Here are details of the Winter Prone Rifle competitions offered by Dorset RA.

All competitions are short-range (25, 20 or 15yds)

(PR-1) Short Range Team of 5 League

Teams of 5, round-robin format in divisions.
Each competitor shoots 10 rounds, each round comprising 10 shots.
May be shot concurrently with the Individual league
Local scoring.

(PR-2) Short Range Individual League

Round-robin format in divisions.
Each competitor shoots 10 rounds, each round comprising 10 shots.
May be shot concurrently with the Team league
Local scoring.

(PR-3) Short Range Team of 3 League

Teams of 3, ‘best 2 of 3’, round-robin format in divisions.
Each competitor shoots 5 rounds, each round comprising 20 shots.
The best two competitor’s scores in each round will be counted towards the team total ex 400.
Local scoring.

Dorset Short Range Championship

Qualification:

4 classes (A, B, C, D).
Restricted to residents of Dorset
4 Cards, total 40 shots. All 4 cards to be shot on the same day.
Best 3 of 4 cards count towards a total ex 300
Highest scorer in each class will be named Class Champion.
Ties decide on countback.
Local scoring.

Final:

The 10 highest scoring contestants in the qualification round (up to a maximum one third of the contestants who returned scores) regardless of Class will be invited to a shoulder-to-shoulder match to compete for the title of County Short-Range Champion.
3 cards in 3 consecutive details, each comprising 10 shots.
Ties decided by shoot-off.

(PR-5) J.W.R.Newman Trophy

Name your own start (handicap), knockout competition for Pairs
Minimum team handicap 20 points
Handicap remains unchanged throughout the competition
Each competitor shoots 2 cards per round, each card comprising 10 shots
The number of rounds depends on the number of entries
Both members of the pair must shoot on the same range and complete each round on the same day.
Central scoring. Oversized gauges will be used to decide ties

Class thresholds:

Class A : 98.0 and above
Class B : 96.5 – 97.9
Class C : 94.0 – 96.4
Class D : 93.9 and below