Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. January 2017 Vol. 70 No. 1 Print Post Approved PP349181/00364

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3 VOLUME NO. 70 ISSUE NO. 1 JANUARY 2017 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED Annual Subscription Rate: $50 February 2017 issue closes December March 2017 issue closes January AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Phone: (02) Fax: (02) Website: NATIONAL OFFICE EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Tony Turner execoffi cer@claytarget.com.au ACCOUNTS: Judy Ferry accounts@claytarget.com.au CTSN: ctsn@claytarget.com.au MEMBERSHIP: Maureen Ryan membership@claytarget.com.au ADMINISTRATION/ EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR: Sue Vesperman admin@claytarget.com.au RECEPTION: Jenny Robinson info@claytarget.com.au ACTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT: Mr Robert Nugent VICE PRESIDENTS: Mr Robert Fox, Mr Malcolm Dyson EXECUTIVE: NSW Mr Don Johnson, Mr Colin Kneebone. NT Mr Robert Fox, Mr David Howe. QLD Mr Brian Muirson, Mr Robert Nugent. SA Mr Bronte Evans, Mr Garry Read. TAS Mrs Fiona Atkins, Mr Alan Styles. VIC Mr Malcolm Dyson, Mr Gary Hayden. WA Mrs Elaine Forward OAM, Mr Terry Marsden. PATRONS: Mrs Kay Hull, AM LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS: J Houston, H. G. James, D. B. Mott, W. E. H. Rainbird. O.B.E., J. M. Wilson, J. M. Tyquin, K. Soames, N. Wells, E T. Baldwin, G. H. Hall (PP), E. G. Biggs, R. H. Moyse, L. S. R. Stewart, C. Moll, A. Pedersen, (PP), O.R. Taylor, E.F. Hawkins (PP), R. Mules, A.N. Rowe, L.G. Connors (PP), W. Jones (PP), R.M. Holtfreter (PP), N. Hardy, LJ Martin (PP), JK Scott (PP), RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), R Silvester, R Nugent, J Byrnes (PP), A Kenny, D Harwood, J Mack (PP), R Traill Denotes deceased. PP denotes Past President Designed and typeset by Ironbark Graphics, 22 Hubble Street, Maryborough, Vic 3465 Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. This publication is protected by copyright Australian Clay Target Association 2015 ISSN: Australia s 20-year old James Willett sealed the 2016 season in Rome, Italy, by winning the men s Double Trap World Cup title at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup final. Willett met and beat USA s Jeffrey Holguin in the gold medal match, claiming the title by 1 target with a score of 28 hits to Holguin s 27. The two athletes had cleared the semi-final with 28 hits, and passed through a threeway shoot-off with +2 hits. Full story and ashx?personissfid=shausm &newsid=2695 Contents President s Notes 2 Executive Offi cer s Report 3 Rule Clarifi cation 3 ACTA Constitution Part 7 4 Queensland State Skeet Carnival 8 Two Day Carnival at Ballandean 12 WACTA State Trap Carnival 14 ACTA News 17 Spring Fling & 50th Anniversary Glen Innes 18 Western Australia State ISSF Carnival 20 38th Anniversary for Lake Albert 22 Colbinabbin October Club Shoot 24 Alice Springs Masters Games 25 Psychological Skills for Shooting 31 Competition Results: Queensland 34; Northern Territory 40; Tasmania 40; Victoria 41; New South Wales 49; Western Australia 55; South Australia 55 Bordertown s Birthday 58 VCTA NEZ Tower Mathoura 59 Callide Dawson Annual Two Day Shoot 60 Swan Hill Inaugural Ladies Day 61 Classifi eds 62 Break Badges 62 Shoot Calendar 62 ACTA News 63 ACTA 2017 Annual Membership & Club Membership 64 JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 1

4 President s Notes RECREATIONAL MEMBERSHIP Following requests from clubs, the new category of Recreational has been created to allow shooters to recreationally shoot in our sport at a non-competitive club level at a greatly reduced rate. The category includes Firearms cover so it represents good value and is more than competitive with other associations offerings. The category does not allow any competition at a Club, Zone or State level and it is hoped that States and Zones will act in the spirit of this new category and not charge any fees as this would totally defeat the purpose of its introduction. The Executive strongly suggest that States and Zones adopt this stance, without the ACTA having to consider enacting a bye-law for this purpose. I believe VCTA have already taken the initiative with this and I commend their action. CONSULTATIONS: Sporting Clays Australia (SCA) Your Board met with the board of SCA recently. The ACTA and SCA are continuing to discuss issues of common interest. Further discussion will also consider a common coaching scheme. When fi nalised this could be a great step forward for clubs of both Associations. Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) Three of Your Board members attended a Board meeting of SSAA National to discuss matters of mutual interest. ACTA have now been invited to put forward a proposal to bring the two Associations closer together in the spheres of participation and coaching. Talks will be ongoing. BOARD AND EXECUTIVE Your Board and Executive members have had some robust discussions recently and of course we cannot all agree all of the time. The proposals that are put forward, such as the Constitution, are formed from majority decisions of the Executive. The Association has spent a great deal of time and money to get what we believe is an acceptable and workable proposal for clubs to consider at the next AGM. I would like to thank Executive members and especially Board members for the time they have devoted to this in the last 18 months. SHOOTING AUSTRALIA (SA) The Executive have tried to have input on many issues with SA and have had little success. The only place it now appears that we have a guaranteed input is on the election of Directors at the SA Annual General Meeting. A Whole of Sport Governance forum was conducted after the meeting. Some of the other member bodies had not discussed the Suiko report and recommendations at Board level prior to coming to the forum. General feeling from ACTA members present is that it will be a long time before the member bodies agree to disband, at both State and National level and hand all assets to Shooting Australia which was the major thrust of the review. NATIONAL GROUNDS The all-weather walking track has now been completed from layout 1 down to layout 11. This should provide a much better walking surface once the grass grows through the underlying support mesh. Plans are to continue the track further as funds permit. We have been in continual contact with various NSW Government offi cers regarding the funding application for further Grounds Development. To date all responses have been favourable and we are hoping for a positive outcome shortly. We cannot speak highly enough of local member Daryl Maguire who has persistently promoted this application to the highest levels of the NSW Government. We thank Daryl for his efforts to date on our behalf. MEMBERSHIP The Association had an increase in membership numbers during The year closed with members up by 418 from the previous number of This is a pleasing increase and is in confl ict with all the negativity that has been expressed recently. The biggest concern is that the annual turnover of members is around 20%. If clubs could concentrate on keeping these members, even more growth would result. We hope that members can see the purpose and benefi ts of belonging to a dedicated competition shotgun shooting association. Your Executive is now continually looking for ways to add value to the membership, and any suggestions should be raised with your State for National consideration. Until next month. Robert Nugent NATIONAL RULES MEETING State Rules Supervisors will be invited to attend a meeting in May To place items on the agenda Clubs can contact their State Rules Supervisors as listed below through their respective State Secretary. NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Don Power, Fred Rapley Robert Fox Brian Muirson, Wayne Reeves Barry Pobke, Gavin Height Kim Hibble Chris Brown Terry Marsden, Shane O Brien All agenda items will be required to be in a specific format that will be available in early EARLY CLOSING DATE: FEBRUARY 2017 CTSN: ADVERTISING AND EDITORIAL CLOSES ON DECEMBER 9 2 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

5 Executive Officer s Report Big things to come? Hopefully yes The announcement by his Royal Highness Prince Harry that the 2018 Invictus Games are being conducted in Australia (Sydney as the host city) is another example of the esteem the Australian sporting community is held. Our ability to provide a professional presentation of these sporting events says a great deal about our volunteers. About the event Founded by Prince Harry, the Invictus Games uses the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women and the families that play such an important supporting role. It is the only international adaptive sporting event for wounded, injured and ill active duty and veteran service members. Quote from the Prince below We had three key criteria. First, it had to be an iconic city somewhere known the world over. Second, it needed to be a city with a proud military heritage, which would welcome competitors from all over the world with open arms. And finally, we wanted to go somewhere where they are absolutely sports mad and would really get behind our competitors. It was an easy decision really the 2018 Invictus Games are coming to Sydney. The ACTA will submit a proposal through the Invictus games committee to conduct a clay target event at the National Ground during the games. Given nine countries are ICTSF affiliated Countries plus the USA it is our intention to shoot a points score Trap event, the same as the World Trap event. The Wagga Business Chamber, Wagga City Council, Kapooka Army base and the RAAF base have all indicated they support the proposal by member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire. Daryl has been a great supporter of the National Body since being elected, whilst also being the long-time Patron of the NSWCTA. Being able to secure this event would also enhance our sport and the chance of being granted funding to develop the ground. There will be a meeting of these bodies with the Invictus Games committee in February to formulate a submission. We look forward to a positive meeting and future announcement. Constitution The newly revised and updated constitution and by-laws were circulated to Clubs through State bodies in November, the constitution has now had refinements made taking on board the feedback received. As members would be aware, the Constitution is the Association rule book and as such needs to be updated on a regular basis to ensure the rules and regulations meet governance standards. A review in dot point form is in this magazine. If you have any questions regarding the document, available online under the news section of the website please contact the National Office or a State delegate to the ACTA. Environmental Issues In response to a number of environmental and health and safety issues the ACTA Executive have agreed to implement to the following recommendations on the National Ground and also strongly advise clubs and states to adopt the same the policies. All trappers are to have gloves and wear safety glasses, any person handling targets should wear gloves. The ACTA has engaged PCM Enviro to further develop the current environmental management plan for the National Ground. PCM Enviro completed lead clean up in 2014 so the adoption of a new plan should see similar work carried out in Rules Supervisor s Meeting The National body will conduct a State Rules Supervisors meeting on Friday the 12th of May. The meeting will be conducted in Melbourne with each State invited to send their two Rules Supervisors. The ACTA will pay for the attendance of one with the State incurring the cost of the second. Further information requesting agenda items will be sent to State Secretaries in early Tony Turner Rule Clarification After speaking to National Handicapper Ray Peatling we thought it would be appropriate to write a small article on Handicap adjustments in both Trap and Skeet. It appears there is some mis-interpretation around inward movement in Trap relating to handicaps tied to grades and with the correct formula adjustment in handicap target allowances tied to grades in Skeet. TRAP This problem is easiest to explain by proposing a scenario. Scenario: A shooter who is in A grade with a handicap of 19 metres shoots well from common mark and is moved to AA. His handicap is automatically adjusted to 21 metres. Consequently this shooter wins a handicap event and receives an additional metre. He is now on 22 metres. Over time and after shooting 300 handicap targets he returns to 21 metres and consequently after 600 common mark targets returns to A grade. The problem seems to occur in interpreting where his handicap should be after he returnes to A grade. It has been suggested that after the 300 handicap targets were shot he has somehow cancelled out the meterage that he won (that is earned meterage) and is now able to be re-handicapped to 19 metres on his return to A grade. This is incorrect, the word "cancelled" does not appear in our rules in relation to handicapping. The only way back to a lesser handicap after "earning" a meterage status is 1 metre at a time each 300 targets. Keeping in mind the minimum handicaps for each grade. SKEET There seems to be some confusion relating to when a shooters handicap can be increased or decreased. Skeet handicaps are tied to grades [see handicap formula Rule 6.02(g)] The problem of interpretation only occurs in B and C grade as the handicap target allowance In AA and A grade is 0 and 1 respectively. In B and C grades the handicap target allowance can be either 2 or 3 for B grade and 4 or 5 for C grade. Although a shooter will be upgraded after 200 targets and handicap adjustment made accordingly, a downgrade can only occur after 3 consecutive brackets totalling 600 targets. This means that shooters in B or C grades can only move from 3 to 2 in B grade or 5 to 4 in C grade after 600 targets have been shot. Jim Shepherd ACTA National Rules Supervisor JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 3

6 ACTA Constitution Part 7 This issue we wish to detail the proposed process for the election of directors to the board. Currently national executive members are elected through, in some jurisdictions, a rather tortuous process of being elected as club delegate, then zone delegate then onto the state executive. Effectively those eligible for election hold three jobs before taking on the job of national executive member. As the election of delegates to the national executive is controlled by the state associations, it is inevitable that national executive members are influenced by state considerations making it less easy to concentrate on national issues as required by legislation. It is a credit to current and previous executives that members try very hard to override these conflicts in the interests of the sport nationally. Nevertheless it is hard to deny that there is a systemic conflict of interest and there is no doubt that some executive members have in the past paid a heavy price for subordinating state agendas in favour of the national interest. The difficulty always comes down to the necessity to balance both the necessity of representation and also independent stewardship. As an aside, let s consider how these systemic conflicts are catered for in our national government. The Commonwealth Government of Australia is bicameral being comprised of two bodies: the House of Representatives whose job is to run the country independent of the states, and the Senate which is the States house and whose job is to review legislation. Well that s the theory - let s not get side-tracked on how it actually works! The issue of relevance to the ACTA is that the conflicting necessities of independent governance and state representation must be catered for within the one body. Therefore any selection system of board members will be a compromise between total independence and total representation. Like all compromises the proposed model is not perfect and will not please everyone but in our opinion it will pass the suck test i.e. it will work. If it doesn t work there is no reason it couldn t be changed further down the track if need be. To briefly reiterate from the first article in this series, the proposed board will consist of seven directors being representatives from the six States and the Northern Territory. Directors will be elected for two years as is the case now. In the first year after the adoption of the new constitution three member states will have a registered shooting member nominated by clubs within that state and elected by all member states. In the second year fours member states will go through the same process and so on through the ensuing years. Despite the lengthy detail in the proposed new constitution (section 13.4), the actual process will be somewhat simpler than now with a focus on getting people with the right skills elected. The process will occur in four consecutive stages: 1. At least 100 days prior to the AGM the Executive Officer will issue an invitation to all clubs within the State that has a relevant vacancy to nominate delegates for possible election to the board. Along with that invitation will be included a list of the necessary qualifications and job descriptions for the positions falling vacant that clubs will be requested to consider when making their nominations. 2. At least 90 days prior to the AGM clubs will then forward their nominations to their respective state executive who will consider the nominations on their merit and at last 60 days prior to the AGM forward a maximum of four to the ACTA office. 3. The ACTA office will then forward the nominations from the states 4 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017 to a pre-selected, independent nominations committee which in its absolute discretion and acting in good faith, consider each nomination and may choose to endorse, recommend or comment on each nomination as it sees fit (13.4(f). In effect rate each nomination against the previously published skill sets. The committee will forward these comments to the ACTA office not less than 30 days prior to the AGM. The committee s comments will be provided to the member states no less than fourteen days prior to the AGM. It is important to note that all nominees will remain eligible for election. 4. At the AGM, State and Territory representatives (most likely the presidents or their nominee) will consider the nominations and the published ratings and then vote by ballot on the election of each state director for which a vacancy exists in turn. An argument has been raised to the effect that clubs should vote on the election of board members. While this sounds more democratic but will it in practice? The vast majority of clubs are in NSW, Victoria and Qld. As the constitution will require that the board of directors will consist of one member from each state and territory there is no danger of board members coming entirely from the big states. However one issue is how many clubs will actually bother to vote remembering that the voting procedure will be a little complicated. In the first year they may be required to select the best candidate from four lots of four. It is likely that many clubs will decide it is too hard or simply won t care and not vote. This would not be good for the sport. It is also suggested that clubs electing board members is proportional representation bit is it if the vote of the smallest country club has the same weight as the largest club in the city? When one objectively considers the issue it is difficult to find any process which is perfect. We consider that having the state representatives voting on all nominees is the closest to not only a fair system but, equally importantly, one which will work without the uncertainties outlined above. A final point is that the states and territories are a legislated and known quantity with clear boundaries, a situation which is not likely to change any time soon. Clubs on the other hand can dissolve or affiliate with another organisation, be shut down or from year to year may or not choose to be part of the process, so there is no constant situation in place to ensure consistency of input on the directors positions. With the state delegates voting on the final selection of directors it will be the same process year after year. Please remember that the clubs, as well as nominating potential delegates, will have a constitutionally guaranteed formal role in the assessment of the board both collectively and individually. These are privileges that clubs currently do not enjoy. Conclusion As stated above the proposed selection process is a compromise between the demands of ensuring an independent, skilled board against that of member representation. In our opinion and also that of our legal advisors this is a workable compromise which ensures that both objectives are being realised in a way that is both fair and workable. Until next time Good shooting! Robert Fox, On Behalf of the ACTA Board

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8 ACTA members have been asking about Affordable, Quality The ACTA has accepted an Association insurance policy that will see eligible members (defi ned as the legal owner of a fi rearm) provided with Firearms Insurance for up to $12,000. For an additional $10.00 fee any eligible member will be able to increase the Insurance coverage to $25,000. This insurance represents a signifi cant saving on insurance for fi rearms and accessories. The ACTA has been looking for this type of insurance for some time. This will allow all eligible members to have insurance at a very low cost compared to what they may pay now. Covering member's fi rearms, and/or associated equipment whilst in transit, stored in a locked vehicle in accordance with State Law and/or building and damaged or destroyed whilst in use anywhere in Australia and New Zealand and overseas coverage for 21 days per year. DEFINITIONS APPLYING TO THIS POLICY Firearms & accessories means legal fi rearms owned by members of the named Association/Club, including any accessories or carrying cases. Loss means loss or damage caused by or arising from a sudden and unforeseen accident including theft from a securely locked building or vehicle. Theft cover is conditional on fi rearms being securely stored in an approved gun safe when the fi rearm(s) are not in active use. No cover will be provided under this policy where the insured, or any other person or entity the equipment has been entrusted to, has breached any law relating to either the storage or use of the fi rearm(s.) Comments This insurance is designed to protect each fi nancial member up to $12,000 with the option to increase this limit to $25,000 for an additional $10 payable by the member. The policy has an excess of $50 each for every claim and protects members anywhere in Australia 365 days of the year plus overseas for 21 days in any one year. The full policy document will be available on the ACTA website with all other insurance documents on the 1st of November For an additional $10.00 fee any eligible member will be able to increase the insurance coverage to $25,000. To take up this increased cover option you must call: MARSH ADVANTAGE INSURANCE PTY LTD CONTACT: Lauren Coburn Janine Hook Phone: Phone: lauren.coburn@marshadvantage.com janine.hook@marshadvantage.com 6 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

9 firearm insurance. Now you have it! Firearm Insurance $12, $ Covers $12, cover FREE included with your membership $10.00 extra lets you have a $25, cover 365 days of the year in Australia & New Zealand plus 21 days overseas in any one year Covers firearms & assessories Claim Claims Potentially Available Claim excess only $50 per claim Claims to be lodged through the ACTA office saves on home & contents based firearm insurance Available only to ACTA members For policy details see ACTA News, p. 63 JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 7

10 Queensland State Skeet Carnival Toowoomba Clay Target Club September 2016 The many hours of hard work put in by the Toowoomba club members to prepare the grounds for the Qld Skeet Carnival certainly paid off with the grounds looking perfect. Campers had arrived early to take in some practice and to shoot the Multigauge championships and by the time the carnival was ready to go 79 shooters were nominated. The Multigauge Championships opened with the 50T 20 gauge event and Laurie Durham came out on top of the shoot off with 56/56 to win the overall sash. Jaco Pieterse was 1st in AA with 57/58, Jacob Rhue was 1st in A with 57/60, Tahnee Davenport won B grade shooting 48/50 and Phil Keller was 1st in C shooting 46/50. First place winners of the 28 gauge event were Jack Stockdale 60/62 to take AA, Pat Plumridge in A grade with an impressive 49/50, John Pethybridge the B grade winner shooting 48/50 and Cody Chapman shooting a brilliant 46/50 to finish 1st in C. Overall winner for the 28 gauge was Adrian Cousens who shot a perfect 56/56 to win the sash. Shane Bennett eclipsed the competition in the 410 event to win overall with 54/58, one more in the shoot off over Antony Ballarino who shot 53/58 to win AA grade. Rodney Kneipp won A grade with 47/52, Adam Corless took out B grade with 48/50 and Phil Keller was consistent in C grade to win with 43/50. To round out the Multigauge events on the second day of competition Antony Ballarino was once again victorious winning the overall sash Multigauge OA Winner Antony Ballarino with Toowoomba president Phil Keller in the 12 gauge event with a perfect 76/76. Great shooting by Lorraine Hughes saw her win AA after a shoot off with 100/102, and Rodney Kneipp won A grade with 51/52. Roma s Veronika Forsythe was 1st in B shooting 53/54 and fellow club mate Max Johnstone won C grade with 50/54. Antony Ballarino from Port Denison won the overall multigauge title with an outstanding 197/200 paving the way for a great weekend s shooting. Thanks to all who supported the Multigauge championships and well done to all the winners. The first event of the State carnival was the 50T State Skeet Handicap with shooters from all zones, sections and three states included in the shoot off with 29 possibles recorded. Veronika Forsythe proved to be strong enough to outlast the Queensland State HC Champ Veronika Forsythe with National President Robert Nugent competition shooting an impressive 127/131 to win the state title, sash and silver badge. The Gold Coast s Marie Carmody came in a close 2nd on 124/131, Shane Bennett from Bathurst 3rd with 117/118, a huge effort from Jordyn Chapman from Charters Towers on 107/118 for 4th, and Caboolture s Nigel Hughes coming in 5th place shooting 109/110. An entertaining shoot off, well done to all. The 100T championship and second qualification event for the teams was contested by 87 shooters. Once again in form Antony Ballarino rose to the occasion shooting a brilliant 185/185 to win the overall title, badge and championship sash. Mark Fanning from Brisbane did his best to 100T Champion Antony Ballarino with sponsor Paulette Walker push Antony all the way taking 1st in AA with 184/185, and Richard Brownson from Charters Towers won 1st in A grade with a very healthy 98/100. Adam Corless won the B grade prize shooting a huge 97/100 and Roma s Jack Moller took out C grade with 94/100. Well done to Ladies winners Lorraine Hughes, top score to win the sash with 100/100 and Ladies prize winner Sarah Bennett shooting 99/100. Jack Stockdale from Korumburra was the best junior shooting 98/100 and Adrian Cousens from Bairnsdale won the veterans with 98/100. Event 3 was the 50T 20 Gauge Championship and we again thank 100T Championship Lady Winners Lorraine Hughes & Sarah Bennett Jack Stockdale 100T Jnr Champion all those who loaned guns, chokes, barrels and ammunition to allow other shooters to compete in this event. 8 possibles were recorded from the 79 shooters nominating for this event. Overall after a three-way shoot off was Gold Coaster Laurie Rodden who shot 96/97 to take the honours which included the sash, cash prize and state silver badge. Laurie was just a little tickled to win his first state title event with his hard work paying off. Adrian Cousens was 1st in AA with 95/97 and John Fordyce took out 1st in A grade with 78/79. Local club workers won the B and C grade 1st prizes with Rob Continued page 10 8 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

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12 Queensland State Skeet Carnival Continued from page 8 20G State Champion Laurie Rodden Drews shooting 47/50 and Robbie Smith on 48/52 respectively. Lorraine Hughes won the Ladies sash with an impressive 50/50, Jacob Rhue was the best junior on 49/50 and Adrian Cousens and George Petrou won the Veterans prizes. The weather tried (unsuccessfully) to dampen the spirits of the competitors as we finished with the State Doubles Championship in which 79 shooters competed. Antony Ballarino posted the only possible adding another sash to his stash with 50/50. Craig O Neill was first in AA with 73/74 just one ahead of fellow Cabooltian Matt Rhue who shot 72/74 to take 2nd. Aidan Donaldson impressed the competition to win 1st in A grade with 48/50, Rob Drews was 1st in B grade with 48/50 and Chris Stumkat shot 45/50 to win C grade. An impressive late charge by the local skeeties. Lorraine Hughes was the best lady shooting 49/50, Jack Stockdale won the junior prize on 47/50 with the junior sash going to Aidan, and Adrian Cousens won the vets with 45/50. The South East Zone was victorious in the Inter Zone Postal Teams match winning the open category with a great score of 124/125. Well done to team members Jaco Pieterse, Adam Corless, Mark Fanning, Lorraine Hughes, Nigel Hughes and Glenn Walker. The South Easters also won the Ladies team division with Paulette Walker, Jacki Richards and Marie Carmody winning with 68/75. The Western Zone were victorious in the junior section, well done to team members Max Johnstone, Brodie Hewitt and Eli Rohrlach with a great score of 64/75. The Queensland Ladies Team Queensland Junior Team South East Zone veterans posted a massive score of 74/75 from winning team members Neal Dimmick, Mike Swale and Kel Madsen. We thank Kel for his very moving and sincere words in memory of our friend Neal Dimmick, sadly missed by all who knew him and his many Team High Gun Winners friends in the skeet and clay target shooting community. Well done to all shooters who earned a place in the Queensland Postal Teams at this event, our team being more hotly contested every year. Open Team: Mark Fanning, Glen Graham, Nigel Hughes, Antony Ballarino, Lorraine Hughes, Craig O Neill, Laurie Rodden, Steve Makris, Nick Aird, Rob Drews, Adam Corless, Matt Rhue, Glenn Walker, Cooper Rodden and Mike Swale. Ladies Team: Lorraine Hughes, Veronika Forsythe, Debbie Young, Tracey Ashton, Tahnee Davenport & Marie Carmody. Junior Team: Jacob Rhue, Aidan Donaldson, Jordyn Chapman, Max Johnstone, Michael Rixon, Cody Chapman & Brian Smith. Veterans Team: Mike Swale, Laurie Chelepy, Kel Madsen, Tony Long, Geoff Bryant & Vere Storch. Queensland State Representative Team members to compete at the Nationals in 2017 are Open Team: Mark Fanning, Nigel Hughes, Antony Ballarino, Lorraine Hughes & Craig O Neill with 1st reserve Laurie Rodden. Ladies Team: Lorraine Hughes, Veronika Forsythe & Debbie Young with 1st reserve Tracey Ashton. Junior Team: Jacob Rhue, Aidan Donaldson & Jordyn Chapman with 1st reserve Max Johnstone. Veterans Team: Mike Swale, Laurie Chelepy & Kel Madsen with Queensland Champion Mark Fanning WZ winning Jnr team Max Johnstone & Eli Rohrlach Queensland Veterans Team 10 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

13 1st reserve Tony Long. Congratulations to all our state team members and good luck in Wagga in Team High Guns winners: Open Lorraine Hughes 89/89, Ladies Tahnee Davenport 29/29, Junior Aidan Donaldson 28/29, Veterans Mike Swale 25/25. The Queensland Skeet Champion sash and perpetual trophy was awarded to Mark Fanning with an amazing score of 206/208, great shooting Mark. Grade High Gun winners: AA Shane Bennett 286/290, A Richard Brownson 238/250, B Rob Drews 240/250, C Jack Moller 221/250. The High All Around, a combination of Multigauge and Carnival scores, was again generously sponsored by Pat Dury who donates the black Grade High Gun Winners and white sash and a specially struck belt buckle to the winner. This year Antony Ballarino took the honours with an incredible score of 445/450. Although this was Antony s first state carnival out of juniors he certainly proved his worth as an open competitor beating the High All Around record by an impressive 7 targets. The 2 Person Team was won by the lethal combination of team mates Craig O Neill and Eddy Elder shooting 492/504, the first time we have seen a shoot off for this prize. Section High Gun winners: Ladies Lorraine Hughes 246/250, Junior Jack Stockdale 242/250, Veterans Adrian Cousens 242/250. The sash, gold Queensland badge, prize and perpetual trophy for Overall High Gun for the Carnival went to Antony Ballarino with a very hard to beat 248/250 just 2 targets down for the entire weekend. Congratulations Antony, a very consistent performance throughout the weekend and a well deserved win. We would sincerely like to thank Phil Keller and his committee and team at the Toowoomba Clay Target Club for the many hours of hard work invested to prepare for this carnival. The effort could be seen in the beautiful grounds and we thank them for their friendly hospitality throughout the carnival weekend. The office, kitchen, bar and ground staff also worked tirelessly to cater for everyone and we are always grateful to Margie Denton and her team in the kitchen. A very big thank you to our volunteer shoot marshal Laurie Chelepy who went above and beyond while struggling with illness, and his fill in staff Adrian Cousens and Mike Swale who stepped in to help at a moment s notice. Also to all those club members, volunteers and shooters who helped out in any way through often trying weather conditions, we couldn t have conducted the shoot without you. The QCTA would sincerely like to Winner Antony Ballarino with Rob Nugent thank Glenn & Paulette Walker from On Target Sporting Arms for their generous support of this event, it is very much appreciated. Thank you also to Sharra Wagner who provided the photos for this report. We would also like to thank all the shooters who travelled so far to compete at this event, especially those from interstate. It was a pleasure to see so many come to attend our carnival which has grown each year thanks to your support. Congratulations to all the winners and team members, and we look forward to seeing you at Roma in Full results available from QCTA website: Debbie Young, QCTA Your One Stop Clay Target Shooting Store! VIEW THE FULL RANGE ONLINE! JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 11

14 119 Shooters at Two Day Carnival Ballandean Clay Target Club October 2016 Ballandean Clay Target Club held their annual 2 day carnival on October 15th & 16th. Some 119 shooters from across Queensland & New South Wales, and from as far afield as Melbourne to the south and Darwin to the north made their way to Ballandean for a weekend of fierce competition, State Pride, and the popular Wilshire & Co Conditions proved a little challenging at times over the weekend but this did not hamper the enthusiasm of those attending, with plenty of laughs had by all over the weekend. Ballandean members felt particularly honoured to have World Champions Mitch Iles and Daryl Stevens competing over the weekend and the club was thrilled to be given the opportunity to promote the sport in the local community by hosting these elite clay target shooters. New South Wales was again hotly contested. Much to the disappointment of the Queenslanders, the NSW team were too strong for Queensland in the Open Teams Match, with the Queensland girls holding off a late charge from their NSW counterparts to take the Ladies Teams Match. RESULTS: Event 1 Sunshine Coast Clay Target Club 50t Double Barrel Championship: OA: M Smith 152/152, AA 1st Tony Rogers 151/152, AA Ladies Teams Match 2016 NSW Team Points Brian Kneipp Grade Meterage Joseph McNally with sponsor Todd Wilshire & Ballandean President George Costanzo Serious youngster Joseph McNally proved too hot to handle for some of the more seasoned shooters taking out the Wilshire & Co 1000, going home $1000 richer and even managing somewhat of a smile. The Ballandean Teams Match Queensland v DB Mal Smith with Quinto Porfiri representing Sunshine Coast CTC 2nd B Kneipp 149/150, A 1st L Grassick 73/74, A 2nd R Reeves 72/74, B 1st N Duncan 54/56, B 2nd L Rogers 53/56, C 1st K Smith 47/50, C 2nd G Constable 51/56. Event 2 Ralph Johns Pty Ltd 25t Points Score Championship: OA B Kneipp 96/96, AA 1st J Reid 95/96, AA 2nd F Musumeci 83/84, A 1st K Rowling 74/75, A 2nd T Shelton 73/75, B 1st L Beaumont 71/78, B 2nd M Wilkins 68/78, C 1st L Bland 69/75, C 2nd G Constable 66/75. Event 3 McNally Constructions 15pr Double Rise Championship: OA D Stevens 38/40, AA 1st D Ellis 37/40, AA 2nd C Witt 36/40, A 1st H Open Teams Match 2016 NSW Team DR Daryl Stevens with sponsor Ian McNally from McNally Constructions 12 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

15 Mintram 27/30, A 2nd B Farlow 35/40, B 1st F Robinson 28/30, B 2nd D Harwood 25/30, C 1st H Brown 23/30, C 2nd L Bland 21/30. Event 4 Shamrock Marketing 50t Combination Championship (25t DB & 25t SB): OA M Iles 60/60, AA 1st M Collins 68/70, AA 2nd D Stevens 67/70, A 1st B Farlow 75/80, A 2nd P Holmes 73/85, B 1st B Finch 49/50, B 2nd C Gall 57/60, C 1st Breanna Collins 44/50, C 2nd L Bland 42/50. AA HG Brian Kneipp A Grade HG Julie Allan Lad HG Tess Lloyd & Megan Wilkins Mitch Iles Mixed Targets & Jnr HG Event 5 Wilshire & Co t Grade Meterage: 1st Joseph McNally 67/67, 2nd C Witt 66/67, 3rd M Iles 57/58 & 4th J Lee 56/58. Ballandean Teams Match QLD v NSW Open winners New South Wales (562), B Kneipp, J Reid, G Watson, D Edmonds, D Ellis, A Turner, R Shelton, K Nealon, G Dawson, R Aston, J Teese, K Harding, Ladies winners Queensland (160), J Allan, K Green, M Wilkins. High Guns: OA C Witt 252/255, AA B Kneipp 250/255, A J Allan 237/255, B L Beaumont 247/303, C L Bland 224/255, Lad T Lloyd & M Wilkins 226/255, Vet K Harding 238/255, Jnr M Iles 247/255. Ballandean Clay Target Club would like to thank all of our generous sponsors, Sunshine Coast Clay Target Club, Ralph Johns Pty Ltd Sydney Markets, McNally Constructions, Shamrock Overall High Gun Col Witt with John Vichie representing Beretta Australia & Ruger Nioa B HG Leah Beaumont Marketing Brisbane Markets, Wilshire & Co, Leppington Speedy Seedlings, Terranova Seeds, Granite Belt Fruit Freighters, Dantara Downs Free Range Eggs, Corsivia Targets, GB Ammunition, Beretta Australia, John Vichie Firearms, Nioa/ Ruger, Queensland Country Credit Union. Without the support of these businesses we are unable to put together a quality event with quality prizes, please support those who support our sport and enable us to continue to grow our sport. Thank you to each and every member and family member, worker and visitor who helped out over the weekend. A special thank you to those of you who travelled from near and far to support us at Ballandean. C HG Winner Lee Bland Vet HG Kevin Harding AUSTRALIAN CANTERBURY TRAP AGENTS QLD Dennis Harwood Tel: dennis.harwood2@bigpond.com QLD Clay Targets Australia Tel: admin@claytargets.com.au NSW/VIC Peter Fitzalan Tel: pbfitzalan@bigpond.com TAS Graham Blaskett Tel: gblaskett@hotmail.com SA John Holder Tel: holjan@internode.on.net WA Wayne Kuser Tel: wayne.kuser@bigpond.com JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 13

