March/April 2009 - New Zealand Clay Target Association

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Official Journal of the New Zealand Clay Target Association Inc.
MARCH/APRIL 2009
Shirley Savage and Chris Cassin at the
Wellington Districts-report on page 38.
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
Paul Dunnett, 2009 Beretta Sporting
Clay High Gun for the three days North
Island and NZ Sporting Clays Champs.
National Executive
Contents
President’s Column/Secretary’s Notes 7
Beretta Nationals 5-Stand and Sporting 2009 9
2009 North Island DTL Championships 11
Westland Provincials 2009 13
Southland Provincials 2008 17
Shooting Made Easy article by Carl Bloxham 20
Bay of Plenty Provincials 21
Quick Shots by Frank Hoppe 25
Wanaka Gun Club 50th Anniversary 26
Stewart Island Gun Club’s final shoot 27
Throw a Little Light/article 28
Patangata’s 50th Anniversary 30
Thames Valley Ball Trap Championships 31
Northland District Championships 32
Gun Alterations to Fit and Performance 35
Wellington District Championships 38
North Island ISSF Championships 40
Mental Training article by Michael J. Keyes MD 44
Hall of Fame 45
Around the Clubs 47
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DUCKSHOOTERS’ TROPHY SHOOT
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Sunday 29 March 2009 9.30am
Dunedin Clay Target Club
Brighton Road, Waldronville
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Lots of great prizes.
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President’s Report
In early February Jan and I were
honoured to have been invited to the
Wanaka Gun Club 50th anniversary.
On Friday night we had the dinner
and presentations which involved the
induction of two life members. Peter
Cooke and Ray Anderson received
the medals for outstanding service
to the club going right back to the
beginning. This is a club that is lucky
enough to own its own 43 acres of
land, clubrooms and over the years has
replaced most of the traps with new
and also built new lanes, traphouses
and skeet towers. The club has a very
good base of workers that want to make
it work and have succeeded in later
years. Congratulations to Wanaka and
its members for this achievement and
thank you for the enjoyable weekend.
The stories from the older members on
the goings on over the years are great
to listen to. The shoot on Saturday
was very well supported from far and
wide with present and well-travelled
members attending.
On a sadder note the Stewart Island
club is no longer. With only one official
member, Russell (Badger) Squires and
with Ron (Fatty) Dennis leaving the
island, it was decided to close the club
down. For those who have attended the
Island shoots over the last 25 years, I’m
sure that many a memory can be had.
The infamous Joe Cave Ball Trap which
could be called ‘The Beast’, the crayfish
and mussels at will while the shooting
was on, and, of course, the odd tipple
at the after match function. I’m sorry to
see it all go and I wish Ron and Russell
all the best in the future and thanks for
a good time.
Late last year New Zealand was
awarded the World English Sporting
Clay Shoot. Whilst we were in Ireland
we put the case forward to the World
Body and were duly awarded the
championship. The application was put
in on behalf of the TVDA. This will be a
huge undertaking and will need plenty
of support from all quarters. The time
of year still has to be determined but
should be in the early part of 2011.
Recently TVDA held the 5 stand and
Nationals at Paeroa. Twenty squads
of National and International shooters
were treated to a great week’s shooting
of well-set targets and a well-run shoot.
I was rapt to see Barry Williamson attend
and shoot and assist our sponsors. Jeff
Wells, a well known sporting shooter,
was once again a generous sponsor of
the week under the banner of Kilwell.
Martin Coe, once again with his Beretta
New Zealand Company, generously
sponsored two guns for HOA 5 stand
and Sporting, the guns going to Des
Coe and Paul Dunnett respectively.
Special thanks to both sponsors from
the shooters and the NZCTA for their
continued support.
Still on Sporting, the next big event is
the FITASC Oceania Championships to
be held at Rotorua. A busy time for the
shooters and organisers. Good luck to
all those who attend.
At the Secondary School Nationals
and more recently the Sporting Clay
Nationals, it became evident that
Secretary’s Notes
Postal Shoots:
Results for the Hawkes’ Bay Shield postal
event must be sent to the National
Office no later than 5th March. The
Office will be unattended from Friday
27th February so please either ensure
they are at the Office before this date
or give them to me at the DTL Nationals
as the results will be announced on
Friday 6th at the NZ Points Score
Championships presentations.
Club shoot Results:
All clubs are asked to email their
club results to the National Office,
rather than send in paper copy. This
should be sent as a Word Document
attachment. The format for these is
outlined in the “Advice for Clubs about
Gunshot reports and results” that is on
the NZCTA Rules and Forms page on
the web site. Thank you to all the clubs
who send results in this way.
people have not been making sure that
any score they shoot at matches must
be entered on their handicap card. This
leads to embarrassment and frustration
when people feel they should be picked
in a team or have a higher ranking. It
is the shooter’s responsibility to make
sure they have their score entered
correctly.
Late January saw one of the best
turnouts for a long time at the North
Island DTL Championships held at
Waikato. 175 shooters stretched the club
to the max but all the Southland boys
said it was one of the best they have
been to. Great weather, good targets,
good camaraderie and all with brilliant
shootoffs. 52% of the Single Rise entries
shot possibles with the shootoff going
to 497 over 2 days. Congratulations
to Colin Waghorn and commiserations
to Tony Truss, a fantastic effort. And
the High Gun for the weekend, just 2
points down, would be one of the best
ever scores. Congratulations to Ross
Ellis from Tauranga for his efforts.
Things have been pretty quiet on the
home front recently but with a pretty
full on couple of months ahead of us
I look forward to getting back into
it. I always enjoy the Nationals and
look forward to catching up with the
shooters from the other end of the
country.
Trevor Manson
President.
Next Issue Close Off Date:
Copy for the next issue (May/June) will
close off on 1st April. No late copy will
be accepted. All clubs hosting Open
Shoots and Association Championships
must advertise these in Gunshot.
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financial members. All advertisements
must be sent to the National Office,
either by email or in writing, before the
close off date.
Adrienne Sears
National Secretary.
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21st January 2009
To: Trevor Manson,
President,
Clay Target Shooting
Association of New Zealand
Re: World DTL Trap Championship
South Africa 12 th to 21 st March 2010
For those shooters who attended the team dinner at the last
World DTL Championship which was held in Banagher, Ireland,
you may recall the comments I made regarding the next event,
scheduled for March 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.
For the benefit of those National Team shooters who did not
attend the team dinner and naturally also for the hundreds of
shooters who were not even in Ireland for that Championship
event, I would like to pass on some exciting information about
the World DTL Trap Championship to be held in South Africa.
At the tip of the African continent, Cape Town has become
recognized as being one of the top tourist cities in the world,
ranked alongside Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, Singapore, San
Francisco and many other similar cities which enjoy glorious
beaches close to beautiful mountains. Cape Town has become
a cosmopolitan city, since large numbers of European and
British based people have invested in property overlooking
the Atlantic Ocean, for, what to them, has been small money.
The Valley Gun Club is situated a scant 30 km from the city
of Cape Town, close to the towns of Paarl and Stellenbosch,
which lie in the heart of the South African winelands and are
surrounded by world class beauty. The club is arguably the
Country’s premier Clay Target Club with over 200 members,
who enjoy all disciplines of Clay busting, including the Olympic
disciplines.
Whilst I am passionate about the Cape, the winelands, and
the Mountains and Valleys, as the President of the Clay Target
Shooting Association of South Africa I should be better qualified
to promote the shoot rather than the tourist attractions, so let
me say that the Valley Gun Club management, main committee
and all of the sub-committees which have been formed have
been hard at work for over a year already, to ensure that they
present a shoot by which all future shoots will be judged.
A more dedicated team of professional people will be hard
to find anywhere on the globe. At least three of their senior
management team attended both of the last two DTL World
Championships - in Wagga Wagga 2006 and Banagher 2008
- in order to observe what to do, or not to do.
All the ranges will be in place; a total of 12 for the shoot, plus
two as permanent practice ranges which will be open during
shooting for those who wish to simply calm nerves with a quick
10 shots before their event. All traphouses are equipped with
new traps and the supplier will be on hand with replacement
machines in the unlikely event of any breakdown.
Ammunition will be on sale at the range, both from the club,
which is a licenced “dealer” and from normal traders who
will have their facilities in a “tent town” for vendors. A secure
facility for gun storage will be available at the range for peace
of mind for all shooters when they leave the range at the end
of each day’s shooting.
The shoot program is in the final stages of completion and
should be on the website during March 2009. Please visit
www.ctsasa.co.za which will provide you with a link to the
Valley Gun Club and the World DTL Championships. The shoot
program will include the South African Trap Championships in
both ATA single barrel, and DTL, providing good practice for
the World DTL Championship. There will also be a number of
side “fun” events to keep all shooters happy.
Perhaps the most compelling reason for you to very seriously
consider pressing the “entry” button on the website, is the
cost factor. At the time of writing, the Australian dollar and
the New Zealand dollar are each worth around 6 to 7 of our
South African Rands. Simply stated, this equates, for example,
to a beer costing, in a good restaurant, about R12, or in your
terms, about A$ 1,80. A really good meal in a great, world
class restaurant, at about R200 a head, equates to about
A$25 – A$30. The value for money proposition for our foreign
visitors is absolutely awesome.
Accommodation in high standard Bed and Breakfast type
establishments should cost around R300 per person per night,
or $42. Naturally, for the well heeled, superior International
level 5 Star hotels are also available in Cape Town at (to us!)
staggering prices! The Cape Town Waterfront – known as the
“V & A” Waterfront after Victoria and Albert – is the model from
which all International Waterfront developments have been
based. It contains dozens of good restaurants, shopping malls
and hotels and is a great place to chill out in an internationally
recognized tourist haven.
Most importantly for families, the levels of crime are nowhere
near what some grossly overstated bad press has given South
Africa. We do have crime here, as does every major city in
the world. Wherever I have travelled, I have had friends or
work colleagues warn me to stay away from certain areas.
Cape Town and environs are no different, as is the rest of
South Africa. We offer the opportunity for a fantastic holiday
for shooters and their families and would urge those shooters
who are considering the trip, to bring your wives, partners and
children. You will have a holiday of a lifetime at remarkably
affordable costs.
If you have any questions at all, please use the facilities
provided by the internet and make contact either directly to
Valley Gun Club, or to The Clay Target Shooting Association
of South Africa.
We look forward to seeing you and your families in the Cape
in March 2010. Don’t delay - book your flights NOW!
Yours in shooting
Malcolm McClelland
President - Clay Target Shooting Association of South Africa
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2009
National
5 Stand
and Sporting Nationals
Thames Valley Deerstalkers in Paeroa were the hosts for this
year’s North Island and National events and it was an absolutely
outstanding effort by everyone concerned that brought about
this fabulous week of sporting shooting.
The grounds were impressive as they always are and the variety
of targets on offer to over 100 shooters each day was superb.
This was the first time TVDA had ever run a 5 Stand event
However they went out of their way to ensure that this event.
would be a real success nevertheless, and certainly nobody
was disappointed. Many thanks must go to Albie Hanson as
the NZCTA representative for his endless help, support and
assistance in ensuring the success of these events. The week
long championships kicked off with the North Island 5 Stand
event on Sunday 1st February and were followed the next day
by the NZ 5 Stand Nationals, both events seeing a very worthy
winner in Des Coe from Matamata. Des shot a superb 92/100
at the North Island event and followed this up with a 91/100
on more difficult targets but shot in even hotter conditions
than the previous day. Sudden wind shifts on the second day
of shooting produced a completely different set of challenges
for club staff but Des’s outstanding efforts combined for him
to take out the High Gun which was a Beretta shotgun and
proudly presented by Beretta’s Martyn Coe.
Two days of rest for the shooters followed as the TVDA team
worked tirelessly to produce a completely different field for
the North Island Sporting Clay Championships which were
held on the 5th of February. This event was competed for
under the ‘new style FITASC’ rules which saw an amazing
field of 20 shooting stations and 60 traps being in use. Many
thanks must go to the other clubs that helped with the supply
of traps to ensure that this event could be held – the excellent
team effort and rapport between these clubs is great to see
and very appreciated. The work by the dedicated and skilled
trap mechanics was amazing and they ensured that all targets
were of the highest quality for the full range of shooters at the
event. Tony Truss of Rotorua was the very worthy winner of the
North Island Sporting Championship event after a three-way
shoot off with Paul Dunnett of Matamata and Doug Osborne
of Australia. It was fantastic to see an excellent spread of
shooters from beginners right through to AA graders at the
events and certainly there is a wonderful future in the sport
for many of these shooters.
Thursday night at the host club was a sight to behold as the
workers literally came from nowhere to ensure that Thursday’s
event was transformed into 8 fields of “Old Style FITASC” for the
National Championships events which were held the following
2 days. Yet again the conditions overhead were severe with
temperatures reaching well into the 30’s. However this was
made all the more bearable due to the host clubs commitment
Des Coe, High Gun over both days for the North Island
and NZ 5 Stand Champs with Martyn Coe (Beretta NZ)
North Island 5 Stand Geoff Wells (Sponsor Kilwell Sports)
and HOA Tony Truss
North Island Sporting B Grade: 2nd Jason Saunders 80;
1st Andrew Sanders 80, 3rd Callum Beattie 79
North Island Sporting (L-R) Roy Bishop Juniors: Mel Hoverd Ladies:
Geoff Hay Vets
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to transporting shooters to their various shooting stations for
the duration of the week and for the provision of shade tents
where required. Once again the targets at this event were
completely different and a challenge to the shooter which
kept them on their toes for the entire time – the selection of
targets was probably the best ever presented at a Nationals
(according to a large number of shooters) so there was never
any let up in the commitment required from the shooters. As
the final day drew to a close, the scores were tight at the top
of the table and it wasn’t until the very last squad arrived
back at the clubrooms that the winner was determined with
Chris Parkinson of Wellington returning an excellent score of
180/200 to clinch the National Title that has eluded him for a
number of years.
Once again the Beretta shotgun was the superb High Gun prize
for the Sporting events and this was very deservedly taken
out by Paul Dunnett with a combined score of 263/300.
Congratulations to all the winners throughout the entire
week’s shooting but a big congratulations must go to all the
shooters who entered the competitions – the conditions were
tough and the heat was intense yet the smiles and camaraderie
were constant, so well done to you all. Many thanks also to
Kilwell Sports for their generous sponsorship of prizes to all
the winners for both the 5 stand and sporting championships.
This was very much appreciated by both the shooters and the
Association.
This club can be so proud of the wonderful team effort
that makes these events run so smoothly and watching the
teamwork and interaction between field setters, mechanics
and junior members is proof that the club stands in good stead
for the future as these youngsters, like their counterparts, are
wonderful workers and so polite and courteous.
Results:
5 Stand North Island Championships:
HOA; Des Coe 92; A Grade: Geoff Wells 90; Doug Osborne
(Aus) 89; Geoff Hay 89; B Grade: Paul Boeyen 89; Brian Hill
87; Andrew Sanders; C Grade: Maria Dunnett 79; Nat Best 78;
Sylvano Abdul Kader (NC) 78; Ladies: Maria Dunnett 79; Tara
Lawrence 71; Marian Whyte; Vets: Geoff Hay 89; Graeme Allen
86; John Jeffcote 84.
5 Stand NZ National Championships:
HOA: Des Coe 91; AA Grade: Brian Deadman; Geoff Wells 88;
Dale Clark 87; A Grade: Doug Osborne (Aus) 89; Rob Carruthers
84; Allen Alley 83; B Grade: Andrew Sanders 85; Doug Brenton
(Aus) 83; Zane Waenga 80; C Grade: Glenn Rastrick 74; Jane
Davidson 73; Nat Best; Ladies: Lyndall Groundwater 76; Jane
Davidson 73; Kirsty Hrstich 70; Veterans: Gordon MacPhee 86;
Allen Alley 83; Doug Brenton (Aus) 83; Juniors: Roy Bishop 83;
Zane Waenga 80; James Rastrick 76.
Open Team shoot off – Australia 96 v New Zealand 84.
Graded Team shoot off – New Zealand 39 – Australia 30 (this
was after another round of 5 Stand was shot due to the first
round ending in a draw).
Beretta Island and National 5 Stand High Gun Des Coe –
183/200.
North Island Sporting Championships:
HOA: Tony Truss 87; A Grade: Paul Dunnett 87; Doug Osborne
(Aus) 87; Geoff Wells 84; B Grade: Jason Saunders 80; Andrew
Sanders 80; Callum Beattie 79; C Grade: James Rastrick 75;
Zane Walker 74; Mel Hoverd 69; Veterans: Geoff Hay 79; Bill
Warriner (Aus) 78; Gordon MacPhee 77; Ladies: Mel Hoverd 69;
Marian Whyte 68; Maria Dunnett 68; Juniors: Roy Bishop 83;
Callum Beattie 79; Zane Waenga 77.
NZ National Sporting Champs (L-R) Bill Warriner Aust Super Vets,
Maria Dunnett Ladies, Roy Bishop Juniors, Geoff Hay Vets.
New Zealand National Sporting Championships:
HOA: Chris Parkinson 180; AA Grade: Paul Dunnett 176; David
Alley 176; Dale Clark 175; A Grade: Roy Bishop 178; Clark Smith
173; Theo Tein Weiawe (NC)171; B Grade: Andrew Sanders 169;
Zane Walker 169; Ian Swale 163; C Grade: Thomas Bishop
160; James Rastrick 149; Maria Dunnett 149; Super Veterans:
Bill Warriner 169; Dick Foster 166; David Brenton (Aus) 163;
Veterans: Geoff Hay 168, Gordon MacPhee 164, Ian Swale 163.
Ladies: Maria Dunnett 149; Tara Lawrence 148; Jane Davidson
144; Juniors: Roy Bishop 178; Thomas Bishop 160; Zane
Waenga 156.
Beretta Island and National Sporting High Gun:
Paul Dunnett 263.
Buck Knives North vs South event:
Winners: North (Geoff Wells, Chris Parkinson, Darryl Braun,
Adam Hanson, John Waterworth,) 105, South (Ian Swale,
Warren Philpott, Brent Quin, Ron Madden, Mitch Whatley) 98.
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NORTH Island DTL
Championships
Waikato Clay Target Club
24-26 January 2009
Jane Davidson Ladies Skeet Shannan Evans Skeet HOA Kelvin Gutsell HOA
Brendon Malcolm
Single Barrel
Double Rise HOA
When planning for a major event, a Club has to take into
consideration just how many people are going to turn up. With
the recession in full swing, school holidays coming to a close,
and a long weekend for everyone Taupo north, Waikato’s
committee’s best guess based on previous experience, was
for 60 – 80 shooters for Saturday, and possibly with a bit of
luck 120 on the more popular DTL day. So you can imagine
our pleasant surprise of 149 shooters turning up for perfect
conditions and targets on the first day, and the board topping
191 on Sunday.
Large numbers are pleasing for the club, as we have done
considerable work on the grounds looking forward to the
upcoming National Championships. At a recent working bee
30 people turned up with their families to help out with their
own skills ranging from cleaning, plumbing, carpentry and
operating all manner of garden implements. We took this as a
sign of a healthy club, and appreciated each and every one of
the people that assisted with their time.
On shoot day, very quickly people settled in under trees and
on the deck making the most of the new layout, and with 101
entries before 10am, you can imagine the increasing frustration
with only 10 people in squads! Still, shooters vote with their
feet, so they obviously wanted to shoot well into the evening,
delaying the presentations to Sunday. The presentations were
carried out prior to the Single Rise shoot off, to a packed
audience, seeing the premier event of High Gun go to Ross
Ellis (Tauranga show pony) with just two points down for the
weekend, arguably a North Island record. The large crowd
present was a sign of respect for a top effort.
Sunday was another picture perfect day, with 50% of people
on the grounds complaining that it was hotter than the day
before, the other 50% shot a possible in the Single Rise. Colin
Waghorn, and Tony Truss took the shoot off into Monday, 497
targets, leading the other 17 squads of shooters that made the
shoot off. Comments were made like “the ‘high dome’ issue is
closed”, and “we should increase the Single Rise to 50-target
qualification”.
Needless to say, Waikato will be welcoming all to shoot early,
and enjoy the upcoming Nationals. Look forward to seeing
you there.
Results:
Skeet – HOA Shannan Evans, Southland 25. A grade 1st Dean
Everett, Waikato 25, 2nd Clark Pirie, Mataura 25, 3rd Bill Jones,
Huntly 25. B grade 1st Laughlan Elliott, Kopuku 25, 2nd Ross
Ellis, Tauranga 25, 3rd Grant Nixon, Taupo 25. C grade 1st
Paul Boeyen, Waikato 24, 2nd Dave Dockary, Gisborne 23, 3rd
Jane Davidson, Waverley 23. Ladies Jane Davidson, Waverley
23, Juniors Nick Gavin, Whangarei 24, Veterans Ray Everett,
Timaru 25. 2 Person Team 1st Dean Everett, Merv Pratt 50,
2nd Lindsay Rodgers, Shannan Evans 50. 5 Person Team 1st
Lindsay Rodgers, Shannan Evans, Kelvin Gutsell, Clark Pirie,
Ewen Pirie 122, 2nd Dean Everett, Merv Pratt, Peter Goodwin,
Graeme Williams, Neil Pratt 121.
Double Rise – HOA Brendon Malcolm, Hawkes Bay 30. A grade
1st Gavin Searle, Canterbury 30, 2nd Ross Ellis, Tauranga
30, 3rd Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road 29. B grade 1st Mike
McCormick, Patangata 28, 2nd Dean Horn, Whitianga 26,
3rd Sam Morrow, Waitemata 26. C grade 1st Warren Holden,
Ball Trap Ladies Maria Dunnett,
Veterans Graham Geater
Single Rise C grade Todd
McCormick, Warren Holden,
Tony Holt
Single Rise A Grade Gary
Discombe 3rd, Tony Truss 1st
Ball Trap B grade Dean Horn,
Bruce Sanderson,
Cameron Fulton
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Te Kuiti 21, 2nd Shane Ashforth, Patangata 21, 3rd Todd
McCormick, Patangata 20. Ladies Doreen Sanderson, Kaitaia
27, Juniors Nick Gavin, Whangarei 26, Veterans Graham Geater,
Rotorua 29.
Minis – HOA Brian Hartley, Tauranga 25. A grade 1st Guy Brooks,
New Plymouth 25, 2nd Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road 25, 3rd Bruce
Sanderson, Kaikohe 25. B grade 1st Bill Harkness, Hawkes Bay
24, 2nd Dale Constantine, Huntly 23, 3rd Ian Lindsay, Tokoroa
23. C grade 1st Warren Holden, Te Kuiti 22, 2nd James Pritchard,
Tauranga 21, 3rd Todd McCormick, Patangata 20. Ladies Lois
France, Whitianga 20, Juniors Bill Harkness, Hawkes Bay 24,
Veterans Laurie Coppins, Waitemata 24.
Triples – HOA David Wordley, Northern Wairoa 50. A grade 1st
Chris Robinson, Waikato 50, 2nd Peter Goodwin, Putaruru 50,
3rd Neil Pratt, Te Kuiti 50. B grade 1st Boston Walker, Gorge
Road 50, 2nd Dean Horn, Whitianga 49, 3rd Jackson Corbett,
Waikato 49. C grade 1st Warren Holden, Te Kuiti 44, 2nd James
Pritchard, Tauranga 44, 3rd Shane Ashforth, Patangata 43.
Ladies Doreen Sanderson, Kaitaia 49, Juniors Owen Robinson,
Waikato 49, Veterans Graham Geater, Rotorua 49.
Single Rise – HOA Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road 25 + 497. A
grade 1st Tony Truss, Rotorua 25 + 496, 2nd Robert Prince,
Hutt Valley 25, 3rd Gary Discombe, Waikato 25. B grade 1st
Bill Smith, Te Aroha 25, 2nd Bill Harkness, Hawkes Bay 25, 3rd
Ian Lindsay, Tokoroa 25. C grade 1st Warren Holden, Te Kuiti
25, 2nd Todd McCormick, Patangata 25, 3rd Tony Holt, Taupo
25. Ladies Zelda McClure, Waitemata 25, Juniors Nick Gavin,
Whangarei 25, Veterans Ray Everett, Timaru 25.
Points Score – HOA Brian Hartley, Tauranga 75. A grade 1st
Shannan Evans, Southland 75, 2nd Noel Cherry, Waitemata
75, 3rd Chris Browne, Marua Sporting 75. B grade 1st Sam
Morrow, Waitemata 75, 2nd Victoria Collie, Waitemata 75,
3rd Boston Walker, Gorge Road 74. C grade 1st Clifford Gubb,
Thames 73, 2nd Todd McCormick, Patangata 71, 3rd Tracy
Searle, Canterbury 69. Ladies Victoria Collie, Waitemata 75,
Juniors Owen Robinson, Waikato 75, Veterans Noel Cherry,
Waitemata 75.
Provincial Teams – 1st Waikato (Neil Pratt, Michael Pratt,
Graeme Williams, Trevor Ewens, Gary Discombe), 2nd Bay of
Plenty (Brian Hartley, Ross Ellis, Graham Geater, Tony Truss,
Ian Marshall).
Single Barrel – HOA Kelvin Gutsell, Mataura 25. A grade 1st
Shannan Evans, Southland 25, 2nd Daniel Warnock, Gorge Rose,
3rd Steve Vincent, Waikato 25. B grade 1st James Elliott-Forster,
Auckland Met 25, 2nd Bill Smith, Te Aroha 25, 3rd John Farrow,
Kopuku 25. C grade 1st Shane Ashforth, Patangata, 2nd Warren
Holden, Te Kuiti 22, 3rd Lynn Needham-Jones, Putaruru 22.
Ladies Doreen Sanderson, Kaitaia 24, Juniors Owen Robinson,
Waikato 25, Veterans Ewen Pirie, Mataura 25.
Ball Trap – HOA Brant Woodward, Waikato 48. A grade 1st
Graham Geater, Rotorua 48, 2nd Gavin Paton, Auckland Met 47,
3rd Jack Norwood, Putaruru 47. B grade 1st Bruce Sanderson,
Kaikohe 42, 2nd Dean Horn, Whitianga 42, 3rd Cameron
Fulton, Auckland Met 41. C grade 1st Warren Holden, Te Kuiti
42, 2nd Tony Holt, Taupo 36, 3rd Todd McCormick, Patangata
35. Ladies Maria Dunnett, Rotorua 45, Juniors Jack Norwood,
Putaruru 47, Veterans Graham Geater, Rotorua 48. Juniors
Todd McCormick, Patangata 50, Veterans Graeme Williams,
Cambridge 50.
High Gun – Ross Ellis, Tauranga 253/255. A grade Gavin Searle,
Canterbury 250, B grade Dean Horn, Whitianga 239, C grade
Warren Holden, Te Kuiti 220. Ladies Doreen Sanderson, Kaitaia
229, Juniors Nick Gavin, Whangarei 243, Veterans Graham
Geater, Rotorua 250.
Bill Smith B grade Single Rise
1st
Ball Trap HOA Brant
Woodward
Ross Ellis High Gun 253/255
Warren Holden 1st C Grade
Double Rise
Laurie Coppins Minis
Veterans
Guy Brooks Minis A Grade 1st
Colin Waghorn HOA Single Rise
after 497 shoot off targets
David Wordley, HOA Triples
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ProvincialsWESTLAND
By Evan Johnston
With the New Year celebrations over,
and some still looking a bit worse for
wear, the South Island’s first yearly
provincial, Westland, this year started
on the Saturday the 3rd January.
This was the 20th Provincials held at
Barrytown and many of the shooters
at the shoot had been at all 20
Provincials.
Unfortunately the weather gods didn’t
come to our aide, well it wasn’t exactly
webbed feet weather, so after the
showers came and went, and the wind
came in just before the sun decided to
show up, it was a mixture of damp bum
and no fish, sun burn and wind burn. No
rain on the Sunday or the Monday so we
all got more sun burn and wind burn.
Sunday night we had or usual BBQ for
all, and much, much later, in the night,
June and Marylyn gave us a floor show,
dancing I think it was, or their rendition
of the laughing policeman with Irish
break-dancing.
But that’s not all, we even had time
to do some shooting and some good
individual results were achieved,
especially the younger ones wearing out
the older ones. It was also very pleasing
to see a squad of CBHS students at the
shoot. A comment was made at the
presentations highlighting this. In fact
this shooter made further comment,
but I won’t mention his name (John
Moore), stating that the Vets’ have done
their job and there is getting more and
more shooters in the Vets grade and it
is getting harder and harder to win and
that the ones in the middle better get
on with the job and start producing; he
was not approached.
Barrytown would like to thank all those
who attended our shoot, and hope they
all enjoyed themselves as much as we
did having their company.
Again Barrytown would like to thank
our secretary Nola Weir who is standing
down after looking after our office. She
Skeet HOA Maurice Horner
will be sadly missed but not forgotten
and I am sure won’t be a stranger. So
from the home of the green flash we
wish you all, good shooting for the rest
of the year, and the results are .....
Skeet – HOA Maurice Horner, Nelson
25. A grade 1st Cameron Rooney,
Timaru 24, 2nd Ray Everett, Timaru 24,
3rd Barry Foster, Timaru 24. B grade
1st Chris Helem, Mead Te Pirita 25,
2nd Russell Foster, Amberley 25, 3rd
Michael Smith, Mataura 24. C grade 1st
Daniel Warnock, Gorge Rd 24, 2nd Eion
Park, West Otago 24, 3rd George Reed,
Canterbury 21. Ladies Natalie Rooney,
Timaru 23, Juniors William Rooney,
Timaru 23, Veterans Russell Foster,
Amberley 25. 2 Person Team Nelson 48,
2nd Timaru 48. 5 Person Team Timaru
117, 2nd Barrytown 105.
Double Rise – HOA Cameron Rooney,
Timaru 20. A grade 1st Gerard Eder,
Amberley 19, 2nd Bob Brown, Barrytown
19, 3rd Shane Watson, Methven 19.
B grade 1st Bob Aldrich, Nelson 19,
2nd Guy Spooner, Canterbury 18, 3rd
Gareth Havill, Kokatahi 18. C grade
1st Richard Reed, Amberley 16, 2nd
Richard Moon, Barrytown 16, 3rd Sam
Sidey, Canterbury 14. Ladies Natalie
Rooney, Timaru 17, Juniors Garth Havill,
Kokatahi 18, Veterans John Moore,
Barrytown 19.
High Guns (L-R) Shane Watson High Gun, A Grade Cameron Rooney, B grade John Boyles,
C Grade Richard Reed.
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Minis – HOA Mike Sime, Timaru 14. A
grade 1st Cameron Rooney, Timaru 14,
2nd Doug Evans, Canterbury 14, 3rd
Chris Meek, Canterbury 14. B grade
1st John Boyles, Barrytown 14, 2nd
David Diack, Mataura 13, 3rd Art Diack,
Western Southland 13. C grade 1st
Richard Moon, Barrytown 13, 2nd Sam
Sidey, Canterbury 10, 3rd Richard Reed,
Amberley 10. Ladies Natalie Rooney,
Timaru 12, Juniors William Rooney,
Timaru 12, Veterans Michael Smith,
Mataura 14.
Triples – HOA Shane Watson, Methven 49.
A grade 1st Gavin Searle, Canterbury 48,
2nd Barry Foster, Timaru 48, 3rd Steve
Ackland, Canterbury 48. B grade 1st Tom
Reed, Canterbury 46, 2nd John Boyles,
Barrytown 46, 3rd John Hare, Barrytown
45. C grade 1st Sam Sidey, Canterbury
45, 2nd Richard Reed, Amberley 42, 3rd
Richard Moon, Barrytown 36. Ladies
Natalie Rooney, Timaru 43, Juniors Sam
Sidey, Canterbury 45, Veterans Pop
Andreassend, Timaru 48.
Single Rise – HOA William Rooney,
Timaru 25. A Grade 1st Gerard Eder,
Amberley 25, 2nd Wes Oldham, Nelson
25, 3rd Cameron Rooney, Timaru 25.
B grade 1st Tom Reed, Canterbury 25,
2nd Rebecca Searle, Canterbury 24, 3rd
John Hare, Barrytown 24. C grade 1st
Sam Sidey, Canterbury 25, 2nd Richard
Reed, Amberley 24, 3rd Bev Searle,
Canterbury 22. Ladies Rebecca Searle,
Canterbury 24, Juniors William Rooney,
Timaru 25, Veterans Damian Briggs,
Barrytown 25.
Points Score – HOA Gavin Searle,
Canterbury 75. A grade 1st William
Rooney, Timaru 75, 2nd Gerard Eder,
Amberley 75, 3rd Shane Watson, Methven
75. B grade 1st Guy Spooner, Canterbury
75, 2nd John Boyles, Barrytown 74, 3rd
George Reed, Amberley 71. C grade
1st Richard Reed, Amberley 71, 2nd
Tracy Searle, Canterbury 67, 3rd Brent
Phillips, Darfield 65. Ladies Natalie
Rooney, Timaru 72, Juniors William
Rooney, Timaru 75, Veterans Michael
Smith, Mataura 74.
Club Teams – 1st Timaru (Cameron
Rooney, Natalie Rooney, Gary Rooney,
Mike Sime) 294, 2nd Canterbury (Gavin
Searle, Graeme Ede, Doug Evans, Steve
Ackland) 290.
Single Barrel - HOA Daniel Warnock,
Gorge Rd 25. A grade 1st Cameron
Rooney, Timaru 25, 2nd Pop
Andreassend, Timaru 25, 3rd Mike
Smith, Mataura 24. B grade 1st Tom
Reed, Canterbury 25, 2nd Jamie Havill,
Kokatahi 23, 3rd David Diack, Mataura
23. C grade 1st Richard Reed, Amberley
24, 2nd Tracy Searle, Canterbury 22,
3rd Sam Sidey, Canterbury 21. Ladies
Rebecca Searle, Canterbury 23, Juniors
William Rooney, Timaru 23, Veterans
Pop Andreassend, Timaru 25.
High Gun – Shane Watson, Methven
228. A grade Cameron Rooney, Timaru
228, B grade John Boyles, Barrytown
219, C grade Richard Reed, Amberley
203. Ladies Natalie Rooney, Timaru 210,
Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 215,
Veterans John Moore, Barrytown 221.
50 Tgt Points Score Trophy Shoot – HOA
Cameron Rooney 149. AA Grade 1st
Damian Briggs 148, 2nd Daniel Warnock
146, 3rd Pop Andreassend 145. A
Triples A Grade (L-R) Steve Ackland, Barry Foster, Gavin Searle
Grade 1st Barry Foster 146, 2nd Darren
Richardson 139, 3rd Doug Evans 139.
B Grade 1st John Boyles 147, 2nd John
Hare 132, 3rd Art Diack 128. C Grade 1st
Jim Eakin 121, 2nd Robin Digby 113, 3rd
Brent Phillips 112.
25 Continental – HOA Daniel Warnock
25. A grade 1st Cameron Rooney 25,
2nd Barry Foster 25, 3rd Doug Evans
25. B grade 1st John Hare 23, 2nd Eion
Park 22, 3rd Peter Carty 22. C grade 1st
Ron Boddy 21, 2nd Brent Phillips 20, 3rd
Jordan Phillips 18.
Single Rise A Grade (L-R) Cameron Rooney, Gerard Eder, Wes Oldham
Minis B Grade (L-R) Art Diack, David Diack, John Boyles
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Single Barrel HOA Daniel Warnock
Skeet HOA Maurice Horner
Single Barrel B Grade (L-R) Jamie Havill, Tom Reed, David Diack
Points Score HOA Gavin Searle
Single Rise HOA William Rooney
Single Rise C Grade (L-R) Richard Reed, Sam Sidey, Bev Searle
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MARGARET COOK MEMORIAL SHIELD
& H.H. MORRIS MEMORIAL SHIELD
Hosted by HUTT VALLEY GUN CLUB INC.
29th March 2009,
9:00am Start.
x x Event 1: 25 Tgt Single Rise Eye Opener. Compulsory Graded Sweep
$2.00. Nominations close 10:30am.
x x Event 2: 5 Margaret Cook Memorial Shield. 25 Tgt Points Score.
15m. A,B & C. Compulsory Graded Sweep $2.00. Optional Ungraded
Sweep $5.00.
x x Event 3: H.H. Morris Memorial Shield. 30 Tgt Single Rise. A=16,
B=14, C=12. Shot in 2x 15 tgt visits to trap each. Compulsory Sweep
$2.00. Optional $300.00 Cash Trophy on Event 3, Entry $8.00.
All team events are five person teams, Team entries - $10.00 per team,
per event. 50% paid to winning teams.
Day Entry $48.00 Including Optional Sweeps & Cash Trophy.
Ammunition, Lunch and Refreshment available on Grounds.
President
Blue Freeman
Mob 027 438 5238
Club House
Ph (04) 527 4368
Secretary
Wayne Pym
(04) 234 6306
WAIRARAPA DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIPS
To be held at the HUTT VALLEY GUN CLUB INC.
Wallaceville Road, Mongaroa.
Sunday 22nd March
9am start and nominations will close at 10.30am
x x Event 1: 25 Skeet
x x Event 4: 25 Points Score
x x Event 2: 30 Triples
x x Event 5: 25 Single Barrel
x x Event 3: 25 Single Rise x x Event 6: 10 Pair Double Rise
Entry per event $8.50 - compulsory sweep $2.00 per event.
Optional sweep $5.00 -High Gun $2.00. Targets 28 cents.
Event 1 Ellis/Webber North/South Skeet Qualifying $5.00
Event 3,4,5 Buck Knives North/South DTL Qualifying $5.00
2010 WORLD DTL TEAM Qualifying over Points Score Champs.
Point Score Shoot Off Conditions apply
Ammunition, lunch and refreshments available.
President
Don Rankin
Ph. (06) 377 7978
Mob. 021 024 66198
d.rankin@wise.net.nz
Secretary
Joan Rankin
Ph. (06) 377 7978
Mob. 021 141 3369
happytravellor@hotmail.com
Gunshot 16

