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Weekly Review 03/07/2021
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jul 07, 2021
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 3rd July 2021, Diggers & G James Cups 300 Yards.
The fourth round of the Diggers & G James Cups was contested on Saturday at 300 yards with a mild north westerly breeze that was only occasionally steady before it changed angle again to give a reasonable degree of difficulty.
Only one Target Rifle shooter scored to their handicap on the day but Steve Williams again shot well to lead the group only dropping three points for the afternoon closely followed by Graeme Bright a further two points in arrears. John Coghill seemed to keep his cool while managing poor extraction with his rifle to finish next down the list with Ron Gibson trying hard to make up lost points with a good second stage shoot. Charlie Bennett improved in his second stage although unfortunately his only centre bull was his non counting first sighter.
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Weekly Review 26/06/2021
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 30, 2021
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 26th June 2021, Diggers & G James Cups 600 Yards.
The third round of the Diggers & G James Cups was contested on Saturday at 600 yards with a strong and mostly steady westerly breeze that occasionally swung from the south west to give some degree of difficulty at times.
Several Target Rifle shooters managed a possible for one of their stages but Steve Williams was the only one to gain a double for the day including thirteen centre bulls followed by Graeme Bright and Gordon Shepherd both finishing two points behind with Graeme having a one centre bull advantage. Charlie Bennett continues to improve with practice and held the rifle well scoring his best stage to date for his first stage score with John Coghill holding reasonably well for most of his first stage but could not regain that during his second.
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Weekly Review 19/06/2021
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 24, 2021
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 19th June 2021, Diggers & G James Cups 500 Yards.
The second round of the Diggers & G James Cups was contested on Saturday which is also the first round of the 2022 Club Championships. A mild southerly breeze that continually changed from slightly east to west kept most shooters scores for the easier 500 yards range below their handicap.
With our current Target Rifle Club Champion Graeme Bright away at the National Championships in Brisbane, Steve Williams had no problem top scoring for the day with an excellent score in the conditions losing just one point on the day. Gordon Shepherd finished a few points further away after a slow start to his second stage with John Coghill not improving until later in the afternoon during the Secretary’s Trophy shoot. Charlie Bennett is slowly having his equipment customised to suit and would have done better if not for a slight error and lesson learned during his first stage.
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Weekly Review 12/06/2021
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 17, 2021
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 12th June 2021, Diggers & G James Cups 300 Yards.
Saturday saw the start of the Diggers & G James Cups at 300 yards with some great weather and the usual west to north westerly breeze occasionally catching those not watching carefully as it changed in direction. Almost half the shooters were able to shoot to their handicap or better.
Gordon Shepherd led the way in Target Rifle class holding the rifle well to lose just one point in each stage finishing one point clear of Steve Williams for the day. Charlie Bennett continues to work on mastering the art of target rifle shooting as he learns more each week.
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Weekly Review 05/06/2021
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 09, 2021
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 5th June 2021, Practice 500 Yards.
Saturday saw the start of the 2021-2022 shooting year for Bathurst Rifle Club with a 500 yards practice day. The club has only a few practice days each year now due to the restricted use of our facilities and ten shooters including a visitor came along to enjoy the great weather to test equipment.
Target Rifle shooter Steve Williams wasted no time in taking advantage of the conditions scoring a double possible for the day including fifteen centre bulls to narrowly lead Graeme Bright by one point after Graeme dropped one during his second stage. Gordon Shepherd started the day slowly losing a couple of points during his first stage but even a possible for his second stage left him two points off the lead. John Coghill had a steady result for the day although it may not have been quite as good as he manages at times and Charlie Bennett continues to work on his skills with the target rifle and sling shooting.
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