| Name |
c1 |
c2 |
c3 |
c4 |
tot |
pos |
| Billy Mackenzie |
||||||
| Cornelius |
||||||
| Ruraidh |
90 |
84 |
||||
| D Marnoch |
||||||
| James Smith |
||||||
| S Marnoch |
77 |
|||||
| L Smith |
73 |
82 |
||||
| Neil MacLeod |
||||||
| William Rose |
Month 2 for the "new starts"
November 2009 Comp
So
far this month we have 9 shooters in the comp. Ruraidh has still not
claimed his prize from last month. 2 nights to go.
Scoring is 10-9 as a bull 8-7 as 9 off, 6-5 as an 8 etc
Decembers scoring will be "real"
Scoring is 10-9 as a bull 8-7 as 9 off, 6-5 as an 8 etc
Decembers scoring will be "real"
| Name |
c1 |
c2 |
c3 |
c4 |
tot |
pos |
| Billy Mackenzie |
95 |
89 |
||||
| Cornelius |
100 |
98 |
98 |
100 |
396 |
1st |
| Ruraidh |
96 |
95 |
95 |
98 |
384 |
2nd |
| D Marnoch |
91 |
82 |
89 |
88 |
350 |
|
| James Smith |
89 |
|||||
| S Marnoch |
91 |
95 |
86 |
95 |
368 |
|
| L Smith |
90 |
94 |
99 |
95 |
378 |
3rd |
| Neil MacLeod |
93 |
94 |
97 |
|||
| William Rose |
93 |
96 |
91 |
Month 1 for the "new starts"
October 2009 Comp
There
were 6 competitors for month 1 of this competition.
Cornelius is well ahead of the pack - but he did shoot for a while before coming to the club - perhaps under these conditions he will defer his prize to Ruraidh? There is not a lot seperating the rest of the group - keep it up.
In November the comp scoring gets one ring tighter, so 9+10 count as 10, 7+8 count as a 9, 5+6 count as an 8 a close miss as a 7 and a bad miss as a 6.
Cornelius is well ahead of the pack - but he did shoot for a while before coming to the club - perhaps under these conditions he will defer his prize to Ruraidh? There is not a lot seperating the rest of the group - keep it up.
In November the comp scoring gets one ring tighter, so 9+10 count as 10, 7+8 count as a 9, 5+6 count as an 8 a close miss as a 7 and a bad miss as a 6.
| Name |
c1 |
c2 |
c3 |
c4 |
tot |
pos |
| Cornelius |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
400 |
1st |
| Ruraidh |
99 |
99 |
93 |
98 |
389 |
2nd |
| D Marnoch |
95pp |
97 |
94 |
96 |
382 |
|
| S Marnoch |
97 |
91 |
98 |
95 |
381 |
|
| L Smith |
97 |
95 |
98 |
96 |
386 |
3rd |
| William Rose |
96 |
NCR |
NCR |
MCR |
NCR |
Breaking News:
Congratulations are due to two of our shooters who got their "caps" competing for Scotland at the NSRA meeting on 22/8/09. The competition was a Dewar - one card at 50 meters and one card at 100 yards. Maria Bexley was in the victorious Ladies Team that won the Home Countries match, Seoc Malone was in the Under-21s -they came 2nd to England and beat Wales.
Conditions were terrible - with a blustery unpredictable
wind during the
entire match. Here is the happy pair. (photos by Bruce McIntosh,
photos used with permission).
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End of summer season round up September 2009
Summer shooting season draws to
a close. This is the end of Season round-up
for Clachnacuddin Smallbore Rifle Club.
The club has been very active in National and local events this Summer. Since the re-opening of our outdoor range at Dochfour many club members have taken the opportunity to experience outdoor target shooting for the first time.
In the indoor league (a series of 10 matches shot from April to September) a team of all left-handed shooters consisting of Maria Bexley and daughter Ann-Marie together with Iain Malone and son Seoc took 2nd in the 1st division. Wick Oldstagers took 1st - 3 clear points ahead. Clach only won promotion to Division 1 this year and is happy to finish as runners-up. The team are all relative new-starts to the sport, to be in division 1 of a competition with almost 20 division reflects on the training effort and skill in the team. It also shows how accessable the sport is to both male and female, young and old. There are over 40 years of age difference between the youngest and oldest team members. The team looks forward to next years competition.
On the outdoor section there are two kinds of events - one where cards and shot locally before a given date and scored centrally - and the Scottish
Smallbore Rifle Association Grand Prix events held over Scotland during the summer, the shooters have to attend in person on the day for shoulder to shoulder events.
The last of the Grand Prix Series was held at Gaggie (Dundee). In the GP a series of 60 shot events over a 50m distance. 60 minutes of shooting time is allowed for each match.