16 WACTA State Trap Carnival Western Australia Gun Club Whiteman Park Perth September 2016 Western Australia had a long weekend over the 24th 26th September 2016 and as usual, this weekend was identified as the State Association s premier DTL Carnival, involving 5 State Titles (Handicap, Double Rise, Single Barrel, Double Barrel Points ending with Double Barrel). On the Friday prior to the Carnival, WA Gun Club held some competitions as warm up events for the weekend s activities to follow. There were visitors from all over Australia, some who have been a part of the WA State DTL Carnival for many years plus new shooters vying to put their name on any one of the State Title trophies on offer. The weather held out over the weekend, even though the dark clouds threatened at times to dampen the Carnival. Many thanks for support of the Carnival go out to our Sponsors over the weekend (Western Trap & Field, Spartan Global, Beretta Australia, Perazzi Australia & Winchester Australia). Other thanks must be to all our volunteers who assisted in running the DTL Carnival, including Martin Smith (MyClubMyScore) and WA Gun Club. Once again as always, thanks to the Trappers who kept the targets loaded and layouts cleared so that all the competitors could enjoy the State Carnival weekend. There were a great number of members who took the opportunity to bring their caravans on site and in doing so, created a mini-community for the weekend which at the end of the day produced much camaraderie and interaction. The WACTA Coaching Division took the opportunity of the State Carnival to set up a coaching information stand about the direction of coaching in WA, including the full coaching program proposal for all to read plus dates about potential coaching clinics whereby funding has been sought through DSR in WA & possible Zone Club Coach courses. There were plenty of back issues of the Coaching Newsletters & some coaching tips for members to take away with them to read at a later date. The newly approved modelling for the WACTA operations was on display as well for all to see & ask questions about. It identifies sub-committees for each area of WACTA operations & every Executive Member is assigned to a specific sub-committee, thereby making every Executive Member responsible in making WACTA advance into the future under the new guidelines by DSR, the Associations Act & ASC. Day 1 (Saturday 24th) saw two State Titles shot and decided 25pr State Double Rise Championship (sponsored by Western Trap & Field). Paul Pitaro (WTF) was on hand to do the presentations to the winners of the event, so thank you Paul for the support and presentations. Overall & Ned Harris Perpetual Winner was Steve Haberman (Vic) (49/50) with the Perpetual presented by Elliott Harris. 1st AA Patrick Guida (47/50) from Matthew Stokes (64/70) after a shoot off with Nathan Biddulph (48/60). AA Grade was not alone in the shoot-offs with Cameron Ewart (42/50) taking 1st place in A Grade from Rod Appleton (49/50) shooting off against Bernie Biddulph (48/60). It seemed that shoot-offs were to be the flavour of the competition as B Grade was also hotly contested and Luke Kealley (56/70) victorious over Peter Appleton (54/70) and Murray Cornish (47/60). In C Grade, a lady 14 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017 DR Open OA Winner Above: DR Vet Jnr Lady OA Winners (Liz Pederick 45/60) took on the men in another shoot-off but registered 2nd place behind Neil Edwards (43/60) & in front of Rob Pond (38/50). Ladies Overall Winner was Amanda Finn (42/50), Junior was William Freni-Lizzi (43/50) & Veterans Des Neale (45/50). 2nd Event of the day was the 50t State Handicap (sponsored by Spartan Global) & saw places paid out to 10 places with Robin Bailey being on hand to present the Overall Winner with the Robin Bailey State Handicap Perpetual Trophy. 1st place went to Terry Maloney (57/57) after shoot-off from Phil House (56/57) followed by Steve Haberman (49/50). It was then that every other further placing was decided on by shoot-offs. 4th Trevor Morris (54/56), 5th Rod Appleton (53/56), 6th David Whitting HC Open OA Winner (53/56), 7th Gary Smith (52/56), 8th Elliott Harris (49/52), 9th Luke Kealley (57/60) after a lengthy shoot-off against 10th placing Andrew Smith (53/57). The day was completed with the Zone Trap Teams competitions between all the Zones that make up WACTA. It was as usual, a very sought after Title of being the 2016 WACTA Zone Team Champions & this year it went to Zone 7 (Northern Zone) consisting Below: HC Place Winners

17 of the Paraburdoo, Newman & Nickol Bay Clubs. The Team members were Gerry Maginness, Alan Featherstone, Nick Haynes, Steve Mundy & Ben Welham with Gerry, Alan & Nick shooting possibles and the team score being 122/125. Congratulations Zone 7 on excellent scores & shooting but watch out next year, all the other Zones will be fighting harder than ever. After a night of good friendship with fellow shooting mates & a good night s sleep, Day 2 of the three day Carnival continued. Sunday was the day for the Single Barrel & the Double Barrel State Title Championships. 1st Event for the day was the 50t WACTA Single Barrel sponsored by Beretta Australia with the Roy Holtfreter Perpetual on the table ready for presentation. Overall winner was Patrick Guida (66/66) after a shoot-off with Steve Haberman 65/66). Haby took out 1st AA from Alan Featherstone SB OA Winner (55/56) & Elliott Harris (54/56), but once again it appeared that through all of the Grades there were to be shoot-offs to determine positions as A Grade was won by Andrew Smith (47/50) SB Vet Jnr Lady OA Winners from Clem Riley (56/60) shooting off against the evergreen Robin Bailey (55/60). Victorian visitor & lady, Megan Trembath (48/40) took out B Grade from Richard Campbell (48/52) & James Sharpe (47/52). C Grade was also hotly chased after with Nadine Smedley (49/57) win over another lady shooter Ros Biddulph (48/57) from Rob Pond (44/56). Well done all round Ladies, excellent efforts. Ladies Overall winner was Sandra Cables (54/56), Junior William Freni- Lizzi (50/50) & Veteran Graeme Turner (47/50). Congratulations all on the wins & thank you Beretta Australia for your support plus sponsorship of this great event. Once the State Single Barrel & all shoot-offs were completed the next major event took place, being the 50t State Double Barrel State Title. This was sponsored by Perazzi Australia & Andrew Smedley did the presentation of both the prizes plus the Winchester State Double Barrel Perpetual Trophy & the South West Gun Club Perpetual. A young junior Royce Normington, who may years ago won the Roy Alexander (Himself) & Sons Junior Champion trophy, stepped up as an adult & won the 2016 State Double Barrel Championship with a 231/231 from the in form Victorian shooter Steve Haberman (230/231). Haby once again headlined the AA Grade from David Fox (202/203) & Alan Featherstone (164/165) but it was A Grade that had a definite 1st with no shootoff being Ian Watson (50/50) from Laurie Olivieri (102/103) vying against Sandra Cables (101/103). Luke Kealley (50/51) once again wrapped up B Grade with a bow from Finn Staniforth- Smith (59/51) & Richard Campbell (54/56) all through shoot-offs once again. Rob Pond (49/50) was having a great weekend so far this win adding to the tally from a much improving lady Ros Biddulph (48/52) & Todd Bell (47/52). Alan Hocking won the Overall Veterans, Ladies to Jessica Price & William Freni-Lizzi added the Shane Williams Junior Perpetual to his growing glory box of Titles plus sashes. Presentation was made by John Eddy on behalf DB Open OA Winner DB Vet OA Winner SB William Frenzi-Lizzi Jnr Winner of the Alexander family to the recipients of the Roy Alexander (Himself) & Sons State Junior Double Barrel Champion. John mentioned to all present that an icon within both Clay Target shooting & the firearm industry had started the Trophy in support of bringing more Juniors into the sport & rewarding them separately for their efforts. Many of the Juniors who have won the trophy have gone onto winning State Championships & have their names engraved on the Perpetual trophies. He also acknowledged the loss of a 2nd icon, being Ian Alexander at the start of September. However the most important item, was the awarding of the Perpetual Trophy to William Freni-Lizzi from Digby Boschetti (2nd) & Oscar Eveans (3rd). Thank you to Roy Alexander (Himself) & Sons for the continued support of both WA Juniors & the sport of Clay Target shooting. Well that completed Day 2 (Sunday) with social drinks, talking & laughter around the Club house until all decided to depart to have another night of sleep in preparation for Mondays Blue Ribbon event being the t State Double Barrel Points Championship. Winchester Australia sponsored this event & the Overall Winner was Matt Stokes (174/174). It was fitting that Matt should win on the last as he had pushed hard to try & win the 1st Event of the Carnival on Saturday. Matt ultimately hit more targets from AA Grade shooters Gary Kelly Pts Open OA Winner (269/270), 2nd AA Patrick Guida & 3rd AA Jason Olivieri (241/243). During the A Grade shooting a young Junior shooter Digby Boschetti (145/150) was beaten by Duncan Burnett (149/150) & the ultimate A Grade winner of Robin Bailey (174/174). This definitely was a case of the young & the old trying to outdo one another. As with the other State Titles over the weekend, it was good to see another lady come to the fore, Tracy Forward (144/150) came 2nd to Peter Appleton (145/150) but in front of James Sharpe (143/150) & then in C Grade it was a Pts Jnr Vet Lady OA Winner Continued page 15 JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 15

18 WACTA State Trap Carnival Continued from page??? clear cut decision all the way with no shootoffs Rob Pond (137/150), 2nd Neil Edwards (135/150) & 3rd Eric Featherstone (131/150). Ladies Overall Winner was ex WA shooter, Michelle Boase (146/150), Veteran to Des Neale (148/150) & Junior was once again William Freni- Lizzi (148/150). Again, we can only thank our sponsor Winchester Australia for their support of the sport & the Western Australian Clay Target Association (WACTA). The top people in each category who qualified over the three State Titles (Single Barrel, Double Barrel & Double Barrel Points) then went out to the layouts & proceeded to shoot the ACTA Postal Team scores for competition against DTL Open Team all other states. The Open (15) were Jason Oliveri, Phil House, Gary Kelly, William Freni-Lizzi, Terry Hearn, Elliott Harris, Giovanni Quaranta, Luke Smith, David Fox, Neil Suckling, Luis Ricardo, Alan Featherstone, Mark Evans, Joe Gilbert & Keith Roy. Phil House was High Gun of the Team & was presented with to the layouts for their Postal Team shoot with Des Neale, Robin Bailey, Allan Hocking, Garry Scott, John Eddy & Graeme Parsons all making the Team, whereby Des Neale was High Gun of the Veterans Team. As for the Juniors, we only had 3 but that didn t mean that the talent was reduced in any way with Digby Boschetti, Oscar Evans & Joel Curtis representing WA in the Posta Team. Digby Boschetti High Gunned the Team & was presented with the WA Coaching Council Perpetual Trophy for his outstanding effort. All the very best to all the Members who made the State Postal Teams & will make the State Representative Teams that travel to Wagga for the DTL Nationals (24th March 1st April 2017). No pressure, but it would be nice to have the Open Team win in As tradition holds in WA, the oldest Club in WA has a replica wooden cartridge named after it & is presented every year to a Club Team consisting of 5 people that shoot the Single Barrel, Double Barrel & Double Barrel Points to achieve a result. This year the Katanning Bullet was presented to WA Gun Club (1203) & its Team members being Luke Smith, Trevor Morris, Jason Oliveri, Santo Tassone & Giovanni Quaranta. These Team members have now their names linked with some of the finest clay target shooters of the State that are present on the Katanning Bullet. Immediately after the Katanning Bullet presentation was the Pine Hauliers Junior Postal High Gun initiative that started some 10 years ago by Greg Coverley, the then owner with his family, of the business Pine Hauliers from Collie. The Postal High Gun initiative is one whereby the results of a Junior attending as many of the disciplines shot in DTL Grade HG the Doug Cumming Memorial Trophy. The Ladies team consisted of Jessica Price, Sandra Moffatt, Deanne Blake, Amanda Finn, Tracy Forward & Sharon Johnson with High Gun being Jessica Price & being awarded the Michelle Alexander State Ladies Trap Team Perpetual trophy. There was no shortage of talent when the Veterans took DTL Vet HG Pine Hauliers Postal Junior DTL Veterans Team DTL Ladies Team 16 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

19 ACTA competition & recording their performance then forwarding the results to the State Secretary & State Coaching Director for deliberation & awarding. This year it was between Oscar Evans & William Freni-Lizzi. William won by having shot all the DTL disciplines plus ISSF & was presented by Jon Dyas on behalf of Pine Hauliers, the 2016 Pine Hauliers Postal High Gun trophy. Congratulations William & thank you to Greg Coverley through Pine Hauliers for the support now & past as we are unsure if this will continue into the future as Greg has since sold Pine Hauliers. Each of the Grades were presented with High Guns being AA Patrick Guida, A Robin Bailey, B Luke Kealley & C Rob Pond. The overall Ladies High Gun was Jessica Price, Junior was William Freni-Lizzi & Veterans being Des Neale but the man who took the highest honour of Carnival DTL Junior HG Comb Skt DTL-Sporting HG 2016 DTL Ladies HG High Gun was Steve Haberman from Victoria. Congratulations to everyone on their High Gun status for the 2016 State DTL Carnival. WACTA instigated new categories a couple of years ago that were a combination of some or all of the State Carnivals held by WACTA. The first was a combination of the State Skeet & State DTL carnivals. The Combined Skeet & DTL Carnival High Guns for 2016 & sponsored by WACTA were Veteran Mike Voke, Junior William Freni-Lizzi & Open Phil House. The Elaine Forward Perpetual Trophy for the Ladies was presented to Amanda Finn. Judy & Terry Marsden sponsored the WACTA Combined Sporting, DTL & Skeet Competition High Gun which was won by Jon Dyas. Once again to all of our Sponsors, Volunteers, Club members, interstate visitors, trappers, WA Gun Club & Executive Members a very big thank you for all of your DTL Open HG involvement in making the 2016 WACTA DTL State Championships Carnival a great success. There must be made mention of Comb Skt-DTL Ladies HG Comb Skt DTL Junior HG Comb Skt DTL Open HG a very special area & that is the photographer. To Vince Lizzi, thank you for giving up your time to take all of the photo s of the presentations & around the Carnival in general, they are excellent. We hope that all of our sponsors for 2016 will come back on board for 2017 as well as our members & that a great many more shooters come from within WA & all over Australia to compete in any of the 2017 State Skeet, Sporting, DTL & ISSF Carnivals. The more members we have competing the more that our Sate will grow. So thank you everyone on behalf of the Western Australian Clay Target Association (WACTA). ACTA NEWS 2018 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AUSTRALIAN TEAM SELECTION The 2018 World DTL Championships in Australia will consist of Three Australian Teams (A.B.C. or 1,2,3.) The first will be the Australian Team funded and recognised as the Australian Team as per the National selection policy. The 2nd and 3rd Teams will be self-funded. The 2018 World teams will be selected at the 2017 National Trap Championships: Selection of the Teams is as follows: Teams are to be selected from the Double Barrel, Single Barrel, Points and Mackintosh Team scores. 25 In the Open (5 selected in each Team with 10 reserves) 15 in the Ladies, first 5 shoot Mackintosh Teams (3 selected in each Team with 6 reserves) 15 in the Juniors, first 5 shoot Mackintosh Teams (3 selected in each Team and 6 reserves) under 21 on the 1st of January in the Veterans first 5 shoot Mackintosh Teams (3 selected in each team and 6 reserves) over 55 1st January in the Super vets first 5 shoot Mackintosh Teams (3 selected in each team and 6 reserves) over 65 on the 1st January 2018 If a person declines their invitation to compete in any of the teams all selected below move up in the order and the reserve comes in at the bottom end. JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 17

20 Spring Fling & 50th Anniversary Shoot Glenn Innes Clay Target Club November 2016 The Glen Innes Clay Target Club s Annual Spring Fling incorporating our 50th Anniversary Shoot on Saturday 5th November. It was a warm fine day, however quite windy, just to test the competitions skills. 59 shooters travelled from Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Guyra, Inverell, Mackay Sarina, Port Macquarie, Richmond River, Tamworth, Toowoomba, Upper Hunter, Walcha, Warwick, and Yamba to contest the day s events. The Shoot was opened by our Club's first President and now Club Patron, Don Hall, who welcomed everyone. A presentation was made to David Robertson-Cuninghame to recognise his 50 years of Club Membership. David Robertson-Cuninghame opening 25th Anniversary Port and Phil Keller (Toowoomba) and a shoot-off for A Grade between Neale Smith (Glen Innes), Peter Holmes (Tamworth) and Michael Sullivan (Richmond River) the results for the event were: AA: 1st David Edmonds 48/50, 2nd Geoff Jacobsen 49/53; A: 1st Neale Smith 47/53, 2nd Peter Holmes 46/53; B: 1st Sam Ulrick 42/50, 2nd Nancy Davis 37/50; C: 1st Michael Lindeman 43/50, 2nd Kerry Young 41/50. The third and final event for the day was the 50 Target Points Score. A shoot-off between Nik McRae (Guyra), Tony Turner (Inverell) and Dan Johnson (Warwick) decided AA Grade. The eventual results for the event were: AA: 1st David Edmonds 144/150, 2nd Tony Turner 173/180; A: 1st Paul Turner 145/150, 2nd Stuart Boyd-Law 139/150; B: 1st Sam Ulrick 135/150, 2nd Mellissa Grennan 123/150; C: 1st Michael Lindeman 139/150, 2nd Kerry Young 136/150. David Edmonds of Guyra won the day s Overall High Gun with a score of 240/250. Overall Grade High Gun winners were: AA Grade: Dan Johnson (Warwick) 238/250, A Grade: Stuart Boyd-Law (Glen Innes) 232/250, B Grade: Sam Ulrick (Guyra) 223/250, C Grade: Michael Lindeman (Guyra) 226/250. Other High Guns were: Veterans High Gun: Geoff Jacobsen Don Hall, David Robertson-Cuninghame, Ralph Larkings, presentation of badge recognising 50 years of club membership The first event of the day was the 50 Target Double Barrel. A shoot-off between Nik McRae (Guyra), Ken McBean (Inverell), Dan Johnson (Warwick) decided AA Grade, Cliff Overton (Tamworth) and John Smith (Guyra) for A Grade, Megan Wilkins (Mackay Sarina) and Peter Acton (Guyra) for B Grade and Kerry Young (Walcha) and Michael Lindeman (Guyra) for C Grade. The results for the first event were: AA: 1st Nik McRae 59/59, 2nd Ken McBean 58/59; A: 1st Stuart Boyd-Law 50/50, 2nd Cliff Overton 51/52; B: 1st Megan Wilkins 48/50, 2nd Peter Acton 47/52; C: 1st Kerry Young 46/50, 2nd Michael Lindeman 45/50. The second event was the 50 Target Single Barrel. After a shoot-off for AA Grade between Geoff Jacobsen (Richmond River), John Reid (Guyra) Original club members who attended our 50th Anniversary Reunion Dinner: David Robertson-Cuninghame, Don Macansh, Don Hall (Inaugural President), Harvey Young & Bob Coldham Squad 8: Barry Finch, Mick Wilkins, Mellissa Grennan, Neil Grennan & Megan Wilkins Squad 7: Peter McKenzie, Kerry Miller, Greg Watson & Peter Jackson 18 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

21 David Robertson-Cuninghame, Greg Wright, Don Hall, Don Macansh, Paul Wright, Tracey & Ralph Larkings, Rex Sheedy, Raelene Watson & Peter Wright (Richmond River) 233/250, Ladies High Gun: Cindy McBean (Inverell) 212/250, and Junior High Gun: Sarah Edmonds (Guyra) 181/250. The Club would like to thank all those who helped out behind the scenes at the working bee, and on the day. Also thank you to those that helped in the office and kitchen. Following our July monthly shoot, we held a 50th Anniversary Reunion Dinner. Many past members attended to reminisce the history of the Club. Plenty of old photos and memorabilia and a slide show were on display, bringing back many memories of bygone days. They were Don Hall (founding President 1966, 1967, 1973 and Patron), Jack Alt (founding Treasurer 1966), Don Macansh (President ), Harvey Young (Publicity Officer ), David Robertson-Cuninghame (only member to have been a member for the 50 years) and Bob Coldham. The Club was originally known as the New England Clay Target Club and held its first shoots at the Dundee Sports Grounds until Bob and David Weir offered the Club an area on their Yarraford property on the Ranges Valley Road. In 1983 the club s name was changed to the Glen Innes Clay Target Club. In 1991 the property was sold but the club was allowed to continue to use the grounds. In 2001 the Club moved lock, stock and barrel to its current location at the Stonehenge Recreation Grounds. The new grounds were opened in February Over the years the Club has been represented at regional, state and national level notably by Andrew Futter (deceased), Monte Klingner (deceased), Noel Campion, Craig Bloxsome, Allan Kempton, David Robertson-Cuninghame, Bruce Hunter and Ralph Larkings. Andrew Futter volunteered at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and served as the Zone Delegate to the State Association. President, Ralph Larkings welcomed everybody. Don Hall, Raelene Watson and Paul Wright all reminisced on their times with the club. Greg Burey bought along a bottle of port that was available for purchase from our 25 year celebrations in David Robertson- Cuninghame was Ralph Larkings & David Edmonds OA HG given the privilege of opening the well-brewed bottle which was then shared around. Our next major shoot will be our Sapphire Shoot on 4th and 5th February HG winners: Sarah Edmonds Jnr, David Edmonds OA, Sam Ulrick B, Michael Lindeman C, Dan Johnson, AA, Stuart Boyd-Law A Grade, Geoff Jacobsen Vet & Cindy McBean Ladies JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 19

22 Western Australia State ISSF Carnival Western Australia Gun Club Whiteman Park Perth October 2016 At last, all the coaching and competition was to be into full practice with the annual State ISSF Championships being held at WA Gun Club over the 7th 9th October The targets & grounds were ready thanks to the tireless work of Kayden Halliday plus many others from WA Gun Club, so all that had to happen was for every person who had ever shot ISSF Trap, Double Trap & Skeet to turn up and compete. Over the year there had been two in depth Coaching sessions plus the six Qualifiers, from which the State Travelling Teams would be selected as the WA Representative Teams for the 2017 ISSF Nationals being held in Perth from 16th 21st January There has been an increase in interest over the past year for the ISSF disciplines, especially in the female & junior areas. Therefore, through the ISSF Delegates (Mike Foley & Simon Vogel) we specifically marketed the coaching so that the females & juniors were given one on one on a Saturday of the Coaching Clinics and this then allowed for everyone else on the Sundays. Thanks to both Mike Foley, Linton Tuckey & Simon Vogel for their persistence in getting the Coaching Clinics activated using Murray Alexander OAM (Advanced Coach Ex Olympic Coach) & Christine Alexander (Competition Coach) to provide the intricacies of ISSF shooting to all of those that attended. Thanks also to Anthony Snooke & Elliott Harris plus the CMT Clay Target Club for hosting the Clinics. Friday 7th October saw the 2016 State ISSF Double Trap competition be undertaken with 15 shooters present to fight for both the State Title and be part of the WA Representative Team for the 2017 ISSF Nationals. Chris Ewen (Narrogin) went into the Gold Medal shoot-off against Anthony Snooke, having scored a 121/150 before the Final & Medal Matches took place. The Final saw Andrew Brady, Nick Haynes, Chris Ewen, Joe Puglia, Daniel Matokovic & Anthoy Snooke shoot-off for the Medal Matches. In the end, Chris not only had the top score but also the Gold Medal & WA State ISSF Double Trap Title in his grasp, not bad for a first timer at the discipline. Andrew Brady & Nick Haynes shot off for Bronze Medal. The team, who received the WA State Badges from the competition conducted over the day, were Chris Ewen (Ngn), Marc La Vertu (WAGC), Anthony Snooke (CMT), Nick Haynes (Paraburdoo), Daniel Matokovic (WAGC) & Joe Puglia (WAGC). However the members who qualified through attendance at the State Qualifiers & State Title for the WA State Travelling Team for the 2017 ISSF Nationals are Anthony Snooke, Marc La Vertu & Chris Ewen with Nick Haynes plus Daniel Matokovic as Reserves. Thanks Andrew for attending from the eastern states, it was good to have some external competition to make the WA boys work harder for the Title. Now it was time for the WA ISSF State Trap & Skeet Titles to be conducted over the Saturday & Sunday. Throughout the competition on Saturday, some very heavy rain fell that made the competition go under cover for a while, especially in the Skeet & the sky was very black from time to time over the day. The ISSF Trap saw three Ladies, two Juniors & 20+ Open competitors with five Veterans a part of the competition. In the ISSF Skeet there were five Open & 2 Ladies with Rich Sammon (Vic) in attendance to give the Skeet boys some competition. Saturday saw the Ladies completion in both ISSF Trap & Skeet concluded over 75 targets ISSF State Ladies Skeet ISSF State Ladies Team then Finals & Medal Matches. Unfortunately due to numbers, no Final was held in Skeet with only the Medal Match which saw Laura Coles (10/16) win from Chris Alexander (8/16). In the ISSF Trap, Tracy Forward (Gold) won from Nadine Smedley (Silver) with Carly Smith winning the Bronze. The Badged Team was Tracy, Carly & Nadine with all three being the State Travelling Team for the 2017 ISSF Nationals. In the Ladies ISSF Skeet, there was no Travelling Team. State DT Winner Chris Ewen ISSF DT State Team 20 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

23 ISSF State Trap Team ISSF State Trap Ladies ISSF State Trap Veteran ISSF State Trap Place Winners Well, all the men & Juniors were having fun shooting at their 50 targets with some good scores registered over the Saturday, but Sunday with the day of reckoning was to come. When it did, it was a fine day with no hint of the rain from the Saturday. Competition was fierce on Sunday with Daniel Matokovic being the highest scorer over the weekend & the Semi-Final seeing Daniel, Anthony Snooke, Marc La Vertu, Elliott Harris, Simon Vogel plus David Whitting shootoff for the Medal Matches. Marc & David shot off for the Bronze with David being the winner then Dan & Anthony shot off for the Gold. The Medal Match saw Dan win Silver whilst Anthony won the Gold, expressing that the winning of the State ISSF Trap was something he had been attempting to do for 27 years. Congratulations to all the winners. The Badged Team was Daniel, Anthony Snooke, Marc La Vertu, Elliott ISSF Interclub Winners Narrogin Harris, Simon Vogel plus David Whitting whilst the State Travelling Team is Marc La Vertu, Daniel Matokovic, David Whitting with Anthony Snooke plus Simon Vogel as Reserves. The Junior Team is Jordan Crouch & William Freni-Lizzie, whilst the Veteran s for both the Trap & Double Trap will be Des Neale & Joe Puglia. Meanwhile over at the ISSF Skeet, the men were making sure that their targets counted towards the end goal the WEA State ISSF Title. In amongst the competitors was a new ISSF Skeet shooter, Paul Lawler, learning & watching intently the techniques of the other competitors present. Rich Sammon was leading throughout the entire competition, but both Glenn Coles & Frank Verona were pushing him at times. Glenn & Rich shot off for the Gold Medal match whilst Paul & Malcolm Waltman shot off for the Bronze, with Paul being successful in getting the Bronze. The Badged Team consisted of Glenn Coles, Paul Lawler, Frank Verona & Malcolm Waltman. There is no State ISSF Skeet Team qualified for the 2017 ISSF Nationals. At the presentations, there was a traditional presentation of the Harris Interclub Perpetual Shield. This used to be between just the two ISSF Clubs, being CMT Clay Target Club & WA Gun Club. However, as time has gone on & more members from other Clubs have participated in ISSF, it was decided that it should be opened up to all Clubs attending, if they could form a three man team. This year, it gave Elliott Harris (son of John Harris) pleasure to present the ISSF State Trap Junior Winner ISSF State Trap Winner Shield to Chris Ewen, Simon Vogel & David Whitting from Narrogin Clay Target Club. Congratulations guys & very well won. The State Coaching Director (Chris Alexander) was asked at the presentations to talk about Coaching directly related to the ISSF & WA. She acknowledged that in working with the ISSF Delegate (Simon Vogel), a pre-nationals Coaching Clinic for 3rd & 4th December at CMT, a preliminary 2017 ISSF Coaching & Competitions Calendar has been introduced showing Interstate ISSF Carnival dates plus International ISSF Open Championships that all can attend & Coaching Clinics scheduled for 2017 that have been agreed to by both WA Gun Club & CMT. With identification of the International Open s, it means that ISSF members from WA can enter the completion as individuals & not have to be in the Australian Continued on page 22 ISSF State Skeet Place Winners JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 21

24 38th Anniversary for Lake Albert Lake Albert Gun Club October 2016 Well, another year has come and gone, and once again on the long weekend of October 1st & 2nd, the Lake Albert Gun Club on the Coorong at Meningie in South Australia hosted another successful Anniversary shoot. This year was a little special for the club in that it was not only Lake Albert s 38th Anniversary of having 2 day shoots on its Birthday, but also 30 years at its current location, 40 years since the club was re-formed after a short recess, as well as the town of Meningie celebrating its 150th Anniversary. For a club that was established in 1948 and coming up to 70 years soon, it has seen its fair share of changes and continues to strive forward and to grow. The week leading up to our weekend was certainly not kind to us with the weather conditions being nothing short of horrendous. All over the News on TV there were floods everywhere from torrential 1 in 50-year rain events, cyclonic winds uprooting everything in their path and State wide power blackout s. A few brave caravanners still showed up on the Friday, but the afternoon practice was called off due to the insane wind. Still, 25 people made it out on the Friday night to our traditional evening dinner at the Cheese Factory at Meningie, all concerned of what the weekend was going to hold for us. Then, as if someone waved a magic wand, when we woke up on Saturday morning, everything had passed and it was a calm clear day. There was the early morning scurry of activity as traps were set for speeds, angles and heights for the day. Competitors slowly started pouring in but the weather conditions had taken their toll as we were 3 4 squads down on last year. Nevertheless, we all went out for a practice in beautiful calm conditions and then everyone was called for a quick briefing before the games began. Competitors were all eyeing off the 13 sashes that were on offer and selecting the ones they were going to win! Then the first event got under way. The 50 target Double Barrel was hosted by LAGC club member Rhys Fisher from Yarli Pastoral. The final results looked like this: C grade 1st went to Trevor Smart and 2nd to Kevin Redford. B grade was won by Greg Ferguson, and only one point behind was Molly Bretag in 2nd. A grade winner was Rito Borzillo, with 2nd place going to John Bretag. Finally, AA 1st place went to Robbie Clark, 2nd was Phil Mules and the Overall was taken by Martin Collumb with a 90/90. Great shooting Martin!! Second event of the day was a 25 target Points Score and was kindly sponsored by LAGC Life Members Phil & Enid Johncock who have been contributing to this club for generations. Once again, in near perfect conditions, the winners of the event were: Lil Franklin took 1st in C grade and Trevor Smart 2nd B Grade was won by Barry Sims with Vince Petraccaro picking up 2nd place. A grade went to Ryan Foster who shot a perfect 75/75 and only 1 point behind was Darren Beyer in 2nd place. Robbie Clark took the Overall as well as 1st in AA grade 87/87 with Tim Dunn coming in just 1 point behind on 86/87 for 2nd place. The last event of the day was the Appelkamp Brothers 25 target Single Barrel. This event was also hotly contested in all grades with Trevor Smart once again scoring 1st place in C grade over Malcolm Jurgs 2nd. B grade winner was Greg Ferguson and in 2nd came Vince Petraccaro. A grade was taken by Noel Johncock with Western Australia State ISSF Carnival Continued from page 21 Team. This will only help WA members with their skill & competition level when attending future Nationals. All in all, if we can retain & get more interest in ISSF through these initiatives, then our sport will be a much better place to enjoy our leisure time. Over a competition weekend, there are always people who should be thanked for their tireless efforts or support, so this is for all of those people. First of all, thanks must go to Paul Pitaro (WTF & Nobel Sports agent) for having sponsored the entire State ISSF Carnival ISSF State Skeet Winner with Nobel Sports ammunition thank you Paul, it made the ISSF competition equal to all the other State Titles. Then thanks must be registered to Andrew & Nadine Smedley plus Vince Lizzi for the unrelenting office work & photography, Nadine & Tracy Forward for the catering and everybody ISSF State Skeet Team else who helped out at any time throughout the 3 day ISSF State Titles to make it a very enjoyable & worthwhile event to attend. The only other thing to be said is to all the ISSF Members, whether they are part of the State Teams or individuals, all the very best in whichever competition you undertake at the 2017 ISSF Nationals in Perth. Everyone come along, shoot well & as always, do the State proud. 22 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

