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On 1st November East
Marden held its Annual Prize Shoot which had
a full complement of shooters. Some of
these shooters came from as far as Mildura
and Naracoorte to take part in this event.
We had some people who have attended prize
shoots and also some new faces.
The day
started early and we were expecting a hot
day, and we were disappointed that the
weatherman actually got it right.
However, the skill and quality of the
participants was very high and the scores
presented were completed in extreme
conditions (yes we even had some wind in the
afternoon).
There
were 3 events Prone, Benchrest Target and
Sporting Rifle. The 20 metre events
were held in the morning and gave some of us
memories of how different it was to shoot
during the day. It seems that all this
shooting certainly made people build up an
appetite and so when the bbq lunch (prepared
by Messrs Couzner and Beattie) and guarded
by Lennie was served at 1pm it was eagerly
devoured. It must have been the smell
wafting through the firing point and club
house (apologies to all those people who
suffered)
After the
break, it was back to the fierce competition
between all for the 50 metre honours.
At this time the mirage and wind was
starting to have an effect on participants
with a multitude of original reasons as to
why that one went too high or wide.
Much to our visitors surprise we actually do
have windflags which assisted in their
endeavours to shoot a perfect score.
At the
end of the day when the last shot had been
fired and everyone was relaxing, the final
scores showed that all categories were hotly
contested with the winners of the Benchrest
in the 50m being decided on X counts
The
committee would like to thank all the
competitors for taking part in this years
shoot and to all the volunteers, From the
target changers, to the Range officers and
the Scorers who helped make the day the
success it has become over the years.
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