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Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 9^th July 2022, Digger & G James Cups 300 yards.

          The fourth round of the Diggers & G James Cups held last Saturday saw a good attendance of shooters including a couple of regular visitors. The light and variable westerly breeze was mostly not too difficult but ready to catch those not watching on occasion and while the cold was bearable when the sun made it through the cloud, it was bitterly cold without sun and with the breeze.

          Graeme Bright held on to top spot in Target Rifle Class after gaining a one point advantage over Steve Williams in the first stage, while they both finished with possible scores in their second stages. Gordon Shepherd started out with a leading score in his first stage but crashed towards the end of his second stage with John Coghill finishing three points away next after an improved second stage where he scored five centre bulls. Dennis Lavelle seemed to have difficulty holding steady shooting in TR Optical Class.

          F Class shooters mostly shot close to their handicap but Jeff Eppleston came prepared and got straight to work scoring the only F Class possible score on the day for his first stage to then take the days honours ahead of Graham Willis who also set the standard early with just one point lost in his first stage while both shooters dropped two points each in the second stage. Geoff Willis followed another two points down with a one point advantage over Nick Webster who was a little off his usual pace during his first stage shoot. Next down was Col Howell finishing one point ahead of Mal Wright and then Jake Webster who was shooting consistently on the day as he continues to learn the art of long range target shooting. Luke Harris improved his score considerably during his second stage while visiting shooter Geoff Payne again tried out his Sporting Class Rifle as he also learns the art of long range target shooting.

          Next week will be the fifth round of the Diggers & G James Cups from 500 yards.

Geoff Willis

Scores:
G Bright 99.8 (1.5) 100,
J Coghill 90.6 (12) 100,
J Eppleston 118.9 (1.5) 99.83,
G S Willis 115.9 (4) 99.83,
G P Willis 117.6 (2) 99.5,
S Williams 98.2 (.75) 98.75,
N Webster 114.8 (3.5) 98.5,
G Shepherd 93.5 (4.75) 97.75,
M Wright 110.8 (5) 96.67,
C Howell 111.6 (3.25) 95.75,
D Lavelle 82.2 (9.25) 91.25,
J Webster 106.2,
L Harris 105.2,
G Payne 90.1.

All scores/plots can be found Here.