Perfect winter weather at Dairyville for the George Joannidis Field Rifle Shoot, though last night’s rain ensured muddy knees and backsides for everyone. We started with some practice in the different shooting positions of kneeling, sitting and standing, then into the competition. There were 5 serials of 10 scoring shots, being 50 metres deliberate, 50m rapid (10 shots in 60 seconds), 25m kneeling or sitting, 15m standing deliberate, and 15m standing rapid.
There were some very good scores, and everyone improved on their previous effort. The average score in May was 347, the average today was 383:
Liv B 451/500, Daniel B 440, Ben G 436, Darren S 424, Josh B 406, Alan N 398, Alan C 388, Tracey B 346, Col F 344, Alex C 341, Peter J 318, and Dave S 310.
The most improved was Alex, who went from 280 in May to 341 today. Well done!
Our next shoot is Saturday 10th August at Macksville, with the Gleniffer Shield (off the elbows) and the R O Davie light rimfire.
Bellingen Rifle Club 