2026 Program
The Bellingen Rifle Club 2026 program is now live on the website, to view or download. Our first shoot is Sunday 1st February – see you there! I’m in the process of setting up a Facebook page (Bellingen Branch SSAA) to make it easier to send out timely updates.
2025 Awards 21 December
Sunday 21 December 2025 After a fantastic BBQ lunch at the Dairyville Range prepared by Olivia, Col and Ben, the marksmanship awards for 2025 were presented. Most improved: Liz D, who’s gone from an average of 416 last year to 467/500 in 2026. RO Davie light rimfire: 1st Ben G 493 (new record), 2nd Olivia,…
Centrefire and Handicap 23 Nov 25
Perfect conditions for the centrefire grouping, with every entrant achieving under the magic 1 MOA (25.4mm at 100 yards, 50.8mm at 200 yards): 100 yards: Darren S 12.1mm (0.48 MOA), Derek B 15.5mm, Ben G 19.3mm, Kevin S 21.7mm 200 yards: Kevin S 34.6mm (0.65 MOA), Derek B 37.6mm We also shot Round 3 of…
RO Davie and Field Rifle 12 October
A lovely Spring afternoon for the R O Davie light rimfire shoot, being 50 shots with a light or multipurpose rimfire and a telescopic sight set no higher than 6.5x. Liv B 492/500 (new Club record), Alan C 486, Derek B 484, Sandy C 465, Tony H 457 Four brave souls participated in the Field Rifle…
Field rifle etc
Sunday 7 September Great weather for the Fathers Day shoot, and some good scores in 5 different matches. R O Davie light rimfire: Olivia B 488, Tony H 466 Ladies’ competition: Lainey B 478, Penne L 452 Field Rifle (George Joannidis): Olivia B 399, Teon J 370 who scored higher than his dad Peter J…
Ladies, Juniors and Handicap matches
Sunday 20 July This was a catch-up shoot for the one cancelled in March due to the floods. A rather small showing for the Ladies’ and Juniors matches, and a few more for the Handicap Shoot, but two new Club records – congratulations! For the Juniors there was only one entry, with Lainey B shooting…
Gleniffer Shield and Handicap 1 June
A small contingent today for the Handicap shoot, and the Gleniffer Shield. The handicaps are calculated in the same way as golf – the average of previous scores multiplied by 0.93, and subtracted from 500. The winner was Teon J with 516, followed by Derek B on 504, Ben G with 503, and Olivia B…
Ole Smokey and Military Rifle 4th May
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,…
6 Apr 25 R O Davie and Gleniffer Shield
A large turnout today in perfect weather for the R O Davie light rimfire competition, using a sporter or multipurpose rifle with the scope dialled down to 6.5x. This was followed by the Gleniffer Shield, using any rimfire rifle “off the elbows” with no front or rear supports other than an optional sling. R O…
Cancellation of Sunday 9 March shoot
Due to the high likelihood of flooding at the range (particularly along Dry Creek Road), the shoot at Dairyville Range on Sunday 9th March is cancelled. We’ll have a catch-up shoot at a later date, to be advised. Regards, Derek
Handicaps for 9 March
The first round of the handicap shoot is on Sunday 9th March. The handicaps are calculated from an average of your previous scores multiplied by 0.93 (same as golf) and subtracted from 500. Currently they are: Olivia B 11Derek B 13Ben G 10Lainey B 13Alan C 15Bruno K 33Pennie L 50Tony H 25Bill Y 55Peter…
2 Feb 2025 Ole Smokey and Centrefire
Welcome back for another year of fun shooting! A good turnout today for our first shoot of the year with some excellent scores, particularly in the centrefire. We also had 2 first-time shooters Cody and Cassie who quickly picked up some marksmanship skills and had a great time on the range. Ole Smokey rimfire benchrest…
2025 Program
The 2025 program is now available on the website for printing or download. See you at our first shoot at Dairyville on Sunday 2nd Feb!
First shoot for 2025
Our first shoot for 2025 will be on Sunday 2nd Feb at Dairyville, starting at midday. We’ll kick off with round 1 of the Ole Smokey shield, followed by Centrefire grouping at 100 and 200 yards. I’m away until 20 Jan, and will send out more details when I get back. Regards, Derek
2024 Prizewinners
The Club held its Christmas BBQ and presentation of awards last Sunday, followed by a silhouette shoot. This was won by Vanessa S, who received a $50 voucher from Coffs Guns and Rural supplies. This was our last shoot for the year, and we’ll be posting our 2025 program early in January. The prizewinners for…
Ole Smokey and Centrefire 17/11/24
A good turnout today for our last competition shoot of the year, with benches almost full and some good scores. The tricky winds brought the scores down a little for the 4th round of the Ole Smokey rimfire benchrest match: Derek B 486/500, Chris C 479 (beat his Dad by 4 points), Alan N 476,…
Ladies, Juniors and Handicap Shoot
Great to see some new shooters at the range – father & son team Glen and Jett. The Ladies’ Competition saw only 3 entrants today: Lainey B 489/500, Olivia B 487, and Vanessa S 452. The Handicap shoot was hotly contested, with Alan C winning the day with an adjusted score of 499, followed by…
Change of date/location for October shoot
The Bellingen Branch October shoot will now be on Sunday 13th October, at the Coffs Harbour Dairyville range. The previously programmed shoot at Macksville on Saturday 12th October is now cancelled.
Ole Smokey and Centrefire 8 September 2024
The range session started with some education by Tony on shot placement when hunting, then into round 3 of the Ole Smokey benchrest competition with 50 scoring shots at 50 metres from any rimfire rifle. Tricky winds brought the scores down, but still some good results. First was junior Lainey B with 487/500, followed by…
Gleniffer Shield and RO Davie 10 Aug
Saturday 10th August A small group today at the Macksville range , a shame because it was a perfect shooting day with no wind and mild temperatures. First was the Gleniffer Shield, any rimfire rifle “off the elbows” without any front or rear support, which at 50 metres is fairly difficult. First was Derek with…
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