Results Sunday 29 September 2013

CHATFIELD BUS TRANSPORTERS kindly SPONSORED today’s shoot at 300 yards. A sunny hot day with light winds was perfect for the practice shoot held in Ravenshoe today Results for double 300, 10 shot comp: Target Rifle – J Anderson 61. FTR – J Anderson 115.3, M Wood 115.3. F Open – P Burg 117.11, G Venables 116.5, Y Burg 115.5. F Standard – B Gianasi 116.9, B O’Reilly 113.4, K Randolph 113.4, M Wood 112.4, J Hazlett 105.1, J de Haas 92.2.

Saturday 5 October and Sunday 6 October: Ravenshoe/Mt Garnet Rifle Club Annual Prize Shoot.

Pennants 2013

A group of our club members went to Townsville last weekend as part of the Cairns and Inland Rifle District's Pennants Team to compete in the NQRA/DRA Pennants Match for 2013. Kelly Chatfield (captain). Kev Chatfield, Kath Chatfield, Mick Wood, Murray Wilson and Liz Wilson along with Dennis Russell (Cairns) and coach Dave Stewart (Herberton) took out all 3 matches and the aggregate against strong opposition.

Pennant # 1 Bill Jonsson Match : 15 shots 300m

Pennant # 2 Charles Dempsey Match : 10 shots 300m, 2x600m, 900m

Pennant # 3 Norm Mahony Match:15 shots 900m

Lloyd Neilson Aggregate Trophy

Mareeba Rifle Club Annual Prize Shoot 2013

On 24 February 2013 the Mareeba Rifle Club’s Open Prize Shoot was held on a very hot, sunny day.  There was a good turn up, with 49 competitors attending (16 Target Rifle, 20 F Standard and 13 F Open shooters), shooting 300, 500 and 600 yards. 

Our Ravenshoe competitors, as ever, were in the mix, with Jason Kuchel 2nd at 300 yards, 1st at 500 yards and 4th overall agreggate in Target Rifle A.  Peter Burg was 1st at 300 yards in F -Open.  In F Standard A Richard Butt was 1st at 500 yards and came 4th in the Aggregate. Kevin Chatfield got most centres in F Standard. In F Standard B Kevin Randolph excelled  with a 1st at 500 yards, 1st at 600 yards and 1st aggregate – WELL DONE KEV!  Liz Wilson got 1st at 300 yards and 2nd aggregate in FS B.

Mareeba Rifle Club put on a great day and catered admirably for all shooters present. Thank you to President Mark Beecham and your hard-working team for putting on a great prize shoot, and Barry Ellis and helpers for the catering to feed the hungry hoardes.  We hope to attend many more friendly shoots at Mareeba and strongly encourage all local shooters to participate.