25 2 day OA, Grade & Category HGs with sponsors John, Ruth & Molly Bretag Johncock Family Points Score winners Appelkamp Brothers Single Barrel winners Darren Beyer getting the 2nd placing. AA grade and Overall went to Phil Mules with the only 25/25 while Peter Rundle got the 2nd prize. This Single Barrel event is always shot in conjunction with LAGC Life Members Keith & Sandie Appelcamp shoulder to shoulder team shoot. Taking the honours, the medallions and having their names on the perpetual shield this year was Lake Albert s own No. 1 team made up of D. McPherson, R. Fischer, H. Jurgs, D. Beyer & N. Johncock combined score of 111/125. Great work guys to bring the shield back home for another year!! When all had gone quiet, everyone made it in to the clubhouse for presentations. The Day 1 High Gun were awarded to their rightful recipients being Phil Mules for Veteran, Sue Byrnes for Ladies, Molly Bretag Junior, and Robbie Clark took the Overall Open winning the Silver Medallion with an amazing 148/150. LAGC Foundation member Richard (Dick) Ayres came in to tell a few stories on the past years of the club over a few drinks and a few laughs. It was interesting to hear the amazing history from one of the greats of this sport. Very informative and entertaining. Thank you Dick. A good number of participants stayed on for a magnificent dinner thanks to the generous contribution from Sandie and Keith who slaved tirelessly in the days before to get all their home made goodies ready, including the desserts. On the 2nd day we woke to some breezes, but it was still a nice day compared to what we had seen leading up to the weekend. After practice, we got straight into the first event which was a 50tgt. Points Score hosted by Bill Brown from Coorong Apiaries, making the absolute best honey in the area. Our eventual winners saw Kevin Redford take C grade with Trevor Smart featuring once again and picking up a 2nd placing. B grade winner was Greg Ferguson with Barry Sims just behind in 2nd. A grade 1st was Darren Beyer followed very closely by NJ Dreyer with 2nd. Martin A very happy LAGC wins the K & S Appelkamp shield Continued on page 24 JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 23

26 Meningie Hotel team shield winners Monarto 38th Anniversary for Lake Albert Continued fom page 23 Collumb took the Overall + AA grade 1st, and Tim Dunn was 2nd only 2 points behind. With only 1 event to go, the usual jostling for positions at the scoreboard was taking place to see what had to be done and if anyone s chances were still recoverable, or if they were a train wreck!! We all headed out to the traps for the one last opportunity to pick up a placing on the last event of the day which was hosted by Swan Farm Machinery. The 50tgt Double barrel event winners were: Kevin Redford 1st and Trevor Smart 2nd in C grade. These 2 guys had had a great weekend. Barry Sims won B grade, followed closely by Richard Wheaton. Rod Aherns took out A grade over Darren Beyer, and Hamish Jurgs got the sash for Overall & AA grade, just 1 point over Robbie Clark in 2nd. This last event is also shot in conjunction with the Meningie Hotel shoulder to shoulder 5 person team shoot. This year the winning club was Monarto with a combined score of 243/250 and made up of R Clark, T Dunn, P Mules, R Foster & M Collumb. Great effort guys. With the shoot off s done and all the scores tallied, it was time to have a well-earned break and call up our High Guns for Day 2. These were: Molly Bretag Junior, Deb McPherson Ladies, Peter Rundle Veterans & Martin Collumb got the Silver Medallion for the Overall High Gun with a magnificent 195/200. At this point it was time to have our Auction. Craig Pulford kindly donated a $ New York skateboard. Opening bid was $ and Martin Collumb took on the Auctioneer. After a fierce battle towards the end between 2 contenders, the new proud owner became Darren Beyer. The final formality was to recognise the achievements of the highest scoring participants in both the grades and the categories. Sashes for these high achievers were sponsored by Swan Brothers of Meningie, and the trophies/ prizes were sponsored by John, Ruth & Molly Bretag. Our Junior Encouragement award this year went to our newest LAGC lady junior Leah Ferguson who is out there doing her best and achieving some personal goals, milestones & PB s. This year our Overall 2day recipients were: Junior Molly Bretag 284/350, Veteran Phil Mules 331/350, Ladies Deb McPherson 299/350, C grade Kevin Redford 298/350, B grade Barry Sims 312/350, A grade Darren Beyer 331/350. The 2-day Overall Open High Gun is always kindly sponsored by Judy Appelkamp, and this year the Sash, prize and honour went to Martin Collumb with 340 out of a possible 350 points. Congratulations and well done Martin. No sooner had we finished the presentations, we started hearing that dreaded rain on the roof. It was back, and it didn t let up again for a few more days. It did, at least, let us get through the 2 days with calm clear conditions. This weekend we saw a lot of red scores on the board over the 2 days. We also saw numerous grade changes upwards and would like to offer our congratulations to all those that made a move forward in your career. Finally, thank you to all the behind the scenes quiet achievers from both within and from outside our club, that give of their time to make sure the events and days ran without a hitch in the office, on the grounds and in the kitchen. Also to the generous donators toward the dinners, afternoon tea s and raffle s. Thank you all so very much for your help and assistance. On a last note, thank you to all the shooters that participated and travelled to compete and helped to make it a fun, successful and entertaining weekend. We hope you had a great time at our club and we hope to see you all again in Len DeCandia, President COLBINABBIN October Club Shoot Adam Moroni OA Mixed & Peter Beaman A Grade winner NEZ Cont DB Steven Traill AA Grade winner NEZ Cont DB Tash Collins C Grade winner NEZ Cont DB Don Collihole B Grade winner NEZ Cont DB It was nice day at Colbinabbin CTC for our October shoot. Our first event was the 25 tgt PS Continental C/D. 1st place in AA Grade went to Leigh Roberts with 69/75, 2nd place Adam Moroni with 67/75. 1st in A Grade saw a tie between Neil Hunter & Peter Watkins with a score of 62/75. Only 1 point behind in 2nd place was Peter Sing on 61/75. Thomas McGrath placed 1st in B Grade with a score of 63/75. Second place went to Colin Repacholi on 60/75. David Currie won C Grade with 62/75 and Tash Collins placed 2nd with 53/75. Event 2 was the North East Zone 25 tgt DB Continental. The only possible and winner of AA Grade was Steven Traill. Second in AA went to Tony Bradshaw with 31/32. Peter Beaman won A Grade with a score of 24/25 and Jordy Roberts took second place with 21/25. B Grade was won by Don Collihole on 20/25 with Colin Repacholi placing second with 19/25. Tash Collins won C Grade with a score of 23/25 and Alanah Sing placed second with 20/25. Event 3 was a 40 Mixed tgt. AA Grade winner was Adam Moroni on 55/60 and second was Lee Fitzgerald on 52/60. A Grade was won by John King on 51/60, Geoff Palmer placed second with a score of 50/60. Our B Grade winner was Colin Repacholi with 42/60 and Don Collihole placed second with 37/60. Tash Collins won C Grade with a score of 38/60 and David Currie was second with 37/ AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

27 Alice Springs Masters Games 30 Years on October 2016 One Hundred Shades of Grey Shooting for Gold The Alice Springs Masters Games (ASMG aka Masters) officially started for us in October 2015 when registrations opened and we were informed that all places were full within 12 days. And of course, there was no way of putting the genie back in the bottle, so once again we were full steam ahead to prepare for shooting mates, pals, buddies, friends and chums from previous years along with a few new faces girding their loins to take their place in the biennial competition held in Alice Springs. As you would have seen in last month s magazine, we offer an eye opener on the weekend prior to the Masters and this competition warms the pot and gives us a clear indication of what s coming. Once the caravaners start to roll in, any trepidation about running a large competition dissipates because they really are the front line of helpers and support workers. Thursday 6th October was our official practice day and it passed in a hilarious haze of kisses, hugs, reminders, reminiscing, remembering, introductions and a bit of shooting. Friday started early with 50 target skeet which I seem to recall was won by Glenn O Brien with a nifty 48/40 followed by 25 target Continental Points Score which went to Glenn O Brien again (but only after a shoot-off with Graham Sweeney and Danny Hill who also shot 74/75). Competition over and before we could start on presentations, Housekeeping notes were the order of the day. And first thing on the Agenda. Don t pinch the Flags. Enough said. We were very happy indeed to have Robert Fox Bronte Evans with Masters Games Ambassadors 1986 Masters. Front cover photograph of the CTSN News, December 1986 (V/P ACTA) attend the competition and shooters were pleased to have access to an executive member. The Lost Target Bar was renamed the Crow s Nest Bar, honouring both Ayers Rock shooter Rod LeStrange and local man Jim Niland who are the only two competitors to have lasted the test of time and competed in all the ASMG competitions. We didn t actually mean for Rod to pull his bus up outside the bar and stay for the duration. Rod might have been important on the day, but that didn t mean he got out of work and he had spent the day as Shoot Marshall getting shooters lined up and ready and showing Tim Grace also from the Rock how to keep things on a roll. Shoot Marshall Boss and Shoot Marshall interne sporting donated Bronze Wing hats adorned with a large shiny black crow so that competitors would take them seriously. 18 new shooters making their Masters debut were introduced and presented with 2014 Backpacks to feel not-so-new. A name badge advertising their newness and they were huddled off the stage to make way for the introduction of 20 wood ducks who were presented with their one-off fur winter hats for snow shooting. I guess I should have explained that they weren t expected to wear them in the Alice s 38 degrees. Anyway, they didn t really need introducing because within a couple of days they were easily recognised as not only wearing fur hats, Daryl Somers and the Ambassadors with medal winners but appearing to be barnacles attached to raffle books. The wood ducks run a daily raffle (akin to financial force feeding) and they once again donated a hefty sum to the club on the final day. This money has in the past purchased the club 3 new club guns and the competitors can rest assured that their donations look like buying us a new trap which they will be shooting over in two years. This is something we don t take for granted, and the good heartedness of the ducks and the competitors assists us mightily. This year the ducks presented us with a new Miroku club DTL gun choked for skeet as well with all the bells and whistles from the proceeds of the 2014 raffles. Many thanks to Angelo from A & W Grassi for assisting with this as well. Continued next page JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 25

28 The Wood Duck team from Woods Point Next up was the introduction of the Master of Masters. Glenn Norris from last Masters had to pull out so the way was clear for long term supporter Barry Sweeney from Guyra who has been waiting patiently for the honour. Only he couldn t come this year. Woodsy from Wood Point is on the wait list as second in line, and in third place was Johnno just waiting to get his hands on the key to the bar, but the overall oldest shooter was Dave Rosenhain, who incidentally was the first wood duck to come to the Masters in So we can assume that this biennial migration is all down to his fault. The Master of Masters is venerated at the club, as is the due of an elder shooting statesman. All his expenses are covered by the club or anyone unfortunate enough to be standing next to him at the bar for the duration of the shoot. They usually give a speech of thanks, proud of the honour and then usually say they eat and drink little, but our profit margins show this is not the case! We can t have a Master of Masters without a runaround lackey and chair getter-er, and hence next up was the Masters Apprentice. None other than fellow Wood Duck, the youngest shooter Trevor Ewert a first timer from Glengarry in Victoria. What an introduction to the Masters, run off your feet, catering to every whim. Saturday morning was filled with the 50 target Double Barrel and we ended up with some great Jim Niland showing how it s so easy at the Masters scores with overall going to Tennant Creek man Keven Stout with 81/81. This was after working the crowd for the morning doing the rounds wearing his Termite Hat as Shoot Marshall no free ride at this club. It was a short day since we all needed to be still fresh enough to march in the opening ceremony parade. And march we did, with pretty much most of the 80 competitors lining up to show a force of strength. A great advertisement for the popularity of clay target shooting. The parade starts in the town mall and ends up at Anzac Oval, and we were led in by a rightly-so proud Rod LeStrange, one of only two shooters to have competed in all games. Rod was welcomed onto the grounds with the following tribute from the MC Rod aka the Crow from Ayers Rock Gun Club has competed in all of the Alice Springs Masters Games and is only 1 of 2 shooters who have done so, the other being local Jim Niland. Rod has been shooting for 33 years, all of those at The Rock and has been President of that club for the past 20 years. He is a top grade shooter who has represented the Northern Territory in team events at the Australian Nationals. Rod is a dedicated coach and has been an inspiration to many of the members at his local club. He has always been a competitive shooter, but says he is now more passionate about having fun with shooting and helping others enjoy the sport. Is that a shadow! Phil must be shooting Ball Trap Such an example to the sport of clay target shooting and then all went well, until video evidence emerged of the Crow doing the samba-rumba-poomba-hokeypokey-fall down dance at the opening ceremony concert. The video was of course confiscated (after everyone at the club had seen it). Not that we were embarrassed by one of our longest serving competitors and all-important flag-bearer, but our club knows a money making opportunity when we see it and this will be a YouTube extravaganza. Out with the what happens on camp stays on camp rubbish. In fairness to the revellers, we started a bit later on Sunday, but still some shooters materialised with both dubious appearance and whiff to have a go at 25 target Single Barrel and 30 target Mixed (Double, Single, Points). With well decked out tartan millinery attire, the Shoot Marshall McGregors kept things rolling along well enough for Brendan Jones to swoop in with 28/29 in the Single Barrel and then Danny Hill with 50/50 in the Mixed. Trevor Newman s 123/125 wasn t bad either. Presentations went off without a hitch with nonother than Daryl Somers officiating, but couldn t be finalised without recognition of Bull s bravery. Since we are a caring Club and therefore support all our visitors as much as possible, when we heard of Bull s nocturnal massage habits, after accidentally booking into a massage parlour not quite renowned for therapeutic massage, we had a small gift for his wife to while away the lonely hours on the road in case he had picked up some bad habits. Peter Brister was overheard on a particularly windy and dusty day and then the target came out and went Woof, accompanied by appropriate descriptive arm movements. And then the next target came out and went Woof. Must be an SA thing because our targets generally just go up, down or out. Anyway, just to support a crow eater we gave him a small gift to accompany his Woof. Sunday night following was a lay back and enjoy dinner with locals and visitors working together 26 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

29 with club chef-extraordinaire Rudi Sebastiani to provide a scrumptious Italian meal. We did take the liberty of telling Johnno it was especially for his birthday, but I think he was much more interested in his gift of a piece of.... Oh well, it doesn t really matter now. Monday and sombreroed Mexicans from Ararat Gary Hargreaves and Bill Harris took over the baton as Shoot Marshalls for our 25 target Handicap followed by various attempts to shoot targets in 25 target Sporting Clays. Ian Findlay was our only 25/25 and Tony Carlesso took out the Sporting Clays with a well shot 34/40 The Broad Butt Barmaid Challenge Event was held over the ACTA Handicap event. This trophy challenge was made up of teams drawn from a hat. As it turned out, team scores ended up all very similar, so we had achieved our goal of teams with mixed grades. Our winning team was Peter Brister, Neil Paton, Johno Johnson, Ian Findlay and Des Lawler. All names now engraved on our trophy and the boys sporting new Broad Butt Barmaid Challenge pink winner s hats. Ball Trap wasn t included in our program, but since we are pretty chuffed with our flash new layout, we set up the Ball Trap for visitors to experience some screaming shadows fun. Well, we didn t set up, this responsibility was handed over to the Gropers who ably stepped up to the plate Happy happy lady shooters with Daryl Somers Winners are Grinners Club President Steve and Wood Duck Phil with Daryl Somers and took over. Since Sporting takes a fair bit of man power to organise, this took the pressure off club members, so thanks to all of you. I wasn t there much, but I m guessing the top score might have been 9/25 or something similar. We were very honoured indeed to have Dawn Fraser come out to the Dawn talking up clay target shooters club to be our final day presenter and she got into the swing of things straight away and enjoyed the joviality of the presentations. The Broad Butt Barmaid Sash to David Frazer for helping the Barmaids by mixing his own drinks, while Frosty s Lost Target Bar Award had to go to Tanya Evans for complaining about too many drinks and cocktails, looking for sympathy and then whipping up a storm in the next event with a great score. Sympathy gone. And then the Poor Bastard Award. I think everyone who has a heart has been at a shoot at some time and heard a heart rendering story dropped his 100th target, left the safety on in a shootoff, hit the trap house and then uttered a hushed the poor bastard. The Masters don t do hushed, so when Paul Dixon, who had been shooting well and going from strength to strength came out with a wheredid-that-come-from 9/25, he had no competition for the sash. Although he took it with pride announcing it was his first ever sash. The Pigs Might Fly Award simply had to go to Rod LeStrange for thinking he had the moves at the Masters Games Opening Cere- mony. Signing our Flying Pig statue is a bit like a Star on the Walk of Fame, and Rod s on there, out and proud. He almost won it for being snake catcher exceptional. He shouts out from the men s toilets there s a snake in here. After being told to simply put it away, we realised he really did see a snake. The less said the better. Our King Dick sash (known in some circles as High Gun) went to Glenn O Brien with 277/300 and our King Duck was won by Trevor Newman skinning in with a 276/300. It s always just that one target hey Trevor? When a small country club hosts a large 4 days competition, there are always so many out-oftowners who help in so many ways. We all know that club members are encouraged to pull their weight, but when the helpers aren t club members, or some even non-shooters, the thanks are extra special and genuine. Frosty the Barman who worked Bar up to Bar down for all 4 days, lending a sympathetic ear, well not really, just ask Tania. Thank you from the club and anyone who ate at the club to amazing Anne, Sue, Maureen and Pam from Rogues Corner, along with Carol who all toiled away laughing and skiting. Just so very appreciated. A special thankyou to Tania Evans who is a member of the Alice Springs Club in all ways but officially. Behind the bar, serving food, just being there. What about the great job our batch of shoot marshalls did; Rod, Tim, Keven, Linda, Mac, Gary and Bill, keeping squads on time. Hopefully the job was made a little easier by the fact that Steve Whitehead had spent hours on our traps and serviced every single one of them, so no delays there. And Mel, what would we do without her. Not a shooter, not a member, just a delightful (and knowledgeable) worker, pounding away on the computer in the office. Results are only minimally included in this report because winning is not a priority at this shoot. Hoping everyone else shoots well is the priority along with just enjoying each other s company. If you are interested they are listed on the Alice Springs Masters Games site. Quick messages of get-well-quick in time for 2018 go out to George, Shippy and Tommy. And a forward planning thankyou to Johnno and Pauline for their special and generous donation to get us started on a new fund-raising venture. And there you have it most of what went on at the Alice Springs Clay Target Club over the Masters weekend. If you think you have the bottle to join in with some pretty hard-core good-timers, the next Masters Games is scheduled for October 2018 and enquiries may be directed to Merv Sweeney on or pumba827@gmail.com Alice Springs Clay Target Club Committee JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 27

30 The Australian Clay Target Association presents the 2017 NATIONAL TRAP CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD AT THE NATIONAL SHOOTING GROUND TASMAN RD WAGGA WAGGA Saturday 25th March 2017 to Sunday 2nd April 2017 Events commencing at 8-30 daily. SATURDAY 25th March 2017 Pre Nationals (SB, PS) $40 per event Cash Divide 10.00am. SUNDAY 26th March 2017 Pre Nationals (DR, H/cap) $40 per event Cash Divide 10.00am. MONDAY 27th March 2017 State Teams Shoulder to Shoulder Match Open, Ladies, Veterans, and Junior s Glenn Cup Teams Match 10.30am Opening Ceremony 11.00am. 68th Grand Australian Handicap 50T Nominations $70 plus optional prize pool TUESDAY 28th March th National Champion of Champions 75T in conjunction with the 23rd Ladies National Champion of Champions and the 23rd Junior National Champion of Champions 14th Sub Junior National Champion of Champions 18th Veteran National Champion of Champions 1st Super Veteran National Champion of Champions Nominations $75 plus optional prize pool 16th National Deauville Doubles Championship Nominations $50 per Team WEDNESDAY 29th March th National Double Rise Championship 50 Pair in conjunction with the 23rd Ladies National Double Rise Championship and the 23rd Junior National Double Rise Championship 14th Sub Junior National Double Rise Championship 18th Veteran National Double Rise Championship 1st Super Veteran National Double Rise Championship Nominations $80 plus optional prize pool 36th Family Deauville Doubles Event Nominations $30 per Team THURSDAY 30th March th National Double Barrel Championship 50T in conjunction with the 37th Ladies National Double Barrel Championship and the 37th Junior National Double Barrel Championship 14th Sub Junior National Double Barrel Championship 18th Veteran National Double Barrel Championship 1st Super Veteran National Double Barrel Championship Nominations $70 plus optional prize pool FRIDAY 31st March rd National Single Barrel Championship 100T in conjunction with the 29th Ladies National Single Barrel Championship 26th Junior National Single Barrel Championship 14th Sub Junior National Single Barrel Championship 18th Veteran National Single Barrel Championship 1st Super Veteran National Single Barrel Championship Nominations $80 plus optional prize pool SATURDAY 1st April th National Points/ANZ Trap Championship 100T in conjunction with the 25th Ladies National Points/ANZ Championship 25th Junior National Points/ANZ Championship 14th Sub Junior National Points/ANZ Championship 18th Veterans National Points/ANZ Championship 1st Super Veteran National Points/ANZ Championship Nominations $80 plus optional prize pool SUNDAY 2nd April 2017 Mackintosh Teams Shoot Open, Ladies, Juniors and Veterans Overall High Gun Ladies, Junior, Sub-Junior, and Veterans High Gun 2017 All Australian Trap Team 2018 Glenn Cup Team 28 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

31 2017 DTL National Championships offers $80, in cash and sponsors prizes Cash prizes are guaranteed plus this is your opportunity to be selected in the Australian Team for the 2018 World Championships 2017 DTL NATIONALS - ACTA guaranteed cash payouts: EVENTS: Double Barrel, Single Barrel, Points, Chp of Chps, Double Rise OA $1500 (This is raised to $2200 for the DB only) Grades 1st 2nd 3rd AA $1000 $700 $500 A $500 $300 $200 B $300 $200 $100 C $250 $150 $100 Sections on all events except handicap. Lady $500 Veteran $500 Super Veteran $500 Junior $250 Sub Junior $150 HANDICAP 1st $3000, 2nd $1750, 3rd $1250, 4th $700, 5th $300 Sponsors donated non-cash prizes are in addition to the cash prizes. Sponsored Casella Wines Cash High Guns: O/A $6000 Ladies $500 AA $2000 Veterans $500 A $900 Super Veterans $500 B C $500 $400 Junior Sub Junior $500 plus shotgun from OSA $300 JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 29

32 NATIONAL TRAP CHAMPIONSHIPS CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 1. Any shooter wanting to compete at the Trap Nationals must be a registered member of the ACTA for the current financial year that the championships are being held. 2. If a vacancy exists in any events at the Championships a person must nominate for all events they wish to shoot at the nomination window in one visit. To be eligible to shoot in any event the nomination must be received before 10.00am on the day of the event. 3. In the event of any shooter not being able to produce his/her Handicap Card, a duplicate shall be issued for the duration of the National Championships. This card will then be forwarded to the Club Secretary to enable scores shot to be recorded. Note: A $20 fee will be charged for the issue of any duplicate Handicap Card. 4. Squads of up to 6 to shoot 50 targets/75 targets/100 targets in brackets of 25 targets or pairs, one or two visits only to the traps. National Handicap event to be 5 (five) person squads, 5 (five) targets per lane. 5. Shooters will be Pre-squadded as per ACTA rules and regulations and any interpretation of this will be the responsibility of the Tournament Director. Withdrawing from an event needs to be done in writing or by ringing the National Office ( ) & leaving a message PRIOR to the event. All refund requests will be dealt with on an individual basis. 6. Each shooter is to take enough cartridges to shoot at 50 targets/75 targets/50 pairs. A time limit of two minutes will be imposed for the changeover for each 25 targets or pairs. Should the two-minute time limit be exceeded then a penalty of the LOSS OF ONE TARGET may be incurred. 7. Shooters who fail to be at their squad on time will be required to shoot at a designated trap at a time suitable to management 8. Should a shooter being late for his squad then elect to withdraw from the event he will not be eligible for any refund of nominations paid. 9. All shooters should sign the score sheet after each 25 targets/pairs. Once a shooter has signed his score sheet he has accepted his score and grade. Any score sheet not carrying the shooters signature will be credited with the lowest score recorded. 10. All competitors will be called upon to referee and/or score throughout the period of competition. The persons designated to referee and score must fulfil their obligation to do so. While replacement referee and scorers are permissible, the penalty of a loss of one target for their failing to officiate shall be made against the officially designated person. Failure to either referee or score will incur a penalty of the LOSS OF ONE TARGET in the next event. Should a following event not be programmed then the penalty of the LOSS OF ONE TARGET will be incurred in the event concerned. 11. Any unauthorised shooter interfering with or attempting to interfere with the trap will be penalised FIVE (5) TARGETS. 12. All disputes must be in writing together with $20 deposit, which is refundable subject to the appeal being upheld. 13. All disputes and deposits must be lodged with the Tournament Director, who shall arrange a hearing with the appointed jury. 14. Optional sweep/purse prizes will be available for collection on the following day of each event with the exception of the final day. All payments must be signed for and proof of identification given if requested. 15. When team selection is involved, shooters who are eligible for the open team selection as well as section teams shall chose in which team they will be selected. They cannot compete in both Open and Section teams. 16. Any eligible competitor paying nominations is entitled to receive awards in the Open section, Womens, Juniors or Veterans section, however the overall winner cannot take any grade prize. 17. A minimum of three persons must compete in any Grade or Section, including High Gun before sashes, medals trophies and/or cash are awarded, irrespective of nomination paid. 18. Any interpretation of the program and conditions of entry will be the responsibility of attending members of the Executive Committee, whose decision shall be final. 19. An acceptable standard of dress is required for all competitors, Tournament Director to adjudicate. 20. All Competitors must comply with Firearms Licensing Laws in their State of residence and in the State hosting the National Trap Championships. 21. Payment of the nomination fee only entitles the shooter to enter the event. Changes to the program including the number of targets shot will not be eligible to any refund. 22. Squadding details will be available on the ACTA website, ten (10) days prior to the event. If an address is provided on your nomination form, you will receive notification via Free junior nominations, open to any junior who has not competed in a national event of any discipline & only by pre-nomination. Claim for this concession must be made at time of nominating & will not be refunded retrospectively. Late nominations will not be eligible for this concession. 30 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

33 Psychological Skills for Shooting MICHAEL KRUGER-DAVIS Skills Audit Like many shooters, I read Clay shooting magazines from the UK and the USA. What is interesting in these magazines is they often talk about the clay shooting season because it is too cold, wet and unpleasant to shoot in full winter. In the temperate areas of Australia, we do not have an off-season, because the weather, daylight and conditions mean that we can shoot all year round. That means there is no break from one year to the next. This means that there is little time to take stock of what we have achieved this year and what we want to achieve next year. As this article is being published in January it seemed a good idea to look at where our skills may be and what improvements may be needed. In the past at mental skills workshops, I have talked about doing a skills audit to work out what you are good at and what you need practise in and what you might need to learn or relearn. I have broken this skills audit into three components: physical skills, technical skills and mental skills. PHYSICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS MENTAL SKILLS core strength Specific skills for trap Goal setting stamina Dealing with difficult concentration targets endurance Shooting double rise relaxation Resistance training Specific skills for skeet attention Cross training Dealing with difficult visualisation and problem targets Specific skills for Mental rehearsal sporting mastering springers Mental pre shot routine mastering crossers mastering loopers mastering battues Pre shot routine Physical training can involve anything from walking, jogging, swimming and or cycling. Physical training with help from a life coach or physio will help deal with those problem muscle groups and get you back on track faster. You need to have a definite plan and if possible a buddy to work out with. This is essential as a motivator and keeps you committed because you will not want to let your buddy down. Secondly keep the sessions time limited as this will mean that you will not feel resentful about the opportunity cost of doing the exercises. Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi are also great ways to boost physical skills and so too is getting rid of destructive behaviours such as smoking, drugs, steroid use and sugar. Technical skills coaching should involve a coach to guide your technique. You will need to develop a plan with your coach to focus on problem areas such as difficult targets or dealing with problems such as distractions, weather, etc. Plans are all well and good but there must be a commitment to completing the plan. Mental skills training focus needs to be ongoing and continue throughout the physical, technical training sessions and in the competition itself. For most sports, and any shooting discipline is no exception, the mental focus needs to be at least 90% mental while the physical aspect is only 10%. Now it is impossible to spend 90% of the time on mental training as it would be boring but in ten minutes of visualisation you can shoot 100 targets and shoot them all and shoot them well. Mental skills training is not just imagining you are shooting targets. It also involves relaxation, breathing, goal setting, concentration, mental rehearsal, etc. In the past I would have stopped here but there is another skill that needs to be added; Competition skills. PHYSICAL TECHNICAL MENTAL COMPETITION SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS Being fit Being confident Being mentally Dealing with and healthy and competent attuned during anxiety competition Arousal level Control Competence Confidence Focus Pre shot routine Post shot routine Competition skills are the outcomes you develop around how you want to compete now and in the future. Competition skills are very important for B and C grade shooters who want to improve and move up the grades. It is very easy to feel overwhelmed or embarrassed about entering and competing in big competitions such as state carnivals or Nationals. These events and the experience you gain from competing in them will help you be a better shot back at your local club. So as you read this in January, give some thought as to what you want to achieve in the next year and whether you have the skills set to help you achieve these goals. I have put together all the articles that I have written for the CTSN (and some that have not yet been submitted) on CD. These are available for $25.00 (which includes GST and Postage). If you wish to purchase a copy please send cheque or money order to me at the address below. Michael Kruger-Davis is the Consulting Psychologist for the Southern Sports Academy in NSW and a member of Downside Clay Target Club and Wagga Field & game. Questions regarding psychological aspects of sport and shooting can be addressed to him at 144 Bassett Rd, Gillenbah 2700 or on PRELIMINARY NOTICE ACTA Trap Nationals 25 March to 2 April 2017 ACTA Skeet Nationals May 2017 ACTA Sporting Nationals August 2017 JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 31

34 THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION presents the 2017 ACTA ISSF CHAMPIONSHIPS PERTH (WAGC) MONDAY JANUARY 16TH TO SATURDAY JANUARY 21ST, AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017 Events to commence at 9.00am daily SUNDAY: JANUARY 15TH Double Trap Training Day Skeet Training Day MONDAY JANUARY 16TH 75 Pair Commonwealth Double Trap Championship + Final 60 Pair Commonwealth Women s Double Trap Championship 125 Tgt Commonwealth Skeet Championship (fi rst 75tgt) 75 Tgt. Commonwealth Women s Skeet Championship + Final TUESDAY JANUARY 17TH 75 Pair National Double Trap Championship + Final 60 Pair National Women s Double Trap Championship 125 Tgt Commonwealth Skeet Championship (last 50) + Final 75 Tgt National Women s Skeet Championship + Final WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18TH 125 Tgt Commonwealth Trap Championship (first 75tgt) 125 Tgt National Skeet Championship (fi rst 75tgt) THURSDAY JANUARY 19TH 125 Tgt Commonwealth Trap Championship (last 50) + Final 125 Tgt National Skeet Championship (last 50) + Final 75 Tgt Commonwealth Women s Trap Championship + Final FRIDAY JANUARY 20TH 125 Tgt National Trap Championship (first 50tgt) 75 Tgt National Women s Trap Championship + Final SATURDAY JANUARY 21ST 125 Tgt National Trap Championship (last 75) + Final High Gun awards to Open, Women s, Veteran s & Junior s in Olympic Trap, Olympic Double Trap and ISSF Skeet. Juniors under 21 years and Veterans over 55 years as at 1st January 2017 THE ACTA EXECUTIVE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE PROGRAMME

