The Elizabethan Trophy is a team handicap competition open to teams of six. No competitor may shoot for more than one team throughout the competition. Stickers will be issued by the organiser up to and including the quarter-final round.
The competition will be conducted as a postal knockout, teams being drawn in pairs, the winning team being entitled to compete in the next round. 10 shots per firer. This will apply up to and including the semi-final. The final will be fired on the home range of the finalists but will be a 20 shot per person on each of 2 cards. The match will be fired as a team within a time limit of two hours.
When making entries, Club Secretaries must fill in the entry form giving the names of each team member. Every team members is required to declare a “Start“, this being their starting handicap. Each competitor has a minimum Start of 5 (five). Reserves may be brought in but may only shoot for one team throughout the competition. Should a member of the originally nominated team not be available, the reserve who takes his/her place must accept the registered start of the number for whom he/she is substitute.
Cards will be adjudicated by the Organiser, who in turn must receive any alterations of handicaps when the cards for the previous round are sent in, stating the new handicap required.
When the cards are adjudicated, to the start of each competitor will be added the gun score. Should the total exceed 100, two points will be deducted from the total for each point in excess of 100.
| Gun Score | Start | Total | Deduction | Result |
| 97 | 3 | 100 | Nil | 100 |
| 97 | 5 | 102 | 4 | 98 |
If a competitor places two shots on one diagram, or otherwise misplaces a shot, the NSRA rule will apply.
Cards must be signed, witnessed and dated immediately after the cards have been shot. They must not be gauged or interfered with, deviation from these rules will lead to disqualification.
All cards must be sent without delay to the organiser after they have been completed. All shooting will be governed by the rules of the NSRA and the Hampshire Small-Bore Rifle and Pistol Association.