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Competitions This was our final double weekend for the 2011 season and saw the two UKBRA Championships – for 100 and 1000 yards - wrapped up.
We had an amazingly nice day for our 100 yard shoot on the Saturday though aggs did not reflect the good conditions, with only the HV winner, Bruce Lenton agging in the ‘twos’. Factory Sporter Class was won by an ever improving Jack Mills, who also shot small group. Unfortunately, interest in this Class is diminishing so we have a few ideas for next season which we will examine in next month’s Target Shooter.
Results: Heavy Varmint 100 yards; 1st
Bruce Lenton
2nd Ian Dixon 3rd
Small group:
Factory Sporter 1st
Jack Mills
2nd G Wrighton Small group:
1000 yards
Sunday was another good day for our final round of the Championship. The day started in fine, sunny conditions with moderate winds. However, it did not last and we witnessed the most strange winds I have ever seen at Diggle. Over the course of the day, the wind changed through 180 degrees and with it we experienced what can be best described as mini-tornados. These strong winds lasted but a few seconds and if you happened to be pulling the trigger, the most awful groups ensued! For some however, their bullets seemed immune and Mike Weatherhead to a surprise win, ending a mediocre season on a high note. Mike was one of only two shooters to agg in single figures. In Factory Class, we had some strong competition. Alan Seagrave has had some remarkable shoots with his absolutely standard Tikka chambered in 6.5x55 and has actually finished fourth in the Light Gun Championship in addition to winning the Factory Sporter Championship. Today however, Sean Broxham just pipped him by a whisker and, despite shooting a 9.3 inch group, Alan was also denied the Small Group award – won by Peter Regan on 9.29 inches.
Results: Light Gun 1st Mike Weatherhead 2nd Steve Dunn
3rd Mike McGuigan Small group:
Factory Sporter 1st Sean Broxham 2nd Alan Seagrave 3rd Bruce Lenton Small group:
7mmWSM Walker Sako 7mm Dunn BAT 6.5x47 GBR Steve Dunn
6.5-284 Savage 6.5x55 Tikka
6.5-284 Savage Peter Regan 338 Sako
8.628 inches (av. of four, 5-shot groups) 8.786 in. 9.742 in.
5.925 inches
16.189 inches 16.322 16.451
9.297 inches 48 Martin Miles 6PPC Stolle
6PPC Walker BAT 6PPC Stolle Martin Miles
223 Browning A Bolt 6PPC Sako Jack Mills
0.285 in. (av. of five, 5-shot groups) 0.312 0.335
.153 inches
0.586 in. 0.922
0.283 inches
Both the 100 yard Championships were already decided, with Ian Dixon retaining the 100 yard Championship - for the third time and Darrel Evans, who was not present, having already done enough to retain his Championship.
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