35 NATIONAL ISSF DISCIPLINE CHAMPIONSHIPS CONDITIONS OF ENTRY 1. Any shooter wanting to compete at the ISSF Nationals must be a registered member of the ACTA for the current financial year that the championships are being held. 2. In the event of any shooter not being able to produce his/her handicap card, a duplicate shall be issued for the duration of the National Championships. This card will then be forwarded to the relevant Club Secretary to enable scores shot to be recorded. Note: A fee of $20 will be charged for the issue of any duplicate handicap card. 3. The Tournament shall be conducted in accordance with the ISSF Official Statutes, Rules and Regulations (ISSF Rules) and where applicable, ACTA Shooting Rules (grading, teams etc). Targets to be shot in brackets of 25 for Olympic Trap and ISSF Skeet with squads of 6 shooters where possible. In Double Trap targets to be shot in brackets of 15 Pair (30 targets) with squads of 6 shooters where possible. 4. Pre Nominations to be received by close of business (Eastern Summer Time) Monday 9th January Shooters will be squadded as per the ISSF rules and any interpretation of this will be the responsibility of the Tournament Director. Once squadding for an event has been completed, a shooter shall not be entitled to a refund if they withdraw. Withdrawals after nominating and before squadding will be accepted in writing 48 hrs prior to the event. Written notification is required for any eligible refund to be processed and should be sent to accounts@ claytarget.com.au refunds will be processed within 30 days of the completion of the event and will incur an administration fee. 6. Each shooter is to take enough cartridges to shoot the applicable round. 7. Shooters who fail to appear in time for their squad will be penalised by the LOSS OF THREE TARGETS. 8. Should a shooter being late for his squad then elect to withdraw from the event he shall not be eligible for any refund of nominations paid. 9. All shooters must sign the score sheet after each round. Once a shooter has signed his score sheet he has accepted his score. Any score sheet not carrying the shooters signature will be credited with the score recorded on the sheet. 10. Any competitor may be called upon to referee and/or score throughout the period of competition. The persons designated to referee/score or line referee must fulfil their obligation to do so or have obtained the service of a suitable replacement that must be ready to take his place at the required time. In the event of the designated persons or their replacement not being ready to take their place at the required time, the person initially designated to fill the specific role will INCUR A PENALTY AS PRESCRIBED UNDER ISSF RULES. 11. Setting and adjusting of traps is the sole responsibility of Shoot Management. All shooters, coaches and team officials are prohibited from entering the trap pits after the jury has examined and approved the trap settings. 12. All appeals must be in writing together with a $20 deposit and lodged with the Tournament Director. The $20 is refundable if the appeal is upheld by the appointed jury. 13. When team selection is involved, shooters are eligible for section nominated. To be eligible for selection in any team, competitors must have competed in both Commonwealth and National Championships. 14. High Gun awards are determined for each section. To be eligible for the High Gun recognition, competitors must have competed in both programmed events for each respective High Gun. Gold Australia High Gun badges are only awarded when there are 20 or more competitors in a section. 15. Junior male shooters are eligible for OA or their grade where applicable. Veteran male shooters are eligible for OA or their grade where applicable. 16. Pre-nominations will only be accepted online on the form provided at The ISSF Rules will be used to determine the OA placing in all events. ACTA rules will be used to determine grade placing where applicable. 18. Junior to be under the age of 21 in the year of the competition. Veteran to be over the age of 55 prior to January 1st Any interpretation of the program and conditions of entry will be the responsibility of attending members of the Executive Committee whose decision shall be final. 20. The standard of dress required for all competitors is that defined in the ACTA Clothing Rules. 21. All competitors must comply with Firearms Licensing Laws of the state. (When held in W.A a shooter must obtain a permit to bring a firearm into that state). 22. Free junior nominations, open to any junior who has not competed in a national event of any discipline & only by pre-nomination. Claim for this concession must be made at time of nominating & will not be refunded retrospectively. Late nominations will not be eligible for this concession. JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 33

36 COMPETITION RESULTS QUEENSLAND Atherton Tablelands 22/10/2016 Fine with a light, cool breeze (111): Saturday 22 October 30T DB CD AA: K Williams, E Collins, B Beazley, R Hunter, P Whatley, J Rossato, R Gough, W Cislowski, D Grant 30/30; A: J Dunstone, D Guy, J Davis 30/30; B: K Rea, J Chapman 30/30; C: P Whelan 29/30; 50T CONT AA: T Caruso 54/54, S Paton 53/54, R Gough 51/52; A: J Zappala 50/50, C Gallagher 56/56, G McHenry 55/56; B: D Killick 49/50, J Ferguson 48/50, T Robinson 68/71; C: G Braid 48/50, R Draper 54/60, C Cole 52/58; 50T DB AA: R Gough 133/133, J Rossato 132/133, B Murphy 101/102; A: J Dunstone 74/75, C Gallagher 73/75, B Rea 72/74; B: G Muller 63/64, G Bugeja 62/64, D Killick 49/51; C: G Braid 53/56, M Thurston 52/56, P Whelan 46/50; Sunday 23 October 25T SB AA: J Rossato 31/31, P Whatley 30/31; A: D Reeves 27/28, M Puccini 26/28; B: S Zorzetto 24/25, N Muller 30/32; C: M Racoanello 26/31, G Braid 25/31; 50T DB PS AA: S Paton 148/150, N Di Salvo 148/150, P Dury 148/150; A: G Alvero 145/150, L Populin 143/150, A Seawright 157/165; B: J Chapamn 146/150, P Vit 144/150, J Ferguson 143/150; C: G Braid 143/150, G Jones 140/150, R Robertson 134/150; 30T HC: 1st J Ferguson 30/30, 2nd L Conn 30/30, 3rd J Chapman 30/30, 4th P Whelan 30/30, 5th D Chapman 30/30. Atherton Tablelands 22/10/2016 Fine with a cool breeze (111): OA: B Murphy 327/335; AA: J Rossato 326/335; A: G Alvero 317/335; B: J Chapman 320/335; C: G Braid 315/335; Vet: W Reeves 321/335; Lad: K Williams 312/335; Jnr: J Chapman 320/335. Ballandean 20/11/2016 Hot & Sunny (56): 5T PS Dick De Luca Memorial OA: F Musumeci 75/81; J Kennedy, R Potter, C Schoenfisch, D Conduit, L Costanzo, S Scalia, F Musumeci, S Musumeci, L Bland, L Rogers, S Costanzo, Tony Rogers, K Simpson, P Elsley, SJ Puglisi, M Davis 15/15; 25T DB OA: J Pole 56/56; AA: J Lee 55/56, George Costanzo 50/51; A: A Musumeci 32/33, L Grassick 24/25; B: G Costanzo 24/25, L Rogers Australasian-Pacific Grand Prix Olympic Trap & Skeet Championship Fri 17 to Sun 19 February 2017 Fri 17 February 100 Target Olympic Trap Badge Match and Skins Sat 18 & Sun 19 February 150 Target Australasian Pacific Grand Prix Olympic Trap + Final (6 rounds Skins in conjunction) 200 Target Australasian Pacific Grand Prix Skeet Starting time 9.00am each day All events graded AA, A, B, C and Lady, Junior and Veteran awards Mt Petrie Road Belmont Qld Ph: AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY /31; C: L Bland 24/25, H Finch 21/25; 25T PS Jack Lynam Memorial OA: George Costanzo 75/75; AA: C Schoenfisch 80/81, I McNally 100/105; A: L Costanzo 72/75, A Musumeci 71/75; B: Joseph McNally 72/75, S Costanzo 71/75; C: B Smith 68/75, L Bland 65/78; 25T DB Gr Mtge : 1st: Georgia Costanzo 37/37, 2nd: W Schoenfisch 36/37, 3rd: R Potter 30/31; 10 Pr D/D: 1st: Joseph McNally & George Costanzo 30/30, 2nd: Sahra Costanzo & Chris Favaro 29/30, 3rd: Garry Lynam & K Simpson and Kirsten & Harvey Smith 16/16; HG: OA C Schoenfisch 137/140; AA: George Costanzo 137/140; A: R Potter 132/140; B: S Costanzo 131/140; C: L Bland 124/140. Bundaberg 05/11/2016 Hot and windy (9): 50T Skt HC: 1st A Bozier 58/62, 2nd G Findlay 56/61, 3rd J Lincoln 43/50; 25T Skt CS OA: A Bozier 22/25; A: A Bozier 22/25; B: K Rehbein 20/25; C: J Lincoln 19/25. Bundaberg 06/11/2016 Hot, plenty of flies and windy (22): 25T DB CD AA: G Findlay, G Jensen 25/25; A: G Chizzotti 25/25; B: A Fisher 24/25; C: J Brimelow 24/25; 25T SB AA: K Perkins 24/25; A: M Budgen 24/25; B: A Fisher 22/25; C: J Lincoln 22/25; 25T DB Pts CS OA: M Budgen 74/75; AA: R Rehbein 73/75; A: M Budgen 74/75; B: T Cecil 65/75; C: D Harvey 59/75; 15Pr D/R AA: G Findlay 26/30; A: K Rehbein 23/30; B: A Fisher 24/30; C: J Brimelow 19/30; 20Pr DD: 1st D Christensen & C Groves 19/20, 2nd D Nicholson & B Charteris 19/20; HG OA: K Perkins 143/155; JNR: B Charteris 136/155. Burdekin 08/10/2016 A lovely Weekend, sunny with light breeze (145): 30T Medley CD AA: T Caruso, J Rossato, G Rea, P Scalia 50/50; A: N Sinclair 48/50, J Dunstone, B Davis 47/50; B: N Young 46/50, M Williams, G Dalton 45/50; C: J Ferguson, J Barbour 47/50, J Williams, P Scalia45/50; 25T DB Trophy OA: S Paton 84/84; AA: B Beazley 83/84, M Nicolaides 82/50; A: J Dunstone 76/77, N Benson 32/33; B: J Kinnonmonth 30/31, R Peno 27/28; C: B Draper 31/32, S Caapella 24/25; 25T DB CONT CS OA: S Paton 57/57; AA: R Miller 56/57, R Collinson 40/41; A: G Battiato 31/32, N DiSalvo 30/31; B: G Bugeja 30/31, G Dalton 29/31; C: B Draper 30/31, T King 27/28; Lad: S Pile 24/25; Jnr: B Dodd 22/25; Vet: P Robertson 27/28; 25T SB CS OA: R Collinson 26/26; AA: S Pile 25/26, R Niven 34/35; A: N Benson 32/33, B McFarlane 31/33; B: J Kinnonmonth 29/31, Kellie Rae 28/31; C: T King 23/25, P Russell 26/29; Lad: M Bell 24/27; Jnr: B Dodd 23/25; Vet: A Poggioli 24/25; 25T PS CS OA: G Bonanno 75/75; AA: R Collinson 104/105, M Swale 103/105; A: P Robertson 107/111, D Back 106/111; B: I Carty 77/84, N Young 74/84; C: P Russell 69/75, J Ferguson 68/75; Lad: S Pile 71/75; Jnr: C Populin 65/75; Vet: G Archer 89/93; 25T DB HC: 1st C Rodden 32/33, 2nd R Niven 31/33, 3rd B Rea 27/28, 4th T Niven 25/26, 5th S Makris 34/35; HG OA: R Niven 219/225; AA: R Collinson 218/225; A: B Davis 207/225; B: G Dalton 203/225; C: J Ferguson 216/239; Lad: S Pile 208/225; Jnr: B Dodd 191/225; Vet: J Dunstone 216/239. Caboolture 05/11/2016 Fine, Humid Hot & Sunny (88): 25T Sweeps AA: P Freeleagus, S Whitehead, B Podlich, D Stevens, C Witt, D Helwig, G Matthews, B Brown 25/25; A: C Houghton, B Weedon, R Webster, D Portors, B Wiseman, G Hogarth 25/25; B: G Lynam 25/25, J Holmes 22/25; C: S Reynolds 25/25, S Patti, D Smith, K Chambers, H Iida 24/25, N Dalton, B Cocking 23/25; 25T SB OA: S Whitehead 47/47; AA: B Podlich 46/47, D Helwig 39/40; A: B Weedon 24/25, F Robinson 39/40; B: G Lynam 24/25, J Holmes 22/25; C: B Cocking 21/25, H Iida 20/25; 50T DB CS OA: T Rogers 197/197; AA: D Stevens 196/197, S Whitehead 156/157; A: R Webster 50/50, D Portors 52/53; B: G Lynam 49/50, A Gordon 48/50; C: S Reynolds 48/50, H Iida 47/50; Lad: F Mills 45/50; VET: T Zandegiacomo 50/50; Jnr: B Watts 48/50; 30T DB CONT OA: G Cafferky 45/45; AA: S Whitehead 44/45, R Fett 37/38; A: R Webster 34/35, S Sellars 34/35; B: G Lynam 29/30, S McPherson 26/30; C: S Wilson 27/30, B Cocking 30/34; 25T HC: 1st: K Chambers 34/34, 2nd: R Bischof 33/34, 3rd: K Salafia 31/32, 4th: K Simpson 41/42, 5th: J Chambers 40/42; 30T Medley OA: R Fett 125/125; AA: B Pavey 124/125, D Stevens 98/100; A: F Robinson 74/75, B Weedon 70/75; B: J Chambers 48/50, S Reynolds 70/75; C: D Bryant 47/50, K Chambers 46/50; Lad: K Simpson 49/50; Vet: T Zandegiacomo 53/54; Jnr: B Watt 43/50; 25 Pr D/R OA: K Helwig 46/50; AA: D Stevens 44/50, B Podlich 52/60; A: R Esposito 44/50, G Watson 49/60; B: G Barker 38/50, A Gordon 36/50; C: S Wilson 38/50, A Trewin 31/50; HG OA: D Stevens 245/255; AA: B Pavey 237/255; A: F Robinson 228/255; B: A Gordon 206/255; C: S Reynolds 212/255; Lad: K Simpson 224/255; Vet: R Fett 235/255; Jnr: B Watt 216/255. Callide Dawson 16/10/2016 Fine & Hot (28): 110T MXD OA: S Larsen 147/170; AA: G Reynolds 145/170, G Wright 137/170; A: R Holden 138/170, P Purkis 132/170; B: R Assman 131/170, W Waldron 129/170; C: S Busteed 132/170, C Codrington 125/170; CZ D/D CS 20m OA: G Reynolds & G Wright, 2nd R Walters & C Codrington. Charters Towers 06/11/2016 Hot with a slight breeze occasionally (28): 30T Medley AA: M Venter 49/50, G Archer 47/50, N Sheehan 47/50; A: C Cislowski 47/50, B Davis 47/50, J Brownson 47/50; B: D Edwards 48/50, J Ferguson 47/50; C: S Davis 46/50, G Bennett 44/50; 50T DB AA: J Taylor 50/50, N Sheehan 49/50; A: C Cislowski 50/50, B Davis 48/50, C Davis 48/50, J Davis 48/50; B: N Young 49/50, D Edwards 49/50, L Archer 49/50; C: O Ferguson 46/50, M Oliveri 46/50; 50T PS AA: J Davis 148/150, M Venter 145/150, G Archer 145/150; A: D Guy 145/150, C Cislowski 142/150; B: J Ferguson 143/150, N Young 133/150, L Archer 133/150; C: O Ferguson 127/150, S David 122/150; 25T SKT HC: C Davis 25/25, B Davis 25/25, J Davis 25/25, T Moore 25/25, C Cislowski 25/25, J Brownson 25/25; 25T Twr: C Cislowski 69/75, R Peace 68/75. Clermont 22/10/2016 Extra Warm (103): 30T Medley CD AA: G Wright, P Brandt, L Dodd, R Collinson 50/50; A: J Powell, S Murphy 49/50; B: S Streeter 49/50, G Oates 47/50; C: T Streeter 48/50, H Harris 48/50; 25T CONT AA: M Fuller 47/48, R Miller 46/48; A: J Vohland 47/48, G Bryant 37/38; B: N Kimber 25/25, W Lumby 39/40; C: A O Brien 39/40, G Streeter 41/42; OA: A Dallas 48/48; 50T DB AA: A Barbour 108/109, A Zarb 77/78; A: D Back 62/63, E McCulloch 52/53; B: F Robinson 67/68, S James 55/56; C: D O Keefe 49/50; OA: B Powell 109/109. Clermont 23/10/2016 Light Rain (104): 25 T SB AA: B Powell 29/30, A Barbour 28/30; A: V Storch 36/39, S McCulloch 35/39; B: J Marschell 24/25, D O Keefe 23/25; C: G Streeter 23/25, T Taylor 24/28; OA: A Zarb 25/25; 25T HC: 5th: A Skinner 34/35, 4th: G Streeter 36/37, 3rd: A Barbour 37/38, 2nd: E Rohrlach 29/30, 1st: A Skinner 30/30; 25T PS AA: A Dallas 95/96, M Johnstone 74/75;

37 CONDAMINE GUN CLUB INC 27, 28 & 29 JANUARY 2017 FRIDAY, 27 JANUARY, PM EVENT 1-50T STATE NIGHT SINGLE BARREL CHAMPIONSHIP $33 Overall Sash, Badge & Cash, 1st & 2nd in each Grade Cash & Badge, Prize J, L & V Event is not included in High Guns - (if need to be, this event will be fi nalized Saturday Night) SATURDAY, 28 JANUARY, AM EVENT 2 30T NIOA TRADING MEDLEY (15T DB; 15T PTS) $22 Overall - Sash & Cash Prize: Cash Prize - 1st & 2nd in each Grade EVENT 3-30T CONDAMINE KITCHENS POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP $22 Overall - Sash & Squatter s Chair: Trophies - 1st & 2nd in each Grade EVENT 4-50T SUNSHINE COAST CLAY TARGET GUN CLUB DOUBLE BARREL $32 CONDAMINE BELL CHAMPIONSHIP Overall - Sash, Condamine Bell & Trophy: Trophies - 1st, 2nd & 3rd each grade Kiwi Trophy for the Highest Scoring Condamine Gun Club Member SUNDAY, 29 JANUARY, AM EVENT 5-30T CONDAMINE SEEDS CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP $22 Overall - Sash & Trophy: Trophies - 1st & 2nd in each Grade EVENT 6-30T CRC ELECTRICAL CONDAMINE BELL $22 SINGLE BARREL CHAMPIONSHIP Overall - Sash, Condamine Bell & Trophy: Trophies - 1st & 2nd in each Grade EVENT 7-30T CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS - 18M $22 Overall - Sash & Trophy: Trophies - 1st & 2nd in each Grade TOTAL NOMS FOR SAT & SUN $142 V, L & J SHOOTING THE WHOLE HG PROGAM $110 High Guns - Events 2-7 Overall - Sash, Condamine Bell, Squatter s Chair & Trophy AA, A, B & C Grades - Sash & Squatter s Chair Veteran, Ladies & Junior - Sash & Trophy High Guns Sponsored by: Kerwicks Earthworks, MGA Insurance Brokers, Darling Downs Tarpaulins Dinner Friday & Saturday Nights, Breakfast Saturday & Sunday Mornings Camping Facilities available on the ground - Multi Draw Raffle Other Accommodation Options are listed on our Website. Webpage condaminegunclub@gmail.com Inquiries: Brett Pile Ph: or Dan Kerwick Ph: The Committee Reserves that Right to Alter the Program JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 35

38 SPRINGSURE GUN CLUB ANNUAL TRAP SHOOT SATURDAY 11th of FEBRUARY 9:00am Event 1 30T Medley (Cash Divide) Event 2 30T Single Barrel (Overall, 1st & 2nd ea Grade) Event 3 50T Double Barrel (Overall, 1st & 2nd ea Grade) Saturday Night State Night Single Barrel Continental 50T SUNDAY 12th of FEBRUARY 9:00am Event 4 30T Continental (Overall, 1st & 2nd ea Grade) Event 5 30T Points Score (Overall, 1st & 2nd ea Grade) Event 6 30T Handicap (1-5th Place) Total Nominations $140 Veterans, Ladies, Juniors $100 C Grade Juniors FREE Night event not included in Nominations or High Guns Free Camping Available, Limited Power Sites. Great Country Hospitality For Further Details Contact: Zarah The committee reserves the right to alter the program A: D Furguson 74/75, D Newberry 73/75; B: F Robinson 75/75, T Daniels 68/75; C: J Gordon 74/75, G Streeter 70/75; OA: M Warnock 96/96; HG Jnr: M Johnstone 232/250; Lad: J Powell 234/250; Vet: T Jarvis 222/250; C: G Streeter 232/250; B: F Robinson 236/250; A: J Volhand 234/250; AA: A Barbour 242/250; OA: 242/250. Gold Coast 02/11/2016 Perfect (43): 75T Medley AA: S Stramarcos 122/125, T Morony 145/150; A: D Cunliffe 122/125, J Gaillard 117/125; B: T McNamara 119/125, A Stramarcos 112/125; C: H Iida 114/125, A Kelava 109/125. Gold Coast 06/11/2016 Fine & Hot (57): 50T S/C AA: D Lillis 47/50, B Chambellant 46/50; A: D Brenton 60/70, G Graham 58/70; B: M Fanning 42/50, I Waldron 38/50; C: W Singh 34/50, G DeRiz 33/50; 50T S/C AA: D Lillis 47/50, P Lillis 80/90; A: C LArsen 43/50, G Graham 52/60; B: M Fanning 48/50, S Kurkiewicz 42/50; C: W Singh 36/50, G DeRiz 28/50; OA HG: D Lillis 94/100. Gold Coast 11/11/2016 Very Hot (86): Pan Pacific Masters Games: 50T SKT Div 1: P Shepherd 45/50, T Mc- Namara 37/50; Div 2: R Mahony 47/50, M Letters 46/50, P Hamilton 45/50; Div 3: G Findlay 46/50, G Christopher 36/52, B Hamilton 34/52; Div 4, T Mokomoko 48/50, D Young 44/50, T Ashton 43/50; Div 5: S Laffey 51/54, L Cook 50/54, P Keller 46/50; Div 6: M Swale 50/54, D Williams 51/56, S Glover 50/56; Div 7: P Dury 48/50, J Dickens 45/50, D Brenton 47/54. AA: M Swale 46/50, C Larsen 36/50; A: T Mokomoko 50/52, P Dury 51/54, S Laffey 50/54; B: L Cook 48/50. P Keller 46/50, P Hamilton 47/52; C: M Letters 46/50, P Shepherd 47/52, T Crandon 48/54; 50T Skt: Div 1: P Shepherd 40/50, T McNamara 37/50; Div 2: R Mahony 48/52, M Letters 47/52, S Weeden 46/52; Div 3: G Findlay 45/50, G Christopher 34/50, B Hamilton 33/50; Div 4: A McKenzie 46/50, T Mokomoko 46/52, T Ashton 45/52; Div 5: L Cook 48/50, S Laffey 44/50, C Larsen 43/50; Div 6: M Swale 51/54, D Williams 50/54, R Shelvey 45/50; Div 7: P Dury 48/50, D Brenton 45/50, L Littlefield 47/52; AA: M Swale 47/50, C Larsen 43/50; A: P Dury 48/50, D Williams 47/50, R Mahony 46/50; B: L Cook 48/50, R Shelvey 45/50,T Ashton 50/56; C: A McKenzie 49/54, M Letters 48/54, D Brenton 45/50; Teams: Three Person Team: Gold Coast. R Mahony, T Ashton, P Dury 276/300; Two Lady Team: D Young, T Ashton 173/200; Best Lady: T Ashton 87/100. Gold Coast 12/11/2016 Very Hot (86): 50 T DB: Div 1: R Hastie 48/50, B Jurd 47/50, C Wheeler 45/50; Div 2: M Chounding 78/78, T Williams 77/78, P Hamilton 72/73; Div 3: G Christopher 49/50, G Findlay 48/50, D Wanma 56/59; Div 4: A McKenzie 50/50, G Paviour 49/50, V Vaina 80/82; Div 5: L Cook 50/50, S Laffey 58/59, C Larsen 57/58; Div 6: M Swale 58/58, T Crandon 57/58, T Morony 104/105; Div 7: P Dury 50/50, L Littlefield 56/57, A Ward 53/55; AA: T Williams 106/106, M Swale 103/106, L Cook 86/87; A: P Hamilton 50/50, L Littlefield 56/57, G Christopher 55/57; B: J Darlington 73/73, T Crandon 72/73, R Mahony 49/50; C: J Apiata 63/68, A Didone 62/68 B Van Weezep 54/60; 50T PS: Div 1: T McNamara 148/150, R Hastie 141/150, C Wheeler 135/150; Div 2: C Vandal 148/150, S Weeden 147/150, P Hamilton 146/150; Div 3: G Findlay 146/150, M Renda 138/150, S Bourke 154/168; Div 4: T Mokomoko 143/150, D Cokely 141/150, G Paviour 140/150; Div 5: P Keller 147/150, C Larsen 144/150, S Laffey 143/150; Div 6: M Swale GOLD COAST CLAY TARGET CLUB JANUARY PROGRAMS Practice: 1.00 to 5.00 pm every Friday & Saturday except on 7 th January of 2 day carnival Wednesday 4 TH January Night Trap 75 Targets 7.00 pm Start Nomination includes Hot Supper Saturday Night 7 th January 25 Pr Commonwealth Night Double Rise Championship Sat & Sun 7 th & 8 th January JANUARY TRAP CARNIVAL Trap Captain: Wayne Perry See full page ad this issue. Sunday 15 th January Skeet 150 Targets 4 Graded Events am Start Skeet Captain: Kent Mansfield Club: 81 Gross Rd Woongoolba- Ph. 07) The Committee reserves the right to alter advertised programs. 36 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

39 Saturday 7 th 9.00am Start Event 1: 25T DB Points Cash Divide $20 Event 2: 25T Single Barrel Championship $22 Sponsored by VIVA Fine Foods Vince Vaina Event 3: 50T Double Barrel Continental $32 Sponsored by Gold Coast Clay Target Club Saturday Night pm 25 Pair Commonwealth Night Double Rise C/Ship $30 Night event not included in High Gun Sunday 08 8 th th 8.30am Start Event 4: 25T DB Points Championship $22 Event 5: 50T Double Barrel Championship $32 Sponsored by Christopher Contracting Event 6: 25 Pair Winchester Double Rise $32 Sponsored by Winchester Australia Overall High Gun sponsored by Section High Guns sponsored by Debbie Young, Terry Morony & Fragram Tools To be eligible for the lucky door prize you must have nominated and paid for the entire program excluding Saturday night s event, also be at the draw during presentations on day two. Practice available from 1pm till 5pm Friday the 6 th Trap Captain: Wayne Perry Gross Rd. Woongoolba The Committee reserves the right to alter advertised programs. JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 37

40 TOOWOOMBA CLAY TARGET CLUB INC ACTA & SSAA Affiliated PO Box 2068 Toowoomba QLD 4350 Annual Skeet Carnival 2017 Saturday 25th February 9.30am Event 1 50 Target 20 gauge skeet Prizes 1st & 2nd AA A B C Event 2 50 Target Skeet Championship Prizes 1st & 2nd AA A B C Event 3 50 Target Skeet Handicap Sash & Cash Sunday 26th February 9.00am Event 4 50 Target Skeet incorporating the Albert Shield Prizes 1st & 2nd AA A B C Event 5 50 Tgt (25) pair Doubles Prizes 1st & 2nd AA A B C High Gun over all events Sash for overall High Gun Noms Open $150 L/J/V $120 Lunch on Saturday, Breakfast & Lunch on Sunday Bar facilities and cartridges available on the grounds Powered caravan and camping available on the grounds, $10 per night Club House Located 9.5kms west on Warrego Highway The club reserves the right to change the program without notice Betty Fawcett Website: 38 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY /150, R McFadyen 146/153, T Morony 144/153; Div 7: G Barnes 155/159, P Dury 153/159, L Anderson 162/168; AA: P Keller 195/196, S Weeden 194/196, P Dury 154/160; A: C Vandal 148/150, P Hamilton 146/150, L Anderson 144/150; B: T McNamara 148/150, J McIntyre 144/150, R Hastie 141/150; C: P Glover 150/162, M Renda 147/162, B Hamilton 139/156; Teams: Three Person Team: Gold Coast Workers. W Perry, M Swale, S Weeden 580/600; Two Lady Team: F Lochran, T McNamara 369/400; Best Lad: T McNamara 191/200. Gold Coast 13/11/2016 Very Hot (86): Pan Pacific Masters Games: 50T S/C: Div 1: C Sanchez 52/70, P Shepherd 50/70, A Freeman 33/50; Div 2: S Weeden 43/50, D Smith 63/80, P Hamilton 61/80; Div 3: M Renda 38/50, G Findlay 35/50, G Christopher 33/50; Div 4: D Young 51/60, J English 49/60, T Andries 39/50; Div 5: L Cook 37/50, C Larsen 33/50, P Keller 32/50; Div 6: R McFadyen 43/50, E Bidese 42/50, D Williams 41/50; Div 7: D Brenton 44/50, J Mcintyre 53/70, G Barnes 51/70; AA: D Williams 58/70, D Young 56/70, M Swale 38/50; A: D Brenton 44/50, R McFadyen 48/55, S Weeden 46/55; B: E Bidese 42/50, T Andries 39/50, C Sanchez 45/60, M Renda 44/60; C: J English 41/50, A McKenzie 54/71, D Smith 53/71; 25T S/C: Div 1: P Shepherd 16/25, A Freeman 15/25, C Sanchez 26/40; Div 2: P Hamilton 21/25, S Weeden 18/25, K Kingbeck 16/25; Div 3: G Findlay 17/25, G Christopher 15/25, B Hamilton 14/25; Div 4: T Andries 20/25, A McKenzie 18/25, J English 17/25; Div 5: C Larsen 18/25, L Cook 18/25, B Muirson 12/25; Div 6: D Williams 46/57, R McFadyen 44/57, M Swale 18/25; Div 7: D Brenton 19/25, J Dickens 17/25, J McIntyre 16/25; AA: D Williams 20/25, M Swale 18/25, D Young 16/25; A: P Hamilton 21/25, R McFadyen 20/25, D Brenton 19/25; B: T Andries 20/25, E Bidese 17/25, T Morony 16/25, B Short 15/25; C: A McKenzie 18/12, J English 17/25, G Barnes 26/40; Teams: Three Person Team: Gold Coast Plus Ring In. C Larsen, R McFadyen, D Williams 175/225; Two Lady Team: D Young, T Ashton 95/150; Best Lady: D Young 57/75; Pan Pacific Masters Ironman: S Weeden 345/375, M Swale 344/375, P Hamilton 343/375; Pan Pacific Masters Ironwoman: D Young 325/375, B Hamilton 283/375, J Lincoln 277/375. Gympie 13/11/2016 (51): 30T DB CD AA: S Whitehead, W Pavey, P Grove 30/30; A: G Hogarth, G Durre 30/30; B: L O Connell, J Holmes 29/30; C: K Shaw, J Webster 27/30; 30T PS AA: G Matthews 89/90, N Head 88/90; A: D Portas 89/90, F Mills 88/90; B: J Holmes 84/90, B Stolberg 83/90; C: J Webster 78/90, D Bryant 72/90; 25T SB AA: G Matthews 27/28, A Mills 26/28; A: G Durre, B Weedon 23/25; B: C Shand 24/25, J Holmes 24/26; C: K Shaw 22/25, J Webster 20/25; 30T CONT AA: S Whitehead 30/30, P Bundesen 30/30; A: B Weedon 33/33, D Rodger 32/33; B: C Shand 33/34, S Gallagher 32/34; C: J Webster 28/30, J Shand 27/30; HG AA: G Matthews 171/175; A: B Weedon 167/175; B: J Holmes 164/175; C: J Webster 153/175. Mackay-Sarina 10/09/2016 Rain and windy on the Saturday but cleared up on the Sunday and the shooting was normal for a Sarina shoot (54): 30T Medley AA: A Ward; A: G Reynolds; B: M Wilkins, G Oats, J Morris, R Woodhouse; C: S Ward, J Barbour; 50T DB AA: R Collinson; A: G Reynolds; B: M Mackay; C: J Schneider; OA: R Collinson; 30T SB AA: T Coco; A: G Reynolds; B: A Love; C: J Schneider; OA: T Coco; 30T PS AA: G Wright; A: S Ward; B: R Woodhouse; C: R Dunn; OA: T Coco; 30T DB HC: 1st D Turner, 2nd A Barbour, 3rd J Schneider, 4th R Dunn, 5th A Zarb. Maryborough 23/10/2016 Rain and cold not Qld weather (14): 30T DB CD AA: P Anderson 29/30; A: G Chizzotti 29/30; B: S Bell 28/30; C: O Lazcko 23/30; 50T Pts CS OA & AA: D Nicholson 140/150; A: W Durre 139/150; B: M McNamara 129/150; C: J Lincon110/150; 25T HC Darrel King Mem: 1st B Stolberg 26/29, 2nd M Zipf 30/36, 3rd G Findlay 29/36; HG AA: G Findlay 187/205; A: W Durre 184/205; B: B Stolberg 178/205; C: J Lincon 152/205. Pioneer 23/10/2016 Overcast with light winds (15): 100T S/C AA/A: G Johnson 81/100, R Cary, R White 75/100; B: R Williams 75/100, M Conan 74/100; C: B Cox 67/100, G Springorum 57/100. Pioneer 30/10/2016 Fine, Dry, Windy (14): 50T TWR: G Johnson 48/50, M Mackay 44/50, T King 43/50; 50T DB DTL: M Mackay 44/50, T King, G Johnson 40/50; OA HG: G Johnson, M Mackay 88/100, T King 83/100, R Williams 69/100. Pioneer 06/11/2016 Fine, Windy (15): 100T SKT AA/A: C Rodden 94/100, J Rodden 92/100; B/C: M Dalrymple 87/100, R Cary 86/100, M Mackay 85/100. Pioneer 20/11/2016 Wet/Windy (25): 15T Medley, 30T DB, 25T PS, 30T CONT: AA/A Combined: B McMillan 147/150, D Collins 141/150; B: M Mackay 139/150, B Simpson 127/150; C: M O Donnel 131/150, J Swann 117/150. Port Denison 23/10/2016 Calm becoming stormy (14): 25T PS AA: J Caruso 75/75, G Maltby 68/75; A: R Hearn 72/75, D Colls 65/75; B: T Laspina 67/75, G Dalton 66/75; C: B Farry 68/75, N Maltby 66/75; 25T DB AA: J Caruso 25/25; A: R Snell 23/25; B: T Laspina 23/25; C: B Farry 24/25; 25T SKT: 1st R Hearn 20/25, 2nd J Caruso 19/25, 3rd R Snell, J Kinnonmonth 18/25; 25T SB CONT OA: R Hearn 20/25; AA: J Caruso 24/31; A: R Hearn 20/25; B: T Laspina 20/25; C: N Maltby; 25T DB HC: 1st R Snell, B Farry, T laspina 23/25. Rockhampton 02/10/2016 Fine (20): 25T DB AA & A: M Warnock 25/25, A Powell 33/35; B: G Whitfield 24/25, D Isaac 23/25; C: G Thompson 22/25, N Isaac 25/29; 25T SB AA & A: M Warnock 24/25, A Powell 22/25; B: B Fisher 28/32, D Isaac 27/32; C: G Thompson 21/25, L Tennent 19/26; 15Pr D/R AA & A: M Warnock 28/30, B Muirson 40/50; B: D Griffin 30/40, T Daniels 29/40; C: L Tennent 22/30, P Basnet 20/30; 50T PS AA & A: A Powell 142/153, M Warnock 139/153; B: D Griffin 127/150, B Fisher 124/150; C: J Gordon 128/150, G Thompson 119/150. Silkwood 06/11/2016 Hot and humid (54): 25T DB AA: P Crapella, N Di Salvo, R Hunter, P Ward, S Paton, W Bosworth, B Bosworth 25/25; A: A Sclippa, A Seawright, J Zappala, J Sapuppo, F Scamnello, A Casella 25/25; B: G Bugeja, G Braid 24/25; C: B Draper 25/25, D Goodwin, R Draper, M Bosworth, A Millwood 24/25; 50T SB AA: B Bosworth 49/50, R Cannon 48/50; A: Gil Alvero 47/50, J Zappala 47/50; B: S Zorzetto 47/50, G Bugeja 43/50; C: A Canino 42/50, A Millwood 41/50; 25T HC: 1st J Zappala, 2nd A Sclippa, 3rd B Bosworth; 15Pr D/R AA: B Bosworth 27/30, R Hunter 27/30; A: M Stella 26/30, A Sclippa 25/30; B: B Lansdown 24/30, H Phillips 24/30; C: B Draper 23/30, E Defend 19/30. Texas 23/10/2016 Overcast and Cool (35): 50T DB AA: P Redman 50/50; A Gardiner 69/70; A: M Williamson 49/50; R Christie 48/50; B: J Haynes 44/50; S Coventry 41/50; C: J

