Roseville Rifle Club Australia

Archive for April 7th, 2015

Three Rosevillians traveled overseas to the Apple Isle and competed in the 118th Tasmanian Queen’s at Campbell Town 65km’s south east of Launceston. Tim and Phill traveled by air and Mark by land and water to compete in this event at the windswept sheep grazing range. We stayed in the small town of Ross only 9km’s away which has one main street, a Post Office, 3 bakeries and various other small tourist shops and an information center.

The conditions for the Davis Lead Up Shoot were not considered favorable with high, very changeable cold winds from the right which changed direction and strength very quickly.

There were some initial high scores but that soon stopped and by the end of the second day, where if you got a low to mid 40 you were doing OK!!

Mark gained 3^rd place for 600y with a 47.3 and another 3^rd at 700y with a 47.0. Phill managed 1^st place at that 700y with a 49.4! Mark finished Day 1 of the Davis in 3^rd place 188.9, Phill 9^th 180.11 and Tim 16^th 171.8.

Day 2 saw Mark again get a 3^rd place with his 42.0 at 1000y, the days agg saw Phill in 4^th place on 82.4, Mark 9^th with his 79.3 and Tim 15^th on 75.2. The Roseville placings for the Davis Agg were Mark 4^th 267.12, Phill 7^th 262.15 and Tim a valiant 16^th 246.10.

Dawn broke on the first day of the Queen’s with a calm and clear day, the wind had dropped and was more consistent, care still was needed to watch for inevitable drops offs and changes of direction. Owing to the calmer conditions the 50’s flowed with ease with every range of day 1 and most of day 2. Mark shot very well at the second 500y with a 50.9 for 1^st place! The day 1 agg saw Mark in 4^th with 195.20, Phill 10^th with 192.16 and Tim 16^th on 188.12.

Day 2 of the Queen’s started with equally pleasant weather which improved during the day, there were times where it was nearly getting hot in the sun!! Phill started off well in the first 700y with a 50.6 for 1^st place, Mark gained 3^rd place for the 1^st 800y with his 49.4 and Phill 4^th with 48.5. The end of Day 2 saw Phill in 7^th on 189.14, Mark 12^th on 188.12 and Tim 15^th 184.11.

There was some light drizzle early in the morning of the last day which cleared up in time when shooting commenced. Temperatures were higher again and the wind eased. Mark was again 3^rd with a 50.4 at 900y and 3^rd at 1000y shooting a 48.2, and Phill 4^th on 50.3 at 900y. Mark tied for 1^st place in the final days agg with Grahame Berman with 98.6! Phill got 5^th for the agg on 97.7 and Tim finished 17^th on 93.3.

Now to the Queen’s final placings. Mark finished a very credible 4^th place on 481.38 behind the eventual winner and local shooter and CRO Mark Walters who shot an excellent score of 487.40, Phill 6^th on 478.37 and Tim 16^th on 465.26. The Grand results for the Roseville shooters were Mark 3^rd with 748.50, Phill 6^th on 740.52 and Tim 17^th with his 711.36

Full results can be found at http://www.nraa.com.au/tasmanian-queens-prize-meeting-results/