A fine, sunny day with little wind set the scene for nine rifle shooters, including two visitors, at the Narromine-Dubbo rifle range on Saturday, when competition was held over 600 yards.
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This time, F-class shooters outnumbered the target rifle brigade by two to one.
In A-grade, both Scott Monaghan and Rob McKay started well with a pair of 48s while in F-class, Rob Rainbow fired a 59/60 to lead the field.
In the second stage, McKay went up a gear and fired a 49/50 to win the A-grade Cock O'the Walk badge with an off-rifle score of 97/100.
The F-class badge went to Rob Rainbow who finished with a total of 115/120.
Visiting shooter, Lionel Morrish acquitted himself well starting off in F-class and fired two stages of 52 to finish on 104/120.
The weekly handicap trophy was hotly contested and finally went to Scott Monaghan on count back.
After some close shaves, the little white spot remains intact and jackpots again next week.
Individual scores were:
Scott Monaghan 48/47, off-rifle 95, handicap 6, total 100/100; Rob McKay 48/49, o/r 97, hcp 2, total 99/100; Alan Taylor 55/56, F-class total 111/120; Cameron Johnston 44/49, F-class total 93/120;
Lionel Morrish 52/52, F-class total 104/120; Rob Rainbow 59/56, F-class total 115/120;
Arthur Seaman 48/43, F-class total 91/120; David Brown 45/49, o/r 94, hcp 2, total 96/100;
Val Jackson 45/50, F-class total 95/120.
Next Saturday, shooting is from 700 yards starting at 12.30pm. On Sunday, the club holds the annual open prize shoot starting at 8am.
Competition is over one 600 yard range and two 500 yard ranges.