Six Clach shooters travelled down for the event - 5 lefties and a sole right-hander Club President Alisdair Reid.
The day was mainly bright and blustery and gave some challening shooting conditions in the qualifier rounds. Given the recent stormy weather the ground was totally watterlogged and had a small loch in front of the firing points. Of the 6 shooters Iain Malone, Seoc Malone and Maria Bexley all qualified for the finals. Conditions in the finals were similarly blustery - but with some slight drizzle added for good measure.
In the finals rising star Maria Bexley came 2nd with a new Personal Best of 589 and took 9 points in the GP series, pipped by Bon-Accords Mary Melvin on a 591. Junior Seoc Malone was back on form with a 586 giving him 3rd and 7 series points.
Iain Malone shot poorly and was unplaced in the final none-the-less he takes 2nd in the overall GP series, 2 points behind Junior Andrew Ross.
In the National postal leagues the team of 5 - Bruce Dickson, Roddie Emburey, Seoc and Iain Malone and Maria Bexley took 1st in their Division in the 50m event. The club did not do well in events that included 100yard distance. Being a new range few of us were familiar with the wind patterns on the range and found it hard to get regular decent scores at that distance.
In the West Kent Individual Leagues we are still waiting for final confirmation but at this time Ann-Maria Bexley, Alisdair Reid and Bruce Dickson are all at or near the top of their division for 50m. Ann-Marie and Bruce are also leading the way in the 100 yard league division competitions.
For many years the club had no outdoor "summer" shooters. Support from Club and from the Inverness Sports Council in helping to re-establish the outdoor side of the sport is acknowledged.
During September and early October the club will be training up newcomers in preparation for the indoor winter season events - there is still time to
attend the training sessions and put your skills to the test.
SSRA GP5
Gaggie 6th Septemberfor Clachnacuddin Smallbore Rifle Club.
The club has been very active in National and local events this Summer. Since the re-opening of our outdoor range at Dochfour many club members have taken the opportunity to experience outdoor target shooting for the first time.
In the indoor league (a series of 10 matches shot from April to September) a team of all left-handed shooters consisting of Maria Bexley and daughter Ann-Marie together with Iain Malone and son Seoc took 2nd in the 1st division. Wick Oldstagers took 1st - 3 clear points ahead. Clach only won promotion to Division 1 this year and is happy to finish as runners-up. The team are all relative new-starts to the sport, to be in division 1 of a competition with almost 20 division reflects on the training effort and skill in the team. It also shows how accessable the sport is to both male and female, young and old. There are over 40 years of age difference between the youngest and oldest team members. The team looks forward to next years competition.
On the outdoor section there are two kinds of events - one where cards and shot locally before a given date and scored centrally - and the Scottish
Smallbore Rifle Association Grand Prix events held over Scotland during the summer, the shooters have to attend in person on the day for shoulder to shoulder events.
The last of the Grand Prix Series was held at Gaggie (Dundee). In the GP a series of 60 shot events over a 50m distance. 60 minutes of shooting time is allowed for each match.
Six Clach shooters travelled down for the event - 5 lefties and a sole right-hander Club President Alisdair Reid.
The day was mainly bright and blustery and gave some challening shooting conditions in the qualifier rounds. Given the recent stormy weather the ground was totally watterlogged and had a small loch in front of the firing points. Of the 6 shooters Iain Malone, Seoc Malone and Maria Bexley all qualified for the finals. Conditions in the finals were similarly blustery - but with some slight drizzle added for good measure.
In the finals rising star Maria Bexley came 2nd with a new Personal Best of 589 and took 9 points in the GP series, pipped by Bon-Accords Mary Melvin on a 591. Junior Seoc Malone was back on form with a 586 giving him 3rd and 7 series points.
Iain Malone shot poorly and was unplaced in the final none-the-less he takes 2nd in the overall GP series, 2 points behind Junior Andrew Ross.
In the National postal leagues the team of 5 - Bruce Dickson, Roddie Emburey, Seoc and Iain Malone and Maria Bexley took 1st in their Division in the 50m event. The club did not do well in events that included 100yard distance. Being a new range few of us were familiar with the wind patterns on the range and found it hard to get regular decent scores at that distance.
In the West Kent Individual Leagues we are still waiting for final confirmation but at this time Ann-Maria Bexley, Alisdair Reid and Bruce Dickson are all at or near the top of their division for 50m. Ann-Marie and Bruce are also leading the way in the 100 yard league division competitions.
For many years the club had no outdoor "summer" shooters. Support from Club and from the Inverness Sports Council in helping to re-establish the outdoor side of the sport is acknowledged.
During September and early October the club will be training up newcomers in preparation for the indoor winter season events - there is still time to
attend the training sessions and put your skills to the test.
