| Asquith Cup | |
| Rifle: Any .577 military percussion rifle. Distance: 600 and 800 yards. Aggregate of 15 shots at each distance | 1 April 2022 |
| Volunteer Trophy | |
| Rifle: Percussion military match and military rifles. Distance: 600 yards. 15 shots | 6 May 2022 |
| Rigby Cup | |
| Rifle: Any muzzle loading rifle. Distance: 600 yards. 15 shots | 29 October 2022 |
| Whitworth Cup | |
| Rifle: Any Whitworth hexagonally bored muzzle loading rifle. Distance: 600 yards. 15 shots | 29 October 2022 |
| Barry Custance-Baker Cup (900 yard Championship) | |
| Rifle: Any muzzle loading rifle. Distance 900 yards. 15 shots | 7 May 2022 |
| 1000 yard Championship | |
| Rifle: Any muzzle loading rifle. Distance: 1,000 yards. 30 shots | 11 June 2022 |
| Metford Trophy | |
| Rifle: Any muzzle loading rifle Distance: 1,000, 1,100 and 1,200 yards. Aggregate of 15 shots at each distance | 6/7 August 2022 |
| The Hepsworth Medal | |
| Rifle: Any muzzle loading rifle Distance: 1,200 yards. 15 shots (Fired concurrently with the Metford Trophy) | 7 August 2022 |
Very mild conditions for the time of year – and dry! Early morning mist did create a hazy sight picture, not helped by the calm initial conditions and lingering smoke. As the day brightened and range flags dried from overnight rain, they became more responsive to the playful wind that picked up through the day. The Rigby Cup was extremely close scoring at the top, with Henrie van Koot taking first place. The Whitworth Cup (for hexagonally bored rifles) had a more decisive win by John Whittaker.
Well, the photographs of the weekend at Bisley look beautiful. Clear blue skies and a delight to be out..... when the shooting was finished. On the other hand, the hot weather, changeable strength head wind (that merrily switched between 4 o’clock and 8 o’clock at the most inopportune moment) and an entertaining mirage, made for difficult shooting conditions!
John Whittaker took the lead in the 1000 yard stage of the match, closely followed by Taco van der Vlist and Rob Groot. John’s lead was overtaken by Alan Beck with a magnificent 57.2 at 1100 yards (that won Alan the Karl Bailey Trophy). At 1200 yards conditions had reached their most changeable! John was top scorer at this distance (winning the Hepsworth Medal) resulting in an astonishingly close finish. His final aggregate score of 121.5 was just three v-bulls ahead of Alan. Taco maintained a consistent shoot and took third place.
Link: Metford Trophy Results
The Branch 1000 yard Championships is fired over two details (morning and afternoon) with a 30 shot course of fire. The bright sunshine on Bisley’s Stickledown Range on Saturday 11 June was from time to time broken by cloud, giving quite a varied sight picture. Additional variety was provided by the playful wind – gusting, dropping off, changing direction. On a positive side it remained dry! Long range muzzle loading is all about learning, and the day gave plenty of opportunity for that. Master of the class was John Whittaker with a convincing win, followed by Alan Beck and David Minshall.
It was good to see our friends from France, the Netherlands, Jersey and throughout the UK.
