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Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 30th April 2022 W & J Brown Trophy 700 yards.

          Saturday saw the first round of competition for the W & J Brown trophy from the difficult 700 yards range. The wet weather eased from about midday giving way to a very enjoyable day to be outdoors and in a change from the last few months weather the breeze returned to be predominately from the south west during the afternoon with the usual direction changes and drops in strength to keep shooters entertained.

          Graeme Bright top scored the Target Rifle shooters starting with a three point lead after the first stage and gaining another point advantage during his second stage with Gordon Shepherd next best at the completion of shooting for the day. John Coghill followed next staying ahead of Ron Gibson, but coping with equipment problems made it difficult for him to concentrate and pull good shots.

          F Class shooter Geoff Willis cleared the field by five points for the day after managing to keep all but one shot in the middle during his first stage, he was followed by the main group of shooters led by Mal Wright who scored six super centres during the afternoon to finish ahead of Jeff Eppleston and then Col Howell each separated by just one point with Phil Mahon who had no luck in the conditions tailing the field.

          The W & J Brown Trophy will be contested over only two ranges this year with the final round which is our last Club Championship round for the year held on the 21^st May at 900 yards.

Geoff Willis

Scores:
M Wright 109.6 (10) 100,
C Howell 107.3 (12) 100,
G Bright 95.3 (4.75) 99.75,
G Shepherd 91.5 (8.25) 99.25,
G S Willis 114.4 (3.5) 98.5,
J Eppleston 108.2 (6.25) 96.25,
J Coghill 83 (12) 95,
P Mahon 96.2 (11.5) 91.5,
R Gibson 78.4 (12) 90.

All scores/plots can be found Here.