News
900 yard Range Cancellation 21/04/2018
Posted in Announcements on Apr 11, 2018
The scheduled Bathurst Rifle Club 900 yards championship shoot on Saturday 21st April has been cancelled due to restricted access to the rifle range and extended lock out time granted to Cycling’s hill climb on Barry Gurdon Drive and Sulman Park.
by John Coghill
Weekly Review 07/04/2018
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Apr 08, 2018
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc. 7th April 2018, K Redding 700 yards, Championship and QVM 700yards
It was high summer in the middle of autumn and visitors from Lithgow and Lyndhurst picked a bad day to try out the 700 yard range with weather conditions at their diabolical worst. A light breeze which started the day as a north easterly swung 180 degrees to the south west, at times even due south before finally settling as a gusty westerly. The hot dry conditions produced a mirage which joined the fluctuating breeze to set up an almost impossible set of shooting conditions.
That is for all bar Nick Cock whose 100.07 was 8 points better than his nearest rival and confounded all who watched his mastery over the impossible.
...Read More-->
Weekly Review 24/03/2018
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Mar 26, 2018
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc. 24th March 2018, W Cutler Cup, Championship and QVM, 600yards
The weather conditions were almost perfect with just a whisper of breeze, nominally from the west, and the light was bright and even. But almost from the first shot it became apparent that there was something disturbing the serenity of the day.
It’s not unusual on such a day for shooters to hone right in on the bull’s eye from the first shot but this was not the case as many competitors took more than their two sighters to centre on the target.
...Read More-->
Weekly Review 17/03/2018
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Mar 18, 2018
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc. 17th March 2018, W Cutler Cup, 500yards
Saturday had that summery feel with a hot gusty wind swinging in an arc from northwest to a head on southerly. With the obstructions in its path (Mount Panorama western ridge and the SSAA mounds) the wind swirled about the range in a very haphazard way.
It was a nightmare trying to pick the strength let alone direction of the breeze as the flags flopped about in all directions at the same time. Phil Mahon our newest member showed everyone that he will be a presence in the trophy competitions in the months to come by easily out shooting the best of his F class competitors, dropping just two points in a first stage 58.2.
...Read More-->
The return of William Cutler
Posted in General Shooting News on Mar 13, 2018
This week’s image is from a photographer who climbed on to the roof of the Bathurst Council Chambers and Town Hall in William Street in 1907. The spot was a good vantage point to record the return of William Cutler, known locally as Billy, in November that year.
Originally, William Cutler was to have arrived home the day before the British Rifle Team, but he arrived the following day with the British men. W.H. Gartrell’s bakery establishment in William Street baked a cake which he displayed in his front window that attracted a good deal of attention.
On the top, there was a photograph of William Cutler. Underneath, the words “Proud of the World’s Best” were worked into the icing. Mr Gartrell gave the cake to the committee to be given to the winners of the kangaroo and hare drive at Rock Forest.
...Read More-->