Saturday was very hot, very humid, and the range still very boggy after several rainy weeks, for Target Rifle shooters in a Double 600m competition.

In the first 600 metre match Rob Wearne started the Full-bore Target Rifle (308 cal., non-telescopic, manually-supported) competition in a field depleted by the State Elections, weather conditions, and member injuries.

He opened with a 5-point centre-bull, he closed with another, but dropped in five 4-point ‘inners’ mid-shoot under the pressure of heat and humidity, to post a barely acceptable, for him, 45 points (out of 50, this 10-shot match) with 4 centre-bulls.

Neil Attwood was last down, and after two 2-point ‘outers’ as sighting shots he rose to the occasion, opening strongly with two 5-point bulls-eyes and a centre-bull, but then falling away under the oppressive conditions with a string of 4-pointers and a disappointing 3-point ‘bird’ to hand this first match win to Wearne.

In the second 600 metre match Wearne again opened for Full-bore Target Rifle, this time with a more acceptable bullseye, centre-bull, centre-bull string.

He again finished strongly with another bulls-eye and two more centre-bulls, but was once more let down mid-match with a string of disappointing 4-pointers to close with a slightly improved percentage on 50 points (out of 55, this 11-shot match) with 4 centre-bulls.

Attwood was again last down and he rose to Wearne’s challenge, opening with the same strong 15 point triple of centre-bull, bullseye, centre-bull.

As with Wearne he pulled another 15-point combination towards the end, but he too was let down by a mix of ‘flyers’, including an inexplicable 2-point ‘outer’ and three 3-point ‘birds’ mid-match, to fall behind Wearne with just a 45/4 and again forfeit the match.

For Target Rifle for the day, the Full-bore Target Rifle Double 600m Match was taken by Rob Wearne with a creditable 95 points (out of 105) and 8 centre-bulls, over Attwood 2nd on 88/5.

The Club meets every Saturday at 1pm at the Mossman & District Rifle Club Range mid-way between Port and Mossman. Visitors are always welcome. 

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