6 clach shooters
attened Gaggie for the last of the season. Seoc Maria iain
Ann-Marie and Kiera on the good side and Alisdair (the only righy down
from the club) on the far side. Iain Soc and Maria qualified for
the C/D finals. In the final maria did a PB of 589 and took 2nd,
Seoc came 3rd on 586, iain finished badly on 560 - dont ask. He
did get 2nd place in C/D overall losing by 2 points to Andrew Ross.
SSRA 3P GP5 -
Grampian 5th September3 Clach shooters traveled to
Denwood for a 3P match. JRM did 1049, Seoc (guesting in a 3 x 20)
did 491, Maria did another PB of 545(?). Sheena Sharp won
the series - see www.ssra.co.uk for full details.
SSRA 3P GP4 -
Grampian 29th AugustThe usual 3 travelled.
Seoc discovered he had a squad training day, so did not 3P!
Iain did a PB of 1066 in the 3 x 40, Maria came in with.
SSRA GP4 -
Grampian 30th AugustIain did a PB of 1066 in the 3 x 40, Maria came in with.
The usual 3 travelled. No
notes.
NTR except we got a fair share
of the medals
GP2 - GaggieDr
Malone, Master Malone and Ms Bexley attended the 2nd SSRA event of the
season. Conditions were calm and bright and everyone was set for
good scores. How wrong we can be? All scores over all classes
were generally low.
Dr Malone and Ms Bexley qualified for the C/D final with scores of 576 and 574 respectively. The scores were grouped. Dr malone got a third in the Gagie event, but Ms Bexley (2 points lower) was in 7th place. Seoc - with a continuation of his positional problem ended on a 555 one of his worse scores ever and did not qualify for the finals. His coach did a position rebuild, so we can see what happens to his scores in Wick
In the C/D final conditions remained the same as the earlier round. JRM was beaten by a point into 2nd place - despite improving on his 1st round score slightly to 580. Maria came in 9th on a score of 566.
Sometimes it is hard to phathom what is going wrong. Overconfidence in the conditions for the day? A generally poor technique? Wind we were not reading? Mirage? My scores here was no better than my shooting at Doch on a windy night! I saw too much movement at the end of my drainpipe so I am off for a position change.
SSRA
GP1 -
DenwooodDr Malone and Ms Bexley qualified for the C/D final with scores of 576 and 574 respectively. The scores were grouped. Dr malone got a third in the Gagie event, but Ms Bexley (2 points lower) was in 7th place. Seoc - with a continuation of his positional problem ended on a 555 one of his worse scores ever and did not qualify for the finals. His coach did a position rebuild, so we can see what happens to his scores in Wick
In the C/D final conditions remained the same as the earlier round. JRM was beaten by a point into 2nd place - despite improving on his 1st round score slightly to 580. Maria came in 9th on a score of 566.
Sometimes it is hard to phathom what is going wrong. Overconfidence in the conditions for the day? A generally poor technique? Wind we were not reading? Mirage? My scores here was no better than my shooting at Doch on a windy night! I saw too much movement at the end of my drainpipe so I am off for a position change.
The
usual squad did attended. JRM and MB did the GP1 3P comp.
Seoc was in training with the Scottish Squad on the 1st day. We
pass over the 3P scores! On the 2nd day
Match
Secretaries
Report for the Year 2008-9Until I get this retyped please
view
the hand written lists that are here
Averages and Club results are here.
This past year has been the busiest ever. We were invited to join the Ross+Sutherland League which meant we ended up with 19 teams competing in 8 different leagues.
Of the 19 teams, 6 won their divisions, 6 came second and 4 came third. The winning teams were:
Aberdeen: Jon M, Duncan M, Roddie E, Willie A
Banff: 2 teams - Gordon Lynn, Gordon Matheson, Alisdair Reid, John Matheson
Colin, Bruce, Alistair Colliar, Scott Bell
Nairn: 2 teams - Duncan Murray, Seoc, Jenny, Alisdair Reid
Maria, Colin, Gordon Matheson, Scott Bell
SSRA League: Jon M, Willie, Seoc, Jenny
During the league competitions we had 2 new additions to the "possible" club :- Alisdair Reid in Aberdeen and Maria in the SSRA League - but she was not happy since she had not taken all the spots out.
Apart from the leagues, members entered over 30 other postal competitions acquitting themselves against stiff competition, Despite high standards of shooting wins were limited. Noteable were Alan Smith and Duncan Murray who won the Banff pairs comp with perfect scores, but narrowly missed out in the Nairn pairs final, as did Alan in the Banff vets final. Anne-Marie was very unlucky in the Aberdeen Spring Competition, losing on a regauge.
