).

Prone Winers, will be chosen from each group of 6 shooters who will be ranked into mini-match groups according to their weekly aggregate averages. If, after dividing the shooter list by 6, if only 3 competitors or less are left in a bracket, those shooters will be merged with the next mini-group. Ties will be broken by the number of tens.

The winner of the team championship (highest total aggregate for the 10
matches) will receive $ 5.00 per shooter ($20.00) and custody of the Team Championship Plaque for one year.

Fees Teams/Clubs $5.00 for each firing team member
Individuals $5.00
Competitors can fire in both the 4-P and Prone matches at no additional cost.

Mail entries to: Scores to:
Peter C. Visconti VTWinterPostalLeague@yahoo.com
60 Oak Street 518-298-7776
Champlain, New York 12919

FACEBOOK, The league is on Facebook, you can find us under “Vermont Winter Postal League”, check out the page and “like” us. Team captains please find someone with a smart phone and take a team photo and some action shots during some of your club matches during the season to share on the page.

corning · Post by **corning** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:45 pm

Peter did a a wonderful job running this league last year, and it was fun to shoot. He had teams and participants from around the US, plus a couple of our Northern neighbors as well. I look forward to shooting it again this year.

John

topclass52 · Post by **topclass52** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:52 pm

Thanks for taking this on again, Peter. We had a great time last year -- look for Cap City to be back!

Tom

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:26 pm

Thanks Tom and John,

Look forward to having you both back again.

Sent out the League Announcment to all the teams who shot last year, feel free to spread the word to any other teams or individuals.

Peter

P.S. John the Plattsburgh Rod and Gun Club is hosting a 60 shot prone match on the first Sat in Decmenber, let me know if you want to shoot it. I know two of your team mates plan on shooting. I assume on the 9am relay with me.

corning · Post by **corning** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:36 am

Peter, I will have limited availability that week and weekend. Our daughter's second child has an eta of 12/3, so, that will trump the shooting.

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:25 am

Looks like we may be picking up another club from New Hampshire, we may be getting a team from PA as well, to bring us up to 16 teams, and close to 100 shooters.

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:08 am

The start of the Vermont Winter Postal League is just over a month away. Looks like we may have 2-3 more clubs joining us this year, so we maybe up to 16-18 teams so far this year. If you or your club want to be part of the action, check out the league announcement below.

topclass52 · Post by **topclass52** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:25 pm

Peter: I recently moved to Calif. I think to local club here is interested in participating -- there are 6 of us (including me). stay tuned.

Tom

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:36 am

sounds great, let me know if you plan to join us.

Peter

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 12:02 am

Start of the season is just one month away. Time to dust off your equipment, and get practicing. Its also time to start signing up your teams Don't miss out on participating in this growing league, we expect to pick up a few more clubs this season. We should have over 100 shooters and 16 plus teams.

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:05 am

Season starts in just two weeks, Week one starts Sunday Jan 19th. Get your team rosters in, if you want to participate this season.

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 3:40 am

Just 10 days until the start of the 2014 season. Good luck shooters. There is still time to register your team for this season.

Peakconti · Post by **Peakconti** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:32 am

Week one is currently underway. Please have your team scores in by Sunday morning.

Clubs/ team shooting this year are

Albion, PA
Jamestown NY
Whitehall NY
Hudson Falls NY
St Lawrence NY
Plattsburgh NY
Rough Riders
Jr Rough Riders
Aces
Sharpshooters
Northfield VT
Burlington VT
Lyme CT
Barrington NH
Modesto CA

We may have another team shooting as well or joining later in the season.
14 teams and about 100 shooters

Look for first week results early next week.

Good luck Shooters