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Originally Posted by ZenGum
The world's no.2 ranked country, Australia, just took the Bledisloe cup off the world's no. 1 ranked country, New Zealand, for the first time in 10 years.
The World cup begins in a little over a week, in New Zealand, where sport is king and Rugby is God. Despite usually being favourites, the All Blacks have been notorious chokers and have only won it once, in 1987.
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Palma Rifle ranking, you're only #3 and as Lightning McQueen says, "There's one winner and two losers."
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The PALMA Trophy Team Match
The PALMA Trophy Match Team is shot in three stages of slow fire in the prone position. The first stage is two sighting shots and 15 shots for record per shooter at 800 yards. The second stage is two sighters and 15 shots for record at 900 yards per shooter. The third stage is two sighters and 15 shots for record at 1000 yards per shooter. Each national team consists of 16 shooters who form ranks and shoot on four targets at each stage.
The PALMA bolt action rifles are 7.62mm NATO caliber (Winchester .308) and fire Match Grade ammunition using a 155 grain bullet.
Micrometer aperature (iron) sights are used for sighting.
The target is six feet square and has a 20 inch bullseye (10 ring). An aiming black circle of 44 inches includes a 9 and 8 ring. A possible score of 150 points can be achieved by each team member in each stage of fire. This adds up to 7,200 possible points for each national team per day of competition.
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