The West Kent Individual League saw better success with wins for Scott Bell, Seoc at 25, and Roddie at 50m. In our own postal comps medals for Bruce, Alan Greer, Baz H and Tim R all of whom will be in higher classes due to their substantial improvement.
In the Eley comp, Jon and I passed the 1st stage in the prone and also in the Bench Rest where we were joined by Maria. We now await the results to see who gets invited to Bisley for the final - though in my case not with baited breath.
The three of us had similar success in the NSRA Bench Rest competitions - with Iron Sights Maria won 2 of the 3 stages and came 1st overall in B class. Jon won 1 stage and came 3rd overall in A class, despite not winning any of the 3 stages Roddie managed to win the A class overall.
With Any Sights Maria came 3rd overall in B class, Jon won stage 1.
Special congratulations must go to Seoc who tied for second place in the NSRA junior comp and subsequently was chosen by the SSRA to shoot for the Scotland team vs New Zealand.
Having covered the winter season I need to go back to last summer when, after several years abscence, the club decided to re-commence outdoor shooting.
Dochfour range was semi-derilict so we sought an alternative, first by trying to persuade Beauly to make theirs operational, but after failing to stir them into activity we secured time on the Cawdor full-bore range on Wednesday evenings.
It was not an ideal choice - 15 miles from Inverness, limited daylight hours, a different firing point for 50m and 100yard cards and latterly being attacked by midges. However we settled into shooting in 5 leagues - 4 team and 1 individual. After shooting 3 rounds, the NSRA then told us they were disqualifying half our scores for not shooting the 50s and 100s on the same day. A contrite e-mail from Jon pleading our case (new team, rules unclear etc) must have softened their hearts as they relented and - with the team of Jon M, Willie, Seoc, Bruce and myself - we ended up winning their National League.
There was success in the West Kent leagues as well. The team of Jon M, Alisdair, Bruce and myself won the 50m AS league and Maria won both the 50m and 100y individual league medals.
This year, after some effort, we've reopened our old Dochfour range and are presently shooting on Thursdays in 5 team and 1 individual leagues. Indoor shooting is also continuing as last year with West Kent and Perth Leagues on Mondays.
All the competitions mentioned so far have been postal ones.
However there have been many open competitions (both indoor and out) this year throughout Scotland from Wick to Dumfries, to which several of our members have attended with varying degrees of success, and it has been particularly pleasing to see some of our newer members also taking part in these.
Finally the NSRA Scottish Meeting is being held this year locally at Logie Steading, near Forres from 4-10 July. It's a big opportunity to try out shooting at a major event, so if anyone wishes to practice - Thursdays at Dochfour.
SSRA
Grand
Prix
Round 5 + Angus Open Sept 7th 2008
Averages and Club results are here.
This past year has been the busiest ever. We were invited to join the Ross+Sutherland League which meant we ended up with 19 teams competing in 8 different leagues.
Of the 19 teams, 6 won their divisions, 6 came second and 4 came third. The winning teams were:
Aberdeen: Jon M, Duncan M, Roddie E, Willie A
Banff: 2 teams - Gordon Lynn, Gordon Matheson, Alisdair Reid, John Matheson
Colin, Bruce, Alistair Colliar, Scott Bell
Nairn: 2 teams - Duncan Murray, Seoc, Jenny, Alisdair Reid
Maria, Colin, Gordon Matheson, Scott Bell
SSRA League: Jon M, Willie, Seoc, Jenny
During the league competitions we had 2 new additions to the "possible" club :- Alisdair Reid in Aberdeen and Maria in the SSRA League - but she was not happy since she had not taken all the spots out.
Apart from the leagues, members entered over 30 other postal competitions acquitting themselves against stiff competition, Despite high standards of shooting wins were limited. Noteable were Alan Smith and Duncan Murray who won the Banff pairs comp with perfect scores, but narrowly missed out in the Nairn pairs final, as did Alan in the Banff vets final. Anne-Marie was very unlucky in the Aberdeen Spring Competition, losing on a regauge.
The West Kent Individual League saw better success with wins for Scott Bell, Seoc at 25, and Roddie at 50m. In our own postal comps medals for Bruce, Alan Greer, Baz H and Tim R all of whom will be in higher classes due to their substantial improvement.
In the Eley comp, Jon and I passed the 1st stage in the prone and also in the Bench Rest where we were joined by Maria. We now await the results to see who gets invited to Bisley for the final - though in my case not with baited breath.
The three of us had similar success in the NSRA Bench Rest competitions - with Iron Sights Maria won 2 of the 3 stages and came 1st overall in B class. Jon won 1 stage and came 3rd overall in A class, despite not winning any of the 3 stages Roddie managed to win the A class overall.
With Any Sights Maria came 3rd overall in B class, Jon won stage 1.
