IN THIS ISSUE

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Letter from MAAC Chairman.

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MAAC Activity Program 2009

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MAAC News & activityhighlights November &December.

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Membership for 2009.

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Editors Notes.

Malta Allied Airgunners Club (MAAC)

P.O. Box 38Naxxar, Malta.

E-mail:maacmalta@gmail.com Web Site:www.malta-maac.blogspot.com

MAAC is affiliate in the Malta Shooting Sports Federation (MSSF), Association of Arms Collectors and Shooters (AACTS) and the EuropeanRimfire and Airrifle Benchrest Shooting Federation (ERABSF) – Malta Region and The United Kingdom Association for Hunter Field Target.

Dear MAAC members,Welcome to the 2

and last edition of the MAAC newsletter for 2008. An intensiveyears work comes to an end. I hope that you have enjoyed the all the activities wehave prepared for you this year. We are confident that in 2009 you will enjoy qualityactivities by MAAC. Thanks to the Air Gun Sports Commission members in this issueyou will find a full dairy of events planned for 2009. The program is set up to provideMAAC members a vast array of air rifle and air pistol activities throughout the year, inopen match format.In the month of November MAAC has officially become an affiliated club in the

United Kingdom Association for Hunter Field Target (UKAHFT).

To celebratethis 2

international affiliation for MAAC, an HFT competition for recoil Air Rifles will be taking place at the VSR on

Sunday14

December

2009

. All details can be found in the web site. Before this affiliation took place the Activity Program for 2009was already decided, however I am more then certain that the MAAC Airgun Sports Commission will slot in at least 3 HFTevents in 2009. The HFT rules that will be used on the 14

December 2009 will be temporary rules that were set up by MAAC,however due to the UKAHFT affiliation, in 2009 we will start to use the UKAHFT rules specially customized for Malta with theapproval of UKAHFT. The 2008 activity program will end on

Sunday 22

December 2008

with the last open match for

AirRifle Bench Rest

. We will have the honor to host with us

ERABSF President Mr. Carlo Caricato

for this match. The MAACcommittee decided also that all the funds generated from the Bench Rest competition on the 22

December 2008 and otherdonations collected on that day will be donated to

L-ISTRINA

. It is good that as a club we also help those in need in thisoccasion, thus we urge all members to be present to support this initiative with their donation.The Sports commission commissioned projects that will enhance the quality of our shooting range with infrastructure thatgives you the opportunity to practice your favorite sport. These projects include, 4 new Bench Rest shooting tables, a set of 8permanent FT training targets set at ranges between 15 and 50 meters, new action pistol timers to be used in Steel PlateChallenge and Air Pistol Dynamic Shooting and a set of 8 BR Target stations. Some of these investments are alreadycompleted while others we predict to finish by end of 2008. This is investment done from your contributions and with specialdedication from our members. It is very important that we take care of our equipment and maintain it to high standards. Eachand every MAAC member must be proud of this and cannot tolerate any irresponsible damage done to equipment by misuseor carelessness. MAAC will not tolerate waste of resources and the precious time our members dedicate to fabricate thisequipment.The new year is on the door step, although we did a lot in a relatively short time, we still have much more to do. This is anongoing process to elevate our sport. We will start 2009 with a new set up committee that will ensure smooth running ofMAAC and the VSR Airgun Range. Details will be made available in the January edition of this news letter. I would like tothank you all for your support and wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and best wishes in health and prosperity inthe New Year.

Best regards.Stanley ShawMAAC Chairman

News Letter 2

: December 2008

MAAC Activity Program for 2009 Details.

A total of 13 competitions are planned for 2009. These include:a. 4 X Air Rifle Field Target.b. 4 X Air Rifle Bench Rest.c. 3 X Air Pistol Steel Plate Challenge.d. 3 X Air Pistol Dynamic Shooting.The Air gun section sports commission will slot in 3 additional Hunter Field Target competitions as an addendum to the activity program for2009. These are not included because MAAC affiliation with UKAHFT happened after the release of the activity program. We expect toinform you about the HFT competition dates planned for 2009 in the January 2009 edition of the news paper.

NOTE: All competitions are open to MAAC members and Target Shooter B (air gun License Holders.