41 KINGAROY CLAY TARGET CLUB 4th and 5th of February 2017 Annual Two Day Shoot 4th and 5th of February 2017 Saturday 4th February :30 am Start EVENT 1: 30TGT MEDLEY Sponsored by EVENT 2: 30TGT SINGLE BARREL CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by Ken Mills Toyota EVENT 3: 50TGT DOUBLE BARREL CHAMPIONSHIP Sponsored by Thorp s Jeweler s Kingaroy Mini Calcutta and Meal Saturday Night Sunday 5th of February :00am Start EVENT 4: Sunshine Coast Clay Target Club 30TGT POINTS SCORE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT 5: 30TGT HANDICAP 1ST $1000, 2ND $500, 3RD $300, 4TH $200, 5th $100 Sponsored by EVENT 6: 15 PAIR DOUBLE RISE Sponsored by Adama and Pioneer Seeds TOTAL NOMINATIONS $ VETS, LADIES $ JUNIORS $90.00 High Guns Sponsored by Ken Andersson s Fruit Market, Qld Police Clay Target Club BREAKFAST SATURDAY and SUNDAY MORNING FROM 7:00AM BBQ, BAR, AMMUNITION & CAMPING FACILITIES POWERED SITES AVAILABLE AT THE GROUNDS. PRACTICE AVAILABE FROM 3PM FRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2017 FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES: GARY BROWN ; PETER POWNE THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE PROGRAM IF NECESSARY JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 39

42 MERSEY CLAY TARGET CLUB SMITH & OTHERS ROAD SASSAFRAS TAS ANNUAL TWO DAY MEMORIAL SHOOT SATURDAY 21st JANUARY, 2017 Please Note Events will start 9 am sharp PRACTICE AT 8.30 am Tgt Miles Contracting Points Score Championship 1st and 2nd Each Grade Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by Miles Contracting Services Pty. Ltd Kalgoorlie WA Tgt Double Barrel Jack Cunningham Memorial Championship 1st and 2nd Each Grade Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by RFW Auto Electrics Pty Ltd Kalgoorlie WA SUNDAY 22nd JANUARY, 2017 Please Note Events will start 9 am sharp PRACTICE AT 8.30 am Tgt Champion of Champions (Shot from 18m) 1st and 2nd Each Grade Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by G R & A M Whiteley Tgt Double Barrel Denis Whiteley Memorial Championship 1st and 2nd Each Grade Prizes and Sashes Overall and 3 Grades Sponsored by RFW Auto Electrics Pty Ltd Kalgoorlie WA Nominations for Program $100, L/V $88, Jnrs $64 Overall High Gun - Over Program Sash and Portable Fridge (value approx. $900) Sponsored by the Whiteley Family Daily High Gun Prize and Sash - Saturday (Sponsored by Beretta) and Sunday (Sponsored by SASAA Pty Ltd) High Gun Sashes - 4 Grades, Ladies, Juniors & Veterans Over Program JUNIOR ENCOURAGEMENT SASH & PRIZE To be awarded daily. Sponsored by Robbie Elmer $500 CALCUTTA TO BE HELD SATURDAY AFTERNOON Sponsored by SASAA Pty Ltd, Victoria and Mersey Clay Target Club Inc (To be held in afternoon - shooters nominating for whole program will be placed in draws, shooters will be drawn one each from Ladies, Juniors, Veterans, AA, A, B, C and Interstate Visitors - plus two extra shooters drawn from combined categories 10 shooters in total) Presentations at the end of each day. Canteen Available. Club reserves theright to alter program if the need arises. President Marc Horsten MHORSTEN@its.jnj.com or Secretary Angela Whiteley merseyctc@gmail.com Donovan 41/50; R Jackson 42/50; 50T PS: AA: P Westbury 150/150; J Harris 175/180; A: J Smith 147/150; D Cox 144/150; B: J Haynes 134/150; S Coventry 121/150; C: H Finch 121/150; R Jackson 111/150. Townsville 29/10/2016 Warm (65): 25T DB PS CONT OA: A Caruso 75/75; AA: R Gough 92/93, D Grant 91/93; A: J Sebastiani 78/81, P Ballarino 77/81; B: C Chapman 72/75, D Chapman 70/75; C: A Bergin 70/75, P Russell 64/75; 25T DB CONT OA: A Caruso 80/80; AA: J Rossato 79/80, D Grant 56/57; A: D Reeves 42/43, D Killick 41/43; B: C Chapman 47/48, D Chapman 30/31; C: M Oliveri 25/28, G McPherson 24/28; 30T Medley CONT OA: R Gough 50/50; AA: B Bosworth 73/75, D Grant 93/100; A: B McFarlane 71/75, M McGill 70/75; B: G Bugeja 49/50, J Ferguson 46/50; C: P Russell 43/50, S Barker 83/100. Townsville 30/10/2016 Warm (65): 30T COMB CONT OA: W Reeves 79/80; AA: J Rossato 77/80, B Murphy 79/80; A: B Rea 77/80, D Reeves 72/80; B: C Chapman 78/80, G Bugeja 77/80; C: M Oliveri 57/60, A Millwood 84/100; 25T SB CONT OA: J Rossato 37/38; AA: D Grant 36/38, R Hunter 32/34; A: D Killick 27/29, B Rea 26/29; B: T Robinson 35/38, J Chapman 34/38; C: M Oliveri 21/25, M Russell 20/25. Townsville 20/11/2016 Fine (53): 20T DB AA: T Caruso, J Caruso, J Rossato, N Sheehan, D Zammitt, D Grant, R Hunter, W Bosworth, B Bosworth, J Taylor 20/20; A: N Benson, D Killick 20/20; B: Alice Springs 02/10/2016 Warm and windy: 75T Ch/Ch OA: B Harris 114/125; AA: P Desmond 111/125; A: M Sweeney 112/125; B: R Lay 110/125; C: S Dowling 96/125; 50T B/T OA: S Morris 44/50; A: G Sweeney 42/50; B: M Niland 37/50; C: L Poile 36/50. Alice Springs 10/10/2016 Warm to Hot: 50T SKT A: B Evans 46/50; B: J Dohnt 45/50; C: M Sweeney 45/50; Lad HG: M Ball 40/50; Vet HG: T Newman 46/50; OA HG: G O Brien 48/50; 25T CONT PS OA: G O Brien 82/84; AA: D Hill 80/84; A: K Stout 71/75; B: T Grace 73/75; C: P Hamill 69/75; 50T DB OA: K Stout 81/81; Cressy 06/11/2016 Warm, Windy and Fine (60): 50T PS AA: C Rockliff 150/150; A: C Arnol 148/150; B: R Jones 146/150; C: R Ringwaldt 127/150; 50T DB CS OA & AA: T Atkins 254/254; A: J Wilson 110/111; B: J Ward 48/50; C: P Spaulding 45/50. Hobart 23/10/2016 Overcast with some wind (23): 50T DB AA: S Browning 85/86; A: P Gourlay 49/50; B: Dave Williams 45/50; C: M Stubbs 46/56; 50T PS AA: S Browning 149/150; A: M Hewer 143/150; B: A Doyle 139/150; C: M Stubbs 118/150. C Chapman, D Chapman, R Peno, G Davis 19/20; C: P Russell 18/20, M Russell 17/20; 20T SB AA: G Maltby, N Sheehan, B Murphy, D Grant, R Hunter 20/20; B Davis 20/20, M Stella, D Killick 19/20; B: J Kinnimonth 18/20, C Chapman, P Quillam, J Chapman 17/20; C: B Farry 16/20, P Bonato 15/20; 20T PS AA: G Maltby, J Rossato 60/60; A: M Stella 57/60, J Laws, D Guy, N Beale 56/60; B: M McGill, M Williams 55/60; C: B Farry 57/60, G Jones 53/60; 20T HC: B Bosworth 20/20, I Palmer 28/30, G Reeves 27/30; 20T CONT AA: G Maltby, T Caruso, B Murphy, W Bosworth, B Bosworth 20/20; A: B Davis, R Carty 19/20; B: J Kinnimonth, R Peno, G Davis 19/20; C: P Bonato 18/20, M Bosworth 17/20; OA & AA: J Rossato 156, T Caruso 155; A: D Killick 140, B Davis 138; B: J Kinnimonth 125, C Chapman 124; C: B Farry 121, G Jones 115. Warwick 06/11/2016 Sunny perfect (48): 25T DB CD AA: D Conduit, D Johnson, R Bartley, J Pilcher, R Smith, C Donovan 25/25; A: B Battle, R Potter, J Kennedy, M Sullivan 25/25; B: T Ham, J Hamill, M Marshall, T Robinson 25/25; C: M Lawlor 25/25, L Walker, J McLean, B Smith 23/25; 50T DB AA: R Bartley 106/106, R Smith 105/106; A: B Battle 61/62, R Walker 60/62; B: T Robinson 50/53, A Mauch 49/53; C: M Lawlor 46/50, A McLean 45/50; 15P D/R AA: C Schoenfisch 33/40, D Johnson 31/40; A: P McKenzie 23/30, J Bomford 31/40; B: J Hamill 21/30, M Marshall 18/30; C: B Smith 21/30, J Donovan 19/30. NORTHERN TERRITORY AA: G Sweeney 50/50; A: T Ewart 101/102; B: G Monson 57/57; C: T Krikke 47/50; 25T SB OA: B Jones 28/29; AA: T Newman 24/25; A: C McTaggert 27/29; B: R Spencer 27/29; C: L Pederick 22/25; 30T MXD OA: D Hill 50/50; AA: T Newman 123/125; A: T Carlesso 73/75; C: L Pederick 48/50; 25T HC: 1st I Findlay 25/25, 2nd N Paton 31/32, 3rd B Evans 30/32; DTL HG Lad: T Laker 205/225; Vet: T Newman 213/225; OA: D Hill 215/225; AA: P Desmond 214/225; A: B Jones 210/225; B: T Grace 208/225; C: L Pederick 198/225; Carnival HG Lad: T Evans 251/300; Vet: T Newman 276/300; OA: G O Brien 277/300. TASMANIA Mersey 19/11/2016 Sunny: 50T DB CS Past Members Memorial OA & AA: M Hill 75/75, B Bennett 74/75 A: P Howes 50/50, R Kelly 49/50 B: K VonStieglitz 57/60, C Strickland 56/60 C: J Clark 42/50, J Cody 41/50; 50T DB CS Kevin & Doreen Aylett Memorial OA & AA: D Aylett 83/83, T Atkins 70/71 A: R Knies 82/83, T Oates 59/60 B: P Smith 47/50, D Aylett & S Quinn 44/50 C: J Cody 47/50, J Clark 41/50; OA HG: T Atkins 126/127; 20T JNR HC: T Oates 12/12, L Brown 11/ AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

43 Alexandra 06/11/2016 Fine (45): 25T DB CS: OA & AA: C Asquith 44/44; A: G McClure 43/44; B: R Steward 32/33; C: P Ferrari 30/31; 10 Pr D/R AA: C Asquith 17/20, T Rohrlach 25/30; A: M Spencer 16/20, J Kelly 14/20; B: P Elward 16/20, P McNair 15/20; C: R Cox 21/30, N Roberts 18/30; 10T DB Pts AA: M Ward 33/33, T Rohrlach 30/33; A: R Judd 36/36, D Wilson 35/36; B: R Steward 30/30, L Mc- Donald 29/30; C: R Cox 36/36, G Bennett 35/36. Ararat 05/11/2016 Cool and windy (29): 10T PS E/O CD: R Duthie 30/30, D Neilson, T Kosch, G Chipperfield, Sara Kosch 29/30; 75T DB CS OA & AA: A Smith 74/75, W Calaby 73/75; A: R Jorgensen, A Jones, L Woods 71/75; B: R Porter 68/75, C Dudman 64/75; C: B Papst 64/75, D Dwyer 53/75; OA HG: R Duthie 101/105; OA HG AA: T Kosch 101/105; Vet HG: W Calaby 99/105; Lad OA HG: L Wood 94/105; Jnr OA HG: S Kosch 92/1105. Bendigo 05/11/2016 Strong winds (25): 50T Skt CS OA & A: D Hansford 49/50, G Miller 48/50; B: G Charleson 39/50, R Walton 36/50; C: J Cook 45/50, S Aulsebrook 42/50; 50T 5 Stand Sporting OA & AA: R Walton 46/50, W Kelvey 45/50; A: G Viney 44/50, A Fletcher 43/50; B: P Moran 39/50, P Finn 38/50; C: L Moran 39/50, G Hogan 38/50; 25T Twr PS OA & A: P Finn 75/75, R Dunstan VICTORIA 73/75; B: G Hogan 68/75, J Hogan 56/75; C: R Cook 71/75, S Aulsebrook 57/75. Bendigo 19/11/2016 Perfect (21): 25T Ball Trap CS OA & A: N Harris 28/29, B Beard 24/26; AA: J Pay 27/29, L Torney 20/25; B: B Moroni 23/27, D Pearce 22/27; C: G Mannix 20/25, G Hogan 21/28; 25T DB CONT Trophy AA: F Heinze 25/25, J Pay 34/35; A: B Moroni 23/25, B Beard 22/25; B: G Hogan 31/32, R Cox 30/32; C: K Estcourt 24/25, S Aulsebrook 16/25; 50T DB CS O/A & AA: R Ross 116/116, F Heinze 115/116; A: W Gibb 49/50, B Beard 48/50; B: G Hogan 45/50, J Hogan 43/50; C: K Estcourt 46/50, S Aulsebrook 43/50; Harcourt Cup Interclub Challenge: Bendigo 118/125, S Aulsebrook, N Harris, B Moroni, R Ross, G Woodhatch. Boort 06/11/2016 Near perfect (24): Forster Memorial 50T DB OA & A: C Comensoli 74/74, P Chipperfield 48/50; AA: P Akkermans 74/74, G Broad 48/50; B: D Hannigan 46/50; C: D Weaver 42/51, D Straub 41/51; 25T NWZ CONT DB OA & AA: R McKinnon 26/26, G Broad 25/26; A: L Comensoli 26/27, A Estcort 25/27; B: D Hannigan 20/25; C: D Weaver 24/27, K Estcort 23/27. Callawadda/Stawell 19/11/2016 Fine & Hot (25): 10T Gr PS E/O AA: W Calaby, C Browne 30/30; A: R Hounsell, A Jones, L Gibson 30/30; B: G Coburn 24/30; C: R McGregor 29/30, I Heard 23/30; 50T PS CS OA & AA: C Browne 150/150, C Jorgensen 149/150; A: A Wojciechowski 144/150, L Gibson 141/150; B: G Coburn 136/150; C: C Reading 140/150, D Harris 126/150; 50T DB CS OA & AA: T Kosch 72/72, A Hawker, C Jorgensen 74/75; A: S Kosch 71/72, Z Biggin, A Jones, R Black 49/50; B: G Coburn 47/50; C: C Reading 49/50, I Heard 46/50; OA HG: C Browne 229/230. Colac 06/11/2016 Fine (48): 10T E/O: L Presani, D Fenn, G Johnston, E Dudman, B Williams, S Holt, T Holt, J Blain, D Habgood, B Fleming, S Martin 10/10; 25T Eldridge Memorial DB A & OA: G Thomson 34/34, B Williams 33/34; AA: W Calaby 29/29, Sarah Holt 28/29; B: D Habgood 25/25, A Wojciechowski 29/30; C: R Hamilton 22/25, J Sanders 24/29; 25T PS AA: G Menhennet 75/75, T Holt, R Hirth 74/75; A: M Gruar 75/78, B Williams 72/78; B: A Wojcieowski 84/84, G Vickers 70/75; C: J Sanders 66/75, S Edwards 59/75; 25T HC: 1st D Demasi 34/35 (21), 2nd S Holt 33/35 (21), 3rd D Habgood 24/26 (17). Colbinabbin 23/10/2016 Cold &Windy (34): 25T PS CONT CD AA: L Roberts 69/75, A Moroni 67/75; A: N Hunter, P Watkins 62/75, P Sing 61/75; B: T McGrath 63/75, C Repacholi 60/75; C: D Currie 62/75, N Collins 53/75; 25T NEZ DB CONT OA & AA: S Traill 25/25, T Bradshaw 31/32; A: P Beaman 24/25, J Roberts 21/25; B: D Collihole 20/25, C Repacholi 19/25; C: N Collins 23/25, A Sing 20/25; 40T MXD OA & AA: A Moroni 55/60, L Fitzgerald 52/60; A: J King 51/60, G Palmer 50/60; B: C Repacholi 42/60, D Collihole 37/60; C: N Collins 38/60, D Currie 37/60. Frankston 06/11/2016 Overcast with a breeze (55): 20 Pr D/R AA: R Mark 36/40, C Brown 42/50; A: P DeFrancesco 35/40, J Marriott 34/40; B: T Mills 28/40, H Lee 27/40; C: S Piscioneri 31/40, K Edwards 27/40; 30T Pts AA: J Rowe 102/102, C Brown 99/102; A: G Henwood 94/99, P Calvi 91/99; B: T Mills 85/90, R Riseley 89/96; C: E Fitzpatrick 75/90, J Crabbe 48/90; 30T DB AA: S Haberman, N McDonnell, R Mark, J Tonna 115/115; A: J Yarak 56/56, C McDougall 55/56; B: H Lee 30/30, M Rocca 29/30; C: C Asmar 24/30, E Fitzpatrick 22/30; HG OA: R Mark 155/160; AA: S Haberman 153/160; A: C McDougall 143/160; B: T Mills 141/160; 150T UT Commonwealth Title OA: M Schiller 145/150; AA: C Henwood 144/ /27; A: M Foon 138/150; B: D Oliviero 130/150; C: C Bugter 122/150; LAD: S Corry 137/150; JNR: J Clerke 144/ /27; VET: M Collumb 131/150. Hamilton 19/11/2016 Fine sunny no wind! (34): 30T Ch/Ch OA& A: J Dumsney 50/50, W Wombwell 72/75; AA: S Holdsworth 49/50, S Eppingstall 73/75; B: H Clark 96/100, D Carter 91/100; C: R Mellblom 40/50, R Dumesny 34/50; 25T SB OA & AA: M Medhurst 41/41, J Hayden 40/41; A: J Dumesny 24/25, T Carter 23/25; B: H Clark 25/25, J Rhode 23/25; C: D Dwyer 19/25, G McDonald 17/25; 20T CONT Pts OA & AA: S Collins 84/84, M Medhurst 81/84; A: J Dumesny 59/60, T Carter 58/60; B: H Clark 26/60, J Rhode 54/60; C: R Mellblom, R Dumsney 51/63; Harry Vaughan Memorial HG OA: J Dumsney 133/135; AA: M Medhurst 132/135; A: T Carter 125/135; B: H Clark 130/135; C: R Mellblom 104/135; LAD: K Wirth 126/135; JNR: H Clark 130/135. Korumburra 22/10/2016 (15): OA: G Reed; AA: G Reed 142/150; A: North East Zone/V.C.T.A. SATURDAY 31ST DECEMBER St James 1.00 pm New Year s Eve Shoot SUNDAY 1ST JANUARY Alexandra am 20tgt P/S C/ship 20tgt John & Anne Grice Memorial H/Cap 20tgt D/B Gr Trophy Highland Shield Alex vs Euroa vs Mansfield Yarrawonga am 100tgt D/B C/ship SATURDAY 7TH Bendigo 10am 15pr NEZ Tower D/R C/ship 50tgt Ken Bell Mem M/T Tower C/ship 25tgt NEZ P/S Tower C/ship SUNDAY 8TH Echuca am 30gt NEZ B/T C/ship JANUARY 2017 PROGRAM 30tgt H/Cap 30tgt D/B Gr C/ship Euroa 11:00 am 25tgt P/S CD 25tgt D/B C/ship 20pr D/R C/ship Please note shoot cancelled if Total Fire Ban Numurkah Shepparton am Skeet practice 9am 90tgt Medley 4 Gr 1 & 2 Club H/cap SATURDAY 14TH Numurkah Shepparton 10.00am 50tgt Skeet Gr C/D 50tgt Skeet C/ship High Gun DTL practice available SUNDAY 15TH Mansfield am 75tgt Ch/Ch 30tgt STATE D/B Tower C/ship SUNDAY 22ND Colbinabbin am Red Cross Shoot 25tgt P/S C/D 25tgt S/B C/ship 50tgt D/B C/ship TUESDAY 26TH Bendigo 9.00 am Australia Day Shoot See major advert FRIDAY 27TH Mathoura 7:00 pm 15tgt D/B Tower C/D 10tgt P/S Tower C/D 25tgt NEZ Night Tower P/S C/ship SUNDAY 29TH Cosgrove noon 25tgt Gr P/S cash prizes 25tgt Gr D/B cash prizes 25tgt Club H/Cap 1-3 Cash prizes JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 41

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45 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT CLAY TARGET CLUB Start 9.00 sharp Practice from 8.30am Event 1: Noms $50 LJV $45 30 Tgt Australia Day Double Barrel Championship Graded O/A, AA, A, B, C Overall Miroku MK10 TRAP O/U Shotgun, Briley Chokes Value $ st each Remaining Grade Webley & Scott O/U 12g Shotgun with chokes Value $1200 2nd each Grade Norinco.22 Rifle with timber stock Value $200 Kindly Sponsored by OSA & GFD Guns & Ammo Kyabram Event 2: Noms $25 25 Tgt Australia Day Handicap 1st - $500, 2nd - $250, 3rd - $150, 4th - $100, 5th - $50 Kindly Sponsored by Go Pest Event 3: Noms $25 LJV $20 25 Tgt Australia Day Points Score Championship Graded O/A, AA, A, B, C 1st each Grade $500 GB shotshells Value $180 2nd each Grade 250 GB shotshells Value $90 Kindly Sponsored by Bruce Burns GB Corsivia Lucky Door Prize 500 Shotshells Must be present at Presentations and have paid full noms. OVERALL HIGH GUN Sash & Trophy LADIES, JUNIOR & VETERAN HIGH GUN Trophy Please Note: O/A takes Grade in Events 1 & 3. President: Luke Torney Secretary: Glenn G Woodhatch Hospitality Ammunition Full Catering The committee reserves the right to alter the programme and prizes if required. 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT 161ST ANNIVERSARY SHOOT

46 Frankston Australian Clay Target Club 123 Rossiter Road Carrum Downs PO Box 340, Patterson Lakes 3197 Ph: INC. A S ABN JANUARY 2017 PROGRAM All Events - Less than 5 entrants per grade no 2nd place. The committee reserves the right to alter the program. All FACTC competition days to commence promptly at 11am unless otherwise stated. PRACTISE AVAILABLE BETWEEN 10AM AND 11AM ON COMPETITION DAYS AND LIMITED PRACTISE AVAILABLE AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF COMPETITION FOR DISCIPLINES WITH COMPETITION FREE NOMINATIONS FOR ALL JUNIORS SUNDAY 1ST JANUARY CLUB CLOSED RE-OPENING SATURDAY 7 JANUARY SUNDAY 15TH JANUARY 11:00AM Event 1 $60.00 ASH & BOND MEMORIAL SHIELD 100 Target Points Score Championship O/A $150 Cash 1st each Grade $100, 2nd each Grade $50 1st Ladies 4 packets shells 1st Juniors 4 packets shells 1st Veterans 4 packet shells Guaranteed overall. 5 Entrants per grade/category for full prizes to be paid. Event 2 $ TARGET SKEET PRE VICTORIAN STATE CARNIVAL 50 Target Skeet 50 Target Skeet Doubles Any shoot offs 3,4,5 Doubles Event 3 $ Target Trench Pre Nationals Event, No Final, Off the Gun Scores Used, Single Barrel for any Shoot Offs 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Visit or the FACTC Facebook page for up to date information J Bellis 133/150, S Cunningham 131/150; B: J Spinks 112/150; C: J Bradley 124/150. Kyneton 30/10/2016 Fine (36): 75T Medley CS AA & OA: A Ford 100/105, D Long 98/105; A: J Barklem 97/105, G Ogilvie 95/105; B: G Hogan 95/105, D Oates 108/119; C: M Henderson 85/105, P Tobin 82/105; C Grade JNR: J O Meara. Macarthur 29/10/2016 Fine and Sunny (26): 25T DB AA & OA: J Dunn 49/49, S Cutler 48/49; A: L Howlett 45/46, M Wythe 31/32; B: H Clark 32/33, W Neil 37/39; C: A Sharrock 31/34, R Mellblohm 30/34; 25T CONT DB AA & OA: W Jenkins 50/50, R Duthie 50/50; A: B Wythe 25/25, J Blain 34/35; B: H Clark 40/41, W Neil 39/41; C: H Jeffries 25/25, A Sharrock 23/26. Mansfield 20/11/2016 Fine and warm (50): 100T MXD CS 20T DB, 20T SB, 20T PS, 20T CONT, 10T D/R. (Max 140) OA& AA: P Desmond 136,2nd AA & 1st VET: A Cooper 134; A: C Comensoli 132, P Woods 132; B: S Glossop 128, M McLachlan 124; C: D Wwalker 128, P Griffiths 118. Maryborough and District Gun Club 29/10/2016 Fine (28): 25T Skt A: M Schaper 24/25; B: B Jennings 22/25, B Rafferty 21/25; C: L Comensoli 21/25, J Bale 19/25; 10T PS CD: W Sanders, D Pollard, T Gull, L Comensoli; 60T MXD OA: P Tate 79/80; AA: P Tate 79/80, T Gull 76/80; A: D Pollard 77/80, B Rafferty 76/80; B: K Tate 71/80, A Wojciechowski 69/80; C: K Tate 71/80, A Wojciechowski 69/80. Maryborough and District Gun Club 20/11/2016 Fine 34 (33): 25 TGT S/C OA: R Walton 90/100, S O Brien 87/100; A: J Lester 84/100, P Dumesny 83/100; B: J Gaunt 104/120, S Allison 103/120; C: D Pollard COLAC GUN CLUB INC CHANGE OF SHOOT DAY JANUARY 2017 This is due to Warrnambool Gun Club s Annual New Year s Day Shoot on 1 January 2017 We regret any inconvenience this may cause We will now be shooting on Sunday 8 January 2017 Event 1 25 Tgt Double Barrel 4 grades 1st & 2nd Event 2 25 Tgt Points Score 4 grades 1st & 2nd Event 3 25 Tgt H Cap 1 3 & B/M Treasurer Stephen Holt GEELONG CLAY TARGET CLUB INC HOLIDAY SHOOT Saturday January Practice from 10am 11am Start Event 1 15 tgs P/S E/O C/D Nom $10 Event 2 25 tgs P/S Championship 1+ 2 each grade Sash each grade and OA AA A B C Nom $20.00 OA case 500 1st each grade Slab 250 2nd cash Event 3 25 tgs S/B Championship 1+2 each grade Sash each grade and OA AA A B C Nom $20.00 OA case 500 1st each grade Slab 250 2nd cash Event 4 25 tgs D/B Championship 1+2 each grade Sash each grade and OA AA A B C Nom $20.00 O/A case 500 1st each grade Slab 250 2nd cash Sponsored by S&H Shooting & Bronze Wing International Sponsored By Pulmar Hydroponics Wallington High Gun held over 3 events, sash each grade and OA.22 Rifle each grade and Deluxe model with scope O/A Total $70.00 L/Vet $60.00 Jun $40.00 Contact details Shane Allen Steve Haberman Ground location 1000 Mt Rothwell Road Balliang East 44 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

47 MELBOURNE GUN CLUB Presents The 2017 Yarra Valley DTL Championships Friday 24th, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th of February, 2017 VICTORIA S PREMIER 3 DAY SHOOT!!! OVER $25,000 OF GUNS, CASH, AMMO & PRIZES!!! Friday 24th February 12:00 noon Start OPEN L/J/V Tgt KAYMAR Points Score Championship $20 $15 OA $100, 1st AA.A.B.C $75, 2nd AA.A.B.C $50 Unplaced L J V $ Tgt KAYMAR Double Barrel Championship $40 $30 OA $250, 1st AA.A.B.C $150, 2nd AA.A.B.C $90; Unplaced L J V $50 **Fridays events are not included in High Gun Saturday 25th February 9:00am Start Tgt PCM ENVIRO Points Score Championship $25 $20 OA Weber Q (RRP $430); 1st AA.A.B.C Weber Baby Q (RRP $320) 2nd AA.A.B.C Karcher Pressure Cleaner (RRP $159); Unplaced L J V $50 cash Tgt IGA WARBURTON Single Barrel Championship $25 $20 OA $500 cash; 1st AA.A.B.C $250 cas 2nd AA.A.B.C $150 cash; Unplaced L J V Slab of shells Tgt BENDIGO BANK Double Barrel Championship $50 $40 OA $1000 Cash; 1st AA.A.B.C $400 Cash 2nd AA.A.B.C $250 Cash; Unplaced L J V $100 cash Sunday 26th February 9:00am Start Tgt SASAA Points Score Championship $30 $25 OA - $500 cash; 1st AA.A.B.C - $250 cash 2nd AA.A.B.C - $150 cash; Unplaced L J V Slab of shells Tgt BRONZE WING-LA PORTE Medley Championship $30 $25 10 DB, 10SB, 10 PTS off 15m OA 5 Slabs shells + Bar Stool & chairs; 1st AA.A.B.C 3 slabs shells + Temp Control Ammo Safe 2nd AA.A.B.C 2 slabs shells + merch pack ; Unplaced L J V 2 slabs shells + merch pack Tgt BERETTA AUSTRALIA Handicap $50 $40 1st Beretta Silver Pigeon (RRP $2850) 2nd Stoeger Shotgun (RRP $750) 3rd Air Rifl e; 4th Beretta Merchandise; 5th Beretta Merchandise Unplaced L J V Beretta Merchandise SHOOT EVENTS 3 to 8 AND SAVE!!!! If you enter and pay for events 3 to 8 when entering on Saturday morning total nominations for events 3 to 8 will be $190 for OPEN and $150 for Ladies Juniors & Veterans. No discount will apply for shooters who enter each day separately. HIGH GUNS OVER EVENTS 3-8 OA Sash & ATA 686 Shotgun (RRP $1200) sponsored by Paramount Projects AA,A,B,C $400 cash & Sash sponsored by Inline Contractors & Yarra Valley Hunting & Recreation Best Unplaced Ldy, Jnr, Vet 500 Shotshells sponsored by Healesville Toyota & Stephen Pearson All Shooters who enter in the fi rst wave of each day will go into the draw for 250 shotshells MEAL FOR ALL SHOOTERS & FAMILIES ON SATURDAY NIGHT INCLUDED IN NOMINATION Limited powered camping sites. Contact Roger to book your site JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 45

