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From past experience with postals.  If the rules require 2 or 3 shooters at the same time and cross witnessing of targets there is little reason to run a postal. It's just a normal Schuetzen shoulder to shoulder match.

If the intent is to provide match shooting opportunities to isolated shooters self witnessing and mail in like CBA rules is the way to go.

It all depends on what you want to do.  At the shoulder to shoulder matches I shoot there is little time for a new course of fire.  I would shoot individual postals by my self and mail in the targets if the match was offered.  I have to drive at least 200 miles for a Schuetzen match. some are 500 miles. 

We shoot all summer long.

Boats

tenx wrote on Mar 14^th, 2008 at 9:48am:


Yes!

It's obvious if someone shoots 250's on postals and only 124's at shoulder to shoulder matches what's going on.

I have been looking at the rules for ASSRA Postal Matches.

I have yet to see anywhere that any witnesses were to attend the shooting.

These have been around a long time.

People do need to learn the rules for any matches.

Where is the witness stuff?

The witness thing to me reads as a self check thing, I see where it has to be signed or notarized.

BY NO means do the statements of the current SM speak for me.

I feel most people are honest no matter what the prize is. I guess I see it as I also  do.

I have had two replies from the board so far, both to the positive side of the postals.

THERE WILL be postals promoted as stated in the rule booklet, and I am hoping to have the Bench postals also!!!!  In spite of some.
Even if I have to do it!!!!!!!!!

If I sounded offensive in my earlier post, it was not meant to be that way. Apologies.

Section 1.10   ASSRA .22 Caliber Postal Match
 
100 shot, .22 Rimfire at 50 feet, Offhand, no slings, any non-bolt action single shot rifle, any sights. Targets must be returned and postmarked before May 30. entry fee is payable in US funds, sent to the Schuetzenmeister or designated Postal Match director. Competitors must be ASSRA members.
 
Section 1.11   ASSRA 100 Shot 100 Yard Centerfire Offhand Postal 
   Match
 
100 shot Match fired on ten #1 targets. Targets to be fired on any100 yard range, ASSRA members witnesses are not required except to check scoring and addition. Targets must be obtained from and returned to the Schuetzenmeister or designated Postal Match Director. Fees are payable in U.S. funds to be sent with request for targets. Targets to be returned to the Schuetzenmeister no later than July 31. Winners to be announced at the Fall Match. Competitors must be ASSRA members. There will be a permanent trophy to be kept in the clubhouse plus individual awards to the fifth place if participation warrants.


Section 3.06   Rimfire Postal Match
 
100 shots .22 caliber Rimfire at 50 feet. Offhand, no slings, any sights, any non-bolt action single shot rifle. Targets may be obtained from and must be returned to the Schuezenmeister or designated Postal Match Director. Targets must be returned and postmarked before May 30 of the designated year. Entry fee is payable in US funds. Competitors must be an ASSRA members.
    
Section 3.07   Centerfire Postal Match
 
100 shots Offhand on ten (10) #3 targets or equivalent, ten shots per target. Subject to rules on extra shots on individual targets. May be fired on any 100 yard range and witnesses are not required except to check scoring and addition. Targets may be obtained from and must be returned to the Schuetzenmeister or designated Postal Match Director. Targets must be returned and postmarked before July 31 of the designated year. Entry fee is payable in US funds. Competitors must be ASSRA members.

tenx,

"If this is the case you might as well shoot the targets and let the match director check your scores. Again.... Same difference!"


BINGO!!

I guess it will be upto the PSM to interrupt the presently written rules, correct?

If the PSM interrupts himself/herself to be the witness then so be it, as long as that is understood by all involved.

Jim_Borton wrote on Mar 14^th, 2008 at 1:04pm:



OK.   243 with 4 x's  200 yd 



But on a serious note, WE need to just DO IT.

At the risk of being flamed, take a look at the Forum Topic of Postal Matches on the Cast Bullet Forum.  Note the down-loadable PDF rule book.