Despite the rain, there were a remarkable 4 club records broken today: Ben G with 498/500 in the Ole Smokey Shield, Alan C with a cracking 5.0mm group in the 100 Yard Centrefire (which equates to about 0.2MOA), Alan N with a 29.1mm group in the Military Rifle at 100 yards with a Lee Enfield, and Derek B with a 4.5mm group in the Military Rifle at 50 metres with a Lee Enfield trainer. Further, if the Ole Smokey targets had been scored inwards instead of outwards, there would have been two perfect 500/500’s. It’s wonderful to see the standard of marksmanship improving each year.
Today was also our collector’s meeting, and in addition to some nice Lee Enfields belonging to members, Kevin Franklin kindly brought along a pre-1900 Remington rolling block and two European muzzle-loaders.
Scores in detail:
Ole Smokey rimfire benchrest (previous Club record 493/500 by Ben G in May 2024)
Ben G 498 (new record), Olivia B 491, Tony H 473, Liz D 467 (well done! Previous best was 416!), Pennie L 454, Tracey B 449, Sandy C 446, Kevin S 378.
100 yard centrefire grouping, best group of 3 shots (previous Club record 8.4mm by Tony H in 2024).
Alan C 5.0mm (new club record), Kevin S 14.3mm.
Military Rifle, using any military rifle with iron sights, at 50m (rimfire) or 100y (centrefire), best 3-shot group adjusted for 100 yards (ie multiply 50m group by 2).
Derek B 4.5mm at 50m = 9mm
Alan C 11.4mm at 50m = 22.8mm
Alan N 29.1mm at 100y (an excellent group with a Lee Enfield)
Alan C 42.8mm at 100y
Ben G 55.1mm at 100y.
Our next shoot is on Sunday 1 June at midday, with round 2 of the Gleniffer Shield and the Handicap match.
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