Club Championship – 700 yards
With only 10 shoots left in this year’s Club Championship the pressure is certainly ramping up within the ranks at Wingham Rifle Club.
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This week’s round was at the 700 yard distance – a tricky range on the best of days and this week was no exception.
Despite little movement in the flags there was definitely something going on downrange as the mirage boiled then suddenly dropped away during the afternoon.
With only one more opportunity to lock in a good score at this distance before the end of the competition year, members were determined to make the most of every shot.
The standout shooter of the day was Club captain Chris Barnard who posted a first stage of 59 and five centres then followed with a second stage of 60 with three centres to finish the day with a total score of 119 and eight centres and in the process set a new Wingham Range record for an aggregate score at 700 yards in F Standard A Grade.
Barnard has been in top form all season and is showing no signs of slowing down. His average has now risen to 118/120 every week. He is the standout leader in the F Class A Grade championship this year.
The race to the finish is much closer in F Class B Grade with a late charge being made by Duncan Robinson on the leader Suzi Laurie. Robinson, who has recently resolved some mechanical issues with his rifle, is now posting good scores and is sitting only six points behind Suzi Laurie on the leaderboard. However, Suzi now has a new scope and is adding points each week. This will be an exciting race to the end of the season between the pair.
Christina Adams took home the win in F Open for the second consecutive week over Roden Lohse who is on top of the leaderboard in the Championships.
New member Alex Novac continues to improve and was a recent winner of his first handicap trophy.
Full scores for this week are:
- Target Rifle A Grade: Tony moon 96.4, Mal McKenzie 94.6
- Target Rifle B Grade: Barry White 93.7
- Target Rifle C Grade: Craig Laurie 82
- F Standard A Grade: Chris Barnard 119.8, Ronan Moon 113.9, Robert Bartlett 108.4 and Phil Costa 46 (one stage only)
- F Standard B Grade: Duncan Robinson 109.3, Suzi Laurie 103.2, Barry Sandwell 97.2, Dante Novac 96, Alex Novac 93.1
- F Open: Christina Adams 107.4, Roden Lohse 103.3, Mick Graham 103.3, and Ray Handsaker 102