ProvincialsSOUTHLAND
High Gun Colin Waghorn
The Balfour Gun Club hosted the
Southland Provincials on the 6th and
7th December. The weather was fine
which made shooting conditions very
acceptable for the 75 shooters who
attended. It was very pleasing to see the
visitors from up north who made the
effort to support these championships,
it was also the first time I had seen a
helicopter in the club’s car park.
There are a lot of people that I have to
thank for the smooth running of the
shoot namely those in the office who
helped our secretary and worked the
computer, the kitchen staff, the shooters
themselves for being on the mark on
time and the Balfour Gun Club members
who presented the grounds in such
an immaculate condition, well done
boys. We look forward to running the
provincials again in the next few years.
Tiger
Results:
Skeet – HOA Ewen Pirie, Mataura 25. A
Grade 1st Colin Waghorn, Gorge Road
25, 2nd Geoff Jukes, Central Southland
25, 3rd Jeff Munro, Southland 25. B
grade 1st Stuart Sutherland, Southland
24, 2nd Brian Thurlow, Moa Creek 24,
3rd John Healy, Balfour 24. C grade
1st Boston Walker, Gorge Rd 23, 2nd
Ben Geary, Central Southland 23, 3rd
Phil Shuker, Wakatipu 23. Ladies Jan
Manson, Southland 24, Veterans Ewen
Pirie, Mataura 25. 2 Person Team 1st
Colin Waghorn, Gorge Rd, Kelvin Gutsell,
Mataura 49, 2nd Lindsay Rodgers,
Southland, Michael Dobbie, Southland
48. 5 person team 1st Lindsay Rodgers,
Clark Pirie, Ewen Pirie, Grant Taylor,
Kelvin Gutsell 120, 2nd Tom Begg, Len
Hurley, Lindsay Phillips, Ross Roy, Tim
Roy 114.
Double Rise – HOA Colin Waghorn, Gorge
Rd 20. A grade 1st Mike Sime, Timaru 18,
2nd Len Hurley, Dunedin 18, 3rd Denis
Nyhon, Wanaka 18. B grade 1st Stuart
Sutherland, Southland 17, 2nd Boston
Walker, Gorge Rd 15, 3rd Ben Geary,
Central Southland 15. C grade 1st Neville
Rule, Southland 15, 2nd Paul Johansen,
Southland 14, 3rd Pat Nyhon, Southland
Skeet HOA Ewen Pirie
14. Ladies Tegan Sutherland, Nightcaps
14, Veterans Michael Smith, Mataura 17.
Minis – HOA Michael Dobbie, Southland
15. A grade 1st Natalie Rooney, Timaru
15, 2nd Colin Waghorn, Gorge Rd 15,
3rd William Rooney, Timaru 15. B grade
1st Bob Waugh, Moa Creek 14, 2nd Ned
Kelland, Moa Creek 13, 3rd Nathan South,
Balfour 13. C grade 1st David Teele,
Wakatipu 15, 2nd Neville Rule, Southland
14, 3rd Paul Johansen, Southland 14.
Ladies Natalie Rooney, Timaru 15, Juniors
William Rooney, Timaru 15, Veterans
Peter Williams, Mataura 15.
Triples – HOA Peter Williams, Mataura
49. A grade 1st Ewen Pirie, Mataura 46,
2nd Lindsay Rodgers, Southland 46,
3rd Clark Pirie, Mataura 46. B grade 1st
Andrew Kerr, Alexandra 46, 2nd Stuart
Sutherland, Southland 43, 3rd Art Diack,
Western Southland 42. C grade 1st
Michael Sutherland, Dunedin 40, 2nd
Paul Johansen, Southland 36, 3rd Neville
Rule, Southland 34. Ladies Jan Manson,
Southland 44, Juniors William Rooney,
Timaru 42, Veterans Peter Williams,
Mataura 49.
Single Rise – HOA Mike Burdon, Balfour
25. A grade 1st Tegan Sutherland,
Nightcaps 235, 2nd Mike Sime, Timaru
25, 3rd Jan Manson, Southland 25. B
grade 1st Stuart Sutherland, Southland
25, 2nd Peter Chatfield, Wakatipu 25,
3rd Art Diack, Western Southland 25. C
grade 1st Nicholas Sutherland, Balfour
25, 2nd Michael Sutherland, Dunedin
24, 3rd Paul Johansen, Southland 23.
Ladies Tegan Sutherland, Nightcaps 25,
Juniors Nicholas Sutherland, Balfour 25,
Veterans Mike Burdon, Balfour 25.
Points Score – HOA Kelvin Gutsell, Mataura
75. A grade 1st Daniel Warnock, Gorge
Road 75, 2nd Colin Waghorn, Gorge Rd
75, 3rd Lindsay Rodgers, Southland 75.
B grade 1st Stuart Sutherland, Southland
74, 2nd Peter Chatfield, Wakatipu 74,
3rd Ben Geary, Central Southland 73. C
grade 1st Bradley Rodgers, Southland
70, 2nd Michael Sutherland, Dunedin
67, 3rd Nicholas Sutherland, Balfour
65. Ladies Jan Manson, Southland 70,
Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 74,
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Veterans Mike Burdon, Balfour 74. Club Team 1st Gorge Road
(Colin Waghorn, Daniel Warnock, Brad Warnock, Barry Brand)
Single Barrel – HOA Colin Waghorn, Gorge Rd 25. A grade 1st
William Rooney, Timaru 25, 2nd Lindsay Rodgers, Southland 24,
3rd Ross Roy, Dunedin 24. B grade 1st Nigel Wilson, Dunedin
24, 2nd Boston Walker, Gorge Rd 23, 3rd Stuart Sutherland,
Southland 22. C grade 1st Michael Sutherland, Dunedin 22, 2nd
Liz Johansen, Southland 22, 3rd Bradley Rodgers, Southland
20. Ladies Liz Johansen, Southland 22, Juniors William Rooney,
Timaru 25, Veterans Brian Thurlow, Moa Creek 23.
High Gun – HOA Colin Waghorn, Gorge Rd 229. A grade Mike
Sime, Timaru 218, B grade Stuart Sutherland, Southland 215,
C grade Paul Johansen, Southland 180. Ladies Jan Manson,
Southland 209, Juniors William Rooney, Timaru 216, Veterans
Ewen Pirie, Mataura 216.
Points Score C Grade (L-R) Nicholas Sutherland, Bradley Rodgers,
Michael Sutherland
Minis HOA Michael Dobbie
Minis A Grade (L-R) Colin Waghorn, Natalie Rooney,
William Rooney
Triples HOA Peter Williams
Single Rise C Grade (L-R) Paul Johansen, Nicholas Sutherland,
Michael Sutherland
Double Rise A Grade (L-R) Denis Nyhon, Mike Sime, Len Hurley
Single Rise A Grade (L-R) Jan Manson, Tegan Sutherland,
Mike Sime
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Ata shooting
Christmas shoot December 6th 2008
We had another great day of Waikato weather and some good
shooting with just a little breeze in the afternoon.
Single Barrel A Grade (L-R) Ross Roy, William Rooney,
Lindsay Rodgers
A big thank you to the Waikato club for allowing us to host
the event at their facilities in conjunction with their own
Christmas shoot. Peter Krippner for cashiering at the office,
Paul Schmidt for mowing around the lanes, Graeme Williams
for his help setting up and loading the trap, Mike Holmes
and Bryce Schou for their help with target setting as well
as everyone who helped with scoring, refereeing and trap
loading during the day.
We condensed the program to just 150 singles with 3 visits
to the trap. There was only one shoot-off between Gordon
Tucker and Paul Schmidt for the ham in A grade. Gordon was
heard commenting that perhaps his training routine the night
before wasn’t quite up to scratch…
A Grade: 1st Paul Schmidt, 2nd Gordon Tucker, 3rd Des Coe.
B Grade: 1st Diane Boenders, 2nd Bryce Schou, 3rd Murray
Havill. C Grade: 1st Ben Mason, 2nd Martyn King, 3rd Petra
Deadman
The ATA would like to welcome Petra Deadman as a new
member.
Single Rise HOA Mike Burdon
Points Score HOA Kelvin Gutsell
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January ATA shoot at Thames Gun Club
This month we had our first shoot at Thames. What a great
start on new grounds. Firstly the ATA would like to extend a
big thank you to Don McCarthy for his help measuring and
pegging the fields and Richard Boenders for measuring the
elevation so we could get the target height consistent across
the four fields. Also, thank you to the Thames crew for their
help on the day loading traps and helping with refereeing and
scoring. Diane Boenders and Sally van de Wetering for running
the office and cashiering the shoot. We also need to say “thank
you” to the club for the very nice condition of the grounds.
What a pleasure to work and shoot with such nice facilities.
We had a great day of weather with a little wind in the afternoon
to add just a bit more challenge to the doubles.
Singles: 1st A Grade Ross Ellis 97, 2nd A Grade Brian Hartley
95, 3rd A Grade Gordon Tucker 93. 1st B Grade Lindsay Arthur
90, 2nd B Grade Diane Boenders 87, 3rd B Grade John Travers
82. 1st C Grade Colin Turner 87, 2nd C Grade Buzz Kronfeld 81,
3rd C Grade Mike Boakes 79
Handicap: 1st Brian Hartley 93, 2nd Neville Crawford and Ross
Ellis tied on 89, 3rd Martin van de Wetering and Gordon Tucker
tied on 87
Doubles: 1st A Grade Brian Hartley 84, 2nd A Grade Wayne
Cowley 81, 3rd A Grade Ross Ellis 80. 1st B Grade John Travers
and Barry Peake tied 77, 2nd B Grade Lindsay Arthur 71, 1st C
Grade Buzz Kronfeld 76, 2nd C Grade Colin Turner 71.
The ATA would like to welcome the following new members:
Colin Turner, Michael Boakes, John Travers, Martin van de
Wetering.
Good shooting.
Paul Basten
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SHOOTING MADE EASY
Getting older and adapting your shooting
Slow it down
Carl’s tip
It is a fact that we are all getting older and while in some ways
we can improve with age, I’m afraid that this doesn’t apply to
eyesight and reflexes.
I am reminded of this when I am coaching pupils who are
middle aged and upwards, particular when on a Skeet range.
High two is the target which finds them out, particularly for
those right handers who have to close their left eye. They
don’t see the target clearly until it has gone 10-15 yards, yet
turn back to the trap to call and look for it. What happens is
that they see a blur then race after it and lose all control and
technique.
Exactly the same applies to a quartering Sporting target. Here
a target might be faster and it will be 20-30 yards before it is
clearly picked up by the shooter. The problem is exacerbated
when the shooter is in a squad with younger guns, who have
fast reflexes and 20/20 vision. They smoke the clay, and our
older shooter attempts to do likewise.
My advice in these instances is not to be greedy with your
eyesight. Look where you see the target and don’t be
flamboyant with an open choked gun, but give yourself time.
Try putting _ or full choke into your gun, change your pick-up
point to where you can see the target clearly and in focus.
It doesn’t matter if the hit is not quite so good. You may
have to adapt your style and learn to read targets differently
– ironically a more distant target might not need so much
forward allowance, but maybe a bit more drop.
A good example is Paddy Howe, one of our finest Sporting
shooters. Four or five years ago, in his mid-sixties, he switched
to a tightly choked 32” gun. This was obviously quite radical
for a man who had twice won the British and European with
a 28” Browning. He explained that his reflexes weren’t what
they were so he changed his style, riding targets out further
and taking them later. And he did it with great effect, winning
High Gun overall in a number of competitions. Even this
summer he won European FITASC gold in the super vets with
a very good score.
I’m not suggesting that a 32” trap gun is the answer – they
don’t suit everyone – but just giving an example that you
should be open to change and ready to recognise that your
eyes won’t permit you to do what was once second nature.
Give yourself time.
Veterans too should remember that in major tournaments
particularly, they are competing against other veterans, not
the whole field. So disregard the performances of younger
fellow squad members.
Holding the Lead
Happily, I continue to get some very positive feedback about
this column and I am obviously delighted that so many seem
to enjoy it. Further to last month’s piece about shooting
incomers however, I had one shooter who thought I was
recommending maintained lead.
Some things do not improve with age, but
Carl Bloxham has a cunning plan for those
wishing to maintain their scores.
Paddy Howe switched from a 28” to a 32” gun.
This wasn’t the case, but I can understand what led him to
think this. What in fact I was suggesting was holding some
lead. The incomer is an unusual target in that it can accelerate
at the point at which you might want to shoot it. So I suggest
holding the gun just underneath it so that you can keep it in
view at all times – then take your shot as it stalls and starts to
fall. You will have a clear picture and shoot it comfortably. So
how does this differ from maintained lead?
Maintained lead is having a visual lead of the target from the
gun hold onwards. You mount the gun with lead and pull
the trigger as it hits the shoulder. This can be very useful for
certain types of shot, but you need to master it if you want it
in your repertoire. For instance, if you hit the trigger a split
second slower then you will miss the target. The co-ordination
will have gone. John Bidwell has perfected a variation of this
style and called it Move, Mount, Shoot. He shoots it to a very
high standard.
There are so many variations of style. If I have a squad of
five shooters to coach, the chances are that they will all shoot
differently – CPSA method, swing through, maintained lead,
spot shooting, smoke trail and others which are unidentifiable
(and do them no favours!).
In a practice situation most can be made to work with
reasonable results but under the pressure of competition and
slightly harder targets, those without good technique will
suffer. So I always say ‘what what you practice’.
(Article by courtesy of PULL!)
Gunshot 20

ProvincialsBay of plenty
31 January / 1 February 2009
Tauranga Clay Target Club
Tony Truss from Rotorua Rod and
Gun Club was in splendid form to win
the High Gun (Norm Reeve Memorial
Trophy) as well as High Overall Skeet
and Double Rise.
He was only four points down for the
weekend. Jack Norwood competed on
the Sunday and continues his long run.
Unfortunately he forgot his Handicap
Book again so his claimed long run of
over 1300 targets cannot be verified at
this time. However he shot brilliantly
to win the Single Rise from Councillor
Martin van de Wetering (Weka). We wish
Jack the best of luck for the continuance
of his long run and the establishment of
a new record.
Fine, warm typical Bay of Plenty
weather was evident on both days
of the weekend. We were privileged
to be graced with the presence of all
three North Island Councillors. So the
shoot programme, with the assistance
of the well drilled Team of Committee
Members and Club Members from our
Tauranga Club, headed by President
Jim Dobson, ran smoothly and was
concluded in good time.
The help provided by Sally Van de
Wetering was invaluable and made our
Events Secretary’s (Pam Verran) job of
running the office manageable. Martin
(Weka) did a great job driving the
camera for the recording of winners.
Results
Skeet – HOA Tony Truss, Rotorua 25. A
grade 1st Guy Brooks, New Plymouth
25, 2nd Nick Gavin, Whangarei 25,
3rd Graeme Williams, Cambridge 25. B
grade 1st Ross Ellis, Tauranga 24, 2nd
Phillip Brown, Tauranga 24, 3rd Ted
Tyrrell, Auckland Met 24. C grade 1st
Mark Walsh, Tauranga 23, 2nd James
Pritchard, Tauranga 22, 3rd Stephen
Carran, Tauranga 21. Juniors Nick
Gavin, Whangarei 25, Veterans Graeme
Williams, Cambridge 25.
Double Rise – HOA Tony Truss, Rotorua
19. A grade 1st Brian Hartley, Tauranga
19, 2nd Mark Walsh, Tauranga 19, 3rd
Graham Geater, Rotorua 18. B grade 1st
Bruce Sanderson, Kaikohe 17, 2nd Jarred
McLeod, Tauranga 16, 3rd Bob Prescott,
Thames 16. C grade 1st Peter Maguire,
Tauranga 15, 2nd Conrad Addison 14,
3rd Brent Hallam, Waikato 12. Juniors
Nick Gavin, Whangarei 18, Veterans
Graham Geater, Rotorua 18.
Triples – HOA Brian Hartley, Tauranga
50. A grade 1st Graeme Williams,
Cambridge 50, 2nd Guy Brooks, New
Plymouth 50, 3rd Tony Truss, Rotorua
50. B grade 1st James Pritchard,
Tauranga 47, 2nd John Travers, Tauranga
44, 3rd Stephen Carran, Tauranga 44.
C grade 1st Warren Holden, Te Kuiti
45, 2nd Darrel Crawford, Tauranga 44,
3rd Peter Maguire, Tauranga 41. Juniors
James Pritchard, Tauranga 47, Veterans
Graeme Williams, Cambridge 50.
Minis – HOA Brian Hartley, Tauranga
15. A grade 1st Tony Truss, Rotorua 14,
2nd Neville Crawford, Tauranga 14, 3rd
Keith Livingstone, Tauranga 14. B grade
1st Bruce Sanderson, Kaikohe 14, 2nd
Jarred McLeod, Tauranga 14, 3rd James
Pritchard, Tauranga 13. C grade 1st
Tony Beaver, Tauranga 14, 2nd Conrad
Addison 12, 3rd Warren Holden, Te Kuiti
12. Juniors Tony Beaver, Tauranga 14,
Veterans Keith Livingstone, Tauranga
14.
Single Rise – HOA Jack Norwood, Rotorua
25. A grade 1st Martin van de Wetering,
Thames 25, 2nd Keith Livingstone,
Tauranga 25, 3rd Brian Hartley, Tauranga
25. B grade 1st Bruce Parkin, Tauranga
25, 2nd Bruce Sanderson, Kaikohe 24,
3rd Stephen Carran, Tauranga 24. C
grade 1st Damien Treloar, Tauranga 25,
2nd Conrad Addison 25, 3rd Colin Caws,
Tauranga 24. Juniors Jack Norwood,
Rotorua 25, Veterans Keith Livingstone,
Tauranga 25.
Points Score – HOA Graham Geater,
Rotorua 75. A grade 1st Grant Nixon,
Taupo 75, 2nd Tony Truss, Rotorua
75, 3rd John Waldon, Putaruru 75. B
grade 1st Ashton Baird, Waihi 75, 2nd
John Travers, Tauranga 73, 3rd Jarred
McLeod, Tauranga 72. C grade 1st
Brandon Clark, Tauranga 72, 2nd Brody
Clark, Tauranga 71, 3rd Ross Baird, Waihi
70. Juniors Jack Norwood, Rotorua 75,
Veterans Graham Geater, Rotorua 75.
Single Barrel – HOA Nick Gavin,
Whangarei 25. A grade 1st Paul Schmidt,
Tauranga 25, 2nd Ross Ellis, Tauranga
25, 3rd Neville Crawford, Tauranga 25.
B grade 1st Matthew Morley, Matamata
24, 2nd Danny Greaney, Tauranga 24,
3rd John Travers, Tauranga 23. C grade
1st Brody Clark, Tauranga 24, 2nd
Brandon Clark, Tauranga 24, 3rd Peter
Maguire, Tauranga 23. Juniors Nick
Gavin, Whangarei 25, Veterans Paul
Schmidt, Tauranga 25.
Club Teams 1st Tauranga 2 (Brian
Hartley, Ross Ellis, Paul Schmidt, Grant
Castles), 2nd Tauranga 1.
High Gun – Tony Truss, Rotorua 231. A
grade Guy Brooks, New Plymouth 229,
B grade Bruce Sanderson, Kaikohe 211,
C grade Warren Holden, Te Kuiti 196.
Juniors Nick Gavin, Whangarei 221,
Veterans Graeme Williams, Cambridge
228.
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High Gun A Grade Guy Brooks
Points Score A Grade Tony Truss, Grant Nixon, John Waldon
High Gun plus HOA Skeet and Double Rise Tony Truss
Minis C Grade (L-R) Conrad Addison, Tony Beaver, Warren Holden
Single Barrel HOA Nick Gavin
Double Rise B Grade (L-R) Jarred McLeod, Bruce Sanderson,
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Triples A Grade (L-R) Guy Brooks, Graeme Williams, Tony Truss
Single Rise A Grade (L-R) Brian Hartley, Martin van de Wetering,
Keith Livingstone
Points Score HOA Graham Geater
Single Rise HOA Jack Norwood
Skeet B Grade (L-R) Phillip Brown, Ross Ellis, Ted Tyrrell
Single Barrel B Grade (L-R) Danny Greaney, Mathew Morley,
John Travers
A Very Short Story
Triples and Minis HOA Brian Hartley
Man driving down road.
Woman driving up same road.
They pass each other.
The woman yells out the window, PIG!
Man yells back, BITCH!
Man rounds next curve.
Crashes into huge pig in middle of road and dies.
Thought For the Day: If only men would listen
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15 March 2009
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Every entry qualifies for a good day out.
Entry Cost: $75.00, Students $40.00.
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use of the forend hand to move the gun,
and that resulted in lost targets.
The ‘understanding’
aspect to good scores
It seems that all trapshooters, no
matter what class they happen to be
in, will have their good days and their
bad days. It just stands to reason that
shooters in the lower classes seem to
have more bad days than those in the
higher classes. While scores may be
relative depending on our class, we are
all able to recognise a bad day or a bad
score when we experience one. What
is more difficult in these situations is
recognising the reasons for bad days or
bad scores and turning them into great
days.
One of the reasons for fewer bad days or
bad scores among AAA shooters is that
they are usually more experienced and
far more consistent in doing what they
need to do to break more targets. It is
that level to strive for, and sometimes
all it takes is time, understanding and
practice. The purpose of this column is
to offer a bit more on the “understanding”
aspect of shooting good scores.
Even great shooters will sometimes
develop a bad habit. They may forget
a simple fundamental or just fall into
a habit that costs them an occasional
target. The problem is, in their class, an
occasional target is enough to lose the
race. I was recently fortunate enough
to watch a great shooter hammering
handicap targets with ease. I was
impressed with his shooting until I saw
him miss a couple of targets because of
a fundamental error. I like to use names
(but never the actual name) of shooters
that I have observed and write about,
so I’ll just call him Smitty, a common
name that could be anyone.
While I was watching Smitty hammering
his targets, I noticed that at times he
failed to shift a bit of his weight to his
front foot. I also noted that every time
he missed a target, he hadn’t shifted his
weight. When he missed a target on Post
1, he used his forend arm to move the
gun toward the target. It was apparent
that Smitty had lost track of this simple
fundamental, and it was costing him
targets.
Whenever you mount the gun prior to
calling for your target, you should shift
a bit of weight to the front leg. For a
right-handed shooter, this is the left
leg; it’s the right leg for a left-handed
shooter. This sound simple enough,
but you also need to understand the
reason for shifting the weight. To begin
with, the feet should be positioned at
shoulder width and comfortable. The
weight shift should be just enough
to have more than 50% of the body’s
weight on that front leg. This will
result in the shooter’s head being over
the front leg. Now when the shooter
mounts the gun and shifts the weight,
he will form a straight line of pivot over
the front foot. He can now lock the gun
into place, and when he calls for his
target, he will pivot to the target. He
will not move the gun with the forend
arm; he will only support the gun with
the forend arm. The gun will be moved
to the target using the pivot.
If a shooter fails to pivot to the target,
Sometimes all it
takes is time,
understanding and
practice.
he will likely find it necessary to use
the forend arm to move the gun to the
target. This could create a situation
where the shot looked pretty good, but
the result was a lost target. The reason
for this is that the shooter’s mount fell
apart when he used the forend arm to
move the gun, and this can change the
point of impact. Some targets will still
be broken when a shooter makes this
fundamental error, but as trapshooters,
we are not after some of the targets –
we’re after all of them. When Smitty
failed to shift his weight forward, he
approached the target flat-footed and
did not pivot his entire upper body
toward the target. This resulted in his
When the weight is shifted to the front
leg and the shooter uses a pivot to
move to the target, he will also find that
he is able to approach the target from
the bottom and have a great view of the
target all the way to the shot. As he
pivots, the gun will automatically come
to the target without the need to lift the
gun up to the target with the forend
hand. If the gun needs to come up,
the pivot will allow it to happen. It will
feel like your moves, especially to angle
targets, are mostly horizontal. This
method does not require the shooter to
hold an exceptionally high gun, but he
should be holding above the traphouse
prior to his call for the target. If a
shooter stands flat-footed – or worse
yet, lets his weight shift to his back
leg – the tendency will be force the gun
to loop toward the target with an arc,
and many times the shooter will lose
sight of the target just as he is about
to shoot.
A left-handed shooter is more likely to
shift his weight to the back foot when
he is standing on posts 1 or 2, while
a right-handed shooter will have this
tendency on posts 4 and 5. The next
time you get the opportunity, with
an empty gun, stand on one of these
posts and simulate your move to a
hard right or left angle while allowing
your weight to rock to your back leg.
You will probably notice that the gun
rises as you make this move and has
a tendency to arc toward the target,
and make it more difficult to see. Now
maintain your weight on the front leg
and pivot toward the simulated target.
You will probably notice that you can
approach the target from the bottom
without the gun looping in an upward
arc. This technique will allow Smitty
and all other shooters a better view of
the target without the clutter of the gun
hiding it. The better you see the target,
the better you will break it.
In order for the pivot to work for you,
good foot positions on each post will be
required. You will want to avoid having
your back turned to the angles, so on
Post 1, a shooter should stand facing
those angles, which will be all left angles.
As you move to each subsequent post,
you will move your stance slightly to
the right progressively. This applies to
both right- and left-handed shooters.
When you arrive on Post 5, you will
again be facing the angle targets, which
are now all right angles. If your stance
doesn’t allow you to pivot toward your
angle targets, adjust it before you end
up using the forend arm to move to
the target. You should feel smooth
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and controlled when using the pivot.
If anything above the waist moves,
everything above the waist moves. This
will allow you to prevent your mount
from falling apart as you approach your
targets, and your gun will shoot where
you expect it to every time.
Just a simple weight shift should allow
all of us to have fewer bad days and far
more good days on the range. Pivot
to your targets, and you will likely put
more shot on more targets regardless
of what class you may be in.
I would have told Smitty what he was
doing wrong when I first noticed it, but
he’s the kind of guy who would rub it in
if he ended up beating me, so I decided
to make him read the column. I would
like to thank Smitty and all you other
guys whose problems I’ve borrowed.
Without you, I wouldn’t have much to
write about. The names used may be
fictitious, but it seems that everyone
recognises themselves no matter what
name I use.
Thanks, guys.
Quick Shots by courtesy of Trap & Field
Wanaka Gun Club 50 th Anniversary report
By 2low8s
On the 4th of March 1959 a group of sportsmen formed a club
for the purpose of clay bird shooting and named it the Wanaka
Gun Club. 50 years later at our Anniversary dinner the original
minutes were read out and any of those gentlemen present at
the first meeting were asked to move that the minutes were a
true record of that meeting.
Mr. George Studholme stood and moved the motion and Mr.
Dick Scaife stood to second the motion. That was the beginning
of a weekend of remembrance and celebration to honour the
people who had gone before us to build our Club.
The dinner was well attended with 70 current and past members
enjoying the fantastic food provided by the Wanaka Airport Café
catering team. Guests of Honour were Jan Burdon, wife of long
serving past Club President Cotty Burdon and NZCTA President
Trevor Manson and his wife Jan. Two of the Club’s previous
Presidents and First Ladies as well Moa Creek President Ned
Kelland and wife Chris made up the official table.
Peter Cooke and Ray Anderson were presented with Club Life
Memberships by Trevor Manson while Mary Anderson and
Patron George Studholme were honoured with 50th Anniversary
Gold medals for their services to the Club.
Saturday 7th. Anniversary shoot day. The weather was fine,
very warm with a constant breeze that didn’t affect the targets
too much.
Jim Haugh, or ‘Gentleman Jim’ was a long serving President of
the Club and the J Haugh Skeet Teams Trophy, which Moa Creek
was due to host, was offered back to us for our Anniversary
shoot. Only two possibles were shot in the 50 target match
with Sam Forsyth and Rex Smart going into a shoot off for the
HOA individual honours with Rex winning.
A five bird eye-opener was followed by a 15 target Single Rise
then a 15 target Points Score match.
Bill Gillespie, an original of the Club, has a 25 target single
barrel trophy in his honour. This was the final of the official
matches for the day and this trophy was presented by Central
Otago Association President Brian Thurlow to Brent Rissman
who also has had a long association with the Wanaka Club.
At the prize giving, Peter Cooke and Ray Anderson received their
silver lapel badges from His Eminence (Trevor). Jan Manson, the
‘First Lady’ of the NZCTA, showed once again that ‘girls can do
anything’ by beating the rest of the field to win the HOA gold
medal for the DTL events.
The High Gun for the day was a three horse race with Donald
Taylor, Bill Jones and Rex Smart tied on 132/135. Donald pipped
Bill at the post while Rex fell at the first fence. Donald has had
a long association with the Club and was very happy to receive
the Cotty Burdon medal which was presented by Jan Burdon.
Mary and Ray Anderson with their awards
Brent Rissman receiving the Bill Gillespie Trophy for Single Barrel
from Brian Thurlow.
Jan Burdon presenting Donald Taylor with the Cotty Burdon
High Gun Medal.
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Stewart Island Club Closes
Stewart Island, last shoot. Shooters (L-R) Jeff Munro, Trevor Manson, Murray Fosbender,
James Straith Referee (partly obscured), Russell Squires, Ron Dennis.
The twenty five-year history of the Stewart Island club came
to a close in December and was marked by the holding of
their club championships. Twenty shooters attended the
shoot, which was tinged with a note of sadness because of
the closure.
The club started on the Island in 1983 with the enthusiastic
input of Joe Cave and Ron Dennis. An Island identity, Herbie
Hansen senior, made land available for the club’s use. The
site near the airport was cleared and the opening shoot was
very notable with tents providing shelter for the office and
clubrooms. Over the years the members worked very hard
to develop the facilities and at its closure it boasted two DTL
layouts and a skeet field all equipped with automatic traps
and voice release systems and a comfortable clubrooms and
office. Power for the grounds was by way of a generator.
Each year the club held two major shoots, a trophy shoot in
April and the club championships in December. These events
were an integral part of the Southland circuit and were well
attended by shooters from throughout the region. There were
those who made the Stewart Island trip an annual pilgrimage
as well as those who attended not only for the shooting but
also for the uniqueness and beauty of the location.
The Championship programme was not for the faint hearted.
Joe Cave’s notorious Ball Trap held a certain prestige. For
most it was a fearsome event. The excesses of a very social
Friday night and the challenge of Joe’s extreme target settings
were a combination many could not handle first thing on a
Saturday morning. The remaining events, all of which were
twenty five targets with the Double Rise being twenty pairs,
appeared very ‘shootable’ after the Ball Trap experience.
The programme was also enhanced with the addition of the
Hansen and Halligan trophies.
The support from the community was impressive. The island’s
location made freight and transportation just that little
bit more difficult but the consideration given to those who
crossed the water by the Ferry and Air companies was much
appreciated. Visitors were warmly welcomed and their island
experience enhanced by the generous quantities of crayfish,
mussels, blue cod and venison which were so much part of
the weekend. Usually the shoots were held over two days with
the prize giving dinner on the Sunday evening. The South Seas
Hotel was the venue for the dinners and the scrumptious meal
of local delicacies, many of which were donated by the locals,
was a highlight of the weekend. There will be few clubs in
New Zealand who could equal the silverware display at the
presentations. The trophies, all donated by Stewart Island
residents, would be the envy of many. Every discipline and
every grade had a trophy and when set up for the presentation,
the display was spectacular. The presentation table has been
the subject of many tourist holiday snaps.
In the mid nineties, the club had at times ten or twelve
members. This, in recent years has declined to the stage
now where only Russell Squires, the club’s longest serving
secretary, resides on the island. Ron and Irene Dennis are
moving to Invercargill and it is no longer viable for the club
to remain functioning. While this is sad, it is understandable.
We have over the years enjoyed our times on the Island and
thank very sincerely those who have contributed to making
our visits such a pleasurable experience.
The bush will no doubt reclaim the site long before the
memories and stories are forgotten.
Stewart Island Championship Results 2008
Skeet A grade G Jukes (Central Southland), B grade M Smith
(Mataura), C grade J Straith (Gorge Road)
Double Rise A grade G Jukes (Central Southland), B grade D
Dickie (Nightcaps), C grade J King ( Gorge Road)
Minis A grade G Jukes (Central Southland), B grade P Shuker
(Wakatipu), C grade J King (Gorge Road)
Single Rise A grade M Williams (Mataura), B grade P Chatfield
(Wakatipu), C grade J King (Gorge Road)
Points Score A grade A Booth (Timaru), B grade P Chatfield
(Wakatipu), C grade J King (Gorge Road)
Single Barrel A grade M Smith (Mataura), B grade P Chatfield
(Wakatipu), C grade J King (Gorge Road)
High Gun A grade G Jukes (Central Southland), B grade P
Chatfield (Wakatipu), C grade J King (Gorge Road)
HH Hansen Memorial G Jukes (Central Southland)
Gunshot 27

Throw a Little
Denzil Lee from Sunglasses for Sport Ltd
explains the features and light conditions
best suited for the array of different
coloured lenses now available.
It is now mandatory for eye-wear to be worn at CPSA registered
shoots and most non affiliated shooting schools and grounds
also enforce the regulation. Lenses for shooting should provide
physical protection, whether from a stray or falling pellet,
but more likely a shard of broken clay. Most will be made
from a polycarbonate plastic because it is shatter resistant
and provides a very high degree of protection. Unlike glass,
however, polycarbonate will easily scratch, so you do need to
take care of your lenses. In adhering to the compulsory rule,
some shooters will simply use clear lenses when you can use
different colour lenses to your advantage.
Ultra Violet protection
Whilst even a clear lens offers a good degree of protection
from harmful solar ultra violet radiation (UVR), most coloured
lenses offer the maximum protection you need. Good quality
eye-wear should meet the industry standard UV400 rating,
which will provide the eyes with substantial protection.
Sunglasses and eye-wear with coloured lenses help eliminate
UVR, in particular the more damaging UVB radiation. As
the eye cannot see UVR, good quality sunglasses have an
important function in blocking it. Excessive exposure over a
long period can damage eyesight, accelerate the development
of a cataract and also cause premature skin aging.
Polarised lenses
A common misconception amongst shooters is that you need
to wear polarised lenses to eliminate glare. Technically, glare
is a way of describing light wave transmission, reflected or
refracted, that is aligned into a directional plane. Light is
referred to as ‘polarised’ when aligned in this way. A polarised
lens will filter direct light and eliminate polarised light.
Because polarised lenses eliminate glare off a flat surface, they
are ideal for activities like sailing, boating, skiing and fishing.
For shooters, a polarised lens does not offer any benefit.
Photochromic lenses
Photochromic or “transition” lenses change colour depending
on light conditions. Typically they start from a very light 10%
colour and darken to around 70 to 80%. Originally they were
only available in glass but recent technology means they are
now available in plastic and polycarbonate.
Which colour for which light
There is undoubtedly a great deal of confusion about what the
different lens colours are for and when they should be used.
The most popular colours are:
• Smoke, also called Grey –reduces all light equally. It does
not increase contrast and is best used in bright conditions
when there is strong or direct sunlight.
• Amber and Brown – are good for virtually all light including
variable conditions because they increase contrast.
• Yellow – greatly improves contrast and especially suited
to poor light, low visibility, dark and cloudy conditions.
• Red, Vermilion, or Rosa, and Orange – are high contrast
colours suitable for most light conditions. Red is a popular
colour with shooters because it will emphasise blaze
(orange) clays especially against a dark background.
• Clear – for protecting eyes from impact, dust, dirt or
abrasion. Clear lenses will still provide a high degree of
UV protection.
• Green – improves contrast but is not as popular as brown
or smoke lenses.
Bright cloudless sky
Broken sunshine
Gunshot 28

Mirror and revo effect
are fashionable
Red, vermilion or rose
is suitable for most
conditions and will help
pick out blaze clays
Interchangeable sets are
increasingly popular,
giving a choice of lenses
• Mirror and ‘Revo’ – are coatings applied to the front of
the lens, usually applied to a base smoke grey lens. They
are primarily a fashion statement but they do increase
the filtering power by reducing the amount of light
interference, so they are good in strong sunlight.
light
Interchangeable sets
Interchangeable sets have become very popular because
they give a choice of lenses fitting the same frame. They
will typically come with two or three different lenses such as
smoke, yellow and red or vermilion. It means on a dull winter’s
day you can put the yellow lens in and leave it in. If the weather
is a mixture of sun and colour the red lenses will be good,
especially if you are going to be shooting at blaze clays, and in
bright, sunny conditions the smoke lens will be ideal.
Different lenses are one more variable and one more thing to
think about along with chokes and shot sizes. My advice is to
judge the conditions likely to prevail during the shoot and stick
to the one lens colour only. Put them on well before you start
shooting to allow your eyes to adjust and get used to them.
(Article by courtesy of PULL!)
Heavy cloud
In rain, glasses can be a hindrance but
still necessary
In some weather, glasses are of little use
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Patangata celebrates
its 50 th Anniversary
Patangata Clay Target Club in central Hawke’s Bay recently
celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special Christmas shoot.
On hand was an original member of the club Doug Ashby. Jim
Meredith and Colin Wood who both joined shortly after the
club started, were also present and are both active shooters
in Hawkes Bay. Doug and Jim presented the club with a new
cup, the Ashby-Meredith 50th Anniversary Cup to celebrate
the event. The cup was won eventually by Geoff Groenveld
after long shoot off from 22m with a young junior member,
Stuart Field.
A field of 63 shooters attended. Some had travelled from as
far as Tauranga to attend the celebration. The club presented
50 hams as well as every shooter receiving a prize and a
commemorative cap.
“The club has always been about joviality” said Dave Hearn the
club captain. On the wall of the club house are six aluminium
clay targets organized by Doug Ashby and loaded especially
for Digger Gunn. Digger had just won a Browning shotgun at
the Champion of Champions shoot and was keen to try it out.
Jim Meredith recalls the sound of the pellets ricocheting off the
targets. After several attempts to break these targets, Digger
was mightily frustrated and while all around him knew that leg
pulling was the order of the day his demeanour became more
and more dark. Some genuine targets made up the last few
birds and he thought he was coming right. Gales of laughter
greeted him when the game was finally up.
Another piece of memorabilia is a “High Gun” presented to
Life Member Pat Beachen with 50 inch barrels made of broom
handles painted black and grafted onto an old side-by-side
stock. Pat was looking forward to this special presentation
from Councillor Ivor Field but Pat’s jaw dropped when he
realized what his award was. He later presented it back to the
club where it remains in pride of place to this day.
In the 60’s, Archie Wortherspoon made a name for himself
at one shoot by having such a high gun position he shot an
overhead power line clean in two. It was suspected that he
wasn’t using standard 8’s with low recoil.
Two new Life Members were presented with their badges for
services to the club, Chris Cassin and Ron Dick.
Patangata has a strong membership with a large number of
New Zealand representatives and National Champions for a
small club. The future looks secure with strong secondary
school support and more champions coming from Central
Hawkes Bay College as well as an active membership who
make a day at Patangata a most enjoyable event.
Geoff Groenveld being presented with the Ashby Meredith Cup
Jim Meredith and Doug Ashby and a table full of hams.
New Life Members; Chris Cassin and Ron Dick
Digger Gunn and Ivor Field, circa 1975
President Tony Winters and Secretary Margaret Goldsmith
cut the cake
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THAMES VALLEY DISTRICT
BALL TRAP CHAMPIONSHIPS
This annual event on the local calendar was again hosted by
the Thames Clay Target Club on the 16th January 2009. The
day started with some heavy showers but fortunately cleared
into a pleasant but breezy day.
The Thames Valley District Championship is a 100 target event,
shot over 4 rounds of 25. The third round of 25 is also the Club
championship for the year.
A field of 57 shooters entered with 32 in A grade, 16 B graders
and 9 in C grade. These entries included 9 Veterans, 3 Ladies
and 7 Juniors.
The first round had 7 possibles with 2 in C grade from Teagan
Storey and Chris Robinson. The other 5 were in A grade from
Brant Woodward, Ian Marshall, Gary Discombe, Grant Castles
and Martin van de Wetering.
Round 2 had 4 possibles, all in A grade, with Brant and Grant
repeating their earlier feat along with Wayne Cowley and Jack
Norwood.
Round 3 saw 3 possibles, again including Grant and Brant. Joining
them was Mike Hirtzel. This was also the club championship
round, which was eventually won by Brant Woodward.
Heading into the final round there were 2 possible scores of
75 from Grant and Brant. However, neither was able to end
the day with 100 target score. The last round had 4 possibles
from Jack Norwood, Myles Brown-Cole, Ben Mason and Owen
Robinson.
The final result saw Brant Woodward as the overall winner with
an excellent score of 99 for the Thames Valley Championship
to go with the Club Champs win.
A grade (L-.R) Myles Brownie-Cole 2nd Jack Norwood 1st.
Grant Castles 3rd
Teagan Storey 1st. C grade and Bill Smith 1st B grade
Results
HOA Brant Woodward 99. 1st A Grade Jack Norwood 97, 2nd
A Grade Myles Brown-Cole 95, 3rd A Grade Grant Castles 95.
1st B Grade Bill Smith 90, 2nd B Grade Ian Lindsay 88, 3rd B
Grade Andy Veltmeyer 88. 1st C Grade Teagan Storey 88, 2nd
C Grade Paul Anderson 78, 3rd C Grade James Pritchard 78.
Ladies Teagan Storey 88, Juniors Jack Norwood 97, Veterans
Ian Marshall 95, Super Vets Colin Kennedy 93
LONG RUN AWARDS
25 DTL STUDENT – J. Wenham, Thames. E. Bogers, Auckland
Metropolitan.
50 DTL – J. Berry, Matamata. G. Wilkes, Nelson Waimea. P. Shuker,
Wakatipu. D. Smith, Dannevirke. V. Moroney, Ellesmere. J. Pritchard,
Tauranga. S. Sutherland, Southland. P. Chatfield, Wakatipu
75 DTL – L. Phillips, Dunedin. R. Scott, Amberley. L. Ranking,
Whangarei
100 DTL – J. Houghton, Western Lake. R. Kelly, Nightcaps. L. Vitasovich,
Huntly
200 DTL – A. Green, Hutt Valley
300 DTL – C. Beattie, Palmerston North. Q. McDowall, Mataura x 2.
442 DTL – C. Waghorn, Gorge Road
50 SINGLE BARREL – A. Sim, Western Lake
50 HANDICAP BY DISTANCE P. Shuker, Wakatipu
50 SKEET – S. Sutherland, Southland.
75 SKEET – C. Waghorn, Gorge Road
HOA Medals (L-R) Ian Marshall Super Vets, Jack Norwood Junior,
Colin Kennedy Vets, Teagan Storey Ladies
HOA Brant Woodward
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northland
Whangarei Combined
The greatest battle though was fought by two “C” Grade shots
from Tauraroa Area School, ably coached by “old hand” Jock
districts Gun Club at Mangapai Hay. Jock has about a dozen new shooters coming on as our
life blood!
6-7 December 2008
Beautiful settled weather greeted us and one could not but
feel very fortunate to be able to take part.
About 9 squads turned up, a reduced number, as we have
seen through the year.
From a shooter’s point of view this is not necessarily a bad
thing as it makes for less waiting time between disciplines.
Particularly Skeet has a habit of holding things up as an
average round takes 20 minutes. With two fields operating the
math is not too hard. If 20 squads turn up it takes 200 minutes
or about 3.5 hours!
However skeet is important as it has been the downfall of
many a DTL specialist.
Skeet: This year NO possibles were shot! It was no real surprise
outcome that A Grader John Dangen (W.C.G.C.) won the event
after a brief shoot off with Andrew Slattery (Whatitiri).
Double Rise: Once again no possibles; Mark Shaw (Kaitaia)
won outright with 19/20.
The minis produced two possibles by Martin van de Wetering
(Thames) and Laurie Coppins (Waitemata). The HOA was taken
out by Martin.
In the Triples again Martin van de Wetering this time met Bill
Becroft (Kaikohe). Martin took that out as well after a 5/5/5/
shoot off.
Day two also promised good scores although changes in light
at our club can often produce the odd ‘Flurry of Misses” and in
the sky there were some pesky old little cotton balls around.
Shoots offs:
Single Rise: S/R promised fireworks (read: long drawn-out
session). 10 “A” graders, 3 ”B” graders and two “C” graders had
shot the possible! As it turned out the business was done in
“A” grade in about half an hour over 3 rounds with Ian Marshall
(Whitianga) HOA. and Ian Hovenden (Waitemata), George
Gee (W.C.G.C.), and Hayden Coote (W.C.G.C) 1st 2nd and 3rd
runners up.
A happy Bill Becroft with the “Perry North Cup” (shooters above
the Warkworth region) and Secretary Toni Gee
In the shortest of times the two boys, Brendon Graham and
Brad Boniface, carried on to the point where we were taking
bets on who would blink first! (They will not be “C” Grade for
long either!). As it turned out Brad had a magnificent second
barrel as at times he had us hold our breath by just about
doing every bird in two shots! (Raise the comb?). In the end he
won too! 48/47.
The two lads and classmates had the widest smiles ever seen
as they were applauded off the field.
Points Score: This was virtually a single barrel contest
between Rob Smith, Logan Campbell, Bill Becroft, Nick Gavin
and Ethan Erceg. First to drop out, after the first five, were
Nick Gavin and Bill Becroft. Of the three shooters remaining
Rob Smith blinked first with a second barrel, after which Ethan
Erceg sealed his fate with a dropped target, to leave up and
coming Logan Campbell as HOA.
Single Barrel: “A” Grade possibles were Dave Wordley, Bill
Becroft, Ian Marshall, Chris Erceg, Ethan Erceg, Bradley Oliver
and Ron Thompson. Two rounds of five on two traps saw the
field whittled down to four. Ian Marshall dropped out first
followed by Chris Erceg. Dave Wordley and Ron Thompson
battled for another 11 targets until Dave missed, making Ron
Thompson the winner! “B” Grade came down to Lois Frame
and Richard Broughton who went for 20 targets until Lois let
Richard win in the end.
A special mention must be made about Bill Becroft who on
day two did not drop a target in the qualifiers. His impeccable
style was just something to watch. Needless to state that he
won the High Gun for the two days. Well done Bill!
Full Results:
Skeet: HOA. John Dangen 24, A grade: 1st Andy Slattery 24,
2nd Mark Shaw 23, 3rd Chas Mellor 23. B grade: 1st Craig
Pulman 24,2nd Richard Broughton 24, 3rd John Hendriks. C
grade 1st C Josh Wilson 19, 2nd C Tim Mannion 18, 3rd C Jack
Steeneveld18.
D/Rise: HOA: Mark Shaw 19. A grade 1st A Laurie Coppins 18,
2nd A Ian Marshall 18, 3rd A Nick Gavin. B grade 1st Maurice
Bourke 17, 2nd Lois France, 3rd B Grahame Powell. 1st C grade
Yvonne Slattery 11. (No other placings)
Minis: HOA. Martin van de Wetering 15, A grade 1st Laurie
Coppins 15, 2nd Ian Marshall 14, 3rd Mark Shaw 14. B grade
1st Richard Broughton 14, 2nd Pete Skrine 12, 3rd Maurice
Bourke 11, C grade 1st Yvonne Slattery
Triples: HOA. Martin van de Wetering 50, A grade 1st Bill
Becroft 50, 2nd David Wordley 49, 3rd Graham Forbes 49, B
grade 1st Lois France 48, 2nd Jack Steeneveld 47, 3rd Pete
Skrine 44, C grade 1st C Yvonne Slattery 44.
Single Rise: HOA. Ian Marshall 25. A grade 1st Ian Hovenden
25, 2nd George Gee 25, 3rd Hayden Coote 25. B grade 1st Joel
Brenstrum 25, 2nd Bradley Oliver 25, 3rd Paul Marshall 25.
C grade 1st Brad Boniface 24, 2nd Brendon Graham 24, 3rd
Yvonne Slattery23.
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Points Score: HOA. Logan Rankin 75. A grade 1st Rob Smith
75, 2nd Ethan Erceg 75, 3rd Nick Gavin 75, B grade 1st Jack
Steeneveld 72, 2nd Bill Kyte 72, 3rd Lois France 68. C grade
1st Brendon Graham70, 2nd Brad Boniface 69, 3rd Yvonne
Slattery 65.
Single Barrel: HOA. Ron Thompson 25. A grade 1st David
Wordley 25, 2nd Chris Erceg 25, 3rd Ian Marshall 25, B grade
1st Bradley Oliver 25, 2nd Richard Broughton 23, 3rd Lois
France 23, C grade 1st Brad Boniface 22, 2nd Brendon Graham
20, 3rd Dianne Forbes 20.
High Gun Bill Becroft 227. A grade Mark Shaw 224, B grade Jack
Steeneveld 200, C grade Yvonne Slattery 191.
Single Rise winners (L-R) 1st C Brendon Graham, 1st B Joel Brenstrum, 2nd A “President” George Gee,
1st A Ian Hovenden, HOA. Ian Marshall with “Silver Pigeon”
Single Rise Shoot off. A Great Northland day at a Great club
Points score (L-R) 1st C Brendon Graham, 1st B Jack Steeneveld,
1st A Rob Smith, HOA. Logan Rankin
High Gun Winners: 1st A Mark Shaw, High Gun Bill Becroft,
1st B Jack Steeneveld, 1st C Yvonne Slattery
Brad Boniface (L) and Brendon Graham (R) after their “Epic”
C grade shoot off
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SPORTING CLAYS
Well another year has passed, with all
the National Sporting shoots over once
again.
Thanks to TVDA, Maureen, and the
entire hard working club members who
had spent 100’s of hours making this an
event hard to improve on. We had four
different events over five days shooting,
and changing the fields after three
events in the relentless heat conditions
was big job.
Special thanks must go to Maureen for
her tireless work from start to finish,
along with thanks also to Dave Hanner,
Tony Coleman and Albie Hanson, for
the work setting up some of the best
targets seen for all of the events. Having
transport to the fields for the shooters
was a very big plus, and also helped
keep the events on time.
One helpful thing in organizing the
event and has been in the past, is the
postal entries. This helped getting each
day started on time. 19 squads entered
this way which was fantastic.
Once again thanks to Martyn Coe
(Beretta) for the 2 shotguns they
sponsored over the events, and also to
Geoff Wells (Kilwell/Gamebore) for their
sponsorship over all the events. Also
with TVDA adding in the extra prizes
2008 ISSF
South Zone
(south island)
Balfour Gun Club
29-30 November
Paul Wilson Skeet HOA
for 4th 5th & 6th made the trophy table
blazing.
At the conclusion of the events the
Oceania Teams were named and they
are:
Open Team
Chris Parkinson, Paul Dunnett, John
Waterworth, Geoff Wells. (Res) Darryl
Braun.
Junior Team
Thomas Bishop, Zane Waenga, Callum
Beattie. (Res) James Rastrick
Ladies Team
Jane Davidson, Kirstie Hrstich, Melanie
Hoverd. (Res) Tara Lawrence
Veteran
Mitch Whatley, Russell Cooper, Gordon
MacPhee. (Res) Ian Swale
If you are thinking of entering the
Oceanias please do so NOW as there are
over 120 entries already. Also this event
is compulsory if you are trying to make
any of the world squads from this event
onwards.
Please if you are thinking of going
to the worlds and have NOT been
contacted by email on what to do
please let Ian Swale know by email:
glenlodge@xtra.co.nz
Skeet – HOA Paul Wilson 113+22=135. A
grade 1st Geoff Jukes 106+19 = 125, 2nd
Grant Taylor 103+19 = 122. B grade 1st
Gary Hoffman 96 + 19 = 115.
Trench – HOA Brant Woodward 117 +
22 = 139. A grade 1st Alan Sinclair 111
+ 17 = 128, 2nd John Duff 106. B grade
1st Natalie Rooney 111 + 19 = 130, 2nd
Jessica Scott 102 + 18 = 120, 3rd William
Rooney 103 + 16 = 118.
Double Trap – HOA Brant Woodward
123 + 42 = 165. A grade 1st Pieter Muntz
114 + 43 = 157. B grade 1st Alan Sinclair
114 + 41 = 155, 2nd Grant Taylor 106 +
38 = 144.
Brant Woodward Trench and Double
Trap HOA
New
Members
• Jim Aitken, Patangata, Social
• Tim Aitken, Patangata, Social
• Bruce Alexander, Northern Wairoa, Junior
• Bob Baillie, Dunedin, Social
• Austen Banks, Dunedin
• Blair Bond, Waikato
• Maggie Calvert, Waitemata
• Geoff Cartwright, Waitemata
• Mike Cartwright, Waitemata
• Piripi Curtis, Rotorua, Social
• Mark Dekkers, Cambridge
• John Donald, Western Lake
• Wayne Duffy, Central Southland
• Geoff Foster, Canterbury
• Brent Hallam, Waikato
• Eric Hennephof, Auckland Met
• Richard Gill, Huntly, Social
• Laura Jones, Canterbury, Social
• Roderick Jones, Canterbury
• Shirley-Ann McAuliffe, Timaru
• Regan McCowatt, Waihi, Junior
• Guy McNeil, Palmerston North
• Lindsay Marshall, South Otago
• Stuart Montgomerie, Waitemata
• David Morgan, Waimate Oamaru, Family
• Dean Munn, Western Lake
• Jason Nola, Northern Wairoa, Junior
• Daniel Orchard, Waihi, Junior
• Arron Pollard, Dannevirke, Junior
• Gary Rackham, Mead Te Pirita
• Jayde Parker, Roxburgh, Junior
• Brian Ramage, Hutt Valley, Social
• Sandy Ramage, Hutt Valley, Social
• Roger Reeves, Waitemata
• Steve Sawers, Roxburgh, Social
• Gerard Smith, Hutt Valley, Social
• Don Staples, Western Lake
• Peter Stevens, Mead Te Pirita
• Phillip Stevenson, Waitemata
• Rod Swindlehurst, Rotorua Social
• Charles Talbot, Dunedin, Junior
• Robbie Travers, Kaeo
• Hamish Turner, Marlborough
• John van Bysterveldt, Thames
• Christine Vanstone, Whakatane, Family
• Merv Watson, Waitemata
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Gun alterations to improve
Fit & Performance
You finally found the model
you want – nice wood and
great promise of propelling
you into B Class. Now what?
This is a classic situation for those of
us searching for the gun to benefit
from our innate abilities and become
an extension of our lightning-fast
reflexes. But, after a round of skeet,
trap or sporting, something is not right.
The target that vaporized with your
“old faithful” was still flying although
the sight picture looked perfect.
For most of us, even finding a shotgun
that holds all that promise will not be
a perfect fit right out of the box. While
gunmakers have your best interest in
mind, they cannot please everyone
every time and, indeed, usually stop
being innovative after the basic design
because they are not “custom shops.”
With the cutting-edge aftermarket
abounding in the U.S., a “stock” shotgun
is infinitely suited to become “bespoke”
after a few additions or alterations.
Think of a shotgun as a new suit off
the rack, destined to be altered to fit
you perfectly with a coordinated shirt,
tie and shoes.
Fitting
If you approach gun ownership
from that angle with a professional
gunsmith who is well-versed in fitting
shotguns and look for a shooting
instructor who can help you determine
ideal dimensions with a try gun for
your build and shooting style, you
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can own a “custom” gun. Once you
and the instructor are happy with
the point-of-impact and changes
needed to the stock dimensions, take
those instructions to a stockmaker or
well-known stock-alteration pro and
have the changes made.
Do your own research beforehand
so you are familiar with recoil pads,
adjustable combs, recoil reducers and
other possible additions. Notice who
shoots what and why. Understand the
changes to balance and weight that will
occur. Know which recoil pad is best
for you and how long it will last. Study
the hydraulic systems available and
adjustable combs. Can your gun be
“bent” to dimension? Learn everything
you can.
The most common addition is recoil
pads because they can be used to gain or
lose length-of-pull. Remember to move
your trigger to the position comfortable
for your hand (if it’s adjustable) before
altering the length! Great pads can be
installed for between $100-$150 and
are worth it. Don’t forget to have the
edges rounded and heel clipped when
it’s profiled for snag-free use. You may
find the pad is a little sticky from the
oil used to grind it down, but that will
pass with exposure to sunlight (a little
talcum powder can fix it for now).
Stock Bending
A process that used to be done with
hot oil and high heat is now done
with better and safer methods so
no damage is done to the finishes of
today’s shotguns. Briley and others use
a “bending” process that is semi-secret,
but it is very reliable and damage-free.
There are limits to how much a stock
will bend, and the really tough bend
is up or down. That’s because of the
way the grain is laid out. Cast-off for
right-handed shooters and cast-on for
lefties is an easier bend to get what
you need. The drop at the face behind
the comb nose is the position for the
rear sight – your eye. This is more
important than the drop at the heel.
Generally, cast-off and drop,
together, will either raise or lower the
point-of-impact. You will notice it either
SHORT FORCING CONE
A 2½ degree forcing cone can soften the recoil
sensation. Be sure to have the shop polish the
internal surfaces after the cone is lengthened.
CHAMBER
CHAMBER
as seeing flat down the rib for a 50/50
pattern or some elevation on the rib,
say 60/40+. Trap and skeet shooters
generally like to float the bird, so they
prefer to see some rib. In sporting
clays, a game in which half the birds
are dropping, 50/50 (flat) or just a little
float is more appropriate.
A common mistake when making
stock alterations such as an adjustable
comb is, when the comb is cut off
and hardware installed, the stock
dimensions have not actually been
changed from the original, so the
adjustments can only go up or
side-to-side. If you want an adjustable
comb installed, have at least _” material
removed under the saw cut so you will
have the ability to genuinely lower the
comb as well. There are limitations,
however, so always ask your gunsmith
first.
Mechanics
BORE
If you had the shotgun fitted and shot
it for 90 days, you will likely have
determined a bit more tweaking is in
order to perfect it. The most popular
changes in the U.S. are long forcing
cones and barrel porting. A currently
made competition-grade shotgun
will likely have longer cones as it
comes from the factory, so have your
5º
BORE
2º 30’
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gun-smith take a look before you make
changes. Have one of the top custom
shops do this type of work.
Industry standards are not available,
but most agree a 2_ -degree cone is
best for two reasons: It will be 3” – 4”
long, depending on bore size, and wall
thickness won’t be compromised. The
cone should always be highly polished
and, when viewed from the breech,
should not have a shadow over the
length.
Porting, which helps reduce muzzle
jump, is the second most popular
aftermarket alteration. The design
and method are the most important
factors to pay attention to here. All
porting should be done with plunge
EDM (Electro Discharge Machining) for
a burr-free bore and should have the
highest possible position on the barrel
for maximum downward thrust.
The shape of the porting holes is not
important. Just check at your gun
club to see what shape is popular.
Ask if it is clean, loud, etc. One
minor misconception about porting
is it does not actually make guns
louder. It merely allows the sound
and shock-waves to escape to the side
of the gun. Since that’s likely where
you’re standing as the shot happens, it
may sound louder. You’ll find there are
favourite shops around the country to
do this type of work. Ask at the club
for recommendations.
Backboring
Backboring is another popular method
of creating “nirvana” in the shotgun
world; however, it’s not the cure for all
things amiss. New models have larger
bores from the factory and, with Italian
proof law getting more encompassing,
thanks to Beretta, the common bore
size today is .730-.735 for 12-gauge
shotguns. Almost all formerly custom
benefits are built in now.
What does it mean to you if your bore
is smaller? While there is no proof a
backbored barrel kicks less than, say, a
shotgun with a .725 bore, the industry
graph shows the peak of recoil is
spread over a longer period of time
with a backbored barrel, thus, “felt”
recoil is reduced. My old friend, the
late, great Bob Brister, would say the
larger bore sizes allow the pellets in a
load to “find themselves.” He believed
this brief time of “self-awareness” is
perceived by the shooter as softer
recoil. Knowing that, I would always
combine long forcing cones with a
backbored barrel for maximum gain.
If you consider backboring, remember
two things. Your choke or chokes will
need to be remade to reflect the new
bore size. For example, your original
bore size of .725 with a choke of .010
(Improved Cylinder) if bored to, say,
.735, will add an additional .010 to
that choke. Now that choke is actually
a Modified in the same barrel. Also,
the seat of any screw-in choke cannot
interfere with or be smaller than
the bore or you will lose the choke
down-range, with terrible residual
damage to your barrel (trust me on this
one).
Backboring should only be performed
by supreme members of the trade who
understand how honing works. Also,
don’t forget backboring will reduce
the weight of the barrel, which can
be a good thing; however, if recoil is
your problem, you may be helping that
hard-kicking shotgun get even more
vicious.
More Changes
At this point, you should be very close
to your idea of perfection. There are
many aftermarket items that can be
installed yourself, especially if you
own a Browning, Remington or Beretta
autoloader. Take some time at the
range to look at what additional things
are done by other shooters, then ring
up the custom shops and ask. They
will help you decide what might be
most beneficial to you.
One more item to consider purchasing
for improved performance is an
aftermarket screw-in choke. The
simplest and easiest way to add weight,
lose weight, extend barrel length
or improve the performance of our
fowling piece has to be the numerous
makers of aftermarket chokes. They
offer ported models, colour-coding,
specialty materials and hunting chokes.
Who’s best is not the issue, as they all
have a niche in the market. Decide
what you want or need and then pick
a company that offers unconditional
service and satisfaction.
I personally use unported chokes
because I could never perceive the
value of unidirectional ports. A shot
column is being pushed rather slowly,
and the idea of wad retention from a
series of holes is just not plausible to
me. Besides, on my gun they were
always really dirty. I don’t know why
someone didn’t clean them!
I’ve had more than a few years of
experience performing this sort of
work on shotguns, so I hope my advice
sheds some light on what’s available
and may be useful to you. Don’t settle
for a gun that isn’t made for you. Good
luck and good shooting!
A native Texan, Chuck Webb operated
a gunsmithing shop in 1980, blending
his lifelong passion for understanding
how things work and talent for
woodcarving and painting.
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wellington district results
High Guns Chris Parkinson A grade, Brendon Malcolm High Gun, Huia Prince B grade, and Shane Ashworth C grade.
Skeet Chris Parkinson 1st A, Karen Hayes 1st C, Chris Cassin HOA, Dave Grant 1st B
Attendance on the Saturday was a little down on usual with
33 competitors. First event for the day was Skeet and with
only one possible to Chris Cassin who took HOA as well as the
sought after Sos Savage Memorial Trophy. Chris Parkinson,
Kriston Chadwick and Murray Cameron shot off for A Grade
with 24’s and finished in that order. That Murray would not be
a bad Skeet shot if he could hit high 1. Dave Grant took out
B grade with a 24, as did Karen Hayes in C Grade, a personal
best for her.
Next up was Triples, with Brendon Malcolm taking HOA from
Keith Livingstone with the only 2 possibles. First B Grade won
by Huia Prince with a respectable 49 and Shane Ashforth
taking C Grade with a 41.
Next was the Double Rise and, with problems in the past with
timing issues on the Laporte Twin Lap, we were wondering if
we would get through the event. In the end, the timing was
not too bad and resulted with some good scores. Chris Cassin
won HOA with the only 19, Rob Prince taking 1st A Grade with
the only 18 and five 17’s shooting off for the minor places. B
grade was taken out by Huia Prince on 16 and C grade won by
Shane Ashworth with 14.
The Minis proved to be elusive with only two possibles
recorded. John Malcolm taking out HOA, leaving Chris Cassin
with 1st A Grade. Quite fitting, as John may have had some
sort of relationship going with the minis and had a head start
on the rest of us as John kindly picked up the Minis from
Woodville on his way down. Many thanks John.
Last event for the day was the Ball Trap. Best score of 24 shot
by Club President Blue Freeman, Andrew Sanders and Rob
Prince. After the shoot off, Blue took out HOA honours from
Andrew getting 1st A Grade and Rob 2nd A Grade. Not a bad
result for a Skeet shooter eh Blue. 1st B Grade was won by Huia
Prince with 20 and C Grade won by young Jordan Rose on 19.
Sunday started with Keith Livingstone leading the High Gun
by 2 from Chris Cassin and Brendon Malcolm, so it was going
to be a tight tussle with the DTL events to shoot. Also had a
better turnout with 43 competitors on the Sunday.
First up the Single Rise and only 12 possibles shot. Brendon
Malcolm came out victorious after shooting 154 tgts in the
shoot off from local Adam Green with Karl Andrews taking the
Veterans badge with 2nd A Grade and Rob Prince 3rd A grade.
Young Gregory Bentley took out 1st B Grade and the Junior
badge after a shoot off with Kim Owen with 24’s and C Grade
was won by Shane Ashforth after a shoot off with local Gun
Shop owner Dave Gwerder
Alison Sim won the Ladies badge after a shoot off with Karen
Hayes on 22.
The Points Score event saw four possibles with Rob Prince
showing he is coming to grips with his new sponsorship deal
including a new Blaser and Hull ammunition taking out HOA.
1St A Grade won by Brendon Malcolm from Mark McGhie and
Chris Parkinson taking 2nd and 3rd respectively. Huia Prince
won the B Grade with a 72 and Jordan Rose the C Grade with
a fine 72.
Next, the testing Single Barrel. With the conditions improving
as the day went on, the event produced three possibles. The
shoot off saw Brendon Malcolm come out ahead of Chris Cassin
from Phil Bazalo and Rob Prince 3rd A Grade with 24, Brendon
also posting the only 125 of the day in the Buck Knives North
South Qualifying. B Grade was again won by Huia Prince with
a 22 and the C Grade resulted in a Rose quinella with Jordan
beating father Charlie in a shoot off also with 22’s.
Shirley Savage with Chris Cassin and the Sos Savage Memorial
Trophy for the HOA in Skeet
Gunshot 38