48 MELBOURNE GUN CLUB Victoria Rd, Lilydale 3140 PH: FAX: JANUARY SATURDAY 7TH CLUB CLOSED CLUB RE-OPENS WEDNESDAY 11TH OF JANUARY FOR PRACTICE SATURDAY 14TH 11:30am Start Tgt Points Score AA.A.B.C $ Tgt Single Barrel AA.A.B.C $ Tgt Double Barrel AA.A.B.C $ Tgt Skeet C Ship AA.A.B.C $ Tgt Skeet Doubles AA.A.B.C $26 SATURDAY 21ST Melbourne Field & Game THURSDAY 26TH til SUNDAY 29TH VICTORIAN STATE SKEET CHAMPIONSHIPS Please see separate advert NO DTL OR ISSF TRENCH THIS WEEKEND We reserve the right to alter the program where we see necessary. Follow us on our Website or on Facebook for up to date information 81/00, F Doblie 76/100; VET: B Rafferty 83/100; LAD: G Graham 33/100; JNR: B O Brien 61/100. Melbourne 22/10/2016 Freezing Cold (45): 25T PS AA: D Ball 73/75, D Johnston 72/75; A: D Mould 72/75, J Barklem 69/75; B: M Rocca 73/75, D Patterson 67/75; C: M George 67/75; 50T HC: 1st. D Reynolds 49/50, 2nd. D Mould 48/50, 3rd. C Freiberg 55/58, 4th. M George 54/58, 5th. D Ball 50/54; B/M: T Malone 46/50; 25T DB: D Reynolds 32/33, P Grant 31/33; B: M Rocca 24/25, T Wilson 23/25; C: M George 22/25; 100T UT AA: S Trembath 91/100; A: R Esplin 89/100; B: H Stafford 94/100; C: C Bugter 80/100. Melbourne 05/11/2016 Cold & Windy (50): 50T PS OA & AA: P Guida 158/158, F Santoro 157/162; A: J Barklem 143/150, J Moustos 139/153; B: M Rocca 137/150, D Milhuisen 132/150; C: P Harte 121/150; 50T DB OA & AA: L Shore 81/81, P Guida 158/158; A: J Moustos 51/52, J Barklem 50/52; B: E Corbett 48/50, F Balcombe 47/50; C: P Harte 45/50; 50T SKT: 1 P Johnston, 2 R Miller, 3 J Turner. Melbourne Gun Club 12/11/ Seasons In One (22): 100T MXD CS OA: S Bell; AA: D Williams; A: 1st S Bell, 2nd G Henwood; B: 1st R Allender, 2nd D Milhuisen; C: 1st P Harte, 2nd R Hamilton. Mildura 29/10/2016 Great (19): 25T Pr NWZ Skt Dbls OA: M Huxtable 52/54; AA: D Molina 48/50, B Pearson 47/50; A: R Hillam 45/50; B: L Argiro 47/50; C: D Argiro 44/50, B Hamilton 42/50; 50T Pr SKT Dbls AO: B Pearson 107/114; AA: D Molina 97/104, B Garraway 89/100; A: R Hillam 78/100; B: L Argiro 106/114, M Huxtable 91/100; C: B Hamilton 84/100, Nicolas Mastrippolto 83/100; 25T Skt CS AO: B Chapman 29/29; AA: D Molina 23/25; A: R Hillam 23/25; B: L Argiro 24/25; C: D Argiro 28/29, Nicolas Mastrippolito 24/25; 75T Skt CS AA: D Molina 75/75; A: R Hillam 68/75; B: L Argiro 73/75, B Baker 71/75; C: T Bond 69/75, B Hamilton 68/75. Mildura 05/11/2016 Fantastic (17): CS AO: T Bond 114/125; AA: B Chapman 113/125, G Finis 111/125; A: C Scheele 113/125, D Molina 112/125; B: M Box 109/125, J Villiva 69/125; C: M Bysouth 90/125; JNR: T Shaddock 108/125. Mt Bogong 06/11/2016 Fine and cool (34): 10T CONT E/O: M Edwards, C Edwards, G Rowe, G Schmidt, R Pigram, P Wojtowyez, R Wojtowyez, L Sanders, D Sutherland, P Antonello, D Taylor, J Elkington 10/10; 60T Medley AA: G Evans 89/90, T Pigram 85/90, D Taylor 85/90; A: R Pigram 83/90, P Edwards 83/90, J Elkington 83/90; B: M Gill 80/90, C Repacholi 79/90, A McGregor 78/90; C: M Edwards 84/90, J Goodall 75/90, J Hamilton 74/90; Ch/Ch: T Pigram; HG: G Evans 98/100. Nepean 19/11/2016 Fine & light wind (45): 2016 Club CS AA & OA: K Calder 152/160, C Carrol 151/160, L Cazaly 179/195; A: G Boyd 150/160, J Marriot 147/160, M Horsfall 146/160; B: L Grapiglia 147/160, B Freiburg 146/160, M Collins 144/160; C: C Trevit 136/160, J Taylor 134/160, A Zoric 166/195. Noorat 22/10/2016 Perfect: 50T DB OA & AA: A Smith 64/64; A: J Blain 50/50, M Molan 59/60; B: S Kosch 47/50, T Justin; C: C Dudman 48/50, S Soufis 43/50; 25T SB AA: M Iles 34/35, J Hayden 33/35; A: T Lloyd 24/25, J Dumsney 23/25; B: I Dickens 22/25, G Vickers 21/25; C: I Unthank 21/25, C Dudman 20/25; 25T HC: 1st P Smith, 2nd T JANUARY 2017 BAIRNSDALE Saturday 7th January 12 noon 100tgt Double Barrel Championship WONTHAGGI Sunday 1st January 12 noon New Years Day shoot 100tgt Double Barrel AA A B C 1+2 Sunday 8th January 12 noon Ladies Day T.B.A. MORWELL Saturday 21st January 12 noon 30tgt Handicap FM BM 60tgt Double Barrel Championship AA A B C 1+2 Handicap sponsored by Extreme Shooting Supplies Australia 1st place in Handicap wins Norinco 22 valued at $350 KORUMBURRA Saturday 28th January 12 noon Alpine Country Championship 30tgt Double Barrel 30tgt Single Barrel 30tgt Points Score TRARALGON First shoot for Traralgon will be Saturday 29th April 46 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

49 WARRNAMBOOL CLAY TARGET CLUB 2017 SEASIDE CARNIVAL Friday 10th, Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February Over $26,000 in Cash, Shells and Prizes PLUS ANOTHER $3000 IF YOU SHOOT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM CLEAN (Divided if more than 1) Friday 10th 6.00pm start Event l 25 Tgt Points Score C/Ship Nom $25.00 Sponsored by Cassigns, Turlands Plumbing & South West Tools Event 2 25 Tgt SW Zone Night Double Barrel C/Ship Nom $25.00 Sponsored by GB Corsivia Bruce Burns Saturday 11th 10.00am start Event 3 25 Tgt Points Score C/Ship Nom $25.00 Sponsored by J & A Shooting Bill Jorgenson, Ray Trade Event 4 25 Tgt Single Barrel C/Ship Nom $25.00 Sponsored by Falcon Cartridges/Best Traps Graham Beckworth Event 5 50 Tgt Seaside Carnival Double Barrel C/Ship Nom $50.00 Sponsored by Lindsey Cottee Tyres, Russel Cairns 4x4, Warrnambool Toyota, Carters Transport, Mr Sparkz Electrical O/All $1000 1st all grades $500 2nd all grades $250 3rd all grades $100 Ladies, Juniors & Veterans $200 Sunday 12th 9.00am start Event 6 25 Tgt Seaside Carnival Handicap Nom $30.00 Sponsored by Beretta Australia (Marque and Gunsmith in attendance) 1st Franchi Phoenix Sporter U/O value $1795 plus $800 2nd $700, 3rd $500, 4th 300, 5th $100, B/Marker $200 Event 7 45 Tgt Champion of Champions off 18 metres Nom $45.00 Sponsored by Holts Gun Shop O/All Howa Rem Sling, Scope Package with Gun Bag 1st all grades Marlin XT-22LR Scoped Rifle with Gun Bag 2nd all grades Crosman Semi Auto Air Rifle 3rd all grades Led Lenser Head Lamp Ladies/Juniors/Vets Beretta Bag & Beretta Compact 12g Cleaning Kit All Events: OA, AA, A, B, C, 1st, 2nd & 3rd plus L, J, V High Guns: Events 3 to 7 (OA, AA, A, B, C, L, J, V) Sponsored by Richardson Marine Warrnambool Sashes for all Events: O/All and Grade Winners plus High Gun Winners Total Nominations $225.00, Reduced Noms if shooting full program Open $195 L, J, V $185 Saturday Night 2 Course Roast Meal $15.00 per person On ground camping, minimum powered sites available (bookings essential) President Mal Dyson , Secretary Camille Foster Layouts in use Practice available from 3.00pm Friday Committee reserves the right to alter the program if necessary JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 47

50 JANUARY PROGRAM Phone SUNDAY 22nd Noms open 11.30am 12.00pm Start Event Tgts Handicap $ st 2nd & 3rd plus Backmarker (23mts) Please note: 28 gram loads max ONLY permitted! Event Tgts Double Barrel Championship $18.00 Overall plus 1st and 2nd each grade. Sash O/All Event Tgts Single Barrel $17.00 Graded Event 4. Jackpot $100 giveaway $ 2.00 Club will be open for practice only, from the 4th of January Club open for practice Wed to Sat from 12pm and 1st and 3rd Sundays. Competitions held on 1st Friday, 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Kitchen open for all competitions shoots. Wide range of ammunition available EFTPOS. Licensed Bar Inductions available for new shooters, visit our web site or ring Sonia at clubhouse on The committee reserves the right to alter the program without notice 48 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

51 Lloyd 35/36, 3rd P Grainger 34/36; B/M: P Grainger. Numurkah Shepparton 01/11/2016 Fine Sunny (85): 50T PS AA & OA: S Atkins 165/168, A Cooper; A: I Esplin 145/150, P Sing 144/150; B: G Hogan 140/150, M Rocca 138/150; C: D Currie 139/150, J Ford 136/150; 50T DB AA & OA: C Fitzgerald 126/126, A Leech 125/126; A: I Holschier 79/79, G McClure 78/79; B: C Repacholi 70/73, R Green 69/73; C: J Ford 56/60, N Dean 55/60; 20 Pr D/R AA & OA: J Wojcik 38/40, C Fleatcher, C Fitzgerald 55/60; A: C Easden 35/40, I Holschier 34/40; B: M Rocca 36/40, T Harbor 33/40; C: D Currie 33/40, J Ford 29/40; HG: S Atkins 234/240. Patchewollock 23/10/2016 Cool, partly cloudy (31): 10T SB E/O CD: G Caristo, M Absalom 10/10; 25T SB AA/A: D Yetman 24/26, G Pike 23/26; B: R Scott 25/27, J Absalom 24/27; C: M Sims 26/32, V Cavallo 25/32; 25T PS CS AA: W Hand 75/75, M Absalom 68/75; A: D Yetman 71/75, G Pike 67/75; B: J Absalom 73/75, N Box 74/78; C: A Tsanakaliotis 67/75, V Cavallo 61/75; 10 Pr D/R: M Absalom 20/20, E Yetman 25/28. Sebastopol 18/09/2016 (20): 30T PS CS OA & A: J Soufis 88/90, G Went 86/90; AA: J Bucholz 81/90, S Forbes 79/90; B: W Soufis 80/90; C: C Dudman 77/90, Russell Hardy 74/90; 25T DB HC: 1st N Vagg 32/34, 2nd W Carnes 31/34, 3rd R Hardy 30/34; BM: J Bucholz; 20 Pr D/R CS OA & AA: J Bucholz 37/40, D Demasi; A: L Cook 31/40, G Went 29/40; B: W Soufis 21/40, B Hay 21/40; C: T Pilmore, C Dudman. St James 29/10/2016 Warm and sunny (49): 50T Pts Wilson Mem OA & AA: D Thomas 144/150, T Bradshaw 142/150; A: P Woods 148/150, D Saunders 144/150; B: L McDonald 137/150, S Glossop 134/150; C: J Old 136/150, A Sutherland 132/150; 50T DB Murphy Mem OA & AA: R Felmingham 63/63, J Wojak 62/63; A: M Kelly 50/50, D Saunders 49/50; B: L McDonald 49/50, Albury Wodonga 30/10/2016 Overcast and light wind, late rain; 100T B/T AA: Matthews 96/100, S Pinner 93/10; A: J Wojcik 93/100, A Cooper 92/100; B: C Thompson 92/100, C Palmer 87/100; C: W Kosch 86/100, S Glossop 85/100; OA: J Willett 98/100; Vet: A Cooper; Lad: H Devlin; Jnr: C Palmer; 100T S/C: A: V Bowman 94/120 & OA, T McLaughlin 93/120; B: R Fish 81/100, C Whyte 75/100; C: P Smith 61/100, C Grafton 42/100; Vet: V Bowman. Albury Wodonga 13/11/2016 (20): 5 Pr D/R E/O: 2 Possibles; 30 Pr D/R CS OA & AA: R Liersch 55/60, P Matthews 52/60; A: P Wojtoyez 48/60, C Edwards 44/60; B: S Glossop 48/60, C Edwards 43/60; C: M O Connor 45/60, C Grafton 41/60; 30T DB CS OA & AA: G Pinner 35/35, P Matthews 34/35; A: P Wojtowyez 29/30, C Edwards 26/30; B: S Carey 29/30, S Glossop 38/40; C: M O Connor 27/30, L Sanders 24/30; 25T CONT CS OA & AA: R Liersch 83/83, P Matthews 82/83; A: B Glossop 24/25, C Edwards 23/25, B: C Edwards 24/25, K Bockman 23/25, C: M O Connor 24/25, L Sanders 22/25; HG: R Liersch 119/125. F Balcombe 48/55; C: P Ferrari 48/50, A Sutherland 46/50; HG: P Woods 196/200. Warracknabeal 22/10/2016 Windy 14deg (16): 30T PS CD OA & AA: R Lehmann 86/90, E Yetman 82/90; A: R Hounsell 83/90, R Black 79/90, B Lorval 84/90, J Webster 83/90; C: B Papst 83/90, R Gould 53/90; 50T DB CS OA & AA: R Lehmann 69/70, T Lyons 68/90; A: R Black 46/50, P Mellington 46/50; B: J Webster 45/40, L Orval 43/50; C: D Harris 43/50, R Gould 42/50. Werribee 04/11/2016 Very windy (50): 25T Grd PS AA: K Robertson 75/75, J Patterson 73/75; A: G Harrington 74/75, I Urch 73/75; B: Dominic 71/75, M Incani 70/78; C: D Murray 73/75, M Bugg 72/75; 25T Grd SB AA: R Mitchell 24/25, P Arbaci 27/30; A: P DeFrancesco 24/25, G Harrington 23/25; B: B Allen 23/25, L Allen 21/25; C: D Camilleri 20/25, D Murray 16/25; 25T Grd DB A & OA: P DeFrancesco 35/35, G Harrington 27/28; AA: P Arbaci 34/35, T Armstrong 25/26; B: L Allen 23/25, D Landells 22/25; C: D Camilleri 27/29, D Waterson 31/34. Woods Point 23/10/2016 Overcast & sunny & cool (20): 10T DB PS CD AA: D Rhodes, P Desmond 30/30; A: D Hoon 27/30; B: D Frazer 30/30; C: S Bedggood 30/30; 25T Bernie Elstrek Mem DB CS OA: D Clark 28/28; AA: D Clark 25/25, M Ward 35/36; A: D Hoon 23/25, T Ewart 22/25; B: R Lay 25/25, J Wood 32/38; C: S Bedggood 22/25, R Press 22/27; 30T Elstrek Mem Trophy DB HC CONT CS OA: P West 28/30, S Bedggood 33/37, R Elstrek 32/37, J Wood 32/38; F/M: D Walker 27/32; 20 Pr D/D Elstrek CS OA: B Elstrek/S Bedggood 18/20, J Wood/M Ward 21/25, D Clark/D Frazer 20/25, P Lang/ P Desmond 15/20; HG: D Clark 67/75. Yarrawonga 06/11/2016 Fine and windy (36): 100T DB CS AA & OA: R Felmingham 111/111, J Willett 100/100; A: B Seccull 110/111, J Fothergill 99/100; B: C Thompson 113/115, R Ellis 112/115; C: G Saunders 81/100, V Coombes 59/100; HG: R Felmingham. NEW SOUTH WALES Barellan 13/11/2016 Windy with cold showers (43): 15T DB H: 1st A DePaoli, 2nd K Polsen, 3rd F Monteleone, 4th G Tabain, 5th R Hillam; Lad: J Irvin; Vet: C Strike; Jnr: K Schmetzer; ; H Phillpot, J Tiffen; 20T DB HC Novelty Trophy: 1st A DePaoli, 2nd B Irvin, 3rd S Laviano, 4th A Paonne, 5th L Irvin; Lad: J Irvin; Vet: P Ledwidge; Jnr: K Schmetzer; Mystery: L Irvin; 10T DB 15m Grd Trophy: 1st A: G Tabain, 2nd T Stockton; 1st B: A DePaoli, 2nd S Rinaldo; 1st C: T Lucchese, 2nd A Toscan; Lad: J Irvin; Vet: P Ledwidge; Jnr: K Schmetzer; HG Open: A DePaoli; Lad: J Irvin; Vet: A Paonne; Les Dow Mem Yearly Aggregate: K Whytcross. Bega 06/11/2016 Fine and windy (36): 30T DB AA: F Bognoto 30/30, C Davis 43/43; A: C Sheehan 30/30, S Buckley 29/30; B: T Gray 46/48, K Pearce 45/48; C: C Feldmann 26/30, R McLeod; 25T HC: F Bognoto 31/31, T Gray 30/31, K Pearce 28/30; SEZ Ch/Ch AA: P Body 59/60, F Bognoto 57/60; A: S Platts 56/60, S McIntyre 51/60; B: T Gray 51/60, T Collins 49/60; C: C Feldmann 45/60, B Moffitt; HG: F Bognoto 111/115. GOOLMA CLAY TARGET CLUB 2017 JOHN MEDCALF MEMORIAL SHOOT SATURDAY 21ST JANAURY am start 25T Double Barrel 25T Single Barrel 25T Points Score 30T Handicap* *Handicap shot using Flash Targets Over $4,000 Cash Prizes Overall High Gun Graded High Guns Ladies, Junior, Veterans High Guns Noms: $85.00 Open $70.00 Ladies, Juniors, Veterans Contact: Lauren Love (Secretary) or Mark Rogers (President) for more information Like us on Facebook! Goolma Clay Target Club JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 49

52 Boorowa 22/10/2016 Very Cold and Very Windy (36): 25T HC: 1st T Mihas 24/25, 2nd B Murphy 33/36, 3rd P Phillipott 32/36; CZ MXD Targets 10T DB, 10T SB, 10T PS 5T D/R OA: G Evans; AA: F Twarloh, 2nd B Murphy; A: J Varoutsos, 2nd A Wilson; B: B Frost, 2nd T Mihas; C: A Cooper, 2nd G Mason; 50T DB CONT OA: B Murphy 76/78; AA: D Crane 75/78, D Turner 52/55; A: M Campbell 47/50, A Wilson 46/50; B: T Mihas 46/50, P Heuston 40/50; C: S Green 40/50, C Dempsey, Farrell-Gray 38/50; OA HG: B Murphy 127/135; Jnr HG: C Lees 116/135; Lad HG: J Twarloh 102/135; Vet HG: J Nash 120/135. Canowindra 20/11/2016 FINE, HOT (Slight shower in afternoon) (35): 25T D/B CD AA: G Evans, 2nd AA: D Hunter, B Heaslip, B Hunt, B Rue, J Anderson, P Sullivan, Piotrowski; A: C O Leary, B Dent, J Hunter, K Dowton, D Player, M Matilka; B: J Kennedy-Gibbs, 2nd B: J Wright C: S Sullivan; C: K Bullock; 75 T Ch/Ch OA: C Dykes; AA: R Fryer, 2nd AA: G Evans; A: D Player, A: B Dent; B: J Kennedy-Gibbs, 2nd B: J Colgan; C: S Sullivan, 2nd C: M Heaslip; HG: R Fryer. Cessnock 22/10/2016 Wind and rain (32): 25T DB E/0: S Pinkerton, C Diaz, P Fiorenza, J Hancock, B Brown 25/25; 50T SB CS OA: B Brown 49/50; AA: B Brown 49/50, C Diaz 48/50; A: P Fiorenza 47/50, S Pinkerton 47/50; B: G Pascoe 45/50, T Chapman 41/50; C: D Tyson 44/50, N Weaver 42/50; 25T HC: 1st Carmichael, 2nd P Fiorenza, 3rd J Barker Cooma 30/10/2016 Fine, very windy (10): 100T B/T OA: M Harris 86/102; A: S McIntyre 82/100, P Green 82/100; B: R Meagher 84/100, N McInnes 56/100; C: M Diss 65/100, S Mac- Donald 62/100. Cooma 12/11/2016 Sunny & very windy (25): 25T DB Gr CD AA & A: R Meagher, P Ewart 25/25, D McInnes, C Smith, D Blyton 22/25; B: P Johnston 23/23, A Mower, D Blewitt, T Gray 22/25; C: R Rowling 21/25, M O Brien 18/25, O Mower 16/25; 75T Ch/ Ch CS OA: R Meagher 140/150; AA & A: P Ewart 139/150, S McIntyre 114/125; B: F Luccarda 113/125, T Gray 107/125; C: O Mower 97/125, R Rowling 83/125; Vet: M Diss 103/125; HG: R Meagher 140/150; Vet HG: S McIntyre 133/150. Corowa 22/10/2016 Mild with light wind (58): 10T PS E/O: J Sandral, A Cooper, R Ellis, R Yeo, N Cook, A Plum, C Wemyss, D Hunt, J Wojcik, T Walls; 30T PS CS AA & OA: C Wilkinson 90/90, T Walls 88/90; A: P Wilkinson 89/90, J Motha 88/90; B: R Gulliver 95/102, R Green 94/102; C: Riley Sandral 77/90, L Doering 76/90; 30T DB CS AA & OA: D Hunt 84/84, B Woodhouse 83/84; A: G Ganning 30/30, P Woods 27/30; B: K Brown 28/30, V Tomasoni 31/34; C: L Doering 28/30, J Ford 26/30; 20T HC: 1st: P Kovacs 31/32, 2nd: N Cook 30/32, 3rd: 23/25; 1st Team: P Wilkinson, C Wilkinson, D Whyte Snr, C Whyte, J Finemore, 91/100; OA HG: C Wilkinson 166/170; Vet HG: A Plum 160/170; Lad HG: L Wojtowyez 155/170; Jnr HG: J Sandral 183/195. Cowra 05/11/2016 Dry and very windy (30): 25T Gr DB CD off 15m: AA: J Finn 24/25, C Dykes, D Hammond, D Weal 23/25; A: P Mould, J Nash 24/25; A Dolbel, R Haug, M Drury, S Gittoes 23/25; B: M Crowe, J Wright 24/25; R Alston 21/25; C: M Dun 22/25, P Dun, S Dun 21/25; 25T DB HC: M Crowe 28/30, J Catterall 27/30, C O Leary 25/28; SB CS OA: C Dykes 49/50; AA: J Finn 47/50, A Gray 46/50; A: J Nash 46/50, C O Leary 44/50; B: M Crowe 42/50, J Wright 37/50; C: M Dun 41/50, P Dun 36/50; HG: C Dykes 94/100. Downside 22/10/2016 Very cold &strong winds (21): 100T PS CS OA: C Foster 282/300; AA: M Kneebone 274/300; A: Ben Tredrea 271/300; B: S Oakman 251/300; C: Lyn Blake 238/300. Dubbo 23/10/2016 (14): 25T SKT: D Coaker, C McPherson, C Everett 23/25; 50T Skt CS OA: A Madson 49/50, E Tucker 45/50, C Everett 44/50; 25T Skt: C Everett 22/25, P Kay 21/25. Dubbo 06/11/2016 Fine (31): 25T DB AA: B Fairman 25/25, M Rodgers, B Machul 24/25; A: S Pinkerton 24/24, L Glynn, D Fitzpatrick 23/25; B: D Funt 23/25, A Norton, A Murphy 22/25; C: G Lowden 24/25, J McGrah L Griffith 22/25; 25T PS AA: M Rodgers 73/75, B Machul 72/75; A: S Pinkerton 73/75, G Patten 66/75; B: A Norton 73/75, D Funt 68/75; C: J McGrath 69/75, K Gunning 60/75; 15Pr D/R AA: B Machul 28/30, M Rodgers 27/30; A: G Patten, L Glynn 27/30; B: A Murphy, B Glasson 21/30; C: G Lowden 26/30, J McGrah; 25Pr D/D C/H: 1st M Rodgers & D Fitzpatrick 36/36, 2nd B Machul & B Machul 35/36, 3rd A Norton & L Glynn 24/25; HG: M Rodgers 125/130. Glen Innes 05/11/2016 Fine, warm and windy (59): 50T DB AA: N McRae 59/59, K McBean 58/59; A: S Boyd-Law 50/50, C Overton 51/52; B: M Wilkins 48/50, P Acton 47/52; C: K Young 46/50, M Lindeman 45/50; 50T SB AA: D Edmonds 48/50, G Jacobsen 49/53; A: N Smith 47/53, P Holmes 46/53; B: S Ulrick 42/50, N Davis 37/50; C: M Lindeman 43/50, K Young 41/50; 50T PS AA: D Edmonds 144/150, T Turner 173/180; A: P Turner 145/150, S Boyd-Law 139/150; B: S Ulrick 135/150, M Grennan 123/150; C: M Lindeman 139/150, Young 136/150; OA HG: D Edmonds 240/250; AA HG: D Johnson 238/250; A HG: S Boyd-Law 232/250; B HG: S Ulrick 223/250; C HG: M Lindeman 226/250; Vet HG: G Jacobsen 233/250; Lad HG: C McBean 212/250; Jnr HG: S Edmonds 181/250. Griffith 06/11/2016 Warm and Sunny (34): 25T SB AA: B McAllister 25/25, A Evans 24/25; A: L Irvin 27/27, G Schmetzer 24/25; B: A DePaoli 23/25, L Brissenden 23/26; C: A Macri 21/27, A Toscan 20/27; 25T PS AA: G McMillan 74/75, B McAllister 74/75; A: L Irvin 75/75, G Schmetzer 70/75; B: G DePaoli 68/75, S Papasidero 68/75; C: A Macedone 68/75, D Macedone 66/75; Club Mug: B McAllister 27/27; 15 Pr D/R AA: L Stokes 28/30, B McAllister; A: D Brain 26/30, L Irvin 25/30; B: L Brissenden 24/30, G McDonald 21/30; C: S McVitte 23/30, D Macedone 21/30; 15 Pr D/D: L Stokes & A Macedone 16/18, P Salafia & A DePaoli 15/18. Guyra 29/10/2016 Fine (27): 50T Trench OA: B Suprain 64/75; A: B Rumbel 44/50, T Rumbel 42/50; B: G Haynes 40/50, R Larkings 39/50; C: N Mc Rae 39/52, J Smith 38/52; 50T Skt OA: J Richardson 62/64; AA: R Vidal 61/64, D Edmonds 50/52; A: T Rumbel 50/56, D Saunders 53/60; B: J Reid 40/50, G Haynes 39/50; C: M Moffatt 32/50, D Ellis 31/50. Guyra 30/10/2016 Fine (31): 30T HC: 1st B Schwartz 30/30, 2nd W Heagney 37/38, 3rd N Mc Rae 36/38, 4th B Finch 30/32, 5th R Vidal 41/43; 30T SB OA: N Mc Rae 41/41; AA: PRELIMINARY NOTICE Glen Innes Clay Target Club Sapphire Open Shoot 4th & 5th February Fluro Targets 6 Events Sash & Trophy Overall AA A B C Ladies Juniors & Veterans Full Details in February Shooting News Enquiries Ralph Larkings AH See us on Facebook.com/GIClayTarget or at 50 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

53 MARCONI CLAY TARGET CLUB Heathcote Rd, Lucas Heights ** 10 GUNS TO BE WON ** $20,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES 5th ANNUAL MARCONI FALCON 100 In conjunction with 2017 Marconi Falcon 400 Teams Event Sunday 12th February, 2017 Nominations 8.30am, Comp starts 9.30am EVENT: 1 50 Target Points Score EVENT: 2 50 Target Double Barrel TEAMS: Shooters must nominate a team prior to the start of the event (teams optional) $ Noms, $80.00 Ladies & Veterans, Juniors $60.00 **Overall receives (events 1 & 2) Sash + Beretta 692 Trap Gun (Valued $6,200) Falcon Shells + Name on Honour Board** Prizes Event: 1 ~ Points Score ** 1st each grade AA, A, B, C receives Sash + Browning A-Bolt Hunter Rifle with Mounted Scope & Rifle Bag (caliber.270 or.243) Falcon Shells** ** 2nd each grade receives Trophy + Cash Falcon Shells ** Prizes Event: 2 ~ Double Barrel ** 1st each grade AA, A, B, C receives Sash + Weatherby Vanguard Rifle with Mounted Scope & Rifle Bag (caliber.270win,.3006spr,.243win,.223rem) Falcon Shells** ** 2nd each grade receives Trophy + Cash Falcon Shells ** ** L,V,J receives Sash + Cash Falcon Shells** Grade winners & place getters are not eligible for section prizes. Grade takes preference. Overall winner cannot take Grade Marconi 400 Open Grade Teams Event $10 nom per shooter (4 shooters per team) Div 60/40 Trophies & Cash Falcon Cartridges, BBQ lunch and refreshments available on the grounds. Lucky door prize 250 Falcon shells. Raffle Henry.22LR Lever Action 15 shot Rifle + lots more. Eftpos facilities available. Shoot offs will be conducted under lights if necessary. Marconi CTC would like to thank our Sponsors: Overall High Gun ~ Sponsored by Marconi CTC Event 1: Points Score ~ Browning Rifles ~ Sponsored by Marconi CTC Event 2: Double Barrel ~ Weatherby Rifles ~ Sponsored by Dino Barros ABC Textures (02) ABC Texture Coatings Pty Ltd All texture finishes external & internal cement render. Stucco Antico Silicate Plaster Silicate Paint AMMUNITION SPONSORED BY FALCON CARTRIDGES ~ For further information contact Sharon Phillpott on or or Angelo Piazza on The committee reserves the right to alter the program if necessary. JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 51

54 12 TH WAGGA GC GOLDEN CROW 2 DAY SHOOT 4TH & 5TH FEBRUARY, 2017 $8,000 Over 2 Days GUNS ~ CASH WINCHESTER AMMO $2,000 CASH & GOLDEN CROW UNIQUE BELT BUCKLE FOR OVERALL WINNER OF EVENT 3 2 DAY OVERALL HIGH GUN RIFLE SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY, 9.00AM START Event 1 50 Points Score Championship Overall, 1st & 2nd Grade. 1st W, J, V. Event 2 50 Double Barrel Championship Overall, 1st & 2nd Grade. 1st W, J, V. SUNDAY 5TH FEBRUARY, 9.00AM START Event Points Score Championship Overall, 1st & 2nd Grade. 1st W, J, V. HIGH GUNS OVERALL HIGH GUN RIFLE AA, A, B, C GRADES & JUNIORS, WOMENS, VETERANS (OVER EVENTS 1, 2 &3) TOTAL OPEN NOMINATION - $ WOMEN/VETERANS - $170, JUNIOR - $160 CAMPING FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT GROUNDS BOOKINGS THROUGH ACTA ( ) PRESIDENT TREASURER Narelle Cook Janenne Kidd PH: THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER THE PROGRAMME J Reid 40/41, D Ellis 29/30; A: B Hodges 29/30, A Hone 27/30; B: S Ulrick 28/30, B Finch 27/30; C: B Suprain 27/30, W Heagney 25/30; 25Pr D/R OA: G Brunsdon 56/60; AA: J Reid 55/60, T Rumbel 52/60; A: B Hodges 60/63, B Schwartz 59/63; B: S Ulrick 45/50; C: K Young 42/50, B Suprain 40/50; HG OA: R Vidal 189/210; AA: D Edmonds 186/210; A: B Hodges 194/240; B: S Ulrick 177/210; C: B Suprain 186/210. Junee 23/10/2016 Cloudy/Windy (23): Ch/Ch OA: D Cacciopoli 123/125; AA: D Power 120/125; A: R Moore 114/125; B: H Wood 106/125; C: D Richards 109/125; Vet: B Hulm 126/150; 30T HC: 1st: C Foster 27/30, 2nd: R Moore 27/31, 3rd: B Hulm 28/33; HG: C Foster 146/155. Kempsey 19/11/2016 Very hot and dry, slight breeze (30): 25T DB CD AA: K Miller, S Saul 25/25, Kenmcbean 24/25; A: R Spagnolo, A McMahon 25/25, G Neziz, L Langer, R Nock 24/25; B: K Saunders, C Smith, 23/25, M Wilkins, R Duck, B Neil 22/25; C: D Piper 22/25, R Jackson 21/25, J Hall, 20/25; 20Pr D/D 20m Baker Memorial shoot.: 1st K Miller & L Langer 21/22, B Hooper & S Saul 20/25, 3rd J Hall & R Nock22/25; 25T DB CONT 15m AA: S Saul 25/25, K McBean, R Aston, B Hooper 24/25; A: B Dray, M Burke 24/25, R Spagnolo, G Neziz, K Aiken, J Burke, R Nock, K Berry, 23/25; B: K Saunders, M Wilkins, C Creighton, R Duck, 22/25; C: D Piper 23/25, J Hall 20/25, R Jackson 18/25; 25T PS 15M AA: R Aston, B Hopper 72/75, K Miller, S Saul 67/75; A: K Aiken 71/75, J Burke 69/75, R Nock 68/75; B: M Wilkins 70/75, M Wilkins 65/75, C Creighton 64/75; C: J Hall, D Piper, R Jackson, 61/75. Marconi 14/10/2016 Cold Night (36): 60T MXD AA: T Arvanitakis 97/100, Ziad A 96/100; A: Fawzi 99/100, S Georgi 98/100; B: G Americanas 94/100, S Barros 92/100; C: K Bush 93/100, G Beha 86/100; HG: Fawzi 129/130. Marconi 16/10/2016 Hot (82): 100T DB CS OA: A Del-Ben 160/161; AA: T Arvanitakis 159/161, F Roberts 156/157; A: J Yarak 103/105, M Gomes 97/100; B: J Moutopoulos 96/100, J Adamopoulos 95/100; C: C Forner 98/100, A Mardin 95/100; Vet: A Jones 98/100; Lad: H Phillpott 93/100; Jnr: C Forner 95/100; Team Shoot: 1st F Roberts, A Jones, J Smith, T Sutton 385/400 2nd: D Perri, T Alvaro, B Baratto, A Mardin Split: C Sherry, A Del-Ben, J Camilleri, T Arvanitakis 384/400. Marconi 28/10/2016 Mild Night (36): 60T MXD CS AA: H Guerriero 98/100, J Barros 97/100; A: Fawzi 92/100, S Georgi 91/100; B: S Barros 87/100, Nick S 80/100; C: K Bush 83/100, R Damevski 80/100; HG: H Guerriero 128/130. Marconi 30/10/2016 Fine (30): 50T PS AA: C Sherry 149/150, P Athanasopoulos 145/150; A: E Pantalone 145/150, M Gomes 144/150; B: J Camilleri 149/150, G Americanas 136/150; C: N Petrone 132/150, R Damcevski 126/150; 50T HC CS: 1st C Sherry 48/50, 2nd N Xenos 47/50, 3rd G Lysaght 54/58; HG: C Sherry 197/200. Marjura Park 26/10/2016 Fine (21): 25T HC CS: W Morsch 28/30, D Maloney 27/30, M Bartlett 25/27; 30T (SB, DB, PS) MXD CS OA: W Morsch 50/50; AA: S Askie 49/50; A: M Bartlett 46/50; B: P Maloney 44/50; C: M Brennan 44/50. Marjura Park 04/11/2016 Warm (29): 50T HC: 1st T Shaw 60/61, 52 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

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56 WAGGA GUN CLUB INC. 17 TH AUSTRALIAN VETERANS GAMES Tuesday 7 th Saturday 11 th March 2017 ALL WELCOME FROM 45 YEARS TO 80+ YEARS Surname: First Name: Club: State: ACTA No: Phone No: Mobile: Post Code: ****************** Please YOUR AGE GROUP ****************** The age you are on the first day of competition ARE YOU OVER 80? Camping available on ground contact ACTA Ph: You can enter 1 or ALL the events VETERAN GAMES EVENTS 54 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017 NOMS P 1 TUESDAY MARCH 7th 10:AM SPORTING CLAYS CHAMPIONSHIP 75 TGT $30 2 WEDNESDAY MARCH 8th 10:AM SKEET CHAMPIONSHIP 75 TGT $30 3 THURSDAY MARCH 9TH 10:AM DOUBLE BARREL CHAMPIONSHIP 75 TGT $30 4 FRIDAY MARCH 10TH 10:AM POINTS SCORE CHAMPIONSHIP 75 TGT $30 5 SATURDAY MARCH 11TH 10:AM CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIP (DB, SB, P/S) 75 TG $30 SPORT FEE $15 P Competing in all events = $ Total amount payable: $ Pre-nomination mail payment to: Cheques/Money Orders made payable to Wagga Gun Club Inc For information contact Janenne Kidd Ph: jakidd.13@bigpond.com WAGGA GUN CLUB PO BOX 5318 WAGGA WAGGA NSW nd C Lees 71/74, 3rd S Cassar 70/74, 4th B Hallam 53/55, 5th D Brighenti 72/75. Marjura Park 05/11/2016 Windy (75): 50T PS OA: D Brighenti 149/150; AA: F Roberts 148/150, C Lees 177/180, G Barton 176/180; A: S Wallis 173/180, A Wilson 171/180, S Schiller 144/153; B: B Frost 145/156, C Koolbanks 142/156, D Perry 138/150; C: F Chetcuti 77/150, T Cook 74/150; Lad: T Barton 140/150; Jnr: N Burt 146/150; Vet: B Powell 146/150; 50T DB OA: D Power 75/75; AA: M Patmore 75/75, T Barton 63/75, A Jones 54/55; A: C Forner 58/59, A Wilson 49/50, S Platts 70/72; B: F Cicala 47/50, T Shaw 48/52, B Frost 47/52; C: F Chetcuti 29/50, T Cook 27/50; Lad: L Love 47/50; Jnr: N Burt 49/50; Vet: B Powell 46/50; 30T SB OA: F Roberts 55/55; AA: K Beddie 54/55, A Jones 44/45; A: M Harris 33/34, C Weeks 29/30; B: D Perry 28/30, P Maloney 31/35; C: D Farrell-Gray 24/30, B Hitchenson 21/30; Lad: L Love 29/30; Jnr: C Lees 32/33; Vet: B Powell 34/38; 30T HC: 1st C Lees 30/30, 2nd K Cox 34/35, 3rd C Forner 33/35, 4th P Watchorn 32/34, 5th S Wallie 30/32; 15Pr D/R OA: D Power 30/30; AA: F Roberts 29/30, M Patmore 29/30; A: G Tabain 29/30, M Harris 28/30; B: C Koolbanks 26/30, D Meakin 23/30; C: N Hitchenson 22/30, D Farrell-Gray 19/30; Lad: T Barton 28/30; Jnr: C Lees 26/30; Vet: K Cox 24/30; HG OA: F Roberts 284/290; AA: D Power, G Barton 281/290; A: M Harris 273/290; B: C Koolbanks 259/290; C: F Chetcuti 162/290; Lad: T Barton 272/290; Jnr: C Lees 280/290; Vet: B Powell 264/290. Marjura Park 09/11/2016 Windy, raining (21): 30T DB Twilight CS OA: D Power 46/46; AA: R Southwell 45/46; A: C Curtis 33/34; B: T Shaw 33/34; C: J Jones 27/30; 25T SB OA: G Tabain 25/25; AA: A Christou 23/25; A: D Brighenti 23/25; B: K Luketic 22/25; C: J Jones 21/25. Marjura Park 16/11/2016 Warm (26): 30T SB OA: M Patmore 30/30; AA: D Power 40/41; A: M Harris 28/30; B: S MacDonald 25/30; C: J Jones 17/30; 25T BT OA: A Scott 61/62; AA: M Patmore 24/25; A: D Power 60/62; B: S Askie 22/25; C: W Morsch 21/25. Majura Park Gun Club 20/11/2016 Hot & Sunny (18): 100T ISSF Trench and Finals: Gold R Hibbert , Silver C Southwell , Bronze M Schiller ; A: D Power ; B: G Harris 89+9; C: P Tse 80/100; LAD: A Hibbert 78/100. Moree 06/11/2016 Very warm, very windy (15): 25T PS CD AA: G Baylis 71/75, J Turner 70/75; A: B Schwartz 70/75, T Montgomery 67/75; B & C: I Schwartz 74/75, J Fea 71/75; 100T Medley OA: B Schwartz 142/150; AA: T Haynes 141/150, G Baylis 140/150; A: D Boydell 140/150, T Montgomery 137/150; B & C: J Fea 135/150, I Schwartz 123/150; 25T HC: 1st D Boydell 25/25, 2nd I Schwartz 24/25, 3rd B Farlow 23/25; OA HG: B Schwartz 234/250. Moulamein 22/10/2016 Fine & Windy: 60T Medley CS OA & AA: A Costa, 2nd A Moroni; A: G Went, 2nd I Fratantaro; B: K Siciliano, 2nd P Orlando; C: D Howard, 2nd D Hinks; 25T CONT CS OA & AA: A Costa, 2nd T Armstrong; A: F Siciliano, 2nd G Went; B: K Siciliano, 2nd G Manuel; C: D Howard, 2nd D Hinks; 25T Night DB CS OA & AA: R Fratantaro, 2nd T Armstrong; A: G Young, 2nd I Fratantaro; B: P Orlando, 2nd G Manuel; C: D Howard, 2nd D Hinks; Sat HG: A Costa. Moulamein 23/10/2016 Fine and cool: 10T Grd Cash AA: T Psaila; A: G Went; B: P Orlando; C: D Hinks, D Howard; 50T DB CS OA & AA: T Psaila, 2nd A Costa; A: R Algie, 2nd G Went; B: P Orlando; C: D Howard, 2nd D Hinks; 20 Pr D/D D/P: A Costa & T Armstrong, 2nd G Young & M Vistarini, 3rd T Psaila & F Siciliano; OA BR & C 2 Day HG: A Costa. Mt Lindesay 13/11/2016 Sunny & windy (49): 50T DB OA: K Stevens 103/103; AA: M Davis 109/112; A: H Lamb 48/50; B: T Robinson 49/51; C: M Johnson 47/50; 30T Medley OA: G Jacobsen 75/75; AA: C Witt 74/75; A: K Rowling 48/50; B: T Robinson 48/50; C: J Gracie 45/50; 30T HC: G Graham 38/40, H Lamb 37/40; B Petehrs 31/33; HG OA: R Bartley; VET: G Jacobsen; LAD: S Costanzo; JNR: C Want. New South Wales 02/11/2016 Fair (18): 50T DB A: C Eleftheriou 48/50 +23, J Czinker 48/50 +22; B: I Nemcich 49/50, R Baker 43/50; C: J Persson 44/50, R Ragona 43/50. Newcastle Lake Macquarie 30/10/ T Trench - Reno Cangiano Mem OA: S Rehayem 105/125; A: T McCloy 87/100, Y Yarak 83/100; B: F Morris 83/100, Elias Chahine 80/100; C: K Raymond 77/100, D Aubrey 74/100. Newcastle Lake Macquarie 05/11/ T (25T DB, 25T DB, 25T SB, 25T PS CS): OA & AA: D Aubrey 137/150, G Bartlett 123/150; A: J Hancock 130/150, R Bacci 124/150; B: M Attard 131/150, A Chapman 122/150; C: J Radford 109/150, M Knight 107/150. Newcastle Lake Macquarie 19/11/ T SKT Gr AA: B Buhagiar 53/58; OA & B: M Mascord 55/58, L Dixon 46/50; C: C Aubrey 45/50, G Bartlett 40/50; 50T SKT HC: 1st: C Aubrrey 108(+8)/ 116, 2nd: M. Mascord 109(+6)/116. Richmond River 23/10/2016 Overcast, windy (36): 25T DB CD AA: I McDonald, K Nealon, S Kilfoyle, N Gordon, P Brown 25/25; A: M Sullivan 25/25, P McKenzie 24/25; B: N Davis 21/25, I Priddle, R Hastie, J Wilson 20/25; C: A Gordon 24/25, M Perkins 22/25; 75T Ch/ Ch OA: S Kilfoyle 116/125; AA: S Kilfoyle, M Formaggin 116/125; A: F Binding 113/125, I Sullivan 107/125; B: R Hastie 96/125, I Priddle 90/125; C: N James 86/125, M Perkins 84/125; 25T HC: M Sullivan 24/25, M Perkins 35/37, K Harding 34/37; Int HG: R Hastie 138/175; HG: S Kilfoyle 159/175. Singleton 13/11/2016 Sunny and very windy (39): 25T HC: G Pascoe 31/31, B Warran 30/31, P Fiorenza 26/27, D Thistleton 25/26, R Marko 34/35, M Buitenhuis 33/34; 45T MXD W.I. Clark Memorial AA: C Diaz 93/100, D Pearce 90/100; A & OA: J Hancock 74/75, R Bacci 142/150; B: D Boonstoppel 69/75, D Whipps 68/75; C: K Gunning 70/75, A Boonstoppel 89/100; 25T PS 18m Jumbo Evans Memorial Teams Singleton: P Poile, P Fiorenza, A Larkin, Anthony Goatcher, Aidan Goatcher 352/375, 2nd Newcastle: C Diaz, R Bacci, D Chapman, J Hancock, G Peglar 337/375; HG: P Poile 170/175. Sydney 21/10/2016 Mild Night (35): 30T DB, 30T PS AA: T Arvanitakis 117/120, J Barros 114/120; A: G Hapeshi 116/120, F Ibrahim 114/120; B: L Trew 114/120, Nick S. 109/120; C: K Bush 115/120, J Nunes 106/120. Sydney 23/10/2016 Windy/Sunny (30): 25T HC: 1st M Bajada 26/28, 2nd K Bosanko 25/28, 3rd N Petrone 31/34, 4th J Camilleri 30/34, 5th Peter A, A Tsolakis 28/32; 50T DB AA: J Luke 66/66, N Xenos 65/66; A: A Tsolakis

57 58/61, M Gomes 57/61; B: P Savell 44/50, J Adamopoulos 43/50; C: N Petrone 49/50, J Nunes 38/50; 25T PS AA: N Xenos 73/75, N Loucas 71/75; A: M Gomes 70/75, A Tsolakis 68/75; B: S Vrahimis 71/75, L Trew, J Adamopoulos 63/75; C: N Petrone 75/75, J Nunes 62/75. Sydney 04/11/2016 Mild Night (23): 75T MXD AA: H Guerriero 122/125, G Poulios 119/125,; A: S Georgi 122/125, F Ibrahim 121/125, V Marinos 119/125, P Shiailis 118/125, C: C Savell 103/125, C Mollica 79/125. Sydney 06/11/2016 Fine (34): 50T DB AA: C Sherry, H Guerriero 50/50; A: M Henriques 48/50, L Scott 54/57; B: J Moutopoulos 49/50, J Camilleri 55/58; C: F Batley 34/50; 50T PS CONT AA: C Sherry 140/150, D Loucas 130/150; A: V Sirtlan 142/150, L Scott 135/150; B: G Rootes 134/150, B Samuels 132/150; C: F Batley 109/150; HG: C Sherry 190/200. Taree Wingham 30/10/2016 Fine & Sunny (21): 10T DB E/O AA: P Baker 10/10, K Miller, B Fletcher 9/10; A: R Van Heythuysen 9/10, L Langer 7/10; B: D Frost, G Pascoe, C Smith 10/10; C: F Williamson, D Mariott, A Mudford, K Bourke 9/10; 30T DB CD AA: P Baker 30/30, J Lisle 28/30; A: R Van Heythuysen 29/30, L Langer 21/30; B: P Ryan 30/30, D Frost 28/30; C: F Williamson 25/30, A Mudford 23/30; 30T SB CD AA: P Baker 29/30, B Fletcher 27/30; A: R Van Heythuysen 25/30, L Langer 16/30; B: M Wilkins 26/30, D Frost, G Pascoe 25/30; C: F Williamson 25/30, A Mudford 23/30; 30T HC CD: 1st P Ryan 31/31, 2nd A Mudford 30/31, 3rd R Van Heythuysen 28/30; HG: P Baker 94/100. The Forest 19/11/2016 Sunny: 75T Medley, 25T DB, 25T SB, 25T PS OA: P Haynes; AA: A Clay, 2nd B Baratto; A: D McMillan, 2nd N Watchorn; B: G Rootes, 2nd R Haggart; C: G Glasgow, 2nd N Curtis. The Forest 20/11/2016 Overcast and warm: 100T DB OA HG: N Xenos; AA: C Sherry, 2nd J Maxwell, 3rd B Bartolo; A: L Reghelin, 2nd G Camilliri, 3rd K Bosanko; B: M Simpson, 2nd R Kingross, 3rd M Goff; C: R McLeod, 2nd J Gould, 3rd I Crisp; JNR HG: S Bartolo; LAD HG: S Trindall; VET HG: L Galea. Tyagarah 06/11/2016 Fine, hot, windy (8): 50T DB AA: R Turner 48/50, P Brown 45/50; B: R Bourke 45/50, B Ellison 43/50; 25T SB AA: C Doust, R Turner 23/25; B: R Bourke 22/25, B Conduit 20/25; 25T CONT PS AA: P Brown 71/75, R Turner 63/75; B: B Conduit 62/75, B Ellison 56/75; 10T SB Club Mug: C Mc- Mahon. Boyup Brook 12/11/2016 Perfect, Warm and Sunny (41): 100T DB OA: T Bowman 107/109; AA: P House 104/107, R Banks 103/107; A: W Robertson 106/109, A Tyrrell 123/126; B: B McGillivray 95/100, P Carbone 94/100; C: R Brasher 95/100, Shaggy 92/100. Bunbury 30/10/2016 Fine (19): 100T CS C/C: V Marney 109/120; AA: C Hyder 105/120; A: L Anderson 96/120; B: A Harvey 102/120; C: R Keedwell 103/120; Visitors trophy OA: J West 108/120; A: J Rourke 101/120, T Kent West Wyalong 29/10/2016 Warm and Sunny (38): 75T CZCh/Ch OA: M Patmore 123/ /25; AA: B Doyle 123/125+24/25, C Foster 123/125+20/25; A: S Schiller120/125, R Morris 119/125; B: D Smith 117/125, J Gannon 114/125; C: N Pettit 113/125, L Blake 109/125; Vet: B Minos 119/125; Lad: A Smith 121/125; 10T DB EO: B Blake, G Quinlan, J Smith, J Nash, C Lees, W Ambrose, A Gray, T Dehne, D Crane, M Patmore, C Foster, B Doyle, S Schiller 10/10; 50T State Night DB OA: B Minos 57/57; AA: D Crane 53/54, D Caccioppoli 52/54; A: G Tobain 56/57, B Blake 48/50; B: J Gannon 44/50, G Quinlan 38/50; C: L Blake 43/50, N Pettit 38/50; Vet: J Nash 48/50; Lad: A Smith 48/50; HG: B Doyle 196/199. West Wyalong 30/10/2016 Overcast and Windy (70): 30T DB OA: D Burt; AA: C Dalrymple, C McVittie; A: G Schemtzer 62/63, S Schiller 61/63; B: C Strike 42/44, D Smith 41/44; C: E Munro 34/36, A Brigden 33/36; Vet: N Block 29/30; Lad: A Smith 57/58; Jnr: A Evans 29/30; 30T SB OA: C Foster 37/37; AA: P Jones 36/37, B Doyle 31/32; A: R Schiller 27/30, W Bright 27/30; B: C Strike 30/33, D Smith 29/33; C: E Munro 27/30, N Pettit 26/30; Vet: B Minos 27/30; Lad: A Smith 27/30; Jnr: A Evans 28/31; 30T PS OA: J Smith 90/90; AA: M Schiller 140/141, M Patmore 139/141; A: E Geltch 93/96, T Stockton 90/96; B: J Sidot 82/90, M Munro 81/90; C: P Rees 83/90, M Lawford 75/90; Vet: B Minos 89/90; Lad: A Smith 78/90; Jnr: A Evans 29/30; 30T HC OA: A Kearns 66/67, 2nd E Geltch 65/67, 3rd P Jones 48/50, 4th A Turner 43/45, 5th J Gannon 37/39; HG OA: B Doyle 175/180; AA: M Patmore 174/180; A: E Geltch 170/180; B: D Smith 163/180; C: P Rees 158/180; Vet: B Minos 169/180; Lad: A Smith 160/180; Jnr: A Evans 173/180. Yamba 20/11/2016 Bright, Sunny, late sea-breeze (26): 100T DB X 4 Walks C: FWilliamson 90, J Hoy 86, R Jackson 75; B: J Wiblen 91, H Batson 86; A: G Moore 96, K Connor 95, P Mackenzie 94; AA: Paul Batson 127/127, B Colson 126/127, D Webb 111; OA: P Jackson 99/100. Yass 20/11/2016 Hot and Sunny (38): 15Pr D/R Ray Smith Memorial Trophy: OA: G Barton 28/30; AA: P Watchorn 37/40; A: R Schiller 24/30; B: J Twarloh 22/30; C: D Farrell-Gray 20/30; 50T PS CS OA: P Watchorn 149/150; AA: W Hawkins 147/150, L Cuzner 146/150; A: M Harris 144/150, G Serafin 141/150; B: D Meakin 143/150, J Twarloh 140/150; C: D Farrell-Gray121/150, L Green 115/150; 25T SB CT AA: F Wales, A Gray 24/25; A: G Parker 24/25; B: B Churchill 24/25; C: L Green 21/25; HG: P Watchorn 199/205. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 100/120; B: R Brasher 102/121, B Stein 101/121; C: J Walton 112/134, S Stammers 110/134. Mallala 14/08/2016 Nice (33): 25T Pam Fleming Memorial PS AA & OA: D Olivero 73/75, A Mattschoss 70/75; A: S Byrnes 73/78, M Giannone 72/78; B: N Barnes 71/75, M Bretag 69/75; C: D Grimmond 65/75, R Thompson 57/75; Best LAD: S Byrnes 70/75; 25T CONT: AA: R Damin 25/25, G Hopgood 33/34; A: H Bowman 25/25, J Byrnes 24/25; B: B Greenshields 25/25, N Barnes 24/25; C: A Barnes 24/25, R Thompson 24/27; 50T DB AA: D Mills 75/75, A Mattschoss 74/75; A: W Clarke 56/56, H Bowman 55/56; B: T Bowman 49/50, N Barnes 48/50; C: R Thompson 45/50, R Grimmond 42/50. Mallala 03/10/2016 Cool with a shower (12): 100T DB AA: P Mules 97/100, G Hopgood 89/100; A: W Clarke 94/100, B M Bretag 90/100, B Sims 87/100; C: R Grimmond 83/100, J Clark 75/100. Peel and Districts 23/10/2016 Absolutely perfect! (44): 150 SB CS: J Oliveri; PS: A Burnard; OA: J Oliveri 247/250; AA: A Burnard 246/250, A Strahan 247/254, M Daden 243/250; A: G Parkes /239/250, G Scott 287/305, G Symons 286/305; B: R Riggs 278/310, F Shim 273/310, P Carley 225/250; C: S Nasso 223/250, J Hardie 222/250, G Gilligan 220/250. Peel & Districts 18/11/2016 Fine, cloudy at times, not too hot, not too cold (101): 20T DB, 20T SB, 20T PS OA: S McKay 100/100; AA: T Burnard 123/125, G Walker 144/150, H Stafford 142/150; A: K. Holden 98/100, D Rolland 116/125, C Ewatt 122/125; B: G Smith 94/100, B Boschetti 93/100, R Martin 93/100; C: J Kirkham 96/100, J Hardie 87/100, J Dietrich 86/100; JNR: N Iaria 90/100; LAD: S Hocking 81/100; VET: J Eddy 95/100; 10T SB E/O: 10/10 AA: D Neale, G Parkes, G Walker, H Stafford, S McKay, N McWhirter, D McCagh, J Oliveri, S Tizzone, T Hearn, T Maloney; 10/10 A: K Hopkins D Bozuric, M Urquhart, D Burnett; 10/10 B: E Wear, F Shim, I Hodges, R Riggs, J Roach; 10/10 Bordertown 22/10/2016 Cold with strong frontal wind (56): 50T State CONT PS CS OA: W Hawker 146/150; AA: R Duthie 142/150, A Bolwell 141/150; A: W Sanders 139/150, B Jorgensen 137/150; B: B Case 127/150, M McGrice 124/150; C: L Tyson 116/150, N Webster 112/150; Lad: L Hawker 134/150; Jnr: Z Hawker 113/150; Vet: S Chambers 134/150; 20 Pr D/R CS AA: G Height 37/40, R Borzillo 35/40; A: J Hawker 45/52, R Maywald 44/52; B: V Petraccaro 30/40, A Morgan 30/50; C: L Tyson 32/50, N Webster 28/50; LadAD: L Hawker 28/40; Jnr: Z Hawker 23/40; Vet: L Cook 31/40; OA HG: A Bolwell 174/190. Bordertown 23/10/2016 Cold with frontal wind (42): 50T DB CS AA: M Collumb 130/132, C Browne 129/131; A: A Jones 48/50, L Cook 47/50; B: Z Hawker 47/50, B Case 46/50; C: L Tyson 45/50, D Harris 41/50; Lad: L Hawker 46/50; Jnr: M Bretag 42/50; Vet: R Andrews 49/50; 30T SB CS AA: G Height 30/30, D Pratt 29/30; A: WB Clarke 27/30, R Batson 33/37; B: C Comensoli 26/30, I Heard 23/30; C: L Tyson 25/30, D Harris 20/30; Lad: L Hawker 26/30; Jnr: S Comensoli 22/30; Vet: R Andrews 27/30; Two Day HG OA: C Browne 249/270; AA: G Height 248/270; A: J Hawker 239/270; B: B Case 209/270; C: L Tyson 210/270; Lad: L Hawker 234/270; Jnr: Z Hawker 204/270; Vet: L Cook 233/270. International 15/10/2016 Mild and windy at times (91): 25T Trench OA & A: R Collumb 25/26, M Stokes C: J Hardie; 30T PS OA: J Roach 90/90; AA: P Finis 104/108, J Pirrottina 115/117, T Hearn 112/117; A: G Scott 88/90, K Hopkins 93/96, G Smith 90/96; B: G Parsons 89/90, S Nasso 92/96, C Nairn 91/96; C: C Scheer 90/99, R Priolo 89/99, J Hardie 98/111; JNR: N Iaria 77/90; LAD: J Price 87/90; VET: D Neale 104/105; 60T DB OA: H Stafford 220/220; AA: J Oliveri 219/220, V Oliveri 99/100; A: R Bailey 64/65, G Symons 63/65, P Appleton 59/60; B: M Tryon 59/62, C Diver 58/62, D Cardwell, M Ciccotosto 56/60; C: J. Walton 57/60, C Scheer 55/62, J Dietrich 53/60; JNR: N Iaria 54/60; LAD: J Price 58/60; VET: L Bager 88/90; 75T Medley Ch/Ch OA: N McWhirter 147/150; AA: J. Oliveri 143/150, S McKay 123/125, G Walker 145/150; A: M Urquhart 144/150, F Pradera 142/150, Clem Riley 119/125; B: R Riggs 117/125, M Tryon 116/125, K Conner 115/125; C: J Dietrich 114/125, S Byrnes 106/125, P Hadida 104/125; JNR: N Iaria 98/125; LAD: J Price 115/125; VET: G Parkes 116/125; 10T DB, 10T SB, 10T PS OA: S McKay 73/75; AA: H Stafford 70/75, T Morris 98/100, J Oliveri 95/100; A: G Symons 73/75, R Bailey 69/75, G Smith 68/75; B: L Dinnie 71/75, N Iaria 67/75, C Diver 70/75; C: C Scheer 47/50, S Byrnes 44/50, M Craven 43/50; JNR: J Strahan 19/50; LAD: J Price 48/50; VET: D Neale 73/75. West Australian 23/10/2016 Sunny, Warm (20): 100T SKT CS OA: S Saunders 98/100; AA: J Dyas 96/100; A: R Pond 97/100, S Henderson 90/100; B: P Lawler 91/100; C: B Mc Lean 91/100, L Cook 91/100. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 26/29; B: A Nordin 25/26, V Bone 24/26; C: A Carlesso 21/25, N Barnes 20/25; Vet: R Dower 22/25; Lad: 18/25; Jnr: J Cullinan 20/25; Jim & Annette Trench Shield: Port Augusta Gun Club; 15 Pr D/R OA & AA: D Baynes 37/40, A Bury 36/40; A: A Marianello 26/30, W Clarke 25/30; B: P Marmorale 24/30, N Barnes 23/30; C: F Markovic 23/30, A Caraccio 22/30; Vet: D Flavel 26/30; Lad: T Evans 23/30; Jnr: M Bretag 19/30; 25T PS OA & AA: R Clark 108/108, D Baynes 107/108; A: K Prescott 73/75, E Marianello 71/75; B: N Barnes 70/75, P Quire 69/75; C: F Markovic 66/75, N Grundy 64/75; Vet: R Andrews 96/99; Lad: S Byrnes 70/75; Jnr: M Bretag 66/75; 30T DB OA & AA: 73/73, A Zupanic 72/73; A: K Prescott 30/30, W Clarke 40/41; B: N Barnes 37/39, A Nordin 36/39; C: A Caraccio 29/30, R Spinella 27/30; Vet: R Andrews 30/30; Lad: S Byrnes 29/30; Jnr: J Cullinan 29/30; 25T SKT OA & A: A Zupanic 43/43, R Dower 42/43; B: J Raper 25/25, P Marmorale 24/25; C: W Clarke 30/33; Vet: R Borzillo 24/25; Lad: D McPherson 22/25; Jnr: J Tapscott 23/33; Inter Skeet Shield: International Clay Target Club; 25T SB OA & AA: C Bentley 25/25, M Medhurst 33/34; A: A Carlesso 24/25, E Marianello 23/25; B: N Barnes 23/25, P Marmorale 22/25; C: A Caraccio 22/26, R Grimmond 21/26; Vet: R Andrews 24/25; Lad: D McPherson 20/26; Jnr: 22/26; 30T DB OA & AA: R Collumb 75/75, M Stokes 74/75; A: E Marianello 30/30, K Prescott 32/33; B: N Barnes 31/31, M Bretag 30/31; C: N Grundy 27/30, A Bullard 26/30; Vet: R An- JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 55

58 MOUNT GAMBIER GUN CLUB INC. TWO DAY SUPERSHOOT 14th & 15th January 2017 MAJOR SPONSORS Pick Ave Deli & Bakery, Corsivia GB, South West Freight, Mount Gambier & District Community Bank, Zema Wines Trident Tyre Centre OVERALL HIGH GUN $600 cash slab of cartridges for grades Sponsor Steve Chambers $18,000 in value of prizes to be won All graded events AA, A, B, C. All Events - prizes 1st to 5th Saturday 14th January 2017 Practice 9am, Start 10. am Event 1: 25 tgt Points Score Championship Sponsored by Pick Ave Deli & Bakery Event 2: 25 tgt Single Barrel Championship Sponsored by Bendigo Bank Event 3: 25 tgt Double Barrel Championship Sponsored by South West Freight Free BBQ & Seafood Tea ( At the clubhouse ) Sunday 15th January 2017 Start 9.30 am Event 4: 25 tgt Single Barrel Championship Sponsored by Zema Wines Event 5: 25 tgt Points Score Championship Sponsored by Corsivia GB Event 6: 25 tgt Double Barrel Championship Sponsored by Trident Tyre Centre Highgun over events 1-6, Overall, AA, A, B, C, Veteran, Lady & Junior Prizes: Zema Wines, Electronics, GB Cartridges 4 Wheel Drive accessories, Cash & more. Supershoot Sponsors: Max Medhurst, Barry Sims, Frank Kentish, Ken Atkin & SE Vets Nominations Discounted to $160 for the entire program. Lady & Junior Concession $140. NOMINATION WILL INCLUDE FREE EVENING MEAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SHOOTERS AND THEIR FAMILY We would like to thank all our sponsors for their generous support Max Medhurst (08) Barry Sims (08) drews 30/30; Lad: D Baynes 28/30; Jnr: J Cullinan 28/30; 25T PS OA & B: N Barnes 122/123, A Nordin 70/75; AA: M Stokes 121/123, C Bentley 110/112; A: M Pontifex 74/75, W Daou 72/75; C: N Grundy 68/81, A Caraccio 66/81; Vet: R Andrews 70/75; Lad: D Baynes 72/75; Jnr: J Cullinan 70/75; HG OA: M Stokes 299/315; AA: M Stokes 257/265; A: E Marianello 246/265; B: N Barnes 246/265; C: A Caraccio 221/265; Vet: R Andrews 248/265; Lad: D Baynes 249/265; Jnr: J Cullinan 229/265. Lower North 30/10/2016 Cold, damp & very windy (29): 50T PS CONT CS AA & OA: A Tapscott 145/150, D Lymn 143/150; A: Brett Duncan 138/150, M Pontifex 135/150; B: V Petraccaro 129/150, M Bretag 122/150; C: S Callaghan 123/150, G Carter 120/150; 50T DB AA: R Cook 60/62, J Bretag 59/62; A: D Inge 45/50, G Read 45/51; B: V Petraccaro 48/50, P Claridge 46/50; C: G Carter 45/50, J Clark 43/50; Jnr HG: J Tapscott 185/200; Vet HG: D Lymn 189/200; OA HG: A Tapscott 191/200. Lower North 13/11/2016 Windy, overcast (23): 100T DB CS OA & AA: E Parletta 98/100, A Tapscott 96/100; A: G Tapscott 94/100, W Clarke 90/100; B: R Marcoionni 91/100, B Greenshields 89/100; Jnr: L Pontifex; Jnr HG: J Tapscott 95/100; Vet HG: S Keen 87/100. Mallala 20/11/2016 Hot As (8): 25t CONT CD: L Caramellano 25/25, W Clarke 25/25; 50T PS AA & A: W Clarke 143/150, R Meaney 142/153; B: J Meaney 144/150, A May 133/150; 25T HC: 1st W Clarke 25/25, 2nd R Meaney 22/25, 3rd J Meaney 20/25. Monarto 19/11/2016 Absolutely Perfect (37): 50T SKT CS OA: N Campbell 50/50; A & AA: N Campbell 50/50, C Langley 51/52; B: M Huxtable 48/50, D McPherson 47/50; C: L DeCandia 48/50, P Kelly 47/50; 50T CZ SKT CS OA: N Campbell 50/50; A & AA: N Campbell 50/50, L Schubert 53/54; B: M Huxtable 50/54, D McPherson 48/54; C: R Leake 45/50, K Redford 44/50; Winning team: International Gun Club 144/150. OA HG: N Campbell 100/100. Monarto Clay Target 20/11/2016 Perfect conditions but way too hot! (57): 100T DB OA: R Cook 100/100; AA: R Cook 100/100, A Tapscott 99/100; A: R Dean 99/100, J Raper 97/100; B: A Loizos 93/100, Peter Claridge 101/109; C: Paul Claridge 89/100, K Redford 88/100; VET: R Andrews 100/104; LAD: M Bretag 91/100; JNR: J Tapscott 98/100; OA HG over 2 days: R Clark 189/200. Port Lincoln 06/11/2016 Fine (12): 75T Ch/Ch AA: T Stringer 120/125; A: P Minhard 112/125; B: M Smith 115/125; 50T CONT AA: S Edmonds 48/50; A: P Minhard 48/50; B: B Porter 42/50; C: B Hutt 27/50; OA HG: T Stringer 166/175. South Australian 23/10/2016 Fine & Mild (28): Joe Richards Memorial SKT CS OA & A: R Borzillo 50/50, L Schubert 46/50; B: S Kerkhoven 47/50; C: R Warden 47/50, L Decandia 47/51; Vet: R Kimber 46/50; Winning Team: International 231/250. CZ TWR CS OA & C: M Giannone 24/25, S Pipicella 23/25; A: C Jacobs 21/25, L Schubert 20/25; B: R Leake 22/25; Ch/Ch Gr A: D Lymn 48/50, R Borzillo 43/50; B: P Quire 42/50, E Gunby 41/50; C: A Bullard 40/50; DB CS OA & AA: R Borzillo 52/54, D Lymn 47/50; A: J Byrnes 46/50, S Byrnes 41/50; B: E Gunby 45/50, M Giannone 45/50; C: A Bull- Port Lincoln Gun Club 56 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

59 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th & 5 th February 2017 Venue: State Shooting Park, Carmelo Road, Buckland Park Virginia Pre Nomination Form can be found at - $5 discount per event due Monday 23 rd January Event 1: $75 (WV $70) Thursday a.m 75 Tgt State Champion / Champions C/Ship Friday 9-00 a.m Event 2: $50 (WV $45) 25 Pair State Double Rise Championship Event 3: $50 (WV $45) 50 Tgt State Handicap SACTA AGM commences ½ hour after presentations of Events 2 & 3 Saturday 8:30 a.m Event 4: $50 (WV $45) 50 Tgt State Single Barrel Championship Event Z: (Approx 12:00 start) Zone Teams Match- presentation at event end Event 5: $50 (WV $45) 50 Tgt State Double Barrel Championship Shot to completion under lights if necessary using orange targets ** Shooters BBQ at completion of day ** Sunday 9-00 a.m (8:00 start) Event M: Ray and Pat Mack Trophy Event 6: $50 (WV $45) 50t State Point Score Championship Event T: Postal Teams Match Open, W,V,J State Sash and Silver Badge for Overall on Events 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 1 st and 2 nd AA, A, B, C and 1 st W/J/V on Events 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6 Event 3-1 st to 10 th (plus junior trophy) Overall High Gun Events 1 6 & AA, A, B & C Grade, W/V/J High Gun Events 1-6 Open Postal Team Selected over Events 4, 5 & 6 All Juniors are entitled to Free Nominations and eligible for all trophies Ladies & Veterans paying reduced nominations, and Juniors, are entitled to overall, grades and categories Shooters BBQ includes Presentations of :- Life Membership, SACTA Junior Scholarship, Presidential Medal and the Hall of Fame inductee SACTA appreciates the support of the following sponsors of the State Carnival: MARSH INSURANCE FISHER FIREARMS COLLUMBO SHOOTING WINCHESTER AUSTRALIA RAY AND PAT MACK BOB & LINDA ANDREWS ADELAIDE GUN SHOP BERETTA AUSTRALIA PERAZZI AUSTRALIA CLAY AND HUNT GRAND NISSAN FALCON CARTRIDGES Any enquiries please contact: Secretary, Deb McPherson (M) secretary@sacta.com.au For further information regarding this Carnival and the South Australian Clay Target Association, visit the website at AFFILIATED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION Inc JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 57

60 Bordertown s Birthday Bordertown Gun Club October 2016 The weather on the morning of the first day did not look promising with a cold southerly wind and a brief shower early. However a great roll up of 56 shooters from as far afield as Ballarat, Beaufort, Kerang, Hopetoun, Jeparit, Horsham, Mildura, Mallala, Adelaide, Monarto, Wilkawatt, Lake Albert, Kingston, Naracoorte and Mt Gambier. The first event, 50 Target State Continental Points Score Championship made for some very challenging shooting with the strong frontal wind pushing the high targets higher and higher very quickly! Only three shooters managed scores over 140 out of a possible 150! Event 1 50 Tgt State Continental Points Score Championship, kindly sponsored by O Connors Farm Machinery Overall Winner Wayne Hawker Two day OA HG Cameron Browne with sponsor Ash Hawker, Equip Physiotherapy Naracoorte AA Grade Gavin Height 37/40, Rito Borzillo 35/40, A Grade John Hawker 45/52, Rob Maywald 44/52, B Grade Vince Petraccaro 30/40, Alan Morgan 30/50, C Grade Luke Tyson 32/50, Nathan Webster 28/50, Ladies Lisa Hawker 28/40, Juniors Zoe Hawker 23/40, Veterans Len Cook 31/40. Overall High Gun Day one kindly sponsored by J & A Shooting of Horsham and won by Ash Bolwell 174/190. Day One concluded with an excellent evening meal, steak or turkey schnitzel with vegies or salad followed by dessert prepared by Jum Lume and the club s hard- State Cont PS CS: L-R Wayne Sanders A, Brian Case B, Wayne Hawker OA, Luke Tyson C, Roger Duthie AA 146/150, AA Grade Roger Duthie 142/150, Ash Bolwell 141/150, A Grade Wayne Sanders 139/150, Bill Jorgensen 137/150, B Grade Brian Case 127/150, Malcolm McGrice 124/150, C Grade Luke Tyson 116/150, Nathan Webster 112/150, Ladies Lisa Hawker 134/150, Juniors Zoe Hawker 113/150, Veterans Steve Chambers 134/150. Event 2 20 Pair Double Rise Championship kindly sponsored by SA Livestock, DR winner Gavin Height OA & AA DB OA & AA Martin Collumb congratulated by event sponsor Len Cook Competition Results Continued from page 56 ard 39/50; Vet: D Lymn 47/50; OA HG: R Borzillo 164/175. South Australian 13/11/2016 Horrendous Gale & Rain (16): SKT CS OA & A: R Borzillo 47/50, L Schubert 41/50; B: R James 43/50, S Kerkhoven 40/50; C: D Williams 45/50, V Mathews 37/50; Vet: V Mathews 37/50; D/R Gr A: M Veenstra 26/30, R Borzillo 22/30; B: V Petraccaro 21/30; C: E Gunby 22/30, T Wilton 21/30; PS Gr A: M Veenstra 69/75, R Borzillo 58 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY /75; B: V Petraccaro 66/75, T Wilton 63/75; C: P Rossi 63/75, E Gunby 62/75; DB CS OA & AA: M Veenstra 46/50, R Borzillo 44/50; A: D Inge 44/50; B: T Wilton 45/50, V Petraccaro 44/50; C: E Gunby 44/52, B Veenstra 43/52; Vet: R Borzillo 44/50; OA HG: R Borzillo 175/205. Southern 23/10/2016 Fine but cold (23): 25T DB CD AA: L Higgins 24/25, J Higgins 23/25; A: J Raper 24/25, S Keen, R Umback, R Foster 22/25; B: L Ciaramellano 24/25, P Claridge 22/25; C: M Grundy 24/25, J Grundy 21/25; 25T SB AA: L Higgins 21/25, J Higgins20/25; A: R Foster 21/25, J Raper 20/25; B: Peter Claridge 20/25, L Ciaramellano 20/26; C: N Grundy 19/25, M Grundy 17/25; 50T PS: AA: J Higgins 140/150, L Higgins 139/150; A: M Pontifax 130/150, R Foster 129/150; B: P Claridge 123/150, R Frocione 118/150; C: N Grundy 112/150, Lil Franklin 104/150; HG: L Higgins 184/200. Southern Yorke Peninsula 23/10/2016 Fair (18): 25T SKT Grd B: S Bowley 15/25; C: A Winen 24/25; 15T DB E/O CD: G Read 15/15, A Winen 14/15, J Dropulic 13/15, R Grimmond 13/15, G Carter 13/15; 25T DB Grd A: G Read 22/25; B: B Greenshield 25/25; C: G Carter 22/25; OA HG: G Carter 56/65. Wilkawatt 13/11/2016 Wet, cold, very windy (19): 100T MXD CS AA & OA: D Beelitz 148/150, M Raper 145/150; A: J Mitchell 136/150, N Dreyer 135/150; B: K Hobbs 89/150; C: G Puller 133/150, B Peter 114/150; Open HG: D Beelitz 148/150; Vet HG: R Andrews 142/150.

61 Gavin Height SB OA & AA & two day AA HG with SB sponsor John Jenkins, Tatiara Trucks Zoe Hawker B Grade DB & Jnr two day HG working women supporters. The drawing of the monster raffle saw over thirty prizes donated by local businesses and club members presented. A big thank you to all those sponsors! Day Two opened to the same cold southerly breeze, with the bulk of Saturday s shooters continuing and a dozen new arrivals from Horsham, Kingston and Wilkawatt. The first event, 50 Target Double Barrel Championship, saw no possibles shot but seven AA grade shooters, Phillip Mules, Ash Hawker, Cameron Browne, Martin Collumb, Gavin Height, Bob Andrews and Peter Rundle only dropped one target. The resulting shoot off saw Martin Collumb and Cameron Browne shoot a further 82 targets to decide first and second.aa Grade Martin Collumb 130/132, Cameron Browne 129/131, A Grade Allan Jones 48/50, Len Cook 47/50, B Grade Zoe Hawker 47/50, Brian Case 46/50, C Grade Luke Tyson 45/50, Doug Harris 41/50, Ladies Lisa Hawker 46/50, Juniors Molly Bretag 42/50, Veterans Bob Andrews 49/50.The event was kindly sponsored by Len Cook with Falcon shotshells. The last event, the Single Barrel sponsored by Tatiara Trucks and Trailers, sorted most of us out but Gavin Height managed to concentrate and shot the only possible. AA Grade Gavin Height 30/30, Don Pratt 29/30, A Grade WB Clarke 27/30, Ron Batson 33/37, B Grade Cass Comensoli 26/30, Ian Heard 23/30, C Grade Luke Tyson 25/30, Doug Harris 20/30, Ladies Lisa Hawker 26/30, Juniors Slap Comensoli 22/30, Veterans Bob Andrews 27/30. HG Day One Ash Bolwell The Ladies, Juniors and Veterans for both events on day two were kindly sponsored by Kincraig Motors of Naracoorte. Two Day High Guns Overall kindly sponsored by J & A Shooting Horsham, won by Cameron Browne 249/270. AA Grade Gavin Height 248/270, A Grade John Hawker 239/270, B Grade Brian Case 209/270, C Grade Luke Tyson 210/270. The graded High Guns kindly sponsored by Equip Physiotherapy of Horsham. Ladies: Lisa Hawker 234/270, Juniors Zoe Hawker 204/270, Veterans Len Cook 233/270. The Ladies, Juniors and Veterans High Guns kindly sponsored by Malcolm McGrice. A big thank you to our sponsors, the ladies in the office and kitchen and all those who assisted in anyway to ensure everything ran smoothly over the weekend, much appreciated! It cannot happen without you! Most importantly, thank you to all those shooters who travelled from near and far to participate and make for a great weekend! VCTA NEZ Tower Mathoura Gun Club October 2016 The October shoot at the Mathoura Gun Club could not have been held in better weather conditions for the competitors, being mild and calm for the entire shoot. It was a very good roll up with shooters from a wide area, being Kyneton, Euroa, Castlemaine, Numurkah/Shepparton, Kerang, Echuca, Deniliquin, Cohuna, and of course Mathoura. It was just as well that shooters were available for an early start as it looked like being a fairly late finish, and yet with the shoot running smoothly all evening, it was not really late at all. A 15 target Double Barrel Trap Cash Divide was the opening event, and yet even with plenty of very good shooters in attendance, just one competitor was able to shoot the only winning score of 14/15. Kerang member Les Comensoli was that shooter and he collected all the first place cash for his effort. April Thompson and Nick Dean (Echuca), Scott Eddy and Tom McCluskey both Mathoura members, Laurie Fitzpatrick (Euroa), and Michael Rowan (Deniliquin), all shot just one target less, and their 13/15 score earned them all a share of the 2nd place cash. Event Two, a ten target, Single Barrel Tower Cash Divide, and again not one possible shot so a 9/10 score was the winning number for Peter Finn (Shepp/Numurkah), Laurie Fitzpatrick, Harry O,Connor (Mathoura), and Nick Dean, and they all collected a share of the total cash prize. Event Three was the main event, being a 25 target, Victorian, North East Zone, Night, Single Barrel Tower Championship, and it was Castlemaine s, Ricky McKinnon s, turn to win with an unmatched 23/25 score, and he collected the Overall Winners Sash, and the 1st place in A/AA Grade Trophy. Good shooting Ricky McKinnon OA SB Tower under lights Ricky, congratulations! B Grade 1st went to Kerang s Geoff Hogan, having survived a brief shoot off, and ending with a winning score of 23/28. Mathoura s own, Thomas McCluskey, shot a 20/25, and that score earned him the First Place in C Grade Trophy. A very competitive shoot that ran smoothly all evening and it was well attended, and with Donna McCluskey keeping everyone well fed and watered, it would have had to have been enjoyed by all who attended. Murray Roberts JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 59

62 Annual Two Day Shoot Callide Dawson Clay Target Club September 2016 The Callide Dawson Clay Target Club held its annual two day DTL shoot on the 3rd & 4th September A roll up of forty eight keen shooters ensured good competition with all grades well represented. Shooters travelled from Gladstone, Bundaberg, Hamilton (Vic), Maryborough, Mackay Sarina, Springsure and Rockhampton clubs, many repeat visitors from previous years along with some new faces joining the fun. The weekend s shooting commenced with practice on Friday afternoon, Saturday dawned quite mild with ideal shooting conditions promised for the weekend. Gary Wright set the pace early with a 50/50 in the medley, Bruce Powell shot a solid 30/30 in the single barrel event to win overall. The 30 target double barrel won by Bruce Powell as well after a brief shoot off. This year saw four juniors nominate, in Bradley Graving, Preston Amos, Glenn Streeter and Travis Streeter, these four young men have a bright future in front of them all collecting prizes over the weekend. Sunday dawned another fine day for shooting, shooters and families were treated to hot breakfast cooked by Brett and Brad Graving. Tami and the catering volunteers kept everyone well fed over the weekend. Shooting re-commenced with competitors facing the 50 target points event, perfect scores did not eventuate. Bruce Powell won overall. Callide Dawson shooters cleaned up in the handicap with all 5 places going to club members. Scott Becker took out first place with a very credible 29/30 from 21 metres. Goose came in a close second on 29/31, Brett Graving, Rob Walters and Col Burnett securing a spot after a short shoot off. High Gun awards were Ladies Donna Barletta, Veteran Neil Berry, Junior Glenn Streeter, C Grade Goose Onekawa, B Grade Peter degit, A Grade Ron Holden, AA Grade Ken Busteed and Overall High Gun Bruce Travis Streeter 2nd DB C grade Powell. For full results 60 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017 see November edition of CTSN. Good weather and targets, fine catering & refreshments, not forgetting the office team and all other volunteers working tirelessly in the background to keep the weekend flowing. Trap machines delivered very consistent HG winners L-R: Ron Holden A, Glenn Streeter Jnr, Donna Barletta Lad, Ken Busteed AA, Peter degit B, Tuora Onekawa C, Neil Berry Vet & Bruce Powell OA Preston Amos being congratulated by club President Jeff Stringer targets, coupled with a great line up of prizes from generous sponsors such as ThinkWater, Lee Crane Hire, Callide Manufacturing, Biloela Tools & Bearings and many others coupled with a good roll up of competitors resulted in a great weekend enjoyed by all. Thanks also to the Barletta s and Wrights who organised the mini Calcutta, this added to the anticipation and enjoyment of the shoot. The club wishes to acknowledge the generosity of all sponsors and supporters, the dedication of members and families, visitors, all who contributed in many and varied ways to make the shoot the enjoyable success it was, bring on 2017 which will mark 40 years of shooting on the current grounds. Mal Elliott Brad Graving wins a slab of ammo

63 Inaugural Ladies Day Swan Hill Clay Target Club October 2016 A fantastic bunch of ladies who thoroughly enjoyed the day Jacinta takes aim Swan Hill Clay Target Club held it s first Annual Ladies Day on 30th of October It was a fantastic day with 14 ladies in all, all beginners, all excited. The idea initially came about after I had attended a similar day at the Donald Field and Game the last two years running. When our Club was asked by the VCTA to hold a ladies day in an effort to promote the sport to women, it only added fuel to the desire to run such an event. Our club decided to run our event as a beginners day and not a competition day. The idea was to introduce women to the shotgun gently before introducing them to clay target shooting in general. We organised local, female orientated businesses to sponsor our event, by donating prizes, for ladies who attended to win, as a lucky door idea. We ordered platters of nibbles and cold drinks to keep the ladies refreshed during the day and we began the day at 1 pm. In hindsight, we could have started earlier and not been so rushed towards the end. We had managed to organise 3 female instructors to assist with the teaching of the beginners. Two local club members, Kat & Bec, and one from the Donald Field and Game, Sarah who organises the ladies day there. Sarah was pretty nervous about attending our ladies day as she herself had never shot down the line, only ever Field and Game but after reassuring her that shooting a clay is shooting a clay she was fine and she proved to be worth her weight in gold. Our instructors were pre warned to be very vigilant about the safety of all in attendance as most of these women have never even been exposed to a firearm let alone shot a shotgun. They were very aware of the reactions that the ladies may face during the day including nerves, fear and excitement with a slight chance of tears and/or vomit. The ladies began arriving, very excited, just prior to start time. Some in pairs, some in car loads and some braved it on their own. One lady had even travelled 3 hours from near Ballarat, convincing a couple of local friends to join her. Once they all got together, they mingled and mix well and the general excitement built. The afternoon began with a quick 10 minute presentation and safety demonstration. The ladies were split up into small groups and the first group was asked to head out to the first layout but it became evident that excitement was too strong as they all headed out to sit and watch. Each lady took a turn receiving instruction on shotgun operation and safety, stance, position, footing and aim before they were given two single barrel shots. The trap had been set to release clays straight and slow. After the initial two shots, we changed shooter to give each a break to calm the nerves, then they had 3 further shots all single barrel. By some stroke of luck the very first lady with her very first shot smashed her first clay. The crowd applauded loudly! Once the first group was done the second group was called up from the gathered crowd and they were given the same one on one demonstration and instruction to shoot 5 single barrel shots at targets. After the final group had run through the single barrel targets, the first group were called again Jade & Carla posing with their sashes this time to shoot double barrel. They each had 5 double barrel shots at 5 targets. We continued to witness quite a few ladies hitting the target and the excitement continued to grow amongst the crowd. Once all shooters had been through their 5 targets, we returned inside for a refreshment and a chat. After that we headed out to the second ground where we had a standard competition ground setup with speakers and an oscillating target and each shooter took a position on the layout to simulate a competition shoot with instructors again assisting each shooter in turn. Each shooter was offered two shots at each target before moving on to the next path when it was their turn. Every shooter passed through the ground before the crowd headed back inside for a wrap up. Part of the day s proceedings was to have each lady photographed in a special Ladies Day sash made for the day and we also had a group photo as well. Ladies were offered a celebratory glass of bubbly to celebrate their achievements. Every shooter that attended the day was entered into a lucky door prize with over 15 prizes on offer some participants were lucky enough to pick up 2 prizes. At the conclusion of the prize draw the crowd was addressed again, thanking them for their attendance and providing them with the information they need to continue to pursue this sport, firearms licence, firearms purchases, Club information etc. Surprisingly enough, despite a long 4 hour session and very trying conditions with wind picking up and reaching excessive speed that would test the skills of any seasoned shooter, the ladies we re still excited enough to have lots of questions and hang around for a chat afterwards. As an organiser, it was such a thrill to be part of this day and I'm so proud of what we achieved, we meet some fantastic ladies. After such a successful day I m confident that we will run this event again next year perhaps having both a beginner course (like this year) and an introduction to competition course but I m also confident that we will triple our numbers next year with the ladies saying they will return and the most people they could bring with them, we also had quite a few people that had said they would have liked to have attended had the date not clashed with something else. JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 61

64 Classifieds Rates and Conditions This section is for the exclusive use of ACTA members, and has been introduced for the purchase, sale and exchange of personal equipment. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the new Gun Laws, all classified ads submitted must include the serial number of all guns advertised, and also the shooter licence number. We are also no longer allowed to advertise the sale of any pump-action or semi-auto shotguns or the parts thereof. Rates (inc GST) are as follows: $ words $ words max. Advertisers must comply with the copy deadlines as detailed on page 2 of this issue, and your name, address and telephone number must be supplied. Copy should be typed or carefully hand-written. Payment must accompany advertisement. NSW Members and Dealers: As stated in Firearms Act 1996, Section 54 A person must not cause an advertisement for the sale of a firearm or firearm part to be published unless: (a) the person is a licensed firearm dealer, or (b) the proposed sale is to be arranged by or through a licensed firearm dealer and the advertisement contains such particulars as may be prescribed by the Regulations. The Regulation states, For the purposes of section 54(b) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed in relation to an advertisement for the sale of a firearm that is arranged by or through a licensed firearms dealer. (a) the licence or permit number of the seller, (b) the name and address of the dealer concerned. The Firearms Act 1996 applies to both the Publisher and the individual placing the advertisement. Failing to abide by this Section attracts a maximum fine of $5,500. WANTED: For Private Collection Old Paper shot shells and 2 piece Shot Shells packets. Will pay up to $500 for Trade Brand Packets. Powder Tins. Gun Shop Catalogues. Australian Clay Pigeon Shooting News before Live Birds Traps & Live Bird Memorabilia. Air Rifle packets & Tins. English Sporting Metallic Packets. Shooting memorabilia. Will pay good money. Pay top money for two Piece Packets. Ph Mick Ward on Shooters Licence No B WANTED: Gun Club badges for collection, especially older badges. Will buy or swap, I have heaps of swaps in good condition. Also still looking for Club histories. Contact Murray Gruar murray@koroitjoinery.com or Break Badges NAME HOME CLUB ACHIEVED AT BREAK Beddie,K Goulburn Orange SB 50 Bennett,W Darnic Port Augusta Trap 50 Bourke,S Gold Coast Gold Coast Trap 75 Browning,S Hobart Cressy Trap 200 Buhagair,A Cecil Park Cecil Park Skt Dbls 50 Buttigieg,M Frankston NSW SKT Carnival Skt 300 Camilleri,D Metropolitan Werribee Trap 75 Dudman,C Noorat Noorat Trap 50 Ferguson,J Burdekin Atherton Trap 50 Forner,C Cecil Park Majura Park Trap 50 Hunter,C Darwin Darwin Trap 100 Kalaroukas,J Frankston NSW SKT Carnvial Trap 20g 50 Kelly,R Cressy Cressy Trap 75, 100 Kier,G Numurkah Shepparton Yarrawonga Trap 50 Kosch,S Noorat Werribee Trap 75 Lee,H Noorat Castlemaine Trap 150 Lee,H Noorat Werribee Trap 50, 75, 100 Lindeman,M Guyra Glen Innes Trap 50 Lloyd,T Kerang Werribee Trap 75, 100 Marshell,I West Australian West Australian Trap 50 McCarthy,W Elsewhere Port Augusta Trap 100 McNally,J Warwick Roma Trap 50 Parkes,G West Australian West Australian Trap 150 Patterson,J Noorat Werribee Trap 200, 250 Player,G Port Pirie Port Augusta Trap 75 Porter,W Tamworth Tamworth Trap 50 Oliveri,H Geraldton Peel & District Trap 100 Rochow,P Werribee Werribee Trap 50 Rosendahl,R Silkwood Atherton Trap 50 Sharpe,J Esperance Albury Trap 75, 100, 150 Shearing,Z Tasmainian Cressy Trap 100 Smith,A Noorat Werribee Trap 200, 250 Smith,J Guyra Texas Trap 75 Stafford,H Melbourne Peel & District Trap 200, 250 Streeter,G Callide-Dawson Rockhampton Trap 50 Sutherland,D Silkwood Silkwood Trap 50 Trifiro,M Cecial Park NSW SKT Carnvial Skt 50 Wilson,J St Helens Cressy Trap 150 COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT The attention of advertisers is drawn to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and the provisions in the Act which apply to advertising. It is not possible for the A.C.T.A. to ensure that advertisements which are published in this magazine comply in all respects with the Act and the responsibility must therefore be on the person, company or advertising agency submitting the advertisement for publication. The A.C.T.A. reserves the right to refuse any advertisement without stating the reason. SHOOT CALENDAR 2017 January ACTA ISSF Championships West Australian Gun Club, Perth January VCTA State Skeet Championships Melbourne Gun Club January Tasmanian State Trap Carnival Tasmanian Gun Club February Warrnambool Seaside Carnival Warrnambool Clay Target Club February Yarra Valley DTL Championships Melbourne Gun Club March 25 to April 2 ACTA Trap Nationals National Ground, Wagga Wagga May ACTA Skeet Nationals National Ground, Wagga Wagga June 24 39th Central Victorian Grand Prix Maryborough Gun Club August ACTA 5 Stand Sporting Nationals National Ground, Wagga Wagga 62 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS JANUARY 2017

65 ACTA NEWS HOW DOES THE ACTA OPERATE? The ACTA structure is as follows. The ACTA executive has delegated power to a Board to make recommendations to the full executive on matters raised through the reporting systems in place. Board and Executive members can bring agenda items to the Board at any time, through providing briefing papers clearly setting out the items they wish to raise. These items make up the agenda for meetings conducted on a regular basis and at times when urgent business is received at short notice. State Associations can also bring matters to the Board through their State meetings and through their delegates to the National Executive or to the Executive Officer. Once the board has met on the agenda items they make recommendations to the full executive for approval by the full Executive. This process takes quite an amount of time, not only for items to be considered but acted on. The decisions of the Executive once approved are documented in minutes then placed on the ACTA website. The ACTA National office staff do not make these decisions, the full Executive make these decisions and the staff carry out the decisions of the Executive. If a registered shooters is looking to have an issue addressed in relation to the sport there is a process to go through. Matters should be directed to the Club in the first instance. Mostly they will be resolved at the Club level in line with your constitution. For National matters, they should be addressed in writing to your club. The Club may be able to address many of the questions you have, should the club not be able to resolve your issue they can then forward or place issues on the Zone agenda for discussion and determination. Should this not resolve the issue then it should be referred by the Zone to the State Association. The State, if not able to resolve the issue or be able to deal with the issue under their own constitution should then send the item through their State delegates to the National Office to be placed on the agenda. Whilst on the protocols for contact with the National Body, it is important to remember the role of the National Rules Supervisor & the National Handicapper. These volunteer give their time to work with the National body to assist in their specific areas. The first action to be taken when you have a rules or handicapping issue is to talk to your club. The club may wish to refer this to the Zone for clarification or to the State Handicapper or State Rules Supervisor, these people can probably sort out your concerns. If the concerns cannot then be adequately addressed by the State Rules Supervisor and or Handicapper they can then contact the relevant National Official. Where possible it is important to put these concerns in writing detailing the facts of your concerns. A written request is so much easier to deal with, as the issues and resolution are then in writing with no ambiguity. As with any rule book or handicapping system where they exist in any sport there will be grey areas. All enquiries or disputes will be adjudicated at all times by the National office holders based on the written rules in each case. MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS 2017 Member renewals including Club and State affiliations are due and payable by the 30th of December The ACTA welcomes back current members to a new year whilst those joining for the first time will also be welcomed via the Clay Target Shooting News. It is important to note that memberships are due and payable before the 30th December 2016, if your membership is not paid by this time it will make you ineligible to shoot in 2017 until the fees are paid. There are numerous options to pay including through your club or directly through the database program mypage. If you attend a shoot and have not renewed you may join the Club you attend, you will be issued with a receipt for you to show until your sticker arrives. If you are not a financial member you will not be able to shoot. MYPAGE RENEWAL PROCEDURES Open the ACTA website and click on Member Log In. The ACTA has not previously collected addresses, so even if you provided your address to your club via your member renewal form there was no provision to forward it to the ACTA. Log In using your Member No. and password. If you do not have a password click on forgot password one will be sent to your address. You need to have provided your current address to the ACTA for the forgotten password link to work. If you have any issues to this point please contact the National Office on or via membership@claytarget.com.au for assistance. Family members cannot share an address in this system. All members must have their own address. Once you have access to your MyPage area, please take the time to check all your details are correct. If your handicap is incorrect please contact your club secretary to have it updated. Processing your membership if your details are incorrect will mean that your 2017 membership sticker will be incorrect. Incorrect details can be changed by you manually in mypage. Click on the renew membership tab follow the prompts to renew your membership. Processing your membership this way means that the ACTA will collect the ACTA fee, the State fee, Zone fee (if applicable) and the Club fee and pay these back to the relevant bodies on your behalf. Your renewal sticker is then placed in a queue to be printed at the National Office and mailed the next working day. JANUARY 2017 AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET SHOOTING NEWS 63

66 Australian Clay Target Association Inc 2017 ANNUAL REGISTRATION & CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION To be To handed be handed to the to Club the Secretary Club Secretary with your with your Handicap Handicap Card Card by the by 1st the 1st of January of 2017 Membership Number (compulsory) Surname (compulsory) Address (compulsory) (compulsory) Telephone Number (compulsory) My existing or last recorded shooting details are: Shooters Licence Number Given Name (compulsory) Post Code Date of Birth (compulsory) / / Common Mark Ball Trap Grade Tower D.T.L Handicap ISSF Trap Grade Sporting Grade Skeet Grade Skeet Handicap ISSF Skeet Grade Double Trap I hereby apply for membership of the Club Please tick one. As a continuing, or new member, together with my application for A.C.T.A. registration for the year ending 31st December, I have previously been a registered member with the A.C.T.A. Type of Membership: (Membership includes Insurance) Club Membership $ A.C.T.A. Full Membership $ $ Partner (spouse) of a Full Member of common address $84.00 $ Veteran (Eligible to apply for Pension/65 years at 31/12/16) $84.00 $ Concession/Loyalty (30 years adult membership) $ $ Junior Membership (Under the age of 18 at 31/12/16) $40.00 $ New Start Member (For one year to shoot competitively at home club only) $84.00 $ Recreational Member (Shoot targets ONLY & practice at any ACTA club) $60.00 $ Levy (applies to All new members & those who are rejoining after 5 years except Juniors) $6 $ Failure to provide all information will see your application declined and returned Total $ The A.C.T.A. protects the privacy and security of information provided by you. By completing this form, you agree to the use of your personal information by A.C.T.A: to process your registration details; to disclose to Clubs affiliated with A.C.T.A. for regulated events; and for internal purposes and other opportunities presented from time to time. I undertake to abide by the Rules and By laws of the above mentioned Club, my State Association and the Australian Clay Target Association and I advise that I conform with my state of residence Firearm Regulations and shall notify my club immediately upon non renewal, cancellation or suspension of my shooters licence. Signature Date / / 64 AUSTRALIAN THIS ACCOUNT CLAY TARGET IS TO BE SHOOTING PROCESSED NEWS BY JANUARY YOUR 2017 CLUB THE FORM WHEN COMPLETED IS TO BE RETAINED BY THE CLUB

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