In order to accommodate the large number of entries this year, the match was held over four days . 51 GR shooters, many from south of the border, took part resulting in 388 separate match entries. As can be seen from the Prize list. It is possible for a competitor with the necessary stamina to compete in 15 competitions over the weekend.
Teams from England, Wales and Scotland took part in a ‘Home Countries’ confrontation in Centre Fire and Small Bore Rifle — Timed & Precision 1 and Multi Target.
The Scotland, Welsh and English Teams
Scotland was Victorious in the Home Countries Rifle Match
Centre Fire Small Bore Aggregate
Score X Score X Score X
Scotland 1665 146 1644 106 3309 252
England 1651 104 1635 84 3286 188
Wales 1655 131 1625 90 3280 221
PRIZE LIST
Timed & Precision 1 GRSB 1st Jonathon Cormie 300 20X
2nd Greg Rastall 300 14X
3rd Gary Bowden 299 19X
Timed & Precision 1 GRCF 1st Chris Douglas 300 26X
2nd Glenn Gordon 300 24X
3rd Gary Bowden 300 24X
Timed & Precision 1 GRCF Open 1st Robert J Tonner 300 18X
2nd Norman Veitch 299 25X
3rd Dave Green 299 14X
Timed & Precision 1 LBP 1st Norman Veitch 300 16X
2nd Robert J Tonner 298 16X
3rd Glenn Gordon 298 11X
Timed & Precision 1 LBR 1st Dave Nicholson 295 12X
2nd Dave Berry 295 8X
3rd Chris Douglas 293 14X
Multi Target GRSB 1st Norman Veitch 119 19X
2nd Chris Douglas 117 10X
3rd Robert J Tonner 118 18X
Multi Target GRCF 1st Norman Veitch 119 19X
2nd Greg Rastall 119 17X
3rd Glenn Gordon 119 14X
Multi Target GRCF Open 1st Norman Veitch 119 18X
2nd Robert J Tonner 119 16X
3rd Dave Green 113 9X
Multi Target LBP 1st Norman Veitch 115 12X
2nd Glenn Gordon 115 11X
3rd Phil Milsom 114 9X
Multi Target LBR 1st Doug Green 110 11X
2nd Glenn Gordon 109 9X
3rd Jim Smith 107 7X
Phoenix A GRSB 1st Chris Douglas 197 23X
2nd Norman Veitch 195 25X
3rd Glenn Gordon 195 17X
Phoenix A GRCF 1st Norman Veitch 199 32X
2nd Chris Douglas 199 28X
3rd Greg Rastall 196 27X
Phoenix A GRCF Open 1st Norman Veitch 197 28X
2nd Chris Douglas 192 12X
3rd Dave Green 88 13X
Phoenix A LBP 1st Robert J Tonner 192 29X
2nd Glenn Gordon 191 20X
3rd Gary Bowden 187 11X
Phoenix A LBR 1st Dave Berry 175 12X
2nd Glenn Gordon 172 11X
Aggregates
GRSB Aggregate 1st Norman Veitch 613 62X
2nd Chris Douglas 613 52X
3rd Jonathon Cormie 609 55X
GRCF Aggregate 1st Norman Veitch 617 74X
2nd Chris Douglas 614 68X
3rd Greg Rastall 614 67X
GRCF Open Agg. 1st Norman Veitch 615 71X
2nd Dave Green 600 36X
3rd Chris Douglas 595 39X
LBP Aggregate 1st Glenn Gordon 604 42X
2nd Norman Veitch 600 43X
3rd Robert J Tonner 585 47X
LBR Aggregate 1st Dave Berry 577 25X
2nd Glenn Gordon 572 33X
3rd Jim Smith 571 28X
Pistol & Revolver Trophy 1st Glenn Gordon 1176 75X
2nd Dave Berry 1139 39X
3rd Leslie Kong 1129 47X
Gallery rRfle Trophy 1st Norman Veitch 1230 136X
2nd Chris Douglas 1227 120X
3rd Greg Rastall 1223 117X
A full report including all scores and pictures may be found on the Joint Services Club website.
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Report by Colin Oswald