Event report from the Scottish Southern Counties Field Shoot held on 8 July.
Scottish Gallery Rifle Squad at the Phoenix Meeting Bisley 2017
Report from the NSRA Scottish Rifle Meeting 2017 (1st – 7th July)
Competitors from throughout the United Kingdom travelled to the Range in the grounds of Thirlstane Castle, Lauder, to contest a wide range of individual and team competitions over 50m and 100 yards from 1st to 7th July 2017. As usual, the weather conditions contributed to making the competition both interesting and frustrating but the Scots acquitted themselves well throughout the range of competitions...view this article to see how they got on
Scottish Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championships
ISSF Academy D Course for Rifle & Pistol Coaches in Henley on 18-20 August
British Shooting are running an ISSF Academy D Course for Rifle and Pistol Coaches in Henley on 18-20 August 2017. The course lecturers will be Donald McIntosh (Rifle) and Paul Taylor (Pistol). The deadline for applications is Friday 14 July. The course fee will be £160 per person. If you are interested in attending the course, please send your application form to dean.leak@britishshooting.org.uk to register your interest.
HFT League: Round 3 on 9th July Moves to Cloybank
Colmsliehill Results from June
Safeguarding in Sport Survey
With recent media attention on safeguarding in sport sportscotland, Disclosure Scotland, Volunteer Scotland and Children 1st are conducting a survey to identify the knowledge and awareness of safeguarding in sport. Scottish Target Shooting fully supports this pieces of work as it will positively influence safeguarding training and support for those working with children and ultimately help to protect children in our sport.
New Kypeside to Host SARC Round 3 on 25 June 2017
Additional Spaces Added to the Scottish 50m Rifle Championships on 15 and 16 July
Jess Liddon Shines in Serbia at Novi Sad
Last week saw STS athlete Jess Liddon travel to Novi Sad in Serbia for a Grand Prix event celebrating over 220 years of the Novi Sad 1790 - the oldest sport organisation in Serbia. Jess's first match was 10m Air on Sius Ascor e-targets. She scored a credible 372 which put her into the final. Jess was up against stiff competition from Bulgarian athlete Antoaneta Boneva, a double Olympian!
50M Summer Prone Postal League - Round 3
Alan Goodall Competes for Scotland at Intarso Reflex Shooting Cup
One member of the STS Pistol squad was in action for The Great Britain Shooting Team at the Intarso Reflex Shooting Cup in Belgium on the first weekend in June. Alan Goodall had a mixed performance, showing great form at various times, but poor consistency wrecked any real chance of being in contention.
Medal Haul for STS Pistol Shooters at the Channel Island’s Open
Two members of the Pistol squad made it down to Jersey for the Channel Islands Open over the last weekend in May. Beautiful weather and environment made for an exceptionally enjoyable event, and Jersey’s more liberal firearms laws and the friendly welcome from Jersey Pistol Club make this a venue well worth exploring for anyone wanting to try out live fire pistol shooting without the Section 5 limitations of the mainland.
50M Summer Prone Postal League Results
50m Rifle Results & Report from GP2 of 3P & Prone STS Series
A great weekend of shooting as both the 50m 3P and Prone Rifle Grand Prixes resulted in new records being achieved over the 27 and 28 May. The weekend started at the Denwood range where there was a good entry for the 3P event, 7 men and 6 women, with this being Tom Diggle's first 3P competition. There were several personal bests in the qualification phase including a 588 x 600 for Seonaid McIntosh.
Scottish Pistol Squad Members Compete in Pilsen and Hannover
Members from the Scottish Target Shooting Pistol Squad continued their attendance at some of the top European events, competing in Pilsen and then travelling on to Hannover. The squad continued to fly the flag strongly for Scotland with some excellent shooting, including new PBs as well as Gold Coast and Senior GB squad qualifying scores by a few athletes.
Scottish Athletes Named in Great Britain Team
Congratulations to a number of athletes from Scottish Target Shooting named in the Great Britain team for the European Championships in Baku from 21 July to 4 August 2017. Scotland will have a total of 7 athletes appearing at the Championships, with 3 in the rifle events and a further 4 in the shotgun events. The athletes and competitions they have been entered in are listed below.
STS 10 Metre Air Postal Competitions - Round 4
Smallbore AMG - Trophy Convenor Wanted
The smallbore AMG have a vacancy for a Trophy Convenor. The post would be on a voluntary basis and would suit someone who could attend the GP’s both Air and Cartridge or be able to have someone act on their behalf to ensure that the medals were duly delivered to each venue. IT skills do not need to be advanced but there may be substantial email communication.
If you would like to volunteer for this position please contact Ian Thomson, c/o the STS office (admin@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk)