A warm, pleasant day for the competitors, with the temperature hovering close to the 30°C mark. Luckily, there was a slight breeze which took the edge off the sun’s heat, however it also provided a challenge for the competitors. Despite the overall scores being slightly higher than recorded last year, there were no ‘possibles’ scored in the main 100 yard competition.
The Scottish Match (60 shots at 100 yards) prize winners were:
X Class | A Class | B Class | C Class | Prize | |||||
1st | Mrs W Foith | 587 (CB) | A Cooney | 576 | Ms M Popham | 575 | S Bradfield | 561 | £15 |
2nd | C Garnham | 575 | Mrs T Beadle | 569 | P Robinson | 550 | £10 | ||
3rd | S Webb | 559 | P Bramley | 550 | £5 |
The Bench Rest competition winner was K Sheead who recorded a score of 590 with 12 Xs.
The Ladies prize was won by Mrs W Foith and the Junior by W Appleby.
Optional 40 Shot at 50m Competition prize winners were:
X Class | A Class | B Class | C Class | |||||
1st | R Fowke | 396 | C Stone | 389 | Ms M Popham | 385 | P Bramley | 370 |
2nd | S Larter-Whitcher | 385 | C Fozard | 380 | I Abbot | 369 |
All prizes for the 40 shot course were in bottles of wine.
Full results for both competitions may be found here.
The next BSSA Open Meeting is the BSSA Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Shoot on Sunday 8th September, the second anniversary of her death. Please note that this shoot has a unique format: 96 shots at 50m (8 cards, 12 shots on each) with optional 70 shots at 100yds (5 cards, 14 shots on each). Sighters only on the first detail at each range.