Around the Traps: June

24 June 2015 / benjaminwwild / Leave a comment

The Warren Gun Club held its monthly shoot on Saturday the 13^th of June. Weather conditions on the day were mostly favourable however cloud and diminishing light made the last two events a bit of an extra challenge.

Event two was the mixed target event where shooters shoot 15 targets double barrel, 15 targets single barrel and another 15 targets with points awarded for clays hit with the first or second shot respectively. This event has added difficulty for the C graders because it was shot from 18 metres instead of their normal 15 metre handicap mark however most shot credible scores.

The shoot was reasonably well attended with four squads of locals strengthened by visiting shooters from Hermidale, Narromine, Gold Coast and Albury Clubs.

The ball trap event (love it or loath it) was shot as the daylight began to fade. The targets are faster

than most other events and come out of the trap at greater angles with more elevation variables-
“From daisy cutters to shooting stars” someone said with a touch of frustration.

The overall High Gun for the day and AA Grade winner was Max Betts with a score of 139.
Other grades were won by Rodney Anderson A Grade, Douglas Ferguson B Grade, and Mark Forgione C Grade.

The next Shoot is Saturday the 11^th of July at 1pm.
New shooters are most welcome and there are plenty of willing coaches to help novices and improvers alike.

July program-
Ball Trap Championship – $55 [115 targets]
20T Single Barrel Cash Divide
30T Ball Trap Championship
25T Tom Wild Handicap
20 Pair Deauville Doubles

Around the Traps- May

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On the 9^th of May the Warren Gun Club held its monthly shoot. In good shooting conditions a mix of experienced shooters, novices, juniors and try-hards shot for the honours on a five-event programme.

High Gun on the day was A Grade shooter Brett Williamson who accumulated 122 points.

The club welcomed Lachlan Hunt, a new junior who steps up to the traps as a third generation representative of the Hunt family to take up the sport.

Numbers were down slightly as the Cunnamulla Gun Club’s Two Day shoot- held on the same weekend- drew off some of Warren’s more regular shooters.

Of interest the Warren Gun Club was visited by Inspectors from the NSW Firearms Registry Authority in the week prior to the shoot and they were satisfied with the WGC’S legal conformance.

Winners on the day were-
AA Grade Malcolm Stephens,
A Grade and Overall High Gun Brett Williamson,
B Grade Douglas Ferguson and
C Grade Mark Forgione.

The Warren Gun Clubs next shoot is at 1.00pm on Saturday the 13^th of June and all new shooters and visitors are most welcome.

Photo L to R, Brett Williamson, High Gun. Graham Pattern Single Barrel Championship Winner and Club President Don Williamson

Around the Traps: March- 2 DAY SHOOT- The GOLDEN IBIS & Denis Hunt Memorial

1 April 20151 April 2015 / benjaminwwild / Leave a comment

The Warren Gun Club held its signature two day GOLDEN IBIS TROPHY and DENNIS HUNT MEMORIAL SHOOT on the weekend of the 14^th and 15^th of March.

Shooters from Cunnamulla to Cowra and Cobar to Coffs and many places in between competed for the coveted solid gold, Golden Ibis Trophy valued at $1000 and the Dennis Hunt Memorial Cup.

In near perfect conditions a great roll up of 90 shooters competed for an impressive array of prizes
and cash. Many shooters and their families camped in the Gun Clubs spacious grounds adding to the events competitive and festive atmosphere.

The Warren Gun Club would like to thank all the shooters who made the trip to Warren provide robust competition over all grades. Thanks also to our proficient trap attendants, Joseph, Mathew and Britney Marks along with Hamish Callander without whom the smooth transition around the traps would not have been possible.

Once again the ladies in the kitchen provided sumptuous meals supported by Rodney Anderson’s unburnt breakfast barbeque.
Thanks also to all the club members who worked tirelessly behind the scenes contributing to what was deemed a very successful weekend.

Special thanks to Craig Williamson and Greg Storer, whose musical talent’s entertained all on Saturday night.
Also to our hard working Secretary Fiona Soulsby who made her final contribution before moving to Albury along with husband Nathan and their family.

The Overall High Gun Winner for the weekend was Robbie Thompson with an impressive 366 targets broken out of a possible 375. Robert was presented with the Golden Ibis and the Dennis Hunt Memorial. Bruce and Ruth Hunt presented the Memorial Cup.

