Order of the Long Ranger

A Dreiburgen Earned Archery Title in the Barony of Dreiburgen
Created by Captain Wilihelm Roderick FitzLovel of Kerr – 1987

Qualifications

The Archers shoot 2 Royal Rounds starting with the 40 yard line moving forward. Once the 2 Royal Rounds are complete the archers go back to 60 yards and shoots 2 ends. Only the non-speed ends are added up for the round. (i.e. 2 ends at 40 yards + 2 ends at 30 yards + 2 ends at 20 yards + 2 ends at 60 yards = 300 points maximum)

• In a rotating 12 month period, the archer must have a three score average of 135 with one of those scores being 150 or better. An archer can not earn the title without the 150 minimum high score.

Royal Rounds

• A. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 40 yards.
• B. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 30 yards.
• C. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 20 yards.
• D. 2 ends of 30 seconds rounds at 20 yards. (These ends are not added in the Long Ranger round.)

Long Ranger Round

• A. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 40 yards.
• B. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 30 yards.
• C. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 20 yards.
• D. 2 ends of 6 arrows at 60 yards.

Scoring for the 60cm ten ring 5 color target

• At 40, 30 & 20 yards – gold 5 points, red 4 points, blue 3 points, black 2 points, white 1 point.
• At 60n yards - gold 10 points, red 8 points, blue 6 points, black 4 points, white 2 points and 1 point for sticking in the target butts outside the scoring rings (a witnessed hit also counts).

Revised Qualifications (To eliminate paper work)

• A. No warm-up rounds may be loosed for this event.
• B. 6 arrows/bolts maximum per end.
• C. At 30 yards, 4 out of 6 arrows must hit within the 18-inch metal ring of the wreath.
• D. At 20 yards, 5 out of 6 arrows must hit within the 18-inch metal ring of the wreath.
• E. At 40 yards, 3 out of 6 arrows must hit within the 18-inch metal ring of the wreath.
• F. At 50 yards, 3 out of 6 arrows must hit within the 22-inch metal ring of the wreath.
  

(Crossbows-A 40 yards , 3 out of 6 bolts must hit the 12-inch metal ring of the wreath.)

• G. Each end must be successfully completed in succession in order to qualify for this order.
• H. Crossbows, all shooting must be done from a standing position.
• I. Period Style Equipment, Bows may not have an arrow shelf. There may be a small built up arrow ledge out of leather no more than a ¼ inch off of the bow. All arrows must be self-knocking.

Needed Equipment

• A. Three 18-inch metal ring
• B. One 22-inch metal ring
• C. One 12-inch metal ring
  

(The metal hoops from old drum heads with the heads cut away, work well).

• D. Eight foot silk leaf strands. Wrap 2 strands on each metal ring.

Members

Name	Open	Crossbow	Period bow
Leo de Coronado	10/08/1989
Paganus Grimlove	08/10/1989	08/10/1989	04/06/2008
Damales Redbeard	11/12/1989
Yvon Bater of Darkwood	11/19/1989		11/19/1989
Wilihelm Roderick FitzLovel of Kerr	06/03/1990
Eric du Marne	08/19/1990
Frederick von Wolvesgang		06/14/1992
Gaius Gracchus of Greymist	07/12/1992
Roger Wells of Dragon’s Bane	08/13/1992
Wolfgang Neuschel der Grau	01/06/2008	04/06/2008	07/01/2007
Robin Greenwood	09/01/2007