Global Postal Shoot

home of the historic global postal shoot

TransContinental Shooting is the worldwide home of the ENFIELD GLOBAL POSTAL SHOOT.

At the time of writing the following clubs participate.

The Lee Enfield Rifle Association (UK),  The Lee Enfield Rifle Association of South Africa (RSA), The Hill End Rifle Club (AUS),
The Committee Rifle Shooters Group (UK) and The Lee Enfield Rifle Association of Australia (AUS).

The Trans Continental Global Postal Shoot started with Raf being invited to Australia by Graham Murgatroyd to shoot 303’s. Raf practiced, flew to Australia, borrowed an SMLE and shot their Anzac Competition.

Raf wanted to continue to shoot with the Hill End Rifle Club some more. As a member of the club, he was welcome to shoot, but unable to fly to Australia every month. So Graham hatched a plan. Raf joined the UK NRA and shot 300/600 and the scores were  posted in Australia on a blackboard at the next shoot. Soon we had more shooters joining in and so approached he then secretary of the Lee Enfield Rifle Association (UK), Paul Quilliam, to bring LERA into the shoot. He said LERA already had a global postal shoot another club in Australia, but the Aussies had stopped shooting it.

Saddened by this we then took the LERA global postal shoot and adapted it to make it the Enfield Global Postal Shoot. This is now the international benchmark historic service rifle shoot using .303 Lee Enfields. This very simple competition has appealed to people around the world who don’t have short ranges.

Match Conditions

Authorised classes

SR (a) – Service Rifle Class A

A service rifle as issued by any government prior to 1952 and used without any unauthorised alterations or additions.

SR (b) – Service Rifle Class B

A service rifle (classic or veteran) as issued by any government prior to 1952 fitted with Target rear sight and issue foresight. For example an SMLE or No.4 fitted with the parker hale rear target sight.

Note on clothing:

Tight Shooting jackets, shooting gloves, shooting hats with one eye closed are not permitted.
British Army Sniper Smocks are permitted.
Slings must be as issued to that class of rifle. Eg: a sniper sling may be used on a No.4T sniper rifle, but may not be used on a No.4.
 

Course of fire

The competition will have three practices, all shot at 200 yards.

Practice 1 – Standing Slowfire (Deliberate)

Position: Prone
Rounds: 2 sighters and 10 shots to count.
Target: Figure 11 (Which may be on a screen or free standing) with a central 8 inch band running vertically on the target.
Scoring: Central band 5, Outer band 4, Elsewhere 2.
HPS: 50
 

Procedure:
Laying prone the competitor will fire two non-convertible sighters to be marked back. The competitor will then load 10 rounds whereby a single target exposure is presented and all 10 shots should be fired as accurately as possible. There is no speed penalty and slowfire is encouraged.
The 10 scoring shots will be marked at the end of the practice.

Practice 2 – Kneeling Snap

Position: Kneeling
Rounds: 10 to count
Target: Figure 12
Scoring: Central band 5, Outer band 4.
HPS: 50
 
Procedure:
Load 10 rounds and make ready. 1 visual exposure to familiarise the competitor followed by 10 exposures of 3 seconds.
One shot is to be fired at each exposure.

The 10 scoring shots will be marked at the end of the practice.

Practice 3 – Mad 45

Position: Standing to Prone
Rounds: 10 to count
Target: Figure 11 (Which may be on a screen or free standing) with a central 8 inch band running vertically on the target.
Scoring: Central band 5, Outer band 4, Elsewhere 0.
HPS: 50
Procedure:

Firers will adopt the standing alert position, rifles loaded with 10 rounds, made ready with safety catches applied. There will be a single 45 second exposure. On appearance of the target, firers are to adopt the prone position, release safety catches and engage with 10 rounds if possible.
10 scoring shots will be marked at the end of the practice.

Scores are to be emailed to: