Club Championship Results
by 5.56 - Championship 300m
Visitor Joel Rinaldi with his 308 Remington Tactical
On Saturday the 11th of February, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the 17th stage of the Club Championship over 300m at Monarto.
A right breeze blew constantly all afternoon but the shooters still had difficulties with it as it seemed to change continually.
Only one possible was scored by Greg Traeger in his second round.
This score helped Traeger to a top off-rifle for the day and be the winner in A Grade with 98.8.
Janelle Traeger was the winner in B Grade with 94.4.
Bryan Robertson’s consistent shooting continued with him winning the Handicap award for the second week in a row.
John Elson was the winner in C Grade with 79.2.
Terry Brown was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 112.6. This score included an excellent 58.4 in his first round.
Brown’s score saw him win on a count back from Colin Kuchel but Kuchel was able to turn the tables and win the Handicap award in the F Class section for the afternoon.
Peter Schenscher was the clear winner in F Class Standard “B” with 107.4.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with 113.5 including a magnificent 59.3 in his first round.
The sighters’ awards were won by Tony Dixon in full-bore with 19.3, Schenscher in F Class with 21.0 and John Shobbrook in F Class Open also with 21.0.
The winners of the magpie (3) awards were Tim Benger in full-bore with two and Michael Pavy in F Class also with two.
Two Johns with their Stolles
Scores: TR: B. Robertson 47.2, 46.4, 93.6, 17, 116; G. Traeger 48.2, 50.6, 98.8, 7, 113; J.G. Traeger 46.2, 48.2, 94.4, 15, 113; T. Dixon 46.3, 45.1, 91.4, 15, 110; D. McDonald 48.4, 44.1, 92.5, 12, 109; R. Paech 47.3, 47.2, 94.5, 10, 109; T. Benger 46.1, 44.2, 90.3, 15, 108; J. Elson 39.2, 40.0, 79.2, 25, 106; J.L. Traeger 45.1, 45.1, 90.2, 13, 105.
F Class: C. Kuchel 57.5, 55.1, 112.6, 16, 134; T. Brown 58.4, 54.2, 112.6, 13, 131; P. Schenscher 56.3, 51.1, 107.4, 19, 130; J. Cranwell 54.3, 56.3, 110.6, 14, 130; J. Shobbrook 56.2, 56.3, 112.5, 11, 128; T. Grigg 51.3, 47.0, 98.3, 24, 125; M. Pavy 46.1, 52.4, 98.5, 22, 125; I. Pavy 59.3, 54.2, 113.5, 5, 123; P. Byass 51.1, 52.2, 103.3, 14, 120.
Visitor: J. Rinaldi 41.0, 42.1, 83.1.
By 5.56 - 500m Championship
On Saturday the 4th of February, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the 16th stage of the Club Championship over 500m at Monarto.
Shooters had to contend with a warm breeze that started from the left, changed to the right and then switched back again. This happened several times throughout the afternoon.
Most shooters struggled in these conditions.
Only one possible was scored by Captain of the Club, David McDonald, in his second round.
Greg Traeger was top off-rifle for the day and the winner in A Grade with a consistent pair of 49’s for 98.7.
Tony Dixon was the winner in B Grade with 95.4, in a tight competition from Bryan Robertson with 95.3 and John Cadd with 95.2.
Robertson’s score gave him the handicap win for the afternoon.
Peter Byass was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with a 107.3.
Jim Caspers was the clear winner in F Class Standard “B” with 111.6 and included a fine 57 in his second round.
This score also gave Caspers the Handicap win in the F Class section.
John Shobbrook was the winner in F Class Open with 112.5 including an outstanding 58.4 in his second round.
The top round for the afternoon was by Ian Pavy with 58.5 in his first round.
The sighters’ awards were won by Robertson in full-bore with 20.1, Byass in F Class with 22.0 and Shobbrook in F Class Open also with 22.0.
The winners of the magpie awards were Peter Casley in full-bore with two and Pavy in F Class with one.
Scores: TR: B. Robertson 47.3, 48.0, 95.3, 18, 116; T. Benger 48.1, 46.4, 94.5, 15, 114; J. Cadd 47.2, 48.0, 95.2, 17, 114; T. Dixon 49.4, 46.0, 95.4, 15, 113; M. Whittle 47.3, 47.3, 94.6, 13, 113; G. Traeger 49.4, 49.3, 98.7, 7, 112; D. McDonald 45.2, 50.3, 95.5, 12, 112; R. Paech 47.3, 47.4, 94.7, 10, 111; G. Harrison 47.0, 47.1, 94.1, 11, 106; P. Casley 38.0, 45.1, 83.1, 14, 98.
F Class: J. Caspers 54.3, 57.3, 111.6, 15, 132; J. Shobbrook 54.1, 58.4, 112.5, 11, 128; P. Byass 55.2, 52.1, 107.3, 14, 124; J. Cranwell 51.1, 55.3, 106.4, 14, 124; C. Kuchel 49.1, 53.2, 102.3, 15, 120; I. Pavy 58.5, 51.0, 109.5, 5, 119.
By 5.56 - 800m Championship
Rob Paech trying out his F Class Rifle @ 800m
On Saturday the 21st of January, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the 15th stage of the Club Championship over 800m at Monarto.
The hot weather did not bring with it easy conditions. Shooters found continual difficulty with the right wind as it did not stay the same for consecutive shots.
Gordon Harrison was top off-rifle for the day and the winner in A Grade with a low score of 92.4.
Harrison’s score also gave him the handicap win for the afternoon though his score of 109 was a long way off the limit of 120.
Mark Whittle was the winner in B Grade with 85.5.
John Elson continued his winning run in C Grade with 69.0.
Surprisingly the F Class shooters also found the conditions difficult, because when they looked down their scopes all they could see was a blur with the mirage moving continuously.
Terry Brown was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with a consistent 105.3.
Jim Caspers was the clear winner in F Class Standard “B” with 96.3.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with 112.5 including an outstanding 58.4 in his first round.
The sighters’ awards were won by Robert Paech in full-bore with 18.1, Brown in F Class with 19.1 and Pavy in F Class Open with 18.0.
All shooters at some time during their shoot scored a magpie (3) or even worse a two. So the awards were hotly contested. The winners were John Cadd in full-bore with six and David Kosewicz in F Class with three.
Scores: TR: G. Harrison 47.3, 45.1, 92.4, 13, 109; R. Paech 43.1, 48.3, 91.4, 10, 105; D. McDonald 40.3, 47.1, 87.4, 12, 103; M. Whittle 41.2, 44.3, 85.5, 13, 103; B. Robertson 40.0, 44.0, 84.0, 18, 102; J.G. Traeger 41.0, 43.3, 84.3, 15, 102; T. Benger 45.2, 38.1, 83.3, 15, 101; G. Traeger 45.1, 45.1, 90.2, 7, 99; J. Cadd 40.2, 35.1, 75.3, 16, 94; J. Elson 37.0, 32.0, 69.0, 24, 93; R. Love 31.0, 34.1, 65.1, 26, 92.
F Class: I. Pavy 58.4, 54.1, 112.5, 6, 123; T. Brown 55.2, 50.1, 105.3, 14, 122; J. Cranwell 53.0, 51.1, 104.1, 15, 120; P. Byass 53.1, 49.0, 102.1, 15, 118; J. Shobbrook 51.1, 51.0, 102.1, 11, 114; J. Caspers 42.1, 54.2, 96.3, 15, 114; C. Kuchel 47.0, 49.1, 96.1, 15, 112; D. Kosewicz 50.1, 45.1, 95.2, 14, 111; M. Pavy 43.0, 46.0, 89.0, 22, 111; K. Mathews 42.0, 42.1, 84.1, 24, 109; F. Marshall 47.1, 41.0, 88.1, 19, 108; P. Schenscher 37.0, 44.1, 81.1, 19, 101.
Terry Brown was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with a consistent 105.3.
Jim Caspers was the clear winner in F Class Standard “B” with 96.3.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with 112.5 including an outstanding 58.4 in his first round.
The sighters’ awards were won by Robert Paech in full-bore with 18.1, Brown in F Class with 19.1 and Pavy in F Class Open with 18.0.
All shooters at some time during their shoot scored a magpie (3) or even worse a two. So the awards were hotly contested. The winners were John Cadd in full-bore with six and David Kosewicz in F Class with three.
Scores: TR: G. Harrison 47.3, 45.1, 92.4, 13, 109; R. Paech 43.1, 48.3, 91.4, 10, 105; D. McDonald 40.3, 47.1, 87.4, 12, 103; M. Whittle 41.2, 44.3, 85.5, 13, 103; B. Robertson 40.0, 44.0, 84.0, 18, 102; J.G. Traeger 41.0, 43.3, 84.3, 15, 102; T. Benger 45.2, 38.1, 83.3, 15, 101; G. Traeger 45.1, 45.1, 90.2, 7, 99; J. Cadd 40.2, 35.1, 75.3, 16, 94; J. Elson 37.0, 32.0, 69.0, 24, 93; R. Love 31.0, 34.1, 65.1, 26, 92.
F Class: I. Pavy 58.4, 54.1, 112.5, 6, 123; T. Brown 55.2, 50.1, 105.3, 14, 122; J. Cranwell 53.0, 51.1, 104.1, 15, 120; P. Byass 53.1, 49.0, 102.1, 15, 118; J. Shobbrook 51.1, 51.0, 102.1, 11, 114; J. Caspers 42.1, 54.2, 96.3, 15, 114; C. Kuchel 47.0, 49.1, 96.1, 15, 112; D. Kosewicz 50.1, 45.1, 95.2, 14, 111; M. Pavy 43.0, 46.0, 89.0, 22, 111; K. Mathews 42.0, 42.1, 84.1, 24, 109; F. Marshall 47.1, 41.0, 88.1, 19, 108; P. Schenscher 37.0, 44.1, 81.1, 19, 101.
400m Club Championship Report
By "Has Been".
The Murray Bridge Rifle club fired the first shots for
2012 on Saturday the 14th of January over 400m.
The wind caused all shooters problems at this normally easy range.
This is shown by the fact that no possibles were scored, In TR 48's were the best and in F class a couple of 58's were carded.
The wind was fresh, from the right hand side changing from very light to quite blustery at times.
Top off the rifle was B grader Tim Benger who totaled 94.6 4 points ahead of the A grade winner Gordon Harrison who scored 90.4.
C Grade winner was John Elson with 81.1.
F Open was won by Ian Pavy with 115.7.
FS A grade was won by Colin Kuchel with 107.3 on a count out from Terry Brown.
FS B grade was taken out by Jim Caspers with 104.3.
The handicap winners were:
TR: Tim Benger with 117.9, and in F class John Shobbrook with 131.1.
The magpie award winners were:
Bryan Robertson TR and Frank Marshall F Class, who both hit the dreaded 3 ring 3 times.
Scores:
T/R: A Grade: Gordon Harrison 42.1 48.3 90.4; David McDonald
47.3 43.1 90.4;
B grade: Tim Benger 47.2 47.4 94.6; Bryan Robertson 42.2
48.2 90.4; John Cadd 46.1 44.0 90.1; Mark Whittle 43.1 46.4 89.5;
C grade: John Elson 41.1 40.0 81.1; Bob Love 39 (one round only);
F Open: Ian Pavy 58.5 57.2 115.7; John Shobbrook 54.4 58.2 112.6;
FS A grade: Colin Kuchel 53 54.3 107.3; Terry Brown 52 55.3 107.3; David Kosewicz 52, 52.1 104.1; John Cranwell 45 55.2 100.2; Peter Byass 48 52 100;
FS B grade: Jim Caspers 50.1 54.2 104.3; Frank Marshall 48
53.1 101.1; Keith Matthews 44 51.1 95.1;
Also fired :
Brian Evans 42.1 41.1
Harrow and Visitor Brian Evans
by 5.56
Club Captain David McDonald on the mound at 500m
On Saturday the 3rd of December, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the 13th stage of the Club Championship over 500m at Monarto.
A steady wind blew from the right.
Greg Traeger was top off-rifle for the day with a superb 99.5, including the only possible – a 50.3 in his second round.
Tony Dixon was the winner in B Grade with 91.4.
Bob Love was the C Grade winner with 86.4. Love’s score made him the handicap winner in Full-bore.
Terry Brown was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with a consistent 113.8. This was a narrow victory from John Cranwell close behind on 113.4.
Brown’s score also saw him win the handicap award in F Class.
Caspers was the clear winner in F Class Standard “B” with 104.3.
John Shobbrook was the winner in F Class Open with 107.2.
The sighters’ awards were won by Traeger in full-bore with 20.1, Colin Kuchel in F Class with 23.1 and Shobbrook in F Class Open with 20.0.
The winners of the magpie awards were Bryan Robertson in full-bore with two and Wayne Stainer in F Class with one.
Next week the Club has organised its Christmas shoot to finish off the year.
Scores: TR: R. Love 44.2, 42.2, 86.4, 26, 116; G. Harrison 46.4, 47.3, 93.7, 13, 113; B. Robertson 45.1, 45.3, 90.4, 19, 113; G. Traeger 49.2, 50.3, 99.5, 7, 111; D. McDonald 45.2, 48.3, 93.5, 12, 110; A. Dixon 43.2, 48.2, 91.4, 15, 110.
F Class: T. Brown 57.6, 56.2, 113.8, 17, 138; J. Cranwell 58.3, 55.1, 113.4, 15, 132.6; C. Kuchel 50.0, 58.3, 108.3, 15, 126; W. Stainer 52.1, 46.0, 98.1, 24, 123; J. Shobbrook 54.2, 53.0, 107.2, 13, 122; J. Caspers 53.3, 51.0, 104.3, 15, 122.
Visitors: D. Keen 56.3, 54.1, 110.4; V. Tierney 46.0, 49.1, 95.1.
Visitors Dave & Vanessa preparing to shoot
1000 Yard Report
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On Saturday the 19th of November, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the twelfth stage of the Club Championship over 1000 yards at Monarto.
The weather saw a return to winter with the conditions considerably cooler than the day before. A steady breeze blew from the right, though it still caused many problems for most shooters.
Visitors Berndt, Richard and Graham at the 1000 yard mound
Numbers were increased by a visit from the Mount Barker Rifle Club who have decided to shoot more at the longer distances to gain experience.
The winner in A Grade and top off-rifle for the afternoon was Greg Traeger with a fine 97.7
Tony Dixon was the winner in B Grade with a 90.4.
Bob Love was the winner in C Grade with 75.2.
Jasamine Traeger was the full-bore Handicap winner for the afternoon.
David Kosewicz was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 107.3. Kosewicz’ score also saw him win the F Class Handicap award for the afternoon.
Jim Caspers was the leading shooter in F Class Standard “B” with 98.0.
Paul Janzso was the winner in F Class Open with 109.6.
The sighters’ awards for their respective sections were won by Traeger in full-bore with 17.2,
Tim Grigg in F Class Standard with 16.1 and Janzso in F Class Open with 18.0.
The magpie award was readily contested in all Grades. Many shooters were thankful that the Club does not have a “two” award because quite a few also scored several of them. The winners were Tim Benger in full-bore with five and Grigg in F Class with four.
For Mount Barker the best score was by Graham Hancock with 95.8 including a fine 49.5 in his second round.
CTV visitor Tim Manning having a go at 1000 with his 7mm SAUM
Scores: TR: J.L. Traeger 49.4, 44.1, 93.5, 15, 113; G. Traeger 49.3, 48.4, 97.7, 8, 112; T. Dixon 46.2, 44.2, 90.4, 15, 109; D. McDonald 44.2, 43.2, 87.4, 12, 103; R. Love 34.1, 41.1, 75.2, 26, 103; P. Casley 37.2, 47.1, 84.3, 14, 101; J. Cadd 43.0, 40.1, 83.1, 16, 100; T. Benger 39.1, 37.0, 76.1, 17, 94..
F Class: D. Kosewicz 54.2, 53.1, 107.3, 17, 127; P. Janzso 57.4, 52.2, 109.6, 8, 123; J. Shobbrook 50.1, 51.2, 101.3, 13, 117; T. Grigg 38.0, 53.1, 91.1, 24, 116; F. Marshall 43.1, 52.0, 95.1, 19, 115; T. Brown 46.1, 51.97.1, 17, 115; J. Cranwell 43.1, 53.1, 96.2, 15, 113; P. Byass 46.1, 52.0, 98.1, 14, 113; J. Caspers 46.0, 52.0, 98.0, 14, 112; C. Kuchel 43.0, 50.1, 93.1, 15, 109.3.
Visitors: T. Manning 55.3, 53.1, 108.4; G. Hancock 46.3, 49.5, 95.8; J. Lyon 46.4, 41.2, 87.6; R. McInnes 44.1, 46.1, 90.2; A. Hansen 36.0, 48.2, 84.2; M. Brittain 37.1, 38.2, 75.2; A. Ahrens 29.0, 33.0, 62.0; B. Wulf 48.1, 48.0, 96.1.
1000 yard Butt Report.
We had plenty of wayward shots with Magpies and even 2's. However shooters that mastered the conditions still managed to get super centres, one TR shooter getting 2 in a row - thats good shooting off your elbows at 1000 ! Great stuff Greg !
500m Report
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On Saturday the 12th of November, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the eleventh stage of the Club Championship over 500m at Monarto.
The weather was fine with gentle, light breeze blowing from the left. This changed in the late afternoon to be completely from the other side. It depended when you shot whether you had to change to right wind. All shooters paid close attention to the mirage.
For the first time in several weeks shooters scored double possibles.
The winner in A Grade and top off-rifle for the afternoon was Greg Traeger with a fine 100.9.
This was just ahead of another “A” Grader, Rob Paech with a consistent 100.6.
Peter Casley was the winner in B Grade with a superb 98.7. Casley’s great score was good enough to win him the full-bore Handicap award for the afternoon.
John Elson on the way to a win in C grade.
John Elson was the winner in C Grade with 86.2, just ahead of regular shooter Bob Love with 85.5.
Peter Byass was the winner in F Class Standard “A” for the second week in a row with 108.2.
Peter Schenscher was the leading shooter in F Class Standard “B” with 106.3.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with an excellent 116.9 including 59.4 in his second round.
Paul Janzso also scored a brilliant 59.2 in his second round to just miss out on being the leading shooter.
The sighters’ awards for their respective sections were won by Paech in full-bore with 20.0, Jim Caspers in F Class Standard with 20.0 on a count out from Schenscher and Pavy in F Class Open with 20.0.
The magpie award for full-bore was won by Tony Dixon on a return to shooting with two and Caspers in F Class also with two.
Tony Dixon making a sight adjustment
Scores: TR: P. Casley 49.2, 49.5, 98.7, 15, 120; T. Benger 46.2, 49.4, 95.6, 17, 118; G. Traeger 50.4, 50.5, 100.9, 8, 117; G. Harrison 49.3, 47.5, 96.8, 13, 117; R. Paech 50.2, 50.4, 100.6, 10, 116; R. Love 45.4, 40.1, 85.5, 26, 116; J. Cadd 47.2, 45.2, 92.4, 16, 112; J. Elson 43.1, 43.1, 86.2, 24, 112; M. Whittle 43.3, 48.4, 91.7, 12, 110; A. Dixon 45.3, 44.2, 89.5, 15, 109; J.L. Traeger 44.3, 44.2, 88.5, 15, 108.
John Cadd as always, looking sharp
F Class: I. Pavy 57.5, 59.4, 116.9, 7, 132; J. Shobbrook 56.3, 56.2, 112.5, 14, 131; P. Schenscher 52.2, 54.1, 106.3, 19, 128; P. Janzso 56.3, 59.2, 115, 7, 127; D. Kosewicz 55.1, 51.2, 106.3, 17, 126; F. Marshall 54.2, 49.0, 103.2, 19, 124; P. Byass 52.1, 56.1, 108.2, 14, 124; C. Kuchel 56.0, 51.1, 107.1, 15, 123; J. Cranwell 52.1, 52.0, 104.1, 15, 120; J. Caspers 46.0, 56.3, 102.3, 14, 119; M. Pavy 48.1, 48.0, 96.1, 21, 118.
Visitor: Fred Guyatt 44.0, 48.2, 92.2; always good to see his smiling face
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On Saturday the 29th of October, Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the tenth stage of the Club Championship over 600m at Monarto
Tim Benger using his RPA with Jericho stock
The weather was mainly fine with a very changeable wind blowing from the right. It seemed very easy to read but caused many problems for most of the shooters.
Two possibles were scored. The first and best was by Peter Casley as the first shooter of the day, he scored 50.6. Later in the afternoon, Gordon Harrison recorded 50.1 in his second round.
Top off-rifle was Mark Whittle with a superb 96.10 in the conditions.
Whittle’s score was also gave him the win in B Grade.
In fact the first two highest scores on the range were both by B Grade competitors with Casley following closely behind Whittle with 96.9. Casley with his high score was lucky enough to be the Handicap winner in full-bore.
The winner in A Grade was Robert Paech with 96.6.
Bob Love was the winner in C Grade with 81.2.
Peter Byass was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 111.4 including 57.1 in his second round.
Jim Caspers returned to the winners’ list and was the leading shooter in F Class Standard “B” with 107.5.
Wayne Stainer with a good consistent shoot in both rounds was the winner of the F Class Handicap award.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with 115.9. This score was made up of two excellent rounds of 57.5 and 58.4.
The sighters’ awards for their respective sections were won by Whittle in full-bore with 20.2, Frank Marshall in F Class Standard with 19.2 and Pavy in F Class Open with 22.1.
The magpie award for full-bore was won by Tim Benger with two on a count out from Janelle Traeger.
Top off rifle, and a beautiful daughter ! No wonder Marks smiling !
Scores: TR: P. Casley 50.6, 46.3, 96.9, 18, 120; M. Whittle 47.6, 49.4, 96.10, 14, 120; R. Paech 48.2, 48.4, 96.6, 10, 112; J. Cadd 48.1, 45.1, 93.2, 16, 111; R. Love 39.0, 42.2, 81.2, 26, 109; T. Benger 44.1, 44.2, 88.3, 17, 108; G. Traeger 47.4, 47.1, 94.5, 8, 107; G. Harrison 42.1, 50.1, 92.2, 12, 106; J.L. Traeger 42.0, 47.1, 89.1, 14, 104; J.G. Traeger 47.1, 40.0, 87.1, 14, 102.
F Class – W. Stainer 53.1, 51.1, 104.2, 26, 132; I. Pavy 57.5, 58.4, 115.9, 7, 131; J. Shobbrook 53.2, 56.5, 109.7, 14, 130; P. Byass 54.3, 57.1, 111.4, 14, 129; F. Marshall 49.1, 56.1, 105.2, 19, 126; J. Caspers 51.2, 56.3, 107.5, 14, 126; T. Brown 48.1, 52.3, 100.4, 17, 121; J. Cranwell 45.0, 51.3, 96.3, 14, 113.
Switching from left to right !
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On Saturday the 15th October 2011, Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the ninth stage of the Club Championship over 700m at Monarto.
The weather was mainly fine with a very strong wind blowing from the right.
Shooting was interrupted at one stage for a heavy shower of rain but then the rest of the afternoon proceeded in the normal manner.
Only one possible was scored. This was by eventual winner Greg Traeger in his second round.
Traeger was top off-rifle and winner of A Grade with 98.9.
Janelle Traeger was the winner in B Grade with a consistent 95.7.
Bob Love was the winner in C Grade with 85.3.
Terry Brown was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 104.2.
Peter Schenscher was the winner in F Class Standard “B” with 109.4. This score also saw him win the F Class Handicap award for the afternoon.
David McDonald was the winner of the full- bore Handicap award.
The sighters’ awards were won by Traeger in full-bore with 20.2 and Caspers in F Class Standard with 21.
The magpie awards were won by Gordon Harrison in Full-bore with three and Keith Mathews in F Class with two.
Scores: TR: D. McDonald 48.3, 49.6, 97.9, 13, 119; J.G. Traeger 48.5, 47.2, 95.7, 14, 116; G. Traeger 48.5, 50.4, 98.9, 8, 115; R. Love 39.0, 46.3, 85.3, 26, 114; M. Whittle 45.5, 49.1, 94.6, 14, 114; J. Cadd 46.1, 47.1, 93.2, 16, 111; J.L. Traeger 48.1, 46.1, 94.2, 14, 110; G. Harrison 44.4, 44.5, 88.9, 12, 109.
F Class – P. Schenscher 56.3, 53.1, 109.4, 24, 137; F. Marshall 52.2, 55.2, 107.4, 22, 133; T. Brown 50.1, 54.1, 104.2, 17, 123; J. Caspers 54.0, 52.2, 106.2, 14, 122; B. Robertson 43.1, 50.1, 93.2, 24, 119; K. Mathews 47.0, 45.0, 92.0, 23, 115.
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On Saturday the 8th of October, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the eighth stage of the Club Championship over 400m at Monarto
The weather was fine and a light wind blew from the right. Although conditions seemed easy it still caused problems as the flags turned with the changing strength.
Numbers were low for this short distance and shooters put it down to the fact that last weekend was busy with the State Championships.
No one managed to score a possible though several shooters came close with 49’s.
Top off-rifle and top scorer was Greg Traeger with a consistent 98.9.
Janelle Traeger was the winner in B Grade with 94.4.
Bob Love was the winner in C Grade with 82.2 and celebrated shooting for 50 years. He was presented with a certificate and badge by The Governor of South Australia, Kevin Scarce.
Peter Byass was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 104.5.
Jim Caspers continued on his winning way with a win in F Class Standard “B” with 109.5. This score also saw him win the F Class Handicap award for the afternoon.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with 114.6 including a superb 59.4 in his second round.
Robert Paech was the winner of the full- bore Handicap award.
The sighters’ awards were won by Paech in full-bore with 20.2, Caspers in F Class Standard with 22.1 and Pavy in F Class Open with 19.0.
The magpie award in full-bore was won by David McDonald with one. This is his third win for the season and already he has a stranglehold on the yearly trophy. The magpie award winner in F Class was Byass also with only one on a count out from young shooter Michael Pavy.
Scores:
TR: R. Paech 48.5, 49.4, 97.9, 10, 116; D. McDonald 47.3, 47.5, 94.8, 13, 115; G. Traeger 49.4, 49.5, 98.9, 8, 115; J. Cadd 47.3, 46.2, 93.5, 16, 114; J.G. Traeger 45.1 49.3, 94.4, 14, 112; G. Harrison 46.2, 47.4, 93.6, 12, 111; R. Love 40.0, 42.2, 82.2, 26, 110.
F Class – J. Caspers 54.4, 55.1, 109.5, 15, 129; I. Pavy 55.2, 59.4, 114.6, 7, 127; P. Byass 49.2, 55.3, 104.5, 14, 123; T. Brown 50.1, 51.1, 101.2, 16, 119; M. Pavy 47.1, 44.0, 91.1, 21, 113.
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On Saturday 17th September, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the seventh stage of the Club Championship over 800m at Monarto.
For most members this week’s shoot was a disaster and will not be counted in their final Championship score.
The weather was very warm with a strong and gusty wind blowing from the left. This caused difficulty for all of the shooters. Scores were the lowest many could remember for several years. Much laughter was heard as shooters saw even the top shots struggling in the conditions and seeing who would end up with the lowest score.
The wind later turned to the right and seemed to become even stronger. Quite late in the afternoon it eased slightly and some shooters had an easier patch of weather to contend with.
Top off rifle was Gordon Harrison with 94.4, including a 49.3 in his second round.
The only possible was shot by Club Captain, David McDonald; a 50.5 in his second round.
Janelle Traeger was the winner in B Grade with an 86.6.
John Elson was the winner in C Grade with 74.3 in a close tussle with Bob Love on 74.2.
Peter Byass was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 102.5 including a 57.4 in his second round.
Jim Caspers won F Class Standard “B” with 97.0.
The sighters’ awards were won by Jasamine Traeger in full-bore with 16.1 and Byass in F Class Standard with 18.1.
For the second shoot in a row McDonald was the winner of the magpie award. No shooters escaped scoring at least one but McDonald managed to accumulate four. Bryan Robertson was the winner of the F Class magpie award and his unlucky number was three.
Scores: TR: G. Harrison 45.1, 49.3, 94.4.13, 111; J. G. Traeger 42.2, 44.4, 86.6, 15, 107; T. Benger 37.2, 48.0, 85.2, 17, 104; M. Whittle 38.1, 45.6, 83.7, 14, 104; J. Lyon 39.0, 49.5, 88.5, 11, 104; D. McDonald 34.0, 50.5, 84.5, 13, 102; R. Love 37.0, 37.2, 74.2, 26, 102; J. Elson 37.1, 37.2, 74.3, 24, 101; J.L. Traeger 39.1, 44.3, 83.4, 14, 101; G. Traeger 41.0, 46.3, 87.3, 7, 97; J. Cain 29.1, 38.3, 67.4, 17, 88. .
F Class: P. Byass 45.1, 57.4, 102.5, 18, 125; B. Robertson 42.1, 48.0, 90.1, 24, 115; F. Marshall 38.0, 53.2, 91.2, 22, 115; J. Caspers 44.0, 53.0, 97.0, 15, 112; K. Mathews 39.0, 39.0, 78.0, 23, 101; T. Brown 34.0, 50.1, 84.1, 16, 101.
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On Saturday the 3rd of September, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the sixth stage of the Club Championship over 300m at Monarto.
The weather was warm with a strong wind blowing from the left. This caused difficulty for some of the shooters as they had to make slight adjustments at the right time.
Top off rifle was Greg Traeger with a superb 100.9 in the changeable conditions.
Traeger was the only TR shooter to score a double possible for the afternoon.
Other shooters to score possibles were Janelle Traeger with 50.1 and Mark Whittle with 50.6, both in their second rounds.
Janelle Traeger was the winner in B Grade with a fine 97.5.
Bob Love was the winner in C Grade with 80.0.
Colin Kuchel was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 109.7.
The outstanding shoot for the afternoon was from young 12 year old Michael Pavy who won F Class Standard “B” with 110.6.
Father, Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Open with a magnificent 120.16, including an almost perfect 60.9 in his first round.
The sighters’ awards were won by Robert Paech in full-bore with 20.1, Terry Brown and Peter Schenscher in F Class Standard with 20.1 and Pavy in F Class Open with 20.2.
Captain of the Club, David McDonald was the unlucky winner of the magpie award with one. This was won on a count-back from Tim Benger.
Scores: TR: J. G. Traeger 47.4, 50.1, 97.5, 15, 117; R. Paech 48.6, 49.3, 97.9, 10, 116; G. Traeger 50.5, 50.4, 100.9, 7, 116; M. Whittle 45.1, 50.6, 95.7, 14, 116; T. Benger 45.0, 45.4, 90.4, 17, 111; G. Harrison 46.1, 46.2, 92.3, 108; D. McDonald 46.3, 46.1, 92.4, 12, 108; R. Love 42.0, 38.0, 80.0, 25, 105.
F Class: I. Pavy 60.9, 60.7, 120.16, 10, 140; M. Pavy 54.2, 56.4, 110.6, 25, 140; K. Dominey 54.1, 50.1, 104.2, 26, 132; C. Kuchel 54.4, 55.3, 109.7, 15, 131; J. Shobbrook 55.3, 57.0, 112, 14, 129; K. Mathews 51.0, 53.1, 104.1, 23, 128; P. Schenscher 49.2, 52.1, 101.3, 24, 128; P. Byass 54.1, 53.1, 107.2, 18, 127; D. Kosewicz 52.2, 53.2, 105.4, 17, 126; T. Brown 55.0, 53.2, 108.2, 15, 125; J. Caspers 50.1, 55.3, 105.4, 15, 124; J. Cranwell 52.1, 55.1, 107.2, 14, 123; J. Lyon 53.1, 56.1, 109.2, 12, 123.
Yet another Inch Action in action on the weekend
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On Saturday the 13th of August, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the fifth stage of the Club Championship over 1000 yards at Monarto.
The day began with a ceremonial “last shot” for long time shooter and Life Member
Les Brereton. This was a short service conducted at 500m with his son, Ron Brereton, firing a single shot and a target being slowly lowered. Family and club members watched on.
It was a cool day with a changing breeze blowing from the left. This eased slightly later in the afternoon and scores from the shooters improved.
Greg Traeger was the top off-rifle and winner in A Grade with 99.9.
A Grade winner Greg Traeger, flanked by Kane Dominey, and visitor from the UK,
The Lord of Horton, Staff Sergeant Ian Parker, Royal Engineers.
The only possibles for the day were scored by Traeger (50.5) in his second round and David McDonald (50.3) in his first round.
Traeger also won the full-bore Handicap award for the afternoon being the shooter to get closest to the limit of 120.
John Cain was the winner in B Grade with a consistent 91.5.
Bob Love continued to lead the C Grade competition with 69.2 at this trying distance.
John Cranwell was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 107.2.
Jim Caspers continued his winning ways in F Class Standard “B” with 105.7. Caspers with this score was also the winner in the F Class Handicap award.
Paul Janzso was the winner in F Class Open with 116.4 including a fine 59.2 in his first round.
The sighters’ awards were won by McDonald in full-bore with 18.1 counting out Traeger, Cranwell in F Class Standard with 17 counting out David Kosewicz and Janzso in F Class Open with 20.1.
The magpie (3) awards for the afternoon were won by Janelle Traeger in full-bore with two and Peter Schenscher in the F Class with three.
Scores: TR – G. Traeger 49.4, 50.5, 99.9,8, 116; D. McDonald 50.3, 47.2, 97.5, 13, 115; J. Cain 45.2, 46.3, 91.5, 18, 114; R. Paech 47.2, 48.4, 95.6, 10, 111; J.G. Traeger 43.2, 47.3, 90.5, 15, 110; J.L. Traeger 44.2, 46.3, 90.5, 14, 109; R. Love 33.0, 36.2, 69.2, 25, 96.
F Class – J. Caspers 50.3, 55.4, 105.7, 17, 129; P. Janzso 59.2, 57.2, 116.4, 9, 129; C. Kuchel 54.4, 52.1, 106.5, 17, 128; I. Pavy 56.2, 55.2, 111.4, 11, 126; J. Shobbrook 49.2, 57.2, 106.4, 14, 124; J. Cranwell 55.2, 52.0, 107.2, 14, 123; P. Schenscher 42.0, 55.1, 97.1, 25, 123; B. Robertson 48.1, 45.1, 93.2, 26, 121; P. Byass 46.0, 52.1, 98.1, 18, 117; T. Brown 47.1, 52.1, 99.2, 16, 117; F. Marshall 45.0, 50.0, 95.0, 21, 116; D. Kosewicz 40.0, 51.0, 91.0, 17, 108.
Also fired –K. Dominey 51.0, 60.5, 111.5; T Benger (one round) 28.1, I. Parker (full-bore) 22.0, (F Class) 52.2.
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On Saturday the 23rd July, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the fourth stage of the Club Championship over 400m at Monarto.
John Elson, John Cadd, Wayne Stainer, and Bryan Robertson in action @ 400m
It was a cool day with a chilling breeze blowing from the left. This eased slightly during the afternoon and even changed to the right for some shooters.
Greg Traeger was the top off-rifle and winner in A Grade with 100.11.
Father, Greg and daughter, Jasamine, both competing in A Grade, were the only shooters to score possibles for the afternoon.
Traeger also won the full-bore Handicap award for the afternoon being the shooter to get closest to the limit of 120.
Janelle Traeger was the winner in B Grade with a fine 97.3.
Bob Love continued his consistent form in C Grade to win with 85.3 in a close tussle with John Elson who scored 82.1.
Terry Brown was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 116.9 including a superb 59.6 in his first round.
Jim Caspers continued to lead the way in F Class Standard “B” and was the winner with 116.5. This week he produced an excellent 60.3 in his second round.
Paul Janzso was the winner in F Class Open with a tremendous 119.14 including a magnificent 60.8 in his first round. With this score Janzso outshone everyone and managed to win the F Class Handicap award.
The sighters’ awards were won by Traeger in full-bore with 20.1, Bryan Robertson in F Class Standard with 21.1 and Janzso in F Class Open with 21.
The magpie (3) award for the afternoon was won in the F Class section by Wayne Stainer with two.
Wayne enjoying his 308 Tikka, while Paul Fitzpatrick studies the targets
Scores: TR – G. Traeger 50.5, 50.6, 100.11, 8, 119; T. Benger 46.2, 47.4, 93.6, 17, 116; J. Lyon 48.3, 49.5, 97.8, 11, 116; J. G. Traeger 49.2, 48.1, 97.3, 15, 115; J. L. Traeger 50.3, 48.0, 98.3, 14, 115; M. Whittle 47.2, 48.3, 95.5, 14, 114; J. Cadd 47.3, 46.2, 93.5, 16, 114; R. Love 43.1, 42.2, 85.3, 25, 113; D. McDonald 46.2, 48.3, 94.5, 13, 112; J. Elson 40.0, 42.1, 82.1, 23, 106.
F Class – P. Janzso 60.8, 59.6, 119.14, 10, 140; T. Brown 59.6, 57.3, 116.9, 17, 140; I. Pavy 58.4, 59.7, 117.11, 12, 140; B. Robertson 53.2, 56.2, 109.4, 26, 139; J. Caspers 56.2, 60.3, 116.5, 17, 138; J. Cranwell 58.2, 57.3, 115.5, 14, 134; P. Schenscher 53.1, 53.1, 106.2, 25, 133;
F. Marshall 56.1, 53.1, 109.2, 21, 132; D. Kosewicz 54.2, 55.4, 109.6, 16, 131; C. Kuchel 52.1, 54.3, 106.4, 16, 126; W. Stainer 45.1, 52.2, 97.3, 25, 125.
Visitors – P. Fitzpatrick 41.3, 49.1, 90.4; H. Shumudavel 30.1, 26.0, 56.1; K. Dominey 46.0, 47.0, 93.0.
JC shooting & PJ watching the conditions @ 400m
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On Saturday 16th of July, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the third stage of the Club Championship over 800m at Monarto.
It was a beautifully fine day with a changeable wind blowing from the left. This eased slightly during the late afternoon but this did not improve too many scores.
Shooters had to concentrate hard on the changes to make in the wind to keep as many shots within the bullseye area.
Gordon Harrison was the top off-rifle and winner in A Grade with 98.8, including a fine 50.3 in his second round. This was the only possible scored by Club members, with only one more scored by Port Pirie visitor Jake Stauwer.
Harrison also won the full-bore Handicap award for the afternoon as the only shooter to reach the limit of 120.
John Cadd was the winner in B Grade with 93.6, just ahead of Janelle Traeger with 93.5.
Bob Love continued his consistent form in C Grade to win with 88.2.
John Cranwell was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with 110.1.
Jim Caspers continued to shine in F Class Standard “B” and was the winner with 113.3. This included a superb 59.2 in his second round. Caspers also was the winner of the F Class Handicap award for the afternoon.
Paul Janzso was the winner in F Class Open with 116.4 including an excellent 59.3 in his second round.
The sighters’ awards were won by Jasamine Traeger in full-bore with 20.1, Caspers in F Class Standard with 23 and Janzso in F Class Open with 20.
The magpie (3) awards for the afternoon were won by Peter Casley in full-bore and Colin Kuchel in F Class both with two.
Scores: TR – G. Harrison 48.5, 50.3, 98.8, 14, 120; J.L. Traeger 49.2, 47.4, 96.6, 14, 116; P. Casley 44.4, 48.1, 92.5, 18, 115; J. Cadd 47.2, 46.4, 93.6, 16, 115; R. Love 44.1, 44.1, 88.2, 25, 115; D. McDonald 47.4, 47.3, 94.7, 13, 114; R. Paech 48.3, 49.3, 97.6, 10, 113; J.G. Traeger 48.4, 45.1, 93.5, 15, 113; M. Whittle 45.4, 47.3, 92.7, 14, 113; G. Traeger 49.2, 48.5, 97.7, 8, 112; T. Benger 44.3, 46.1, 90.4.
F Class –J. Caspers 54.1, 59.2, 113.3, 21, 137; M. Pavy 51.2, 52.1, 103.3, 28, 134; P. Janzso 57.1, 59.3, 116.4, 11, 131; T. Grigg 49.0, 54.1, 103.1, 24, 128; B. Robertson 52.0, 50.0, 102.0, 26, 128; F. Marshall 52.4, 51.0, 103.4, 21, 128; T. Brown 46.0, 59.5, 109.5, 17, 127; P. Byass 56.0, 53.0, 109.0, 18, 127; J. Cranwell 56.0, 54.1, 110.1, 14, 125; C. Kuchel 47.0, 56.0, 103.0, 16, 119; I. Pavy 38.0, 50.1, 88.1, 12, 101.
Visitor: J. Stauwer 48.4, 50.6, 98.10.
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On Saturday the 9th of July, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club contested the second stage of the Club Championship over 700m at Monarto.
Again a light shower delayed the beginning of the shoot but all competitors made it through the afternoon without getting wet. A steady breeze blew from the right and this produced very high scores from all shooters.
Members of the Club could not remember the last time so many shooters scored so well on the one day.
Mark Whittle, David Mc Donald, and Robert Paech all shot Double Possibles
Robert Paech, who is in fantastic form at the moment, was the top off-rifle in full-bore and winner in A Grade with 100.14. This was just ahead of Captain, David McDonald with 100.12.
Mark Whittle was the winner in B Grade with a superb 100.11. Members joked that even though he has a new baby in the household that he must not be suffering from sleepless nights.
Bob Love was the C Grade winner with a fine 93.10.
Peter Casley was the winner of the full-bore Handicap award.
John Cranwell was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with marvellous 119.12. Cranwell also won the F Class Handicap award for the afternoon.
Jim Caspers was the winner in F Class Standard “B” with 116.8.
Paul Janzso produced a perfect display in F Class Open to win with 120.12.
The sighters’ awards were won by Greg Traeger in full-bore with 19.3, Caspers in F Class Standard with 23.2 and Janzso in F Class Open with 21.1.
Unluckily in such ideal conditions two shooters managed to find the magpie (3) ring. Winners were Tony Dixon in full-bore and Keith Mathews in F Class both with one.
Scores: TR – P. Casley 49.3, 50.8, 99.11, 19, 120; R. Paech 50.8, 50.6, 100.14, 10, 120; D. McDonald 50.6, 50.6, 100.12, 13, 120; M. Whittle 50.6, 50.5, 100.11, 14, 120; R. Love 45.4, 48.6, 93.10, 26, 120; T. Benger 50.3, 49.6, 99.6, 17, 120; G. Harrison 50.6, 48.6, 98.12, 14, 120; J. G. Traeger 50.7, 47.3, 97.10, 15, 120; G. Traeger 50.9, 49.5, 99.14, 8, 120; J. Cadd 49.4, 49.2, 98.6, 15, 119; T. Dixon 47.2, 48.3, 95.5, 14, 114.
F Class – J. Cranwell 60.8, 59.4, 119.12, 15, 140; P. Janzso 60.6, 60.6, 120.12, 11, 140; J. Caspers 58.2, 58.6, 116.8, 22, 140; C. Kuchel 59.3, 60.6, 119.9, 16, 140; P. Byass 60.8, 56.1, 116.9, 18, 140; P. Schenscher 56.2, 58.2, 114.4, 25, 140; T. Brown 59.4, 57.4, 116.8, 17, 140; F. Marshall 53.2, 59.4, 112.6, 21, 139; I. Pavy 59.4, 60.3, 119.7, 12, 138; T. Grigg 56.2, 54.1, 110.3, 24, 137; K. Mathews 52.2, 56.2, 108.4, 23, 135; W. Stainer 52.0, 54.1, 106.1, 25, 132.
Visitors: R. McInnes 49.7, 50.2, 99.9; P. Fitzpatrick 48.6, 50.5, 98.11; T. Trigg (one round) 48.3.
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On Saturday the 2nd July 2011, the Murray Bridge Rifle Club began the new shooting season and the 1st stage of the Club Championship at 300m.
This season several changes have been made to the Club Championship – the Club has added some extra shoots and a new handicap system is in operation. This year also sees the introduction of the use of supercentres in F Class shooting and they will be counted in the scores in the same way that full-bore shooters use the V-bull.
The most outstanding shoot of the afternoon was by F Class Open shooter, Paul Janzso, who scored a perfect 120.15.
Paul thinks things can't get much better !
This was made up of scores of 60.7 and 60.8. Amazingly he managed to get all his shots inside the diameter of a coffee mug and fifteen of those were in an area just bigger than a 50 cent piece.
Janzso’s score also saw him win the F Class Handicap award using only 40 per cent of his allotted amount to reach the limit of 140.
The breeze blew from the left and although a light shower delayed the beginning of the shoot all competitors made it through the afternoon without getting wet.
Most shooters achieved high scores in the gentle conditions.
Greg Traeger was the top off-rifle in full-bore and winner in A Grade with 99.16, including an excellent 50.9 in the first round. Traeger was also the winner of the Handicap award being the best of a group of seven shooters who reached the limit of 120.
John Cain was the winner in B Grade with a superb 97.7, in a narrow victory from Tony Dixon with 97.6.
Bob Love was the C Grade winner with a consistent 89.5.
Ian Pavy was the winner in F Class Standard “A” with marvellous 118.9.
Jim Caspers was the winner in F Class Standard “B” with 116.6.
The sighters’ awards were won by Love in full-bore with 19.2, Colin Kuchel in F Class Standard with 24 and Janzso in F Class Open with 22.
Scores: TR – G. Traeger 50.9, 49.7, 99.16, 8, 120; G. Harrison 48.5, 49.6, 97.11, 14, 120; J.L. Traeger 48.4, 50.6, 98.10, 14, 120; P. Casley 47.2, 49.5, 96.7, 19, 120; J. Cain 49.4, 48.3, 97.7, 18, 120; D. McDonald 49.8, 49.1, 98.9, 13, 120; R. Love 43.2, 46.3, 89.6, 26, 120; T. Dixon 49.4, 48.2, 97.6, 14, 117; J.G. Traeger 48.2, 48.1, 96.3, 15, 114; J. Cadd 45.0, 49.4, 94.4, 15, 113.
F Class – P. Janzso 60.7, 60.8, 120.15, 12, 140; J. Caspers 57.1, 59.5, 116.6, 23, 140; B. Robertson 53.1, 56.4, 109.5, 26, 140; K. Mathews 54.0, 58.5, 112.5, 23, 140; T. Brown 59.3,56.4, 115.7, 17, 139; I. Pavy 59.4, 59.5, 118.9, 12, 139; J. Cranwell 60.3, 57.3, 117.6, 15, 138; F. Marshall 56.3, 54.0, 110.3, 21, 134; C. Kuchel 54.0, 57.1, 111.1, 15, 127.
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