Special congratulations must go to Seoc who tied for second place in the NSRA junior comp and subsequently was chosen by the SSRA to shoot for the Scotland team vs New Zealand.
Having covered the winter season I need to go back to last summer when, after several years abscence, the club decided to re-commence outdoor shooting.
Dochfour range was semi-derilict so we sought an alternative, first by trying to persuade Beauly to make theirs operational, but after failing to stir them into activity we secured time on the Cawdor full-bore range on Wednesday evenings.
It was not an ideal choice - 15 miles from Inverness, limited daylight hours, a different firing point for 50m and 100yard cards and latterly being attacked by midges. However we settled into shooting in 5 leagues - 4 team and 1 individual. After shooting 3 rounds, the NSRA then told us they were disqualifying half our scores for not shooting the 50s and 100s on the same day. A contrite e-mail from Jon pleading our case (new team, rules unclear etc) must have softened their hearts as they relented and - with the team of Jon M, Willie, Seoc, Bruce and myself - we ended up winning their National League.
There was success in the West Kent leagues as well. The team of Jon M, Alisdair, Bruce and myself won the 50m AS league and Maria won both the 50m and 100y individual league medals.
This year, after some effort, we've reopened our old Dochfour range and are presently shooting on Thursdays in 5 team and 1 individual leagues. Indoor shooting is also continuing as last year with West Kent and Perth Leagues on Mondays.
All the competitions mentioned so far have been postal ones.
However there have been many open competitions (both indoor and out) this year throughout Scotland from Wick to Dumfries, to which several of our members have attended with varying degrees of success, and it has been particularly pleasing to see some of our newer members also taking part in these.
Finally the NSRA Scottish Meeting is being held this year locally at Logie Steading, near Forres from 4-10 July. It's a big opportunity to try out shooting at a major event, so if anyone wishes to practice - Thursdays at Dochfour.
This was the last in the outdoor series of the 50m prone SSRA Grand Prix series to be held this summer. The Angus open - hosted at Gagie (near Dundee) by the Steeple Rifle Club. Some 60 shooters attended the event. The morning was the Angus competition 60 shot prone at 50m. This acted as a qualifier for the SSRA finals which were held in the afternoon. The course of fire was the usual 60 shot outdoor format. The day was very windy with occasional sqalls/drizzle passing. The temperature had dropped dramatically from the previous weeks competion - autum is here.
Three shooters attended from Clachnacuddin SBRC - Ms Maria Bexley, Seoc Malone (junior) and Dr Iain Malone. Another two had transport problems and could did not make the event.
Seoc still has not got a left-handed jacket and is shooting with a jacket with bolts and straps and bits of climbing harness to secure his strap.
Despite this he - along with the two other club members - qualified for the final.
The final started at 1430 and was the usual format of 60 shots in 90 minutes - including sighters. All three got points to the Grand Prix - Iain finished in 3rd with 7 points. Seoc in 5th with 5 points and Maria in 7th with 3 points. Beverly Burnside won out right on 587x600 somebody was next and three shooters scored 581x600. Seoc also on 581x600 was particularly badly done by as he lost not one but two positions on the count-back rules, his father took 3rd due to a better last card and X took fourth.
This was the decider for the Grand Prix League. The final C/D league positions were
Beverly
Burnside way ahead on 48 points with
Frazer Cheetham in 2nd with 36 points
Iain Malone 3rd on 32 points,
Maria Bexley 4th with 15 points.
Frazer Cheetham in 2nd with 36 points
Iain Malone 3rd on 32 points,
Maria Bexley 4th with 15 points.
A cheerful end to the SSRA outdoor season.
A
one day event held in Denwood. 50m outdoor held on gheman targets
under ISSF rules (no sighters once the comp has started). The
usual team of three- the good the bad and the ugly - were in
attendance.
Conditions were cold and calm with a slight mist all day.
I dont have the results of the Grampian comp to hand. Seoc - shooting left-handed on his new rifle/stock/eye etc (and using a RH jacket with a kind of dohickey on the shoulder) did not shoot to his usual standard. Maria Bexley did about 575 and missed qualifying for the final on countback. Ian Malone did a 582 and packed up his gear ready to go home, however he qualifed in 5th place and shot a 591 in the final to get 2nd in the Grand Prix match and 9 points to the league comp. Beverley Burnside won the event with a 593 for 12 points to the league comp.
Conditions were cold and calm with a slight mist all day.
I dont have the results of the Grampian comp to hand. Seoc - shooting left-handed on his new rifle/stock/eye etc (and using a RH jacket with a kind of dohickey on the shoulder) did not shoot to his usual standard. Maria Bexley did about 575 and missed qualifying for the final on countback. Ian Malone did a 582 and packed up his gear ready to go home, however he qualifed in 5th place and shot a 591 in the final to get 2nd in the Grand Prix match and 9 points to the league comp. Beverley Burnside won the event with a 593 for 12 points to the league comp.