MAAC paid up members will have their points accumulated throughout the year in FT and BR.This is done for club selection purposes.

Competition Fees. (+ 18 years old)

MAAC members Non MAAC membersAir Rifle Field Target € 8 per competition Air Rifle Field Target € 10 per competitionAir Rifle Bench Rest € 8 per competition Air Rifle Bench Rest € 10 per competitionAir Pistol Steel Plate Challenge € 6 per competition

Air Pistol Steel Plate Challenge € 8 per competition

Air Pistol Dynamic Shooting € 6 per competition

Air Pistol Dynamic Shooting € 8 per competition

Extra gun entry € 2 per competition Extra gun entry not applicable to non members.

Competition Fees. (under 18 years old)

MAAC members Non MAAC membersAir Rifle Field Target € 3 per competition Air Rifle Field Target € 6 per competitionAir Rifle Bench Rest € 3 per competition Air Rifle Bench Rest € 6 per competitionAir Pistol Steel Plate Challenge € 3 per competition

Air Pistol Steel Plate Challenge € 6 per competition

Air Pistol Dynamic Shooting € 3 per competition

Air Pistol Dynamic Shooting € 6 per competition

Extra gun entry € 2 per competition Extra gun entry not applicable to non members.

MAAC Program of Events 2009 (MAAC reserves the right to change event dates if required)MonthAir Rifle Field Target Air Rifle Bench Rest Air Pistol Steel PlateChallengeAir Pistol Dynamic ShootingJan

Jan 2009

Feb

Feb 2009

Mar

15th March

Apr

April 2009

May

May 2009

Jun

June 2009

Jul

July 2009

AugSep

September 2009

Oct

October 2009

Nov

November 2009 22

November 2009

Dec

December 2009 6

December 2009

MAAC Activity Program 2009.

BULK Competition Thicket (+ 18 years old)

MAAC members – ALL competition Entry Non MAAC members – Not Applicable.Bulk Ticket – ALL Competitions € 90 (Normal Price €100)* € 120 with extra gun entry.Bulk Ticket - Air Rifle FT/BROnly€ 60 (Normal Price €64)* € 70 with extra gun entry.Bulk Ticket - Air Rifle FT/BROnly€ 30 (Normal Price €36)* € 40 with extra gun entry

Additional MAAC Activity information for 2009 and prizes.

ALL the competitions are OPEN Matches i.e. open for MAAC members and no members.

Members ONLY.

1. Members are allowed to enter the competitions with a maximum of 2 guns. For the extra gun the competitor must payand extra entry fee of € 2 for each competition.2. The guns must be registered on the Target Shooter B License.3. Guns can be different for each competition.4. Members points for each event of FT and BR will be added and classified for MAAC club selections.

Non Members.

1. Non Members are allowed only one gun entry for each competition.2. The guns must be registered on the Target Shooter B License.3. Guns can be different for each competition.4. Non member points are not classified.

Event Types and Prices additional information.

Air Rifle Field Target (ARFT) Competitions.

1. There will be two classes in ARFT.a. Class A: Springers ONLY up to 15 ftlbs.b. Class B: PCPs all powers.2. Members entering with 2 guns, can enter in both classes or one class with two different guns. The guns can bedifferent for each competition.3. Non members are limited to 1 gun and 1 class (any).4. Both classes will compete in the same day.5. The ARFT competition consist of 30 shots session divided in 3 rounds of 10 targets. 2 rounds have assigned shootingpositions and 1 round the shooting position is free style (up to the shooter using one of the 4 shooting positions – standing , sitting, kneeling or prone.)6. There will not be breaks between rounds.7. Member shooters who opt to compete with two guns will be given a break between sessions.8. There will be prices for the 1

, 2

and 3

positions of each class.

Air Rifle Bench Rest (ARBR) Competitions.

1. There will be two classes in ARBR.a. Class A: PCP & Springers up to 15 ftlbs. - 25 meterb. Class B: PCP & Springers above 15 ftlbs. - 25 meter2. Members entering with 2 guns can enter in both classes or one class with two different guns. The guns can bedifferent for each competition.3. Non members are limited to 1 gun and 1 class (any).4. Both classes will compete in the same day.