2023 NHSA ANNUAL NATIONAL POSTAL TARGET SHOOTING COMPETITION
2023 FINAL COMPETITION SCORES AND RANKINGS
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A word of sincere appreciation is extended towards all participants in this year's national competition.
Congratulations to all !!
Our evaluators received 2,381 targets for this year’s competition.
We endeavour to courier medals and other awards to winners as soon as is possible.
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All Appeals received before midnight 22 November 2023 were answered. Scores which needed to be adapted have been incorporated into the final 2023 competition results.
Participants can download their 2023 National Competition Participation Certificates from their Natshoot Member Portal, under Documents.
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All exercises for the 2023 National Competition were conducted among the following Peer Groups:
Junior Class (Ladies & Men) 19 years and younger - means all participants who turned 19 years of age in the competition year and those participants who are younger than 19 years of age
Open Class (Ladies & Men): 20 years to 59 years - means all participants who turned 20 years of age in the competition year up to all participants who turned 59 years of age in the competition year.
Senior Class (Ladies & Men): 60 years and older - means all participants who turned 60 years of age in the competition year and all those who are older than 60 years in the competition year.
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2023 - TOP-GUNS
Criteria for Inclusion to be Ranked in Category: Minimum of 4 x Targets of 100 Scores submitted plus minimum of 4 x Top-10 Rankings in all competition exercises participated in.
Ranking of competitors determined by (1) highest number of # 1 Rankings in all exercises competed in, then (2) by highest number of Medal Places in all exercises competed in; if competitors are still equal then (3) by highest number #1 to #10 Exercise Rankings; if competitors still equal then (4) by highest number of 100 scored targets. If still equal, then competitors share the ranking in alphabetical order.
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2023 - LADIES TOP-GUNS
Ladies Top-Gun for 2023: Alta van Tonder of Pretoria, Gauteng (Ladies Senior Class). Alta this year achieved 9 #1 rankings and 11 Medal places with 11 Top-10 rankings in exercises she participated in. She submitted 5 x 100-scored targets.
Second: Verisha van der Westhuizen of Mtubatuba KwaZulu-Natal (Ladies Open Class). Verisha achieved 8 #1 rankings and 14 Medal places with 19 Top-10 rankings in exercises she participated in. She submitted 12 x 100-scored targets.
Third: Shandre Wiesener of Midvaal, Gauteng (Ladies Open Class). Shandre achieved 3 #1 rankings and 4 Medal places with 4 Top-10 rankings in exercises she participated in. She submitted 3 x 100-scored targets.
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2023 - MEN TOP-GUNS
Men Top-Gun for 2023: For the fourth year, Jayesh Narsi of Pretoria, Gauteng (Men Open Class). Jayesh this year achieved 6 #1 rankings and 8 Medal places with 10 Top-10 rankings in exercises he participated in. He submitted 10 x 100-scored targets.
Second: William Norval of Alberton, Gauteng (Men Senior Class). William achieved 5 #1 rankings and 6 Medal places with 8 Top-10 rankings in exercises he participated in. He submitted 7 x 100-scored targets.
Third: Quintin van der Westhuizen of Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal (Men Open Class). Quintin achieved 4 #1 rankings and 10 Medal places with 18 Top-10 rankings in exercises he participated in. He submitted 16 x 100-scored targets.
First Two Runners-up
2023 Men Top-Gun (4th place) Douglas Dombai of Centurion, Gauteng (Men Senior Class). Douglas achieved 4 #1 rankings and 7 Medal places with 9 Top-10 rankings in exercises he participated in, and submitted 6 x 100-scored targets.
2023 Men Top-Gun (5th place) Robin Schwulst of Hermanus, Western Cape (Men Senior Class). Robin achieved 3 #1 rankings and 9 Medal places with 9 Top-10 rankings in exercises he participated in, and submitted 9 x 100-scored targets.
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2023 - TOP-10 HANDGUN & RIFLE SHOTS
Criteria for Inclusion to be Ranked in Category:
Excluding Air Pistols & Rifles, and Semi-Auto Rifles; the award goes to the 10 competitors with the highest number of pure and cut X-shots (all Handgun exercises & all Rifle exercises taken into consideration). Competitors with the same scores are indicated alphabetically.
2023 - Top-10 Rifle Shots
2023 - Top-10 Handgun Shots
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2023 - FINAL COMPETITION SCORES & RANKINGS
Format for Ranking of Competitors in the Natshoot Annual National Competition
Ranking in all Competition Exercises other than those for semi-auto rifles, is firstly determined by Highest Exercise Score. Competitors with same exercise scores are then ranked according to highest number of shots closest to centre of target (Shot Indicators). Starting with number of shots in the X-ring (first number of pure-X-shots, then number of cut-X-shots), then shots in the 10-ring (first number of pure-10-shots, then number of cut-10-shots), then shots in the 9-ring (first number of pure-9-shots, then number of cut-9-shots), and so on up to cut-shots in the 7-ring. Competitors with exact same Exercise Scores and Shot Indicators share the ranking in alphabetical order. Exercise Scores below 60% are indicated with "P" (Participated).
Ranking in Competition Exercises for Semi-Auto Rifles is determined by Highest Exercise Mark. Competitors with same Mark are then ranked according to highest Score for A & B Targets - Score determined by number of shots closest to centre of Target - by highest number of clear X shots and then highest number of Cut-X shots, and so on. Competitors with exact same Target Scores and shot indicators, share the ranking in alphabetical order.
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Please click on the exercises you participated in for this year's national competition to see your final ranking.
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2023 FINAL RANKINGS: HANDGUN EXERCISES
10m, Air Pistol Exercise
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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5m, .22 Rimfire "Snubby" & Pocket Pistol Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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8m, .22 Rimfire Box-Gun Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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10m, .22 Rimfire Handgun Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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5m, Centre-Fire "Snubby" & Pocket Pistol Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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8m, Centre-Fire Box-Gun Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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10m, Medium-Bore Centre-Fire Handgun Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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10m, Large-Bore Centre-Fire Handgun Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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2023 FINAL RANKINGS: RIFLES EXERCISES
25m, Air Rifles Exercise
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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50m, All Actions .22 Rimfire Rifle Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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100m, High-Power Rimfire Rifle & Small, Small-Bore Centre-Fire Rifle Exercise
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100m, Small-Bore Centre-Fire Rifle Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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100m, Medium-Bore Centre-Fire Rifle Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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100m, Large-Bore Centre-Fire Rifle Exercise
Ladies Open Class : Ladies Senior Class
Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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200m, All Actions Centre-Fire Rifle Exercise
Ladies Junior Class : Ladies Open Class
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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2023 FINAL RANKINGS: LEVER ACTION RIFLE EXERCISES
50m, Pistol Calibre Lever Action Rifle Exercise
Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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50m, Rifle Calibre Lever Action Rifle Exercise
Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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2023 FINAL RANKINGS: SEMI-AUTO RIFLE EXERCISES
On request of evaluators, Top Ranking Scores were verified with videos submitted by competitors
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.22LR Calibre Rimfire Semi-Auto Rifle Exercise
Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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Pistol Calibres Centre-Fire Semi-Auto Rifle Exercise
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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20 Cal: .223 / 5,56mm Cal Centre-Fire Calibre Semi-Auto Rifle Exercise
Men Junior Class : Men Open Class : Men Senior Class
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30 Cal: .308 / 7,62 Cal Centre-Fire Calibre Semi-Auto Rifle Exercise
Men Open Class : Men Senior Class