SSRA Grand Prix Round 2 Wick + Caithness Open May 31st+June 1st
This
annual two day outdoor event is held at in Wick. There are
numerous competions held over 50m and 100 yards. All are shot
using .22 single-shot target rifles. The Caithness event also
includes round two of the Scottish Small-bore Rifle Association Grand
Prix - a league event run over the summer.
A group from Clachnacuddin Small Bore Rifle Club travelled to the event. The club has not had a significant number of outdoor compeditors for some time, and this is start of the 2nd year where we have been able to raise an outdoor team. With access to the outdoor range at Cawdor the team will be able to practice reading wind, light and mirage rather than having to learn during competitions.
Conditions on the Saturday were bright and very calm for Wick - with just the odd gust passing the range - however there was some mirage to contend with and keep shooters on their toes. Conditions on the Sunday were more tricky with gusting winds and variable light. Each day started at 0900 and ran until 1700.
Clach travelled back with a collection of prizes which included:
Caithness Open Class C a Combination of 50+100 events
SSRA 60 shots at 50meters
1st C Class
Maria Bexley 582 (a personal best) 12 points in the league table
Seoc Malone and Iain Malone scored points in the league table, but with poor scores - both were suffering from pulse/movement problems in the 1st day of shooting.
Mowet Cup 40 shots at 100 yards
Junior Seoc Malone (14) put in an excellent performace and took runner-up place in this open event. His score was 185x200. He was pipped by 1 point to 1st place. His first card was a 2 off but the difficult wind conditions in the second round pushed his and all other scores down. Well done a bhalaich.
Best under 16
Seoc Malone
Ms Bexley is now shooting an Anschutz rifle and her scores have climbed significantly since this move.
The spread of ages on the firing line at Wick was impressive. The youngest was 14 and the eldest - who would admit his age - was 78 this was Bill Copeland (Senior) shoots for Banff and was on the prize list. He started target shooting in 1951 and his first BSA rifle (new) cost £8 and 10 shillings!
Perthshire
Ourdoor
Open 25th May 2008A group from Clachnacuddin Small Bore Rifle Club travelled to the event. The club has not had a significant number of outdoor compeditors for some time, and this is start of the 2nd year where we have been able to raise an outdoor team. With access to the outdoor range at Cawdor the team will be able to practice reading wind, light and mirage rather than having to learn during competitions.
Conditions on the Saturday were bright and very calm for Wick - with just the odd gust passing the range - however there was some mirage to contend with and keep shooters on their toes. Conditions on the Sunday were more tricky with gusting winds and variable light. Each day started at 0900 and ran until 1700.
Clach travelled back with a collection of prizes which included:
Caithness Open Class C a Combination of 50+100 events
1st
Alistair Reid
3rd Maria Bexley
3rd Maria Bexley
SSRA 60 shots at 50meters
1st C Class
Maria Bexley 582 (a personal best) 12 points in the league table
Seoc Malone and Iain Malone scored points in the league table, but with poor scores - both were suffering from pulse/movement problems in the 1st day of shooting.
Mowet Cup 40 shots at 100 yards
Junior Seoc Malone (14) put in an excellent performace and took runner-up place in this open event. His score was 185x200. He was pipped by 1 point to 1st place. His first card was a 2 off but the difficult wind conditions in the second round pushed his and all other scores down. Well done a bhalaich.
Best under 16
Seoc Malone
Ms Bexley is now shooting an Anschutz rifle and her scores have climbed significantly since this move.
The spread of ages on the firing line at Wick was impressive. The youngest was 14 and the eldest - who would admit his age - was 78 this was Bill Copeland (Senior) shoots for Banff and was on the prize list. He started target shooting in 1951 and his first BSA rifle (new) cost £8 and 10 shillings!
Held
at the Perth range. A dry and blustery day, variable light, some
mirage. Also the occasional train.
In Class C M Bexley got a 2nd in the 100 yards and a 3rd aggregate overall. 188x200 190x200 -> 378 at 100y, 180x200 and 186x200 -> 366 at 50m giving 744 for 3rd.
Perthshire
Small
Bore Rifle Assoc Indoor Postal Shoot 2008 (End of Season)In Class C M Bexley got a 2nd in the 100 yards and a 3rd aggregate overall. 188x200 190x200 -> 378 at 100y, 180x200 and 186x200 -> 366 at 50m giving 744 for 3rd.
