News
Weekly Review 25/06/2016
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 26, 2016
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc 25th June 2016 C R Kelly Cup, 800yards
It was cold, it was fine, the sun shone intermittently and the west south-west breeze was light to moderate. However what breeze there was had a little bite in the tail as quick drop offs and sudden pickups confused all, even the directional flags which at times were in direct contradiction to one another.
Dennis Lavelle started with a 47.03 to set the ball rolling but Gordon Shepherd was unable to settle and paid the penalty with consecutive magpie threes in his 45.01. John Coghill was very uncomfortable on the mound and scratched around like an old chook shooting magpie, inner sighters before another magpie as his first counting shot.
...Read More-->
Weekly Review 18/06/2016
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 19, 2016
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc 18th June 2016 C R Kelly Cup, 700yards
The exodus of shooters to warmer climates continued on Saturday with fishing and Northern travel the main excuses for their failure to attend. The rain which had been falling over the past two days held off for the afternoon but the dark clouds hung around all day and blotted out the mirage as well as severely affecting sighting, particularly later in the day.
The light breeze which drifted in from the west-northwest fiddled around between the two hundred yard mound and the target but was more consistent between the three hundred yard mound and the firing point. No doubt the large earth mounds on the SSAA shooting range had a turbulent effect on the wind.
...Read More-->
Weekly Review 11/06/2016
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 12, 2016
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc 11th June 2016 F A Wilde Trophy, 600yards
Winter has arrived and the exposed shooting mound at the rifle range was not an ideal place to spend a Saturday afternoon. Although there were periods of bright sunshine the cold west-south westerly wind took away any benefit of the suns warmth. To add to that, intermittent cloud cover further reduced whatever heat there was in the day.
The gusting breeze did enough to catch all shooters out and points were dropped on a regular basis. Ron Gibson was the first stage standout and shooting in bright sunshine he showed the way for all to follow with a good steady 48.04. Gordon Shepherd and Graeme Bright were not far behind with 47.03 a piece but John Coghill struggled for just 45.02.
...Read More-->
Weekly Review 04/06/2016
Posted in Weekly Roundup on Jun 05, 2016
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc 4th June 2016 F A Wilde Trophy, 500yards
Whilst most shooters listened to the dire weather reports on Saturday morning and failed to front, some studied the weather radar in the morning and easterly sky in the afternoon and dared the rain to come. It did not, and the conditions for target shooting were as close to ideal as could be hoped. Cloud cover eliminated the mirage, and the breeze was almost nonexistent; in other words a great day for sighting in a rifle at 500 yards.
Dennis Lavelle started in great fashion and looked to be honouring the conditions with a possible until a last shot eleven o’clock inner four put paid to that effort. Graeme Bright followed suit but he too faltered with inner fours on his third and eighth shots. John Coghill had his best start for many months and held the tightest group he could remember but fatigue set-in and he disappointed with inner fours on his last two shots.
...Read More-->
Weekly Review 28/05/2016
Posted in Weekly Roundup on May 29, 2016
Bathurst Rifle Club Inc 28th May 2016 F A Wilde Trophy, 300yards
The cool weather and the biting westerly winds have arrived such that the warmer climes of northern Australia and overseas won out over a day on the mound at the Bathurst Rifle Range. With a good number of members preferring the former, numbers were well down on the first day of the F A Wilde Trophy at 300 yards.
The weather although cold did not appear to hold any fears for shooters with a brisk right breeze winding around the baffles of the SSAA range. However whatever was there was impossible to define and difficult to catch with the directional flags giving little assistance.
...Read More-->