Sunday 4th February 2024
Like last year, before each shoot we’ll be conducting some coaching, teaching and practice before each competition. For the first Club shoot of the year we started with some theory on the Principles of Marksmanship. It was also great to see three new shooters completing their Safe Shooting Course, and another trying out the sport on a P650 permit.
This year, we will be doing OUTWARDS scoring on the targets. That is, to score a 10, the shot needs to be fully within the ‘10’ ring and not touching it. A shot touching the 10 ring will be scored as a 9. Previously the scoring had been ‘inwards’, where any shot touching the ‘10’ ring would be scored a 10, but folks are starting to get such good scores that we need a way to separate them!
Today’s results:
R O Davies light rimfire, using a rifle with a sporter or mid-weight barrel and a telescopic sight at 6x magnification. Ben G 488/500, Olivia 483, Alan C 472, Tony 465, Alan N 456, Bill Y 440, Dave S 399.
Ladies’ Competition: Olivia 484/500.
Junior Shield: any rimfire rifle from a benchrest. Nil entrants today.
Our next Shoot is on Sunday 10th March at Dairyville, coaching from 12.00pm to 12.30pm in Grouping and Fault Correction, then the Ole Smokie Shield and Centrefire 100m and 200m.
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