Team
comp : Clach 581 x 600 J Malone, S Malone, M Bexley
Class C:
Comp 1: 2nd S Malone 293x300
Comp 2: 3rd= S Malone 286x300, 3rd= M Bexley 286x300
Comp 3: 3rd S Malone 579x600
Junior Comp (<21): 2nd S Malone 193x200
SSRA Grand Prix Round 1 Denwood 11/5/08
Class C:
Comp 1: 2nd S Malone 293x300
Comp 2: 3rd= S Malone 286x300, 3rd= M Bexley 286x300
Comp 3: 3rd S Malone 579x600
Junior Comp (<21): 2nd S Malone 193x200
SSRA Grand Prix Round 1 Denwood 11/5/08
A
small group travelled to Denwood for a 50m match on the "gemann" target
changers.
The format was a 60 shot qualifier and a 60 shot final for those qualifying. 75 minutes for 60 shots, 2 per target.
Iain Malone qualified in 6th with 583x600 and Seoc Malone qualified in 7th with 581x600.
In the final Iain shot 98. 96, 98, 97, 97, 96 = 582x600 and got 2nd, Seoc got 99. 94, 93, 97, 95, 97 for 575x600 for an overall 6th. League points will be awarded.
"Juniors" go up to age 21, and overall Seoc was 7th in Juniors.
The Malones won the handicap pairs with a total score of 1204.
The day was claggy with a low mist for most of the day. There were periods of "break through" sun that brought mirage.
SSRA
All Ranges Denwood 2008The format was a 60 shot qualifier and a 60 shot final for those qualifying. 75 minutes for 60 shots, 2 per target.
Iain Malone qualified in 6th with 583x600 and Seoc Malone qualified in 7th with 581x600.
In the final Iain shot 98. 96, 98, 97, 97, 96 = 582x600 and got 2nd, Seoc got 99. 94, 93, 97, 95, 97 for 575x600 for an overall 6th. League points will be awarded.
"Juniors" go up to age 21, and overall Seoc was 7th in Juniors.
The Malones won the handicap pairs with a total score of 1204.
The day was claggy with a low mist for most of the day. There were periods of "break through" sun that brought mirage.
A
small group travelled to Denwood
Aberdeen for an all-distances match. Dry but gusty
Class B
Dr Malone 2nd comp 1 (25 yards), 3rd double Dewar, 3rd overall (countback) with 1140x1200, winner was 1142x1200
Class C
Seoc Malone 3rd comp 1(25 yrds)
Seoc Malone 1121x1200, Alisdair Reid 1105x1200, Maria Bexley 1090x1200
Class E
Scott Bell 1st comp 1, 1st Double Dewar 1062x1200
Bruce Dickson 2nd comp 1, 2nd Double Dewar 1016x1200
Highland Region (G Buchan, G Bremner, J Henderson, Dr Malone, S Malone, M Bexley) were in last place with a score of 1933x2000. Lothian, the winners scored 1948x2000 - so despite being last we were not badly gubbed! This is the first time Highland had fielded an inter-region team for some time.
Perth 2008 25 yard indoorClass B
Dr Malone 2nd comp 1 (25 yards), 3rd double Dewar, 3rd overall (countback) with 1140x1200, winner was 1142x1200
Class C
Seoc Malone 3rd comp 1(25 yrds)
Seoc Malone 1121x1200, Alisdair Reid 1105x1200, Maria Bexley 1090x1200
Class E
Scott Bell 1st comp 1, 1st Double Dewar 1062x1200
Bruce Dickson 2nd comp 1, 2nd Double Dewar 1016x1200
Highland Region (G Buchan, G Bremner, J Henderson, Dr Malone, S Malone, M Bexley) were in last place with a score of 1933x2000. Lothian, the winners scored 1948x2000 - so despite being last we were not badly gubbed! This is the first time Highland had fielded an inter-region team for some time.
