RESULTS

BUCS Smallbore Championship (Appleton Ranges)

The BUCS Long Range Championship was held at Appleton Ranges on April 6th. To nobody’s surprise, Women’s Prone World Champion Seonaid Mc won the Ladies and Overall. Southampton however broke Edinburgh’s three-year streak in the Team of 8, forcing them into Silver medal position.

• Teams of 8: Southampton; Edinburgh; St Andrews
• Teams of 4: Edinburgh; Cardiff; Southampton
• Pairs: Edinburgh; Southampton; St Andrews
• Ladies Triad: Cardiff; Edinburgh; St Andrews
• Men’s Individual: J. Hill (Southampton); T. Diggle (Edinburgh); M. Crossley (Southampton)
• Ladies: S. McIntosh (Heriot-Watt); H. Rees-Lay (Edinburgh); S. Davies (York St. John)
• Home Countries International: Scotland; Wales; England

The Appleton match has seen a growth in numbers in the past couple of years, both in terms of teams and the number of individuals. Strength of depth still appears to be a problem at some Universities however, with clubs only sporadically able to raise full Teams of 8 - frequently only bringing a squad of 4 or 6. Regular medallists Aberdeen were not in attendance this year, I certainly hope this is a one-off. On the plus side, the Welsh Universities were able to not only raise a team of 8 for the Home International, but successfully edged out England!

The Torfaen Open was shot on Sunday 7th April at Long Ashton Ranges:

• X-Class - Simon Green (619.7), Richard Hemingway (618.4), Matthew Mann (617.7)
• A-Class - Jessica Powell (614.5 - also Ladies Champion), Sue Norman (614.2), Katie Watford (614.1)
• B-Class - Matthew Clement (614.4), Andrew Phillips (611.3), Steve Crabb (609.7)
• C-Class - John Harris (601.3), Dave Hurrell (598.0), Owain Hart-Pugh (597.3)
• D-Class - Simon Casson (591.1), Alastair Kinross (590.9 x19), Eric Jones (590.9 x15)

Appleton RC Easter Shoot

Simon Green won overall, with a cracking 9-off over a Double Dewar, although Neil Day edged Simon out at 50metres by a point.

• X-Class - S. Green (Appleton)
• A-Class - A.R. Horrocks (Salford)
• B-Blass - S. Jones (Weston)
• C-Class - P. Barron (Rugeley)

Council for Cadet Rifle Shooting (CCRS)

The ACF Cadet Hundred Smallbore Match took place in April:

• Gold - N. Richmond - Richhill, 2nd (NI) Bn ACF
• Silver - K. Stewart - Markethill, 2nd (NI) Bn ACF
• Bronze - H. Murray - Bellingham, Northumbria

The Air Cadets however won the Inter Service Cadet Smallbore Championships, earning the Punch Trophy with a score of 1448 to 1418.

ADMINISTRATION

• The NSRA have relaunched their ClubFinder. All Club Secretaries should have been contacted for details about their clubs. However, less than a quarter of the NSRA’s 800 affiliated clubs are currently featured - if your club is missing, check with your Club Secretary and have them follow up.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS

• Northern Shooting Show, Harrogate - 11-12 May

Fullbore

• Listings at shootingcompetitions.org
• Phoenix 2019 - 24-26 May, Bisley
• Birmingham Bisley - 1-2 June, Kingsbury Ranges
• 150th Imperial Meeting - Bisley, July
• The British Young Shooter’s Association have an active diary of training and social events

Smallbore

• Appleton Rifle Club - Dewar & ISSF shoots in June and September
• 27th British Junior International
• British 50Metre Championships - 31st May - 2nd June, Lord Roberts Centre
• NSRA Open Benchrest Competition, 8th June, Lord Roberts Centre
• WSRA Open - ISSF Prone & 3-Position - 8-9th June, Tondu
• 100th Scottish Meeting - 29th June - 5th July, Lauder
• Hampshire County Championship (Double Dewar & Benchrest) - 28th July, Andover Range
• NSRA National Meeting - 10th-17th August, Bisley
• The WSRA have a calendar of Open Shoots available
• Scottish GP Series - April-August

Target Sprint

• Events around the country all year. Check targetsprint.com for details.

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