The Narromine Dubbo Rifle Club hosted the fourth 1000yd Benchrest Match of 2014 on Sunday September 21.
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Twelve competitors took the challenge of trying to shoot small groups and high scores in the erratic and diagonal breezes that persisted throughout the day.
6mm calibre rifles predominated on the day with a few 7mm, 6.5mm and 308 calibres also being used by some participants.
Results for the day are as follows.
International Light Gun Class
Dave Goodridge- 6x47 Lapua
Group Aggregate - 11.968"
Score Aggregate - 41.5/50
Stuart Goodridge - 6mm BR
Group Aggregate - 14.074"
Score Aggregate - 40.5/50
Bob Rainbow - 284 Lapua
Group Aggregate - 14.37"
Score Aggregate - 34/50
Standard Light Gun Class
Barry Morgan- 6mm BRX
Group Aggregate - 9.192"
Score Aggregate - 45.05/50
Jim Russ - 6mm
Group Aggregate - 12.125"
Score Aggregate - 38/50
Dave Forster - 308
Group Aggregate - 16.397"
Score Aggregate - 32.5/50
The Narromine Dubbo Rifle Club has regular matches each Saturday on a weekly rotation basis for distances between 300m and 1000yds.
Competitors may choose to shoot in Target Rifle or F Class divisions. Interested visitors are most welcome to attend. Competitions commence at 1pm. Further information may be obtained from club representatives - R Mckay 0488 183 101 R Rainbow 6881 8041 S Monaghan 0429 688 212.