| Class A Competition No 2 | P Jess | St Andrews | 298 | D W Cummings |
Stanley | 296 | Dr Malone | Clachnacuddin | 295 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class D | |||||||
| Competition No 1 | |||||||
| R Fawcett | Perth C & C | 280 | |||||
| B D Dickson | Clachnacuddin | 270 | |||||
| P Morris-Eyton | Strathallan School | 256 | |||||
| Competition No 2 | Competition No 2 | ||||||
| I R N Simpson | Perth C &C | 288 | R Fawcett | Perth C & C | 281 | ||
| Miss S Bown | St Andrews | 287 | B D Dickson | Clachnacuddin | 260 | ||
| R Emburey | Clachnacuddin | 284 | T Baillie | St Andrews | 259 | ||
| Aggregate | |||||||
| I R N Simpson | Perth C &C | 574 | |||||
| Miss S Bown | St Andrews | 572 | |||||
| S Batchelor | Forfar | 569 | |||||
| R Emburey | Clachnacuddin | 569 | |||||
| Class C | |||||||
| Competition No 1 | |||||||
| S Gemmell | Perth C & C | 283 | |||||
| J MacLean | Perth C & C | 283 | |||||
| M Bexley | Clachnacuddin | 283 | |||||
| S T Malone | Clachnacuddin | 283 | |||||
| Competition No 2 | |||||||
| M Bexley | Clachnacuddin | 290 | |||||
| S T Malone | Clachnacuddin | 287 | |||||
| S Gemmell | Perth C & C | 286 | |||||
| J MacLean | Perth C & C | 286 | |||||
| Aggregate | |||||||
| S T Malone | Clachnacuddin | 570 | |||||
| S Gemmell | Perth C & C | 569 | |||||
| J MacLean | Perth C & C | 569 | |||||
| Ladies Competition | |||||||
| M Bexley | Clachnacuddin | 291 | |||||
| Miss S Brown | St Andrews | 285 | |||||
| Mrs C Goulding | Arbroath | 284 | |||||
| Junior Competition | |||||||
| S Malone | Clachnacuddin | 185 | |||||
| Miss A Taylor | Strathearn | 183 | |||||
| F Hao | Strathallan School | 183 | |||||
x/1/2008 Duncan Hammel and Maria
Bexley;
Class Z pairs
x/1/2008 Maria Bexley Class E comp
Balerno
& Currie Rifle Club Open Shoot 2007x/1/2008 Maria Bexley Class E comp
x/11/2007 Dr Malone won Comp 1,
came 2nd
in Comp 2 to give him overall top of the B class competition. Score was
16 off ex 600
West-Kent
Meeting Bisley 7/10/20077/10/2007
Dr Malone won the Canterbury Cup 20 shots at 50m.
NSRA Eley Bisley Meeting
6/10/20076/10/2007
Dr Malone got a 3rd in the any-sight bench-rest final (25yard indoor)
MOY
Show2007
The winners of the Moy Games were
Friday:
Friday:
Men Donald Shepherd Aberdeenshire
Ladies Ann Ruxton Fraserburgh
Junior James MacMillan Culloden
Ladies Ann Ruxton Fraserburgh
Junior James MacMillan Culloden
Saturday
'OUTDOOR'Men Allan Stuart Huntley
Ladies May Buckle Tomatin
Junior Ross Thomson Culloden
Ladies May Buckle Tomatin
Junior Ross Thomson Culloden
28/7/2007 Wick SSRA GP (Conditions were extremely windy)- Dr Malone was placed 3rd (bronze medal) in the GP match with 563 (37 off), 1st had 566 (34 off) and 2nd also had 563 (37 off). He was ?8th in the C/D finals. Seoc Malone shooting with his new stock qualified for the same finals where he came 10th.
7/7/2007 SSRA GP match at Denwood
cancelled due to inclimate weather (Part of Scottish at Lauder)
3/6/2007 SSRA GP Dr Malone was
placed 2nd
(silver medal) in the Denwood SSRA match on the 3/6/2007 - Outdoor 60
shot
prone 50m with a score of 586 (which included a possible and a 99), and
qualified to get a 2nd in the C/D finals ina 40 short 50m round
with a score of 386. He is top of the SSRA GP table with 15
points. Ms Bexley got a personal best on 50m of 560. S
Malone was on 550 and B Dixon on 528.
6/5/2007 SSRA GP Dr Malone was
placed 3rd
in the Denwood
SSRA qualifying match on 6/5/2007 - Outdoor 60 shot prone 50m - and
went on to win
the C/D finals in a 40 shot 50m round. He is top of the SSRA GP
table with 9 points.
22/4/2007All Ranges Class D Comp 1
S
Malone 2nd, Comp 2 S Malone 3rd, Comp 3 S Malone 2nd. Pairs Dewar
Double Dr Malone agus S Malone 3rd
Club Trophies for Indoor 2006-2007 NOT COMPLETE
| Trophy/Cup |
Competition |
Holder |
| R.S. Morrison |
Club Championship | |
| Winchester Cup |
Runner Up |
|
| Ladies Club Champion | ||
| W.H. MacDonald Rosebowl |
A Class |
Alan Smith |
| MacDougal Cup |
B Class |
Jon Malone |
| Petang Sheild |
C Class |
|
| Dick Cup |
Handicap Knockout |
Aleks Masu |
| Milne Cup |
D Class |
|
| Robert Lawson |
||
| Dan MacBeath |
||
| Autosales Cup |
||
| MacRae Shield |
||
| Dochfour Cup |
Champion Junior |
Seoc Malone |
| Fraser Cup |
Handicap 6 round |
J Malone |
Club Trophies for Indoor 2005-2006