Minis Kim Owen, John Malcolm, Chris Cassin and Shane Ashforth
Points Score Jordon Rose, Brendon Malcolm, Robert Prince and Huia Prince
Last event for the weekend was the Handicap by Distance
with 8 possibles being shot. The shoot off saw Karl Andrews
prevailing from Chris Cassin and Councillor elect Michael
Holmes 3rd.
Brendon Malcolm won High Gun after his faultless day,
only eight down for the weekend, closely followed by Chris
Parkinson regaining some DTL form of late on 10 down. B
Grade was no surprise (although the Secretary had missed it
for presentations) won by Huia Prince, must be that well trained
gun of Rob’s and C Grade was won by Shane Ashworth.
A big thank you to John Malcolm for delivering the Minis and
for assisting Rob set targets in the morning, also to all that
helped keep the shoot rolling throughout the two days which
enabled the shoot to finish early both days.
See you next time.
High Gun: Brendon Malcolm 227/235. A Grade: Chris Parkinson
225, B Grade: Huia Prince 215, C Grade: Shane Ashworth 202
Saturday:
Skeet: HOA– Chris Cassin 25/25. A Grade: 1st C Parkinson 24,
2nd Kriston Chadwick 24, 3rd Murray Cameron 24. B Grade:
1st Dave Grant 24, 2nd Wayne Pym 23, 3rd Mike Davidson
22. C Grade: 1st Karen Hayes 24, 2nd Huia Prince 22, 3rd S
Ashforth 22. 2 Man Skeet Team: 1st M Cameron/Blue Freeman
46/50, 2nd C Parkinson/Adam Green 45.
Minis: HOA – John Malcolm 15/15. A Grade: 1st C Cassin 15,
2nd Keith Livingstone 14, 3rd K Chadwick 14. B Grade: 1st
Kim Owen 12, 2nd K Hayes 12, 3rd H Prince 11. C Grade: 1st S
Ashforth 14, 2nd Alan Markham 12, 3rd Jordan Rose 11
Double Rise: HOA – C Cassin 19/20. A Grade: Robert Prince
18, 2nd Phil Morrison 17, 3rd K Livingstone 17. B Grade: 1st
H Prince 16, 2nd K Owen 13, 3rd K Hayes 13. C Grade: 1st S
Ashforth 14, 2nd Matthew Wright 13, 3rd A Markham 12
Triples: HOA – B Malcolm 50/50. A Grade: K Livingstone 50,
2nd Andrew Sanders 48, 3rd K Chadwick 48. B Grade: 1st H
Prince 49, 2nd Graham Caird 45, 3rd K Owen 42. C Grade:1st S
Ashforth 41, 2nd A Markham 39, 3rd M Wright 26
Ball Trap: HOA – B Freeman 24/25. A Grade: A Sanders 24,
2nd R Prince 24, 3rd K Livingstone 23. B Grade: 1st H Prince
20, 2nd G Caird 19, 3rd K Owen 15. C Grade: 1st J Rose 19, 2nd
A Markham 18, 3rd S Ashforth 17
Sunday:
Single Rise: HOA - B Malcolm 25/25 + 154. A Grade: 1st A
Green 25 + 153, 2nd Karl Andrews 25 + 110, 3rd R Prince 25
+ 40. B Grade: 1st Gregory Bentley 24, 2nd K Owen 24, 3rd H
Prince 23. C Grade:1st S Ashforth 23, 2nd Dave Gwerda 23, 3rd
A Markham 22. Veterans: K Andrews 25, Ladies: Alison Sim 22,
Junior: G Bentley 24
Points Score: HOA – R Prince 75/75. A Grade: 1st B Malcolm
75, 2nd Mark McGhie 75, 3rd C Parkinson 75. B Grade: 1st H
Prince 72, 2nd K Owen 72, 3rd Brendon Coe 71. C Grade: 1st J
Rose 72, 2nd S Ashforth 71, 3rd Charlie Rose 67
Single Barrel: HOA – B Malcolm 25/25. A Grade: C Cassin 25,
2nd P Bazalo 25, 3rd R Prince 24. B Grade: 1st H Prince 22, 2nd
A Sim 20, 3rd G Bentley 20. C Grade: 1st J Rose 22, 2nd C Rose
22, 3rd D Gwerda 20
Handicap By Distance: 1st K Andrews 25/25 + 18 from 20m,
2nd C Cassin 25 + 17 from 20m, 3rd Michael Holmes 25 + 14
from 19m.
Single Rise Karl Andrews (Vet), Gregory Bentley (Junior),
Alison Sim (Ladies
Gunshot 39

NORTH Island issf
Championships
Hutt Valley Gun Club
10 – 11 January 2009
Paul Wilson Skeet HOA
Chris Parkinson
1st A Grade Skeet
Alan Sinclair HOA Trench
and Double Trap
Dean Harden 1st B
grade Trench
Myles Browne-Cole
A grade 1st Double Trap
The New Zealand Clay Target Association North Island ISSF
Championships were shot over Skeet, Trench and Double
Trap. The weather was reasonably still but overcast on the
Saturday, with much the same on the Sunday until a light
southerly started pushing targets skyward towards the end
of the Double Trap.
The new format of Olympic Skeet and Olympic Trap being
shot on the Saturday and Sunday with the Double Trap being
shot on the Sunday afternoon was used again. A dedicated
group of shooters enjoyed the challenge with a couple of new
shooters joining in.
Olympic Skeet shot over 75 targets on Saturday and 50 targets
on Sunday, the Final being over a further 25 targets. HOA:
Paul Wilson 118 + 24, 142. A Grade: 1st Chris Parkinson 102 +
22, 124. B Grade: 1st Daniel Feutz 95 + 20, 115,
Olympic Trap (Trench) over 75 targets on Saturday and 50
targets on Sunday with the Final being over a further 25
targets shot single barrel. HOA Alan Sinclair 119 + 19, 138. A
Grade: 1st Brant Woodward 116 + 20, 136, 2nd Dave Turner
115 + 20, 135, 3rd Richard Tennant 117 + 16, 133. B Grade: 1st
Dean Harden 109 + 18, 127, 2nd Paul Hullett 103, 3rd Chris
Browne-Cole 98. Veterans: John Hillock 107, Juniors: R Tennant
117
Double Trap shot over 75 pair plus a 25 pair final. HOA A
Sinclair 118 + 45, 163. A Grade: 1st Myles Browne-Cole 124 +
33, 157, 2nd C Parkinson 100. B Grade: 1st P Hullett 113 + 32,
145, 2nd J Hillock 102 + 40, 142, 3rd Robert Prince 103 + 34,
137.
ISSF NI North
Zone
Waikato Clay Target Club
13-14 December 2008
TRAP – 12 competitors
HOA – Gavin Paton. 1st A – Bill Jones, 2nd A – Brant Woodward,
3rd A – Myles Browne-Cole. 1st B – Keith Livingstone, 2nd B –
Bill Dunn, 3rd B – Chris Browne-Cole. Ladies – Natalie Rooney,
Veterans – Gavin Paton, Juniors – Myles Browne-Cole
Double Trap – 4 competitors
HOA – Brant Woodward. 1st A – Peter Krippner. 1st B – Bill
Dunn, 2nd B – Jim Nash
Skeet – no entries
Double Trap HOA
Brant Woodward
Trap HOA Gavin Paton
Trap (L-R) Myles Browne-Cole, Bill Dunn, Brant Woodward
Gunshot 40

Club information
AHAURA: State Highway 7, South of
Ahaura, 35km from Greymouth (towards
Reefton) 1st Sunday of month. 2DTL, 1
Skeet. Contact: R Brown Ph (03) 732 3506
or George Havill Ph (03) 732 8597
ALEXANDRA: Galloway Rd. 5 DTL. 3
Skeet, 1 Ball Trap. Central Otago Circuit
Programme. President: N.Winsloe, Ph/Fax
(03) 448 8264 Pvt. Mobile 027 471 0010.
Email: nm.sw.winsloe@xtra.co.nz
AMBERLEY: Innes Road. 2 Trap, 1 Skeet.
Circuit Programme. Contact: Peter Wright
Ph (03) 327 7645 or 027 291 3932.
ASHBURTON: Alford Forest Road.
1.5miles from main town area. 2 Skeet, 3
DTL. 1st Sunday. Contact Wayne Moore
(03) 307 7667
AUCKLAND METROPOLITAN: Cnr
Helvetia & Gun Club Roads. 1 km to
Pukekohe. Ph (09) 2386 408. 1 Ball Trap, 4
DTL, 3 Skeet. 1st & 3rd Sundays. Contact:
Ray Moorhead, rj-moorhead@hotmail.com
Ph 021 123 5764 PO Box 536 Pukekohe.
BALFOUR: Balfour/Glenure Road. 4 DTL,
2 Skeet, 1 Ball Trap, 1 Trench. Circuit
Programme. Contact Mrs L. Huffadine Ph
03 248 7016.
BARRYTOWN: Cargill Road, 1 Skeet, 2
DTL. 3rd Sunday. Contact Damien Briggs
(03) 7311 836.
CAMBRIDGE: Ringers Rd, Tauwhare,
Cambridge 12km, Hamilton 18km. 2
DTL. 3rd Sunday in month (except May).
Contact G.Williams Ph (07) 827 4019 Fax
(07) 827 8840.
CANTERBURY: McLeans Island. Ph (03)
359 3116. 10 DTL, 6 Skeet, 2 Ball Trap,
1 Trench. Circuit Programme. Contact:
Secretary: Bev Searle (03) 383 2074.
CENTRAL SOUTHLAND: Springhills,
18km east of Winton on the
Winton-Mataura Highway. 3 DTL, 1 Skeet,
Sporting Clay fields. Contact, President:
Alistair Garland (03) 215 9591 or 025 361
532 or G.Jukes (03) 236 8396, 025 340
599, or Secretary Mark Edminston (03) 212
8359
CHATHAM ISLAND: Te One Road 6km
from Waitangi. 1 DTL, 1 Skeet, 1 Ball Trap.
President T.Tuanui, Secretary T.Brown. 2nd
Sunday of month. Contact. 03 305 0093.
DANNEVIRKE: Highway 52, Weber Rd.
15km east. 2 DTL, 1 Skeet, Ball Trap.
4th Sunday in month except Feb & Dec.
Manawatu Circuit. Contact I. O’Brien Ph
(06) 374 0720 or (06) 374 0710. Sec: Ian
Halliwell Ph 06 374 2808
DARFIELD: Corner Creyke & Telegraph
Rds, Darfield, Canty. 2 DTL. Contact Dave
Folley, Ph (03) 318 7276
DUNEDIN: Brighton Rd, Waldronville. Ph
(03) 488 3640. 6 DTL, 3 Skeet, 1 Ball Trap,
1 Trench, Five Stand Sporting. Secretary
Celia Tarry Ph 027 227 5097. Club PO
Box 2001, South Dunedin 9044. Email:
dunedinclaytarget@xtra.co.nz Web Site:
www.dunedinclaytarget.org.nz Ph (03)
478 1003 Fax (03) 478 1006. Programme
as per Otago/Southland Circuit booklet.
EKETAHUNA: Cullen St, Eketahuna. 1km
from Eketahuna. 2 DTL, Sporting Clays.
2nd Sunday of month. Contact Ian Lucas,
RD 1 Masterton. Ph (06) 372 5712. Email:
lucasidkkn@xtra.co.nz.
ELLESMERE: Beethams Rd, Leeston,
60kms from CHCH. 1 Skeet, 3 DTL. Circuit
Programme. Contact Peter Boal, Ph (03)
324 3836
FAIRLIE-MACKENZIE: Connors Rd,
Cricklewood. 1 Skeet, 2 DTL. 1st Sunday.
Contact Paul Gallagher, Ashwick Flat, RD
17, Fairlie. Ph (03) 685 4809
GERALDINE: Tipladys Rd. 2 DTL, 1 Skeet.
4th Sunday. Contact: L.Leary Ph (03) 6938
652.
GISBORNE: Karaua Rd. 1 Skeet, 2 DTL,
automatic traps for Skeet and DTL. Voice
release for DTL. Contact President: Ray
Ballard (06) 868 9512 Pvt, or (06) 868
8019 Bus. PO Box 949, Gisborne. 2nd
Sunday of month.
GOLDEN BAY: PuPu Springs Rd. 1 DTL, 1
Skeet. Contact Brett Cowin, State Highway
60, RD 2, Golden Bay, Takaka. Ph (03) 525
8564.
GORGE ROAD: 13 Waituna Lagoon Road,
Invercargill. 3 DTL, 1 Skeet. President:
Brad Warnock 03 230 4866
GREYMOUTH: Taylorville Rd, Coal Creek.
1 DTL, 1 Skeet, 9 Station Sporting. 2nd
Sunday. Contact Peter Bayliss Ph (03) 762
6685.
HAWKES BAY: Maraekakaho Rd, Hastings.
3 DTL, 2 DTL/Ball, 3 Skeet. 3rd Sunday.
Contact Secretary Hardin Bird Ph/Fx (06)
844 4607, President: Mate Mucalo Ph/Fx
(06) 878 5253
HUNTLY: McVie Road, Ph 87 536. 5km
from North Huntly. 2 Skeet, 3 DTL. 4th
Sunday. Contact E.Beddis Ph 07 828 7755.
HUTT VALLEY: Wallaceville Rd,
Whitemans Valley. 2 DTL, 1 DTL/Ball, 2
Skeet, 2 Sporting, 1 Trench. 3rd Sunday.
Contact Wayne Pym Ph (04) 234 6306.
KAEO: Matauri Bay, 8km from Kaeo. 2
DTL, 1 Ball Trap, 1 Skeet, ISU Skeet. Last
Sunday of month. Contact John Richardson
Ph 09 407 6214 Kaeo.
KAIKOHE: Reservoir Rd. 2 DTL, 1 Skeet.
2nd Sunday. Contact Bruce Sanderson
(09) 407 6226, 021 406 955. PO Box 32,
Waipapa, Northland. Or Robert Jordan
(09) 401 9237, 021 321 354, RD 2, 1455
Okaihau 0476
KAITAIA: Okahu Rd, 4km from Kaitaia. 2
DTL, 1 Skeet. 1st Sunday. Contact: Mark
Shaw (09) 408 2999.
KOKATAHI: Signposted from Kokatahi
Store, 16km from Hokitika. 1 Skeet, 2 DTL.
4th Sunday of month. Contact: Wayne
Ironside, (03) 755 7853.
KOPUKU: Coalfield, Rd, Kopuku,
Maramarua. 3 DTL, 1 Ball trap, 2 Skeet,
1 Sporting. 2nd Sunday. Contact John
McDonald (09) 298 9069 or Colin Kennedy
(09) 292 4668.
MARLBOROUGH: Wairau Bar Road,
Blenheim. 2 Skeet, 3 DTL. Monthly shoot
4th Sunday. Contact: Dennis Brough 03
5781 400
MARUA SPORTING CLAYS: Marua Road,
Marua, via Hikurangi Northland. 1st Sun
of Month. Contact: Brent Lawrence 027
4926188, email channelinst@xtra.co.nz.
MATAMATA: Mangawhero Road. 3 DTL,1
Skeet, 5 Stand Sporting, Gully Sporting.
Wednesday twilight shoot during daylight
saving, club shoot every 4th Sunday.
Contact: Graham Payze 027 246 1989 or
Kevin Curtis 027 281 8546
Web: www.matamatanz.co.nz
MATAURA: Waimumu Rd, Mataura. 1
Skeet, 3 DTL, 1 Ball Trap. Southland
programme. Contact Alistair Kelly Ph Pvt
(03) 218 6686, Cell 027 323 7518
MEAD TE-PIRITA: Burns Road, off North
Rakaia Rd, Rakaia. 1 Skeet, 1 Ball Trap, 3
DTL Canty Programme. Contact Anthony
Gray (03) 329 7977
METHVEN: Trotting Club Grounds,
Methven. 2DTL, 2 Skeet. Contact: Peter
Boal, Ph 03 324 3836
MOA CREEK: Behind old Moa Creek Hotel,
44km from Alexandra. 2 Skeet, 4 DTL.
Shoot nine days annually. Contact Geoff
Matheson Ph (03) 447 4221. Secretary
Tricia McKnight (03) 4474 763.
NELSON WAIMEA: Upper Motueka Valley
Rd, Golden Downs Forest, 50km from
Nelson. 3 DTL, 2 Skeet, 1 Ball Trap, 1
Sporting, 1 Double Trap. 2nd Sunday of
month and 5th when there is one. Contact
President:Neil Simpson (03) 526 7898.
Secretary Jacqui Oldham Ph (03) 547 8473
email: wes.Jacqui@xtra.co.nz
NEW PLYMOUTH: Beach Rd, Omata,
10km to PO at New Plymouth. 1 Skeet,
2 DTL. Shoot day 4th Sunday of month.
Contact: James Livingston, Sealey Road,
RD 4, New Plymouth. Ph (06) 7510 795.
NIGHTCAPS: Wreys Bush. 3 DTL, 2 Skeet,
1 Ball Trap. Circuit Programme. Contact:
Raeleen Sinclair, Ph/Fax (03) 225 7834
NORTH CANTY: Contact: Mike Blackwell
PO Box 7 Kaiapoi. email
BlackwellsDeptStore@xtra.co.nz 3 DTL, 2
Skeet fields.
NORTHERN WAIROA: Finlayson Park,
State Highway 14, 1 km from Dargaville.
2 DTL, 1 Ball Trap, 1 Skeet. Third Sunday.
Contact Mr G. Nilsson Ph (09) 439 1051,
email: nilssons@xtra.co.nz.
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OPOTIKI: Main Whakatane Rd. 2 DTL, 1
Skeet, 1 Ball Trap. 3rd Sunday. Contact
Steve Cooper (07) 315 4949.
PALMERSTON NORTH:
Longburn-Rongotea Rd, Kairanga. Approx
10km from Palmerston North. Clubhouse
Ph 025 232 3452. 1 skeet, 2 DTL, 2nd
Sunday of month. Contact: Dave Thomson
(06) 356 5597 or Vicky Hall, Ph (06) 359
4391. Club Cell contact: 021 0290 8280.
PALMERSTON/WAIKOUAITI: Edinburgh
St, Waikouaiti, 2 km from Waikouaiti. 2
DTL. Saturdays as per Otago Southland
programme. Contact Mrs Glenda
Matheson, 31 Roseness St, Palmerston,
Otago. Ph (03) 465 1911.
PATANGATA: Patangata, 12km from
Waipawa. 2 DTL, 2 Ball Traps. 6 Stn
Sporting, 1 Skeet Field. Phono Pulls on
DTL, Ball Trap and Skeet. 2nd Sunday of
Month. Contact Mrs Margaret Goldsmith
PO Box 14122, Mayfair, Hastings. Tony
Winter Pvt (06) 877 0371, Bus (06) 876
9690.
PUKETIRO: Puketiro, 12 km from Owaka.
3 DTL. Last Sunday of month. Contact:
Chris Bennett, Ph (03) 415 8513.
PUTARURU: State Highway One, Putaruru.
2nd Sunday. Contact: President: Peter
Goodwin Ph 07 883 470, Cell 0274 768
715. Secretary Gay McDonnell (07) 883
5847
ROTORUA: Atiamuri Highway, 2 km
from Rotorua. 3 Skeet, 4 DTL, 1 Ball
Trap, Sporting fields. 1st & 3rd Sunday of
month. Contact Tony Truss (07) 347 9425
day, (07) 345 9803 AH, PO Box 2138.
ROXBURGH: Roxburgh Trotting Club, 2km
from Roxburgh. 2 DTL. Contact Raymond
Gunn (03) 446 8681.
SOUTH OTAGO: Aerodrome, Glasgow
St, Balclutha. 2 DTL, 1 Skeet. Otago/
Southland Programme circuit. Contact:
Trish Campbell 03 418 3066.
SOUTHLAND: Pacific Ave, Oreti Beach.
5 DTL, 3 Skeet, 2 Ball Trap. Contact
President Phil Harraway philiphrrtaway@
woosh.co.nz
STEWART ISLAND: Airstrip Access Road.
1 DTL/Ball, 1 Skeet. Contact Ron Dennis
(03) 219 1110.
TAUMARUNUI: Echolands Road, 2km
south from Taumarunui. 3 DTL, 2 Skeet,
1 Ball Trap, 1 Sporting. Contacts: Doug
Meehan Ph 025 421 767, (Pvt) (07) 8957
749. Secretary: Bill Bramley (07) 895 5051.
TAUPO: Centennial Drive, 2km from
Taupo. 4 DTL, 3 Skeet (1 Auto & ISU), ABT,
Sporting Clays. 4th Sunday Club day,
3rd Sunday practice. . Club O/U guns
available. Contact: Geoff Ferris Ph A/H (07)
378 2479, 0274 782 479, gmff@xtra.co.nz.
Or taupoclaytargetclub@gmail.com
TAURANGA: Domain Road, Papamoa
(on Peter Hynds property), 15km from Te
Puke. 3DTL, 1 Skeet. 1st Sunday. Contact
President: Brian Hartley (07) 579 2224 or
0272 894 098 or Vice President Neville
Crawford (07) 575 5735.
TE AROHA: McKinley Road, Te Aroha
West. 2 DTL. 1st Sunday except January &
May. Contact President Hedley Storey (07)
884 6658.
TE KUITI: Lees Block Rd, RD 5, 8km north
of Te Kuiti. PO Box 12 Te Kuiti. 3 DTL, 1
Skeet, 1 Ball Trap, Compac Sporting. 2nd
Sunday. Contact President Neil Pratt (07)
873 8346, Vice P Jim Tarrant (07) 878 7583
THAMES: State highway 25 Behind the
airfield 1km South of Thames. 2 Skeet.
5 DTL. 2 Ball Traps. 1 Double Rise. 1 5
stand. Practice day 1st Saturday of the
month. Club shoot day 3rd Sunday of the
month. Contacts sec. Nola Leonard Ph. 07
867 7165 email nolaleon@xtra.co.nz Pres.
Bob Prescott 07 868 2144, fax 07 868
2145.
THAMES VALLEY DEERSTALKERS
CLUB: Morrison Rd, North of Paeroa.
Contact Maureen Coleman Ph (07) 884
9622, Fax (07) 884 9628.
TIMARU: Richard Pearse Airport, Falvey
Rd, Levels, Timaru. Ph (03) 6882 501. 3
Skeet, 6 DTL, 1 Ball Trap, Sporting. 3rd
Sunday in month. Contact: jane.carrodus@
xtra.co.nz
TOKOROA: Maraetai Rd, RD1, 1 km from
Tokoroa. 2 DTL, 1 Ball Trap, 1 Skeet. 1st
Sunday. Contact: Don Corbett, Maraetai
Rd, Ph 07 8864 438, Tokoroa.
TRAIL BLAZERS: Milltown Road, Arahua
Valley, Lake Kaniere. Sporting Clay shoots.
Contact Gordon Wells, (03) 755 7612 or
027 470 7882 email: madkiwi@xtra.co.nz
or www.trailblazersgunclub.co.nz
WAIHI: Tauranga Highway, 3km from
Waihi. 1 Trap, DTL and Ball Trap. 2nd
Sunday of month, Contact: Eric Madgwick
Ph (07) 863 6902.Sec; John Currie Ph/Fax
(07) 863 8696.
WAIHORA: Main Tai Tapu/Akaroa
Highway. 2 DTL, 1 Skeet. Circuit
Programme. Contact Grant Bonniface Ph
(03) 3516 758.
WAIKATO: Holland Rd, Eureka, 8km from
Hamilton. Ph (07) 824 1785. 10 DTL, 5
Skeet, 3 Ball Trap, 1 ISU Skeet. Club day
last Sunday, Skeet practice 4th Saturday
10-12noon. Contact: Dean Everett 021 240
8934.
WAIMATE-OAMARU: Waimate Airport,
Main Rd, Morven 3 DTL, 1 Skeet. 2nd
Sunday. Contact President: K.Batchelor
(03) 6897 682. Secretary: Judy Sawers (03)
434 1528.
WAIRARAPA: Norfolk Rd, Masterton.
2 DTL, 1 Ball Trap, Sporting Clays. 4th
Sunday in the month. No skeet until
further notice. Contact: President: Don
Rankin (06) 377 7978, email: d.rankin@
wise.net.nz. Secretary: Joan Rankin 06 377
7978.
WAIROA ROD & GUN CLUB: Bell Rd,
Awamate 10km South. 2 DTL, 1 DTL/Ball,
2 Skeet. 4th Sunday. Contact (06) 838
7733, Email: s.cbell@xtra.co.nz
WAITEMATA: Old North Rd, Kumeu Ph/
Fax (09) 412 9910. 6 DTL, 4 Skeet, 2 Ball
Trap, 1 Double Rise, 1 ISSF Trench, 1 ISSF
Skeet, 1 5 Stand Sporting. Club Day 2nd &
4th Sundays, Practice Day :every Saturday.
Practice Wednesday (from midday).
Contact Club Phone/Fax (09) 412 9910 or
Bill Kyte 0274 834 968.
WAKATIPU: Shotover Bridge, 6km from
Queenstown. 3 DTL, 2 Skeet. Contact:
Secretary Judy Fotheringham email:
judyfotheringham@paradise.net.nz.
President: Allan Wilson (03) 442 8480
WANAKA: Horseshoe Bend, Hawea
River, 8km from Wanaka. 4 DTL, 2 Skeet.
Central Otago circuit. Otago/Southland
programme. Contact President Phillip
Studholme, Ph (03) 443 8089. Secretary
Ken Goldfinch Ph (03) 443 2735.
WANGANUI: Marangai Rd, 8km from
Wanganui. Ph 26 841. 3 DTL, 1 Skeet, 1
Trench. 3rd Sunday. Contact: Graham
Scott Ph 027 430 0622.
WAVERLEY: Beach Rd, 8km from SH 3 at
Waverley. 2 DTL, 1 Skeet. 2nd Sunday of
month. Contact: Claire Symes, 106 Brewer
Rd, RD 2, Waverley.
WELLINGTON:Porirua Shooting Assn
grounds. Sporting Clays. Second Sunday
every month. Have-a-Go, Beginners,
coaching and groups on fourth Sunday.
Contact: Kevin Flynn (04) 388 2378 email:
paradise.net.nz or Ian Murray (04) 234
1121 email: ianmurray@ihug.co.nz.
WESTERN LAKE: Western Lake,
Featherston. 1 DTL. Contact Garth and
Janine Gadsby Ph (06) 307 8000.
WESTERN SOUTHLAND: Contact Don
Brown, Papatotara, RD Tuatapere.
WEST OTAGO: Station Rd, Tapanui. 2
DTL, 1 Skeet. Contact: Keith Falconer Ph
(03) 204 8296
WHAKATANE: Golf Links Rd. 2 DTL, 1
Skeet. 2nd Sunday. Contact David da Silva
Ph (07) 304 9775 bus, (07) 308 8479 Pvt.
PO Box 14, Whakatane.
WHANGAREI: McAllister Rd, Mangapai,
13km from Whangarei. 2 Skeet, 3 DTL.
1st Sunday of month. Contact :President:
George Gee (09) 435 1742
WHATITIRI: McBeths Rd, Poroti, 13km
from Whangarei. 1 Skeet, 2 DTL, 1 Ball
Trap. 3rd Sunday of month. Contact
Yvonne Slattery (09) 434 6260, Yvonne.
slattery@xtra.co.nz
WHITIANGA: South Highway, 2km from
Whitianga. 2 DTL. 4th Sunday. Contact:
Lois France 07 866 4835
WOODVILLE: Dodds Rd, 1 km from
Woodville. 2 Skeet, 1 Ball Trap, 4 DTL. 1st
Sunday of month. Contact Judy Mabey Ph/
fax (06) 376 5386.
Gunshot 42

If you’ve had one you’ll understand and if you haven’t,
your time is coming...
This is from newshound Dave Barry’s colonoscopy journal;
I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make
an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his
office, Andy showed me a colour diagram of the colon, a
lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one
point passing briefly through Minneapolis.
Then Andy explained the colonoscopy procedure to me
in a thorough, reassuring and patient manner. I nodded
thoughtfully, but I didn’t really hear anything he said, because
my brain was shrieking, quote, ‘HE’S GOING TO STICK A TUBE
17,000 FEET UP YOUR BEHIND!’
I left Andy’s office with some written instructions, and a
prescription for a product called ‘MoviPrep,’ which comes in
a box large enough to hold a microwave oven. I will discuss
MoviPrep in detail later; for now suffice to say that we must
never allow it to fall into the hands of America’s enemies.
I spent the next several days productively sitting around being
nervous. Then, on the day before my colonoscopy, I began my
preparation. In accordance with my instructions, I didn’t eat
any solid food that day; all I had was chicken broth, which is
basically water, only with less flavour. Then, in the evening, I
took the MoviPrep.
You mix two packets of powder together in a one-litre plastic
jug, then you fill it with lukewarm water. (For those unfamiliar
with the metric system, a litre is about 32 gallons.) Then you
have to drink the whole jug. This takes about an hour, because
MoviPrep tastes - and here I am being kind - like a mixture of
goat spit and urinal cleanser, with just a hint of lemon.
The instructions for MoviPrep, clearly written by somebody
with a great sense of humour, state that after you drink it, ‘a
loose, watery bowel movement may result.’ This is kind of like
saying that after you jump off your roof, you may experience
contact with the ground.
MoviPrep is a nuclear laxative. I don’t want to be too graphic,
here, but: Have you ever seen a space-shuttle launch? This is
pretty much the MoviPrep experience, with you as the shuttle.
There are times when you wish the commode had a seat
belt. You spend several hours pretty much confined to the
bathroom, spurting violently. You eliminate everything. And
then, when you figure you must be totally empty, you have to
drink another litre of MoviPrep, at which point, as far as I can
tell, your bowels travel into the future and start eliminating
food that you have not even eaten yet.
After an action-packed evening, I finally got to sleep. The next
morning my wife drove me to the clinic. I was very nervous.
Not only was I worried about the procedure, but I had been
experiencing occasional return bouts of MoviPrep spurtage. I
was thinking, ‘What if I spurt on Andy?’ How do you apologize
to a friend for something like that? Flowers would not be
enough.
At the clinic I had to sign many forms acknowledging that
I understood and totally agreed with whatever the heck
the forms said. Then they led me to a room full of other
colonoscopy people, where I went inside a little curtained
space and took off my clothes and put on one of those hospital
garments designed by sadist perverts, the kind that, when
you put it on, makes you feel even more naked than when you
are actually naked.
Then a nurse named Eddie put a little needle in a vein in my
left hand. Ordinarily I would have fainted, but Eddie was very
good, and I was already lying down. Eddie also told me that
some people put vodka in their MoviPrep. At first I was ticked
off that I hadn’t thought of this, but then I pondered what
would happen if you got yourself too tipsy to make it to the
bathroom, so you were staggering around in full Fire Hose
Mode. You would have no choice but to burn your house.
When everything was ready, Eddie wheeled me into the
procedure room, where Andy was waiting with a nurse and
an anaesthesiologist. I did not see the 17,000-foot tube, but
I knew Andy had it hidden around there some where. I was
seriously nervous at this point. Andy had me roll over on my
left side, and the anaesthesiologist began hooking something
up to the needle in my hand. There was music playing in the
room, and I realized that the song was ‘Dancing Queen’ by
ABBA. I remarked to Andy that, of all the songs that could be
playing during this particular procedure, ‘Dancing Queen’ had
to be the least appropriate.
‘You want me to turn it up?’ said Andy, from somewhere behind
me. ‘Ha ha,’ I said. And then it was time, the moment I had
been dreading for more than a decade. If you are squeamish,
prepare yourself, because I am going to tell you, in explicit
detail, exactly what it was like.
I have no idea. Really. I slept through it. One moment, ABBA
was yelling ‘Dancing Queen, feel the beat of the tambourine,’
and the next moment, I was back in the other room, waking
up in a very mellow mood. Andy was looking down at me and
asking me how I felt. I felt excellent. I felt even more excellent
when Andy told me that It was all over, and that my colon had
passed with flying colours. I have never been prouder of an
internal organ.
ABOUT THE WRITER, Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning
humour columnist for the Miami Herald. On the subject
of Colonoscopies... Colonoscopies are no joke, but these
comments during the exam were quite humorous..... A
physician claimed that the following are actual comments
made by his patients (predominately male) while he was
performing their colonoscopies:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
‘Take it easy, Doc. You’re boldly going where no man has
gone before!
‘Find Amelia Earhart yet?’
‘Can you hear me NOW?’
‘Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?’
‘You know, in Arkansas, we’re now legally married.’
‘Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?’
‘You put your left hand in; you take your left hand out....’
‘Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!’
‘If your hand doesn’t fit, you must quit!
‘Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity.’
‘You used to be an executive at Enron, didn’t you?’
‘God, now I know why I am not gay.’
And the best one of all.
13. ‘Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head
is not up there?
Gunshot 43

MENTAL TRAINING
PractiSe
by Michael J. Keyes, M.D.
I was listening to a musician talk about practise on the radio
the other day and he brought up a good point: “When you
practise, you have to face yourself and deal with the pain.”
What he meant, of course, is if you want your practise to mean
anything, you have to be honest and realistic. Practise is not
meant to be fun.
There are plenty of reasons to practise. Most shooters have a
natural ability to hit targets. We call this the “talent level,” but
shooting in competition is not a natural endeavour. Shotgun
shooting is a distillation of the normal ability to hit a moving
target that places demands on the shooter hunting or plinking
do not. One of these is the need to be perfect.
On the hunting field, we don’t usually count the number of
shots we take to down birds (unless there is money involved,
of course, and then it becomes a competition). We are there
to have a good time, be outdoors and commune with nature,
which is the essence of hunting. It is different when we pay
money to shoot clay targets in order to win a prize.
We practise so we can win, and to win we have to have a plan
and a direction to travel. Practise is serious business.
To practise well, you have to determine what is the most efficient
way to go about the task and then have to do the practise.
Every elite-level shooter practises that way, while the rest of us
tend to not really practise. Instead, we want to have fun.
There is nothing wrong with having fun. If you ask those elite
shooters if they are enjoying their practise rounds, they will
tell you they are having fun. The reason they are having fun
is they are convinced they are going to win, and one of the
reasons they think that is they practise harder and better than
99% of all the other shooters.
“Easy” Ed Macauley used to say, “When you are not practising,
remember, someone somewhere is practising and, when you
meet him, he will win.” Elite-level shooters know talent is
trumped by hard work. And that hard work involves a large
dose of reality.
The problem with having fun at practise is, while you are
having fun, you are not looking at your weak spots. Instead,
you are ignoring anything that might cause you to feel bad
about yourself or your game. In this case, having fun is a
recipe for disaster if you intend to improve. You don’t really
want to look at what your problems are and then fix them. You
would rather shoot a round of (insert shotgun game) with your
friends and enjoy the day.
If you have been reading this column on a regular basis, you
will know I advocate an organised approach to shooting, and
especially to practise. Each practise session should have an
immediate goal based on a recent analysis of your game and
should fit in with your overall goals, resulting in improvement.
Every time you shoot in practise, you should attempt to solve a
problem in your game. You have to have a ruthlessly accurate
idea of where you stand and where you are going to do this.
That means looking at your failures and admitting to yourself
you are not perfect. A lot of us have a very hard time with
this.
Elite-level shooters analyze their faults on a regular basis.
They are aware perfection is a moving target, and they have
to keep at a peak when they shoot in important matches if
they want to win. Part of this focus is to acknowledge there
are weak areas in their game that have to be improved and
strong areas that can be exploited. Any problems have to be
solved by eliminating them. At this level, it usually only takes
a short time to resolve the issue because they have done it so
many times in the past.
Beginning and intermediate shooters have a different set of
problems. They are not perfect, not even close, and have
multiple technical, physical and mental issues, most they are
not even aware of. Technical skills are usually the focus of
their practise.
One advantage a beginning or intermediate shooter has is
they know they need improvement and can follow standard
and obvious practise patterns, such as shooting so many
shots at each station of a ‘skeet field’ while learning the proper
setup, lead and follow-through. Coaches, books and friends
can guide them (meaning, they can point out the mistakes
and prescribe cures) and usually put the shooter on the right
path. All the shooter has to do is accept they need this kind of
help and practise to minimize the bad stuff while enhancing
the good stuff.
Of course, that is a lot harder than it sounds. It is hard to
accept you are not perfect. It hurts to realise you are a failure
in any respect if you are the typical perfectionist workaholic
that tends to become a competitor. But it is necessary if you
want to advance to the top. Accepting this is Step One in
practising.
Step Two is to practise well. Learning to practise is an art in
itself. You would think just going out and shooting 200 rounds
focusing on some aspect of your shooting would be enough.
But practise is about information processing. You have to take
a number of related concepts and form them into a functioning
whole that will prove itself in a match.
There are some things about a match you cannot duplicate in
practise (match stress, for one), yet you have to devise a way
to overcome the obstacles anyway. Fortunately, your brain
is capable of making the connections in a way that allows
you to improve even with incomplete information. Ideally,
you should be able to go to a tournament, deal with match
pressure and automatically shoot your shots to the best of
your current ability. You should shoot with confidence and
not be surprised by anything that occurs at the match. Your
performance should be a reflection of your performance in
practise. If it isn’t, you are not practising as well as you can.
We all know shooters who shoot much better in practise than
matches. Something is clearly wrong with this picture, but the
shooter usually can’t tell you what is wrong. I will venture to
say anyone who is finding himself with this problem is not
practising to overcome it. Instead, they are expecting to do
well because they have the technical skill or talent and believe
they will succeed without having to put in the work required
to perform well in a match. They refuse to look at their
deficiencies, especially those aspects of mental toughness
lacking in their game. It is not that they cannot develop
these qualities, they are just not willing to do the mental and
emotional work needed to make sure they have the confidence
to succeed under match pressure.
The brain is capable of overcoming any of these obstacles. All
it takes is making the right choices and hard work. The work
part is essential because you have to push yourself in order to
change. Most of us can’t do something once and be an expert
at it forever after; we have to dissect it mentally, put in the
time doing the physical part and then sleep on it.
Practise demands hard work, but it also requires rest time for
the brain to process and integrate the information to make it
a complete concept that can be brought into use in a match.
Gunshot 44

Otherwise, you have to think about too many things in the
match and will not be able to perform well.
I just read a paper addressing this subject that came to the
conclusion “relational memory” requires time and sleep
to organise. This means people are able to take seemingly
unrelated concepts and put them together. The subjects were
given the task of memorizing what appeared to be random
relationships (but they did have a subtle set of rules of
relationship) and then were asked to do a similar task later.
They did much better when they waited 12 hours (including
8 hours of sleep) than if they did it right after the first set of
tasks. It appears sleep is major component of the process.
Hence, the folk wisdom to “sleep on it” has scientific validity.
Practise is a matter of thinking, doing and integrating, and it
has to have a period of time with sleep in order to achieve the
desired results. It is an accumulative process that pays off in
the long run.
Good practise skills require the ability to bring in all aspects
of the game and integrate them over a period of time. If you
are lacking some parts, once you realise what is missing, you
can develop it. Don’t let a sense of false pride get in your
way. I can guarantee that guy breathing down your neck is
not concerned. Denying problems exist only hurts you in the
end; we all have problems that need to be fixed. Practise can
be fun, but it should be serious about addressing problems
and developing solutions.
Dr Keyes has written over 200 articles on mental training for
Shotgun Sports and is author of the book Mental Training
For The Shotgun Sports. He is a former physician for the U.S.
Shooting Team, retired Colonel from the Arm Reserves and
a veteran of Viet Nam and Desert Storm. A Tennessee state
pistol champion and coach of several national championship
teams, he currently practises in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Article by courtesy of Shotgun Sports
Hall of Fame
New Zealand
Hi all,
As promised in the last Gunshot here is an update on progress
of “NZ Hall of Fame”.
By the time you read this our DTL Nationals will probably be
underway in Hamilton along with our first induction dinner
and presentation evening programmed for March 5th at The
Station Restaurant, Waikato University. We hope this will be
the success envisaged and suitably recognise the tremendous
achievements of our three inductees.
Since the last issue I can tell you we have managed to locate
the relatives of Duncan Fraser, the very first winner of the NZ
Single Rise 1908.
I know a number of them are going to be in attendance at the
presentation to receive the award on behalf of the family.
The information from family contacts came about by chance
through Neil Pratt who came into contact with someone who
knew the family connections. As I stated last time so much of
this information will have to come from you the shooters and
the people you run into. This contact certainly proved that
point, thanks Neil we had nearly given up hope of finding the
information we needed.
Details of our three inductees’ achievements which have earned
them the recognition and place in “The NZ Hall of Fame” are as
follows;
Mr Duncan Fraser. (14 May 1864 – 1939)
1906 NZ Live Pigeon Champion
1908 NZ Single Rise Champion
1909 NZ Single Rise Champion
1911 NZ Single Rise Champion
1920 NZ Single Rise Champion
Plus numerous other major North Island and Open competition successes.
Mr John Thomson.
1963 NZ High Gun Champion
1964 NZ Skeet Champion
1966 NZ Single Rise Champion
1968 NZ Single Barrel Champion
1970 NZ Skeet Champion
1971 NZ Single Barrel Champion
1972 NZ Single Barrel Champion
1978 NZ Mini Champion
1980 NZ High Gun Champion
1990 NZ Single Barrel Champion
Plus seven times runner up to various National Titles, Also 15 Island Titles,
Twice NZ Mackintosh Team High Gun.
Mr Charlie Hartley
1962 NZ Single Rise Champion
1963 NZ Double Rise Champion
1967 NZ Double Rise Champion
1969 NZ Single Barrel Champion
1969 NZ High Gun Champion
1975 NZ Double Rise Champion
Plus NZ Mackintosh Team High Gun 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1962.
1966 Australian High Gun Champion
Also 1958 and 1963 North Island Double rise winner.
As you can see from this list of achievements all three richly
deserve to be recognised and rightly have their achievements
preserved in our Trapshooting history.
Thanks to both John and Charlie and their families for supplying
huge amounts of information and photos for us to copy and
preserve, it was much appreciated.
Also to the relatives of Duncan Fraser who have been extremely
helpful supplying history and photos which we would have had
no record of until now.
I am looking forward to listing more successes and the collection
of more of our shooting history over the coming months and
years.
Gavin Searle.
2009 Southland Secondary
School Programme
• Southland CTC 10 May Skeet 9am DTL 10am
• Balfour GC 7 June DTL 9am
• Dunedin CTC 21 June Skeet 9am DTL 10am
• Dunedin CTC 4 July Trophy match 9am
• Dunedin CTC 5 July NZCTA South Island SS
Championships
• Nightcaps GC 19 July Scott Shield 9.30 am
• Alexandra CTC 23 August Taieri Shield Skeet 8.45 am
DTL10am
• Waikato CTC 26,27,28 September NZCTA North Island
and National SS championships
Gunshot 45

Missed from official
programme book
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Plus Optional Graded Sweeps
Entries limited to 150
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Gunshot 46

Around the Clubs
AMBERLEY
January
Skeet A Grade D.Brosnan 24, M.Smart
19, D.Phillip 19. B grade M.Hartnell 25,
D.Draper 22, J.Bradford 21. C grade
P.Wright 22, C grade R.Costello 21,
M.Adams 18.
10 Tgt E/Opener A grade H.Holland 10.
M.Smart, R.Scott 9. B grade J.Bradford,
D.Gane, R.Bartlett, D.Maindonald 10. C
grade R.Costello 10.
20 Tgt Single Rise A grade R.Foster,
R.Scott 20, B.Johnson, H.Holland,
M.Smart 19. B grade D.Phillip 20,
P.Wright, M.Hartnell 19. C grade
R.Costello 18, M.Elliot 15.
10 Tgt Single Barrel A grade H.Holland
10, M.Smart, R.Foster, B.Johnson
9. B grade D.Phillip 10, R.Bartlett
9, D.Norrie, M.Adams, D.Brosnan,
D.Maindonald 8. C grade M.Elliott 6,
R.Costello 5.
10 Tgt Continental – A grade R.Scott
10, M.Smart, R.Foster 9. B grade
J.Bradford 10, D.Gane, M.Hartnell,
D.Brosnan, R.Bartlett 9. C grade
R.Costello 6, M.Elliott 3.
10 Pr Double Rise – A grade B.Johnson
16, M.Smart 14, R.Foster, R.Scott
13. B grade D.Phillip, M.Adams 16,
M.Hartnell 14. C grade R.Costello 14.
BALFOUR
January
100 Skeet – A grade L.Rodgers 99,
E.Pirie 97, G.Taylor, K.Gutsell 95.
B grade M.Field, S.Sutherland 91,
P.Chatfield 89. C grade P.Shuker, N.Rule
80, J.Sutherland 79.
2 Person Teams L.Rodgers, R.Dennis
193.
CAMBRIDGE
November
Trophy – A grade 1st J.Tarrant, 2nd
R.Powell, 3rd G.Nicholl. B grade 1st
B.Middlemiss, 2nd P.Muirhead, 3rd
D.Vincent. C grade 1st O.Hannah, 2nd
P.Day, 3rd S.Hannah.
Matangi Cup – winner N.Picknell, R/Up
S.Walters.
Continental Ball Trap Cup – winner
B.Middlemiss.
CANTERBURY
23 November
Continental Championships – HOA
Colin Millar. A grade 1st Gavin Searle,
2nd Russell Foster, 3rd Peter Askey.
B grade 1st Peter Wright, 2nd Mike
Sheppard, 3rd Rebecca Searle. C grade
1st Richard Moon, 2nd Laurie Hastie,
3rd Gordon Wall.
DUNEDIN
Christmas Shoot 14 December 2008,
Fine with high cloud & light winds
Skeet Aggregate: A Grade: T Begg, W
Dalley (24), T Appleby (23). B Grade:
M Field, T Cleminson (24), G Larson,
M Marsh (22). C Grade: R Diack (21),
N Wilson, R Yardley (18). Winner Skeet
Aggregate 2008: M Field (141)
Single Rise Aggregate: A Grade: T Begg
(25), R Roy, L Phillips (23). B Grade: W
Dalley (25), G Larson, S Clearwater, T
Cleminson (24). C Grade: N Wilson (24),
E Webb (23), I Campbell (22)
Winner Single Rise Aggregate 2008: T
Cleminson (121)
Winner Single Barrel Aggregate 2008: T
Cleminson (109)
15 tgt HBD Trophy Match: (A Grade
19m, B Grade 16m, C Grade 13m). 1st
L Phillips (A Grade), 2nd I Campbell (C
Grade), 3rd T Begg (A Grade). 20 tgt
Novelty Match: 1st Team: S Clearwater,
M Field. 2nd Team: G Larson, W Dalley.
3rd Team: T Cleminson, I Campbell
31 January/1 February Skeet Festival
Saturday: Overcast, some light rain, no
wind, warm.
25 Skeet A Grade: L Rodgers, M Sime, R
Everett, C Pirie, S Trotter (25). B Grade:
M Field (25), G Larson, T Appleby (24).
C Grade: M Jameson, E Park (22), N Rule
(20)
50 Target Skeet Trophy Match A grade:
R Everett, C Pirie (50), R Dennis, M Sime
(49). B Grade: T Cleminson (50), M Field
(49), L Hurley (46). C Grade: P Edwards
(44), M Jameson, E Park (41). Trophy
Winners: HOA: C Pirie. A Grade: 1st R
Everett, 2nd R Dennis, 3rd M Sime. B
Grade: 1st T Cleminson, 2nd M Field,
3rd L Hurley. C Grade: 1st P Edwards,
2nd E Park, 3rd M Jameson
25 Skeet A Grade: L Rodgers, R Everett
(25), R Roy, R Williamson, R Dennis,
M Sime, S Trotter (24). B Grade: S
Clearwater, T Cleminson (24), P Brown,
M Field, T Appleby (23). C Grade: M
Jameson, P Edwards (20), N Rule, E Park
(18)
50 Target Skeet Doubles: A Grade. L
Rodgers (48), M Sime (47), C Pirie (46).
B Grade: K Ferguson (44), P Brown, S
Clearwater, M Field (43). C Grade: P
Edwards (40), E Park (39), M Jameson
(38)
2 Person 100 tgt Skeet Teams: 1st: M
Sime, C Pirie (196), 2nd: R Dennis, L
Rodgers (195)
Sunday: Overcast morning, fine
afternoon, windy all day
25 Skeet 20 gauge A grade: R Dennis
(25), L Rodgers (24), R Williamson, P
Boyd (23). B Grade: T Appleby (24), M
Field (22), S Clearwater (21). C Grade: N
Rule (18)
25 Skeet A grade : S Cookson, S Trotter
(25), L Phillips, R Roy (24). B Grade: S
Clearwater, T Appleby (24), M Field, W
Clark, G Larson, T.Cleminson (23). C
Grade: N Rule (21), J Nuehs (20)
Fairfield 50 A Grade: S Cookson, L
Rodgers (47), P Boyd (44). B Grade:
S Clearwater (47), T Appleby (44), G
Larson, K Grant (43). C Grade: J Nuehs
(41), N Rule (40)
Trophy Winner: S Clearwater
25 Skeet A grade: P Boyd (25), R Dennis
(24), S Cookson, L Rodgers (23). B
Grade: S Clearwater (23), K Grant (22),
M Field, W Clark (20). C Grade: N Rule
(18)
2 Person 100 tgt Skeet Teams: 1st: S
Cookson & S Clearwater (189). 2nd: R
Dennis & L Rodgers (181)
2 Day High Guns HOA: L Rodgers (191).
A Grade: S Cookson (189). B Grade: S
Clearwater (185). C Grade: N Rule
Teams Shield over 200 Targets:
Dunedin 1: S Cookson, S Clearwater, M
Field (556)
EKETAHUNA
January
100 DTL – A grade 1st K.Andrews 97,
2nd= P.Kelly, J.Houghton 95. B grade
1st= R.Elliott, D.Smith 95, 3rd D.Rigby.
C grade 1st G.Baker 94, 2nd D.Brown
83, 3rd A.Rigby 74.
ELLESMERE
November 50 Skeet
Round 1 A grade 25 S.Childs,
R.Williamson, 24 B.Washbourne,
P.Heney, D.West. B grade 23
J.McCormick, B.Marshall. C grade
23 G.Steans, 22 D.Cook, 21 B.Tait,
S.McMillan.
Round 2 – A grade 25 D.West, 24
P.Lassen, R.Williamson, P.Boyd,
S.Childs. B grade 25 B.Marshall, 21
J.McCormick. C grade 21 S.McMillan,
20 B.Vial, 19 D.Cook.
HOA R.Williamson. A grade 1st D.West,
2nd S.Childs, 3rd P.Lassen. B grade 1st
B.Marshall, 2nd J.McCormick. C grade
1st S.McMillan, 2nd D.Cook, 3rd B.Vial.
Club 100 Tgts – 98 D.West, 96 S.Childs,
92 B.Washbourne.
November LH Greenwood Memorial
Triples Championship
30 Tgt Triples – A grade 49 J.Pateman,
48 B.Washbourne, C.Wesley. B grade
48 A.Harkerss, 46 G.Lemon, 45 L.Maw.
C grade 46 W.Whyte, 45 D.Lemon, 40
J.Lilley. Triples Champion – J.Pateman,
R/Up B.Washbourne.
10 Tgt Eye Opener A grade 10
J.McCormick, W.Hill, C.Wesley,
B.Washbourne, P.Heney. B grade 10
A.Harkerss, 9 A.Perrett, V. Moroney,
D.McCartin. C grade 10 D.Lemon, 9
J.Lilley, S.Elms, D.Harkerss, G.Wall.
25 Tgt Cash Trophy A grade 25
C.Greenwood, J.McCormick, C.Wesley.
B grade 25 G.Lemon, L.Maw, 24
B.Marshall. C grade 25 D.Lemon,
D.Harkerss, 24 S.Elms. A grade 1st
C.Wesley, 2nd C.Greenwood, 3rd
J.McCormick. B grade 1st G.Lemon,
2nd L.Maw, 3rd B.Marshall. C grade 1st
D.Lemon, 2nd D.Harkerss, 3rd S.Elms.
Club Bars A grade J.Pateman, B grade
Gunshot 47

GERALDINE INAUGURAL COMPAC
SPORTING 100 TARGET SHOOT
22th March 2009,
10:00am Start.
Established in 1953, Geraldine Gun Club has now set up a shooting ground
for Compaq Sporting.
Come and try our new ATLAS traps with a cycle time of 0.6 seconds!
Entry Fee: $60.00
Spit roast lunch and Devonshire afternoon tea included!
Commemorative A, B & C grade trophies
Game meat prizes
Tiplady Road, Geraldine – How to get there:
Leaving Geraldine on Gld-Winchester Highway – first right
Leaving Geraldine on Gld-Fairlie Highway – first left
A GREAT CHANCE FOR A PRACTICE BEFORE OCEANIAS IN ROTORUA!
Kindly sponsored by Target Products
Enquiries
Tim Scott
Ph (03) 693 9579
Mob. 027 492 3296
DALE SHIELD TEAM SHOOT
Hosted by Woodville Clay Target Club Inc.
Dodds Road Woodville
Sunday 5th April 2009
9am Start Nominations close 10.30am
x x Event 1: 15 Target Single Rise 15m A-B-C Grades. Graded Sweep
$2.00.
x x Event 2: 25 Target Single Rise 15m A-B-C Grades. Graded Sweep
$2.00. Optional Ungraded Sweep $5.00.
x x Event 3: 20 Target DALE SHIELD Single Rise. A-16 B-14 C-12 Sweep
$2.00. Five Person teams shot 2x 10 Tgt visits 10 trap each.
Optional $300.00 cash trophy on event 3. Entry $8.00 each
Team entries $10.00 per team. 50% paid to winning team.
Day entry $45.00 incl optional.
Ammunition, Lunch and Refreshments available on grounds.
President
Ray Russell
Ph (06) 354 284
Club House
Ph (06) 376 5501
Secretary
Judy Mabey
Ph (04) 376 5386
Gunshot 48

Around the Clubs
A.Harkerss, C grade W.Whyte.
Skeet – 25 S.Childs, 22 J.Bradford,
D.West.
GREYMOUTH
11 January
50 Skeet. Club Championship. First
25, Evan Johnston 22, Brian Forrest
21, Derek Hutchinson 21, Bob Brown
21. Second 25, Evan Johnston 24, Eric
Crisp 24, Brian Forrest 23, HOA Evan
Johnston 46, 2nd = Eric Crisp, Brian
Forrest 44.
15 Target Eye Opener Possibles, Brian
Forrest, Jamie Havill, Evan Johnston,
Bob Brown.
Forrest Cup 50 Target Single Rise.
First 25, A Grade, Mike Havill 25, Evan
Johnston 24, Eric Crisp 25. B Grade,
Derek Hutchinson 24, Jamie Havill 23,
Peter Bayliss 22, C Grade Jim Eakin
20, Matthew Bayliss 20, Dave Wells
20. Second 25, A Grade Mike Havill
25, Wayne Ironside 25, Eric Crisp 25.
B Grade Derek Hutchinson 25, Peter
Bayliss 25, Jamie Havill 23. C Grade,
Dave Wells 22, Jim Eakin 20, Alisdair
MacDonald 20. HOA and 1st A Grade,
Mike Havill 50, 2nd Eric Crisp 49, 3rd
Wayne Ironside 48, B Grade 1st Derek
Hutchinson 49 2nd Peter Bayliss 47, 3rd
Jamie Havill 46, C Grade 1st Dave Wells
42, 2nd Jim Eakin 40, 3rd Matthew
Bayliss 39.
HUNTLY
January 100 Single Rise
1st 50 A grade 50 R.Pearce, 49
R.Brown, 48 L.Clarke, M.Hirtzel,
B.Jones, L.Vitasovich. B grade 49
D.Constantine, M.Lanigan, 46
D.Hillman, B.Waugh. C grade 42
D.Autridge, T.Clarke, 37 M.Beddis.
2nd 50 – A grade 49 R.Anderson,
R.Pearce, J.Beddis. B grade 48
W.Williams, 47 B.Waugh, R.Waugh. C
grade 36 D.Autridge, 31 T.Clarke, 28
M.Beddis.
O/All – A grade 99 R.Pearce 1st,
96 R.Browne 2nd, J.Beddis 3rd,
R.Anderson, M.Hirtzel. B grade 97
M.Lanigan 1st, 93 W.Williams 2nd,
B.Waugh 3rd D.Constantine, R.Waugh.
C grade 78 D.Autridge 1st, 73 T.Clarke
2nd, 65 M.Beddis 3rd.
HUTT VALLEY
16 November Top Gun
25 Skeet – A grade 1st= C.Matthews,
D.Matthews 23, 3rd W.Kurney 22. B
grade 1st= G.Girvan, B.Coe 23, 3rd=
D.Plows, R.Edwards, T.Anstey, P.Hullett
22. C grade 1st K.Butters 23, 2nd
C.Rose 22, 3rd G.Bentley 21.
25 Sporting – A grade 1st P.Hullett
24, 2nd C.Matthews 23, 3rd D.Plows
20. B grade 1st G.Girvan 19, 2nd
D.Matthews, R.Edwards 18. C grade 1st
P.Bazalo 21, 2nd= D.Warren, T.Kurney
20.
25 DTL – A grade 1st= P.Bazzalo,
P.Hullett, C.Matthews, P.Morrison
25. B grade 1st= T.Dixon, K.O’Riley,
G.Caird 23. C grade 1st J.Rose 25, 2nd
G.Morrison 23, 3rd E.Sawtell 22.
25 Ball Trap – A grade 1st C.Matthews
24, 2nd= T.Anstey, M.Janor 23. B grade
1st T.Dixon 21, 2nd B.Coe 19, 3rd=
R.Edwards, K.O’Riley, G.Caird 17. C
grade 1st C.Rose 19, 2nd E.Sawtell 18,
3rd M.Harris 15.
100 Top Gun – HOA C.Matthews 95. A
grade 1st P.Hullett 93, 2nd D.Plows 88,
3rd K.Butters 85. B grade 1st K.O’Riley
78. 2nd G.Bentley 77, 3rd G.Girvan 77.
C grade 1st C.Rose 77, 2nd E.Sawtell
76, 3rd T.Dixon 74.
Mollaun Shield P.Hullett, G.Girvan,
H.Prince 242, R.Up T.Anstey, G.Bentley,
E.Sawtell 237.
30 November
15 Single Rise – A grade 1st=
W.Hancock, D.Thomson, C.Beattie,
K.Andrews, I.Russell, Doug Turner,
I.Evans, P.Kelly, A.Sim, T.Anstey,
A.Harris, M.McGhie, P.Hullett,
P.Bazalo, L.Bremer, S.Whiteman,
D.Rankin, J.McKinstry, M.Duffy,
P.Borrie, A.Sanders, B.Kirker, R.Prince,
M.Cameron, V.Smith, D.Challies, Dave
Turner, V.Butcvher, G.Sandbrook,
R.Russell 15. B grade 1st= G.Girvan,
B.Rowe, R.Elliott, I.Lucas, D.Rigby,
B.Smith, D.Smith, R.McGhie, G.Scorr,
K.Hayes, D.Peck 15. C grade 1st=
T.Groves, K.Owen, G.Baker 15.
25 Tgt Points Score – A grade 1st=
P.Kelkly, L.Bremer, B.Freeman, Dave
Turner 75. B grade 1st D.Peck 74,
2nd= I.Lucas, K.Hayes 73. C grade 1st
T.Groves 75, 2nd K.Owen 72, 3rd=
D.Brown, R.Gregory, G.Baker 66.
Dale Shield 20 Single Rise 1st=
R.Russell, P.Peryer, E.Dais, Callum
Beattie, Chris Beattie, S.Andrews,
K.Andrews, D.Rigby, B.Smith, J.Russell,
Doug Turner, T.Anstey, S.Rae,
M.McGhie, P.Hullett, P.Bazalo, G.Scott,
G.MacPhee, L.Bremer, J.McKinstry,
M.Duffy, P.Borrie, S.Playle, B.Kirker,
R.Prince, D.Grant, Dave Turner, D.Peck,
V.Butcher, G.Sandbrook, R.Russell 20.
Cash Trophy - 1st Dave Turner, 2nd
Callum Beattie, 3rd B.Kirker.
Team Results – 1st Woodville 99/1—(D.
Peck 20, V.Butcher 20, G.Sandbrook 20,
V.Smith 19, R.Russell 20), 2nd= Hutt
Valley, Wairarapa, Palmerston North
98.
6 December Christmas Shoot
1st 10 DTL – 1st C.Rose, 2nd J.Rose,
3rd J.Findlay, 4th D.Walker, 5th
N.Cherry.
2nd 10 DTL – 1st W.Kurney, 2nd
P.Morrison, 3rd G.Bishop, 4th
M.Loughran, 5th P.Peryer.
3rd 10 DTL – 1st K.Walton, 2nd
D.Plows, 3rd D.Turner, 4th K.Hayes, 5th
P.Morrison.
30 Aggregate – 1st N.Cherry.
Consolation 10 DTL – 1st S.Rae, 2nd
D.Rankin, 3rd N.Cherry, 4th K.Hayes,
5th H.Prince.
Old Buggers Cup – 1st G.Scott.
KAEO
October
Henry Trophy 5 Person Team Event
Kaikohe 1st, Kaeo 2nd
25 Target Trophy A Grade 1 Noema
Albert, 2 R Jordan. B Grade 1 E
Goodhue, 2 P Skrine. C Grade 1 Aroha
Heta. Henry Trophy: 1 Kaikohe - Bruce
Sanderson, Robert Jordan and Roddy
Stuart.
ANZ Trophy: Two Man Team: - Bruce
Sanderson and Jamie Sanderson.
10 Pair Doubling: - G Hare 17, R Stuart
17, Bruce and Jamie Sanderson 15, B
Cates 15.
November
Shoot 1: 1 Bill Becroft, 2 Chris Browne,
3 Richard Kay, 4 Brian Cates, 5 Gary
Shield.
Shoot 2: 1Chris Browne, 2 Bill Becroft,
3 Gladstone Hare, 4 John Richardson, 5
Rob Smith.
Shoot 3: 1 John Richardson, 2 Rob
Smith, 3 Bill Becroft, 4 Brian Cates, 5
Chris Browne.
Shoot 4: 1 Gary Shield, 2 Brian Cates,
3 Rob Smith, 4 Richard Kay, 5 Gordon
Adams.
Shoot 5: 1 Gordon Adams, 2 Bill
Becroft, 3 John Fischer, 4 Troy Marshall,
5 Chris Browne.
December
A Grade 1st M Shaw 2nd D Wordley,
3rd B Becroft, 4th S Booth. B Grade:
1st R Kay, 2nd J Richardson, 3rd P
Marshall, 4th G Webber
Best Scores: D Wordley 100, M Shaw
100, B Becroft 99, S Booth 99, G
Thorp 97, D Turner 97, J Wilson 97, J
Hendricks 97, G Vittle 97, B Mellor 96, B
Browne 96, B Anderson 96, J Foster 96
and G Gilby 96
KAITAIA
23 November Christmas Ham Shoot
Hams – Bruce Sanderson, Pete Skrine,
Grant Nilsson, Jamie Sanderson,
Gordon Adams.
Chickens – Robbie Matthews, Grant
Nilsson, Alex Silva, Tom Chapman, Max
Roundstrom.
Chocolates – Mark Shaw, Gary Shield,
Richard Kay, Mark Shaw, Dale Hoult.
Biscuits – Jamie Sanderson, Callum
Mullins, Bruce Sanderson, Daryl
Henderson.
Wine – Paul Marshall, Jamie Sanderson,
Mark Shaw, Bruce Sanderson.
METHVEN
November 75 Tgt Cash Shoot –
1st 25 Tgts Sweep – AA Grade 25
Gunshot 49

Around the Clubs
A.Tait, R.Montgomery, D.Jefferis. A
grade 25 G.Middleton, J.Berry, T.Stuart,
B.Johnson, B.Brown, C.Whitehead,
C.Helem. B grade 25 C.Bell, 24
Ben Lilley, L.McLachlan, I Harrison.
L.Jefferis. C grade 25 B.Phillips, 22
G.Read, 18 L.Beamish, S.Jefferis,
J.Rhind.
50 Tgts Cash Trophy – AA Grade 50 1st
S.Watson, 2nd D.Jefferis, 3rd A.Tait. A
grade 50 1st B.Brown, 2nd B.Johnson,
49 3rd C.Helem. B grade 48 1st C.Bell,
2nd G.Reed, 3rd I.Harrison. C grade 48
1st B.Phillips, 40 2nd L.Beamish, 39 3rd
G.Read
75 Tgts A Tait, D.Jefferis, B.Brown,
B.Johnson. Ladies J.Rhind, Juniors
L.Jefferis, 2nd S.Jefferis.
NORTH CANTERBURY
4th January
Combined - High Overall: W Philpot
91. A Grade 1st R McGowan 86, 2nd G
Maniatis 78, 3rd = K Sluis, I Swale 77. B
Grade 1st D Wyllie 74, 2nd W Watts 68,
3rd S Gane 66. C Grade 1st D Reid 73,
2nd M Blackwell 71, 3rd T Scott 68.
25 January
Skeet A Grade 1st L Woolley 25, 2nd =
R Rowley, G Cockburn, W Philpot 24, B
Grade 1st = R Smith, M Hartnell 23, 2nd
J Whitford 22, C Grade 1st = J Suttie, R
Florance, B Quinn 23.
Gun City Cups A Grade 1st G Foster
20, 2nd H Holland 20, 3rd I Macdonald
20, B Grade 1st P Wright 20, 2nd D
Maindonald 20, 3rd = V Luisetti, R
Florence, V Whitham 19, C Grade 1st
J Whitford 20, 2nd R Dillon 19, 3rd B
Quinn 19.
Points Score A Grade 1st G Foster 74,
2nd = B Johnson, R Foster 72, B Grade
1st V Luisetti 74, 2nd P Wright 72, 3rd
R Florance 70, C Grade 1st B Quinn 75,
2nd = G Macdonald, J Whitford 69.
Double Rise A Grade 1st G Foster 25,
2nd R Foster 23, 3rd B Johnson 18, B
Grade 1st P Wright 25, 2nd J Boyles
23, 3rd M Hartnell 22, C Grade 1st
L Paddon 25, 2nd S Tovey 23, 3rd B
Quinn 20.
PALMERSTON NORTH
11 January
75 Tgt 5 Stand Sporting – HOA C
Matthews 73, A Grade J Saunders 71, B
Grade T Bishop 64, C Grade S Hasken
63
20 Tgt S/Rise – Possibles – L Cohr, D
Cohr
25 pr D/Rise – G MacPhee 44
PUKETIRO
30 November Club Champs
20 Single Rise – 17 J.Fenton, G.Morris,
16 A.Thompson. A grade Alan
Thompson, B grade Jack Mason, C
grade Julie Fenton.
20 Points Score 57 J.Smith, 44
A.Thompson, 43 G.Morris. A grade
Alan Thompson, B grade Barry Brand,
C grade Geoffrey Norris. HOA John
Smith.
15 Single Barrel 12 N.Johnstone,
F.Morris, 11 J.Mason. A grade Neil
Johnston, B grade Jack Mason, C grade
Fraser Morris.
15 Minis – 12 B.Brand, 11 F.Morris,
V.Blaikie. A grade Neil Johnstone, B
grade Barry Brand, C grade Victor
Blaikie.
20 Single Rise – 18 B.Brand, 16
F.Morris, J.Mason. A grade Neil
Johnstone, B grade Barry Brand, C
grade Fraser Morris.
High Gun – John Smith. A grade Neil
Johnstone, B grade Barry Brand, C
grade Fraser Morris.
14 December
10 Single Rise – 10 Chris Bennett,
Victor Blaikie, 9 Todd Keen.
10 Points Score – 28 Alan Thompson,
26 Todd Keen, 26 Kyle Thompson.
20 Points Score – 59 Victor Blaikie, 55
Todd Keen, 53 Julie Fenton
Catlins Inn Trophy – Todd Keen
SOUTH OTAGO
10th January Anniversary Shoot, B
G Begg Memorial and Jack Stiven
Memorial
Skeet – Round 1 A Grade R Sanford 25,
R Roy 22. B Grade S Cunningham 24, B
Souness 23, M Field, W Begg, S Murray,
R Campbell 22. C Grade T Willocks, E
Park, R Diack 23, L Kelly 22, G Hayes, N
Wilson, P Carr, G Begbie 21.
Skeet – Round 2 A Grade R Roy 23.
B Grade M Field 25, M Smith 24, S
Murray, B Souness 22. C Grade P Carr
24, N Wilson 23, G Hayes, L Marshall, R
Diack 22.
25 Single Rise A Grade M Smith, R
Campbell 25, S Cunningham 24, R Roy
23. B Grade B Souness 25, W Begg , N
Wilson 23, S Murray, E Park 22. C Grade
G Hayes 24, M Field, I Campbell 22, L
Kelly, R Diack, G Begbie, R Blair 21.
25 Single Barrel A Grade S
Cunningham, R Roy 23, M Smith, R
Campbell 22, P Carr 21. B Grade B
Souness 23, T Willocks 22, S Murray,
N Wilson, E Park 21. C Grade G Hayes
23, R Diack, A Murray 21, M Field, W
Blackmore 20.
Anniversary Trophy & HOA for day Ben
Souness 93.
Jack Stiven Memorial Trophy – High
Gun Skeet Murray Field 47.
B G Begg Memorial Skeet Shield - 1st
Dunedin M Field, R Roy, P Carr, T
Willocks 181 2nd South Otago 175 3rd
South Otago 162.
TAUPO
26 January
Sporting Champs – HOA Adam Hanson
85. A Grade Graeme Allen 83, 1, John
Waterworth 82, 2, Paul Dunnett 80,
3. B grade Zane Waenga 72, 1, Tim
Birdsall 72, 2, Steve Hanford 72, 3. C
grade James Cannard 71, 1, Geoff Ferris
52, 2, Graham Sperry 50, 3.
TAURANGA
7th December 2008.
Christmas Shoot Paul Schmidt HOA
and 1st AA Grade, Brian Hartley 2nd,
Ross Ellis 3rd, Mark Walsh 4th, Ben
Tuck 5th, Jim Dobson 6th, Gordon
Tucker 7th, Phil Brown 8th, Curtis
Blyth 9th. A Grade, Shaun Travers 1st,
Grant Townsend 2nd, John Beaver 3rd,
Neville Crawford 4th, Glen Tuck 5th,
Scott Verran 6th, Graham Hughes 7th,
Ben Mason 8th, Murray Fraser 9th,
Murray Havill 10th, Jim Hunt 11th, Ian
Crow 12th, Allan Beaver 13th. B Grade,
Dean Dawson 1st, Stephen Carran 2nd,
Bruce Parkin 3rd, Terry Hancock 4th,
Peter Ballantyne 5th, Jason Pole 6th,
John Travers 7th, Laurie Godden 8th,
Dick Leece 9th, Ken Swanson 10th, Ray
Mead 11th. C Grade, Damien Treloar
1st, Levi Bent 2nd, Michael Pole 3rd,
Peter Maguire 4th, Tony Beaver 5th, Joe
Donkervoort 6th, Chrissie Urlich 7th,
Conrad Addison 8th, Darryl Crawford
9th, Allan Treloar 10th, Tom Verran
11th, Harvey Kidd 12th.
3 - 4 January
Event 1. Doug Hogg Trophy (50 Targets
Single Rise Handicap Credit): Brian
Hartley HOA; AA Grade, Paul Schmidt
1, Jack Norwood 2, Allan Vickers 3; A
Grade, Phil Bazalo 1, Neville Crawford
2, Michael Vincent 3; B Grade, Allan
Swanson 1, Danny Greany 2, Richie
Anderson 3; C Grade, Ken Swanson 1,
Dick Leece 2, Broady Clark 3; Ladies,
Chrissie Urlich 1, Lynn Needham-Jones
2, Deborah Pritchard 3, Petra Deadman
4.
Event 2.Bronco’s Sports World Cup (50
Targets Points Score): Trevor Ewens
HOA; A Grade, Allan Vickers 1, Mark
Reid 2, Grant Wallace 3; B Grade, Kevin
Curtis 1, John Travers 2, Don Vincent
3; C Grade, Ken Swanson 1, Lynn
Needham-Jones 2, Broady Clark 3.
Event 3.Winchester Cup (50 Targets
Single Barrel): Jack Norwood HOA;
A Grade, Brian Hartley 1, Neville
Crawford 2, Ian Hovenden 3; B Grade,
Danny Greany 1, Selwyn Gates 2, Kevin
Curtis 3, C Grade, Peter Maguire 1,
James Pritchard 2, Broady Clark 3.
100 pair Double Rise. Tony Truss
HOA; A Grade, Peter Goodwin 1, Brian
Hartley 2, Des Coe 3; B Grade, John
Travers 1, Bill Smith 2, David Cundy 3;
C Grade, Peter Maguire 1.
WAIHORA
22 November.
Open Points Champs - A: G Cameron
60/60; B: D Reid 104/105; C: D Gane
57/60.
Continental Champs - A: G Bonniface
Gunshot 50

Around the Clubs
25/25; B: J Bradford 27/27; C: L Diggs
24/25.
6th December - Club Champs.
Skeet - A, P Boyd 63/63; B, B Benbow
32/32; C, G Steans 22/25.
Single Rise - A, P Lassen 41/41; B, K
Rumph 27/27; C, J Truscott 27/27.
Points - A, R Williamson 65/65; B, M
Sheppard 59/60; C, J Musson 52/60.
Single Barrel - A, G Bonniface 24/24; B,
B Benbow 20/21; C, P Armitage 17/20.
Minis - A, P Lassen 17/17; B, M
Sheppard 12/15; C, P Armitage 13/17.
Double Rise - A, P Lassen 18/20; B, K
Rumph 17/20; C, P Armitage 17/20.
High Gun - A, P Lassen 159/165; B,
K Rumph 128/140; C, P Armitage
116/140.
Skeet Aggregate - H.O.A - J Woolley
200/200; A, P Lassen 194; B, R
Williamson 192; C, J Truscott 177.
Christmas Shoot - 26 December
1st Match - 1 S Everett, 2 A Booth, 3
T Lassen, 4 T MaGill, 5 P Lassen, 6 J
Lassen,7 K Perrett, 8 M Everett, 9 R
Dillon, 10 G Banniface, 11 G Woods,
12 R Greatorex, 13 P LeFevre, 14 P
Armitge, 15 G Cameron, 16 P Everett,
17 P Thorby, 18 M Sheppard,19 G
LeFevre, 20 G Cockburn.
2nd Match - 1 D Richardson, 2 S
Everett, 3 D Swift, 4 E Foster, 5 P
Thorby, 6 R Williamson, 7 M Sheppard,
8 P LeFevre, 9 J Boyles, 10 P Lassen, 11
R Greatorex, 12 T Maaka, 13 M Everett,
14 R Scott, 15 G Cameron,
16 J Lassen, 17 S Perrett, 18 B Foster,
19 R Hubbard, 20 T MaGill.
3rd Match – 1 P Lassen, 2 G Bonniface,
3 R Greatorex, 4 G Cameron, 5 S
Everett, 6 B Phillips, 7 W Philpott, 8 E
Foster, 9 M Sheppard, 10 P LeFevre, 11
K Papps, 12 T Lassen, 13 R Dillon, 14 A
Booth, 15 M Everett,
16 J Lassen, 17 T Maaka, 18 G LeFevre,
19 D Swift, 20 G Woods.
Club Aggregate, Club Single Barrel,
Open Aggregate & Open Single Barrel
all won by P Lassen.
Three 9’s: G Woods. Juniors M Everett.
Ladies Aggregate K Perrett. Novices H
Crosby. Ladies A Rate.
17th January - 1st round, Eden
Rosebowl
Open Single Rise Champs: A, P Boyd
59/59, B, D Gane 25/25 C, R Smith
25/25.
Open Continental Champs: A, G
Cameron 25/25 B, M Sheppard 34/35
C, L Diggs 24/25.
1 February - Hull Ammunition Sporting
Club Champs: H.O.A G Boniface 72/80
A, G Cockburn 71 B, R Tiffen 65 C, R
Dillon 62.
Open Champs / Trophy: H.O.A Grant
Boniface 72, A Grade 1 G Cockburn
71, 2 R McGowan 67, 3 J Truscott 65. B
Grade 1 M Gould 66, 2 R Tiffen 65, 3 G
Steans 65. C Grade 1 B Young 62, 2 R
Dillon 62, 3 T Maaka 62.
WAKATIPU
1 February Club Championships
Single Rise - Stephen Diack and Daniel
Warnock
Skeet - Clark Pirie
Single Barrel - Clark Pirie
Minis - Jeff Munro
Double Rise - Daniel Warnock
High Gun - A Grade - Clark Pirie ,
B Grade - David Dickie, C Grade
-Cameron Meikle
WOODVILLE
2 November DTL Championships
Minis – A grade John Caldwell, B grade
Dave Peck, C grade Tony Benson.
Single Rise – A grade Gordon MacPhee,
B grade Gregory Bently, C grade Kim
Owen.
Points Score – A grade Chris Beattie, B
grade Dave Peck, C grade Kim Owen
Single Barrel – A grade John Caldwell, B
grade Michael Davidson, C grade Kim
Owen
Double Rise – A grade Vance Butcher,
B grade Gregory Bently, C grade Todd
McCormick
High Gun – HOA John Caldwell. A grade
Gordon MacPhee, B grade Dave Peck, C
grade Kim Owen
Woodmas Shield – Tim Anstey
4 January
Smith Skeet on Handicap – Andrew
Sanders.
Mabey Skeet Plate – Craig Matthews
Smith Tray – Andrew Sanders
County Cup – Craig Matthews
Butcher/Larsen Double Rise – Vance
Butcher.
Gunshot 51

SHOOT CALENDAR 2009
Page
MARCH
28 Feb - 7Mar Waikato Beretta NZ DTL Nationals
15 Matamata Blackies 100 Sporting 24
15 Southland McKenzie Skeet Nth/Sth
21 Waihi 100 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
22 Hutt Valley Wairarapa Districts 16
22 Geraldine 100 Tgt Compac Sporting 48
27-29 Rotorua FITASC Oceania Championships
29 Dunedin Sporting Trophy 6
29 Hutt Valley HH Morris & M.Cook DTL Team Shoot 16
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
4-5 Matarua Southland/S.I. - Southern Zone Sporting Clays 46
5 Woodville Dale Shield 48
18 Dunedin Sporting Clays Club Championships
19 Dunedin Allan Millar H&F - Sporting Clays
19 Thames Thornton Memorial 46
25 Te Kuiti Duck Shooters Day
25 Thames Duck Shooters Day 46
26 Thames Rex Innis 100 Skeet Nth/Sth 46
10 Taupo 150 DTL 24
16 Moa Creek Central Otago Districts
17 Thames Dick Claude Shoot
23 Wanaka 100 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
24 Balfour Taylor Memorial 100 Skeet Nth/Sth
30 Wakatipu 100 Skeet Nth/Sth
31 Wakatipu 100 Skeet Nth/Sth
31/1 June Marlborough Nelson Provincials
1 Alexandra 100 Bodkin Skeet Nth/Sth
6-7 Whangarei Northland Provincials
7 Dunedin Torrance Skeet Nth/Sth
13 Nightcaps Romco Tools Nth/Sth Skeet
14 Southland Romco Tools Nth/Sth Skeet
21 Thames 150 Tgt Reloaders Supplies Trophy
27 Canterbury 100 Tgt Skeet Nth/Sth
28 Waikato 100 Tgt DTL Rum Shoot
28 Geraldine DTL 100 Targets 46
4 Dunedin Secondary School Trophy
5 Dunedin South Island Secondary School Champs
19 Hutt Valley 100 DTL Trophy
30 Waikato DTL Teams Challenge Match
AUGUST
1-2 Alexandra Otago Provincials
8 Hutt Valley 100 Skeet Nth/Sth
9 Hutt Valley 100 Skeet Famous Grouse
14 Wanaka Trophy Shoots
15 Alexandra Bodkin Shield
16 Moa Creek Trophy Shoots
22-23 Waitemata Auckland Provincials
22-23 Nelson Waimea Sporting Clays Nth Zone
30 Southland 100 Tgt Spring Trophy Nth/Sth
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Suitable Trap, Skeet and Sporting.
DT10 Trident 30" 32" Adjustable Comb
Beretta 682's & DT10's Available
DT10 X Trap 30" 32"
682 Sporting 30" 32" Fixed and Adj stock
DT10 Sporting Adj Stock 30" 32"
682 Flat Rib Trap Optima 32"
682 EX Trap 30" 32"
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Sergia will be at the DTL
Nationals in Hamilton
EXCLUSIVE GUN FITTING
Develop your full potential as a
competition shooter and have
your gun fitted. Beretta Australia's
Gunsmith Sergia, visits NZ on a
regular basis for gun fitting and
service work.
A Beretta Stocking Dealer can
schedule an appointment. The
consultation is free as are minor
stock alterations. Custom work
requirements can be discussed and a
quote given during your appointment.
RC1 12g Low Recoil
RC1 12g Competition
North Island Enquiries
Beretta New Zealand 09 571-3370
South Island Enquiries
Phone Gavin Searle 0274 547 153
Beretta New Zealand Ltd PO Box 12009 Penrose, Auckland Fax 09 571 2271 info@berettanewzealand.com