Warren shooter Dean Murray was the C grade High Gun taking home some great prizes, including a 120L Ice box, drill bit set and boxes of ammunition.

Also on the Warren front congratulations to Sid Kinsey our reliable and well liked club member from Nevertire whom on behalf of the Australian Clay target Association was presented with a badge for competing as a ACTA shooter for 50 years by Warren Club President Don Williamson.

The major sponsors were Macquarie Toyota, Warren Super IGA, Warren Meat House, Warren Services Club and Gun Pro Dubbo, with supporting sponsorship from, Cossy’s Transport, Frontier Agencies, Owens Petroleum, Oz Chopppers, Western Farm Machinery, Auscott, Menzies Pumps & Irrigation, Three Rivers Machinery and NTS Ag Services. Without these valuable the Golden Ibis would not be the great event that it is.

Gun Safes, 120L Eskys, Engraved Goblets, Ammunition, Swags, Hunting and Work Knifes featured amongst the seventy plus trophy’s and cash prizes won over the weekend.

RESULTS-

30T Mixed Target 15d, 15s, 115p off 18m. Sponsored by The Warren Services Club.

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 74/75.
AA Grade, 1st Steve Walker 73/75, 2^nd Geoffrey Hunter 72/75.
A Grade, Waylon Bright 70/75, 2^ndJason Peters 7 9/85.
B Grade, 1^st Michael Vallet 78/85, 2^nd John Russell 77/85.
C Grade, Dean Murray 71/85, 2^nd Michelle Owen 68/85

30T Single Barrel Championship.

Overall Winner, Jason Peters 30/30.
AA Grade, 1^st Kyle Walton 48/49, 2^nd Robert Thompson 47/49.
A Grade, 1^st David Schultz 31/32, 2^ndColin O’Leary 30/32.
B Grade1^st Michael Vallet 28/30, 2^nd Ross Hill 30/33.
C Grade, 1^st Shane Jeffrey 31/35, 2^nd Joseph Loughan 30/35.
Ladies, Michelle Owen 24/30.
Junior, Jack Hunter 27/32.
Veteran, Ray Welch 28/30.

30T Double Barrel Championship. Sponsored by Macquarie Toyota

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 134/134.
AA Grade, 1^st Luke Kirby 132/133, 2^nd Nathan Power 81/82.
A Grade, 1^st Stephen Schiller 94/95, 2^ndDavid Schultz 92/93
B Grade, Jack Hunter 76/77, 2^nd Graham Patten 49/50.
C Grade, 1st Dean Murray 38/39, 2^nd Joseph Loughan 28/30.
Ladies, Michelle Owen 27/30.
Junior, Brendan Watt 33/35.
Veteran, Malcolm Watt 31/32.

30T Pointscore Championship. Sponsored by Gunpro Dubbo

Overall Winner, Steven Walker 93/93.
AA Grade, 1^st Ray Welch 92/93, 2^nd Glen Harvey 89/90.
A Grade, 1st Rick Murray 88/90, 2^nd David Schultz 96/99.
B Grade, 1^st Jim Wright 81/90, 2^nd Douglas Ferguson 78/90.
C Grade, 1st Bruce Hunt 83/93, 2^nd Matt Harland 80/93.
Ladies, Michelle Owen 78/90.
Junior, Brendan Watt 86/90.
Veteran, Donald Morris 94/96

30T Handicap Trophy. $1050 Cash

Overall Winner, Waylon Bright 30/30
2^nd Jason Peters 37/38
3^rd DouglasFerguson 36/38
4^th Robert Thompson 32/33
5^th Jon Russell 38/40.

30T Pointscore Presidents Trophy.

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 88/90.
AA Grade, 1^st Justin Turner 86/90, 2^nd Steve Whitehead 85/90.
A Grade,1^st Rodney Anderson 84/90, 2^nd Waylon Bright 83/90.
B Grade, 1^st Robert Alston 77/90, 2^nd Jon Russell 76/90.
C Grade, 1st Benjamin Tranter 84/90, 2^nd Michelle Owen 75/90.

High Gun Winners.

Overall Winner, Robert Thompson 366/375.

AA Grade, Steve Walker 355/375.

A Grade, Waylon Bright 345/375.

B Grade, Jack Hunter 335/375.

C Grade Dean Murray 323/375.

Ladies, Michelle Owen 311/375.

Junior, Brendan Watt 341/375.

Veteran, Ray Welch 351/372.