Boorowa Gun Club Shot Into 2023 With Their First Competition Shoot

Boorowa Gun Club held its first competition shoot for the year on Saturday, January 28 as the sun greeted the 28 keen shooters on the day.

The day’s first event was the 50-target Hilltops Council Double Barrel Championship.Windy conditions saw only one shooter with a possible, Mark Skinner took the overall with the only 50/50.

Two AA shooters were tied on 49/50, Brendan Higgins and David Caccioppoli, with Brendan winning the shoot-off with a score of 18/18 and David taking second.

A-grade was won by Chris Oehm with a 49/50 with Goodwin’s score of 48/50 scoring him second place.

B-grade was won by Riley Ricketts with a score of 48/50 and Paul Edwards came second with a 47/50 after a shoot-off against five other B-graders all tied on 47.

Roslyn Bradford showed some good form which saw her take the C-grade win with a 48/50 and Jenny Twarloh came second after winning the shoot-off between her and Matt Baker who were both tied at 46/50.

The second event of the day was the 50-target Single Barrel Graded Cash Divide. The prize money for AA went to David Caccioppoli with a strong 49/50, while the A-grade prize money was split between Clint Goodwin and Giulio Serafin each scoring a 47/50.

Brothers Angus and Riley Ricketts shared the B-grade prize money with their identical score of 45/50.

Roslyn Bradford took the prize money for C-grade with a 44/50. David Caccioppoli was overall High Gun for the day with 98/100. Floyd Cummings was Junior Gun with 85/100.

Ladies High Gun was won by Roslyn Bradford with 92/100 and the Veterans High Gun was won by Giulio Serafin with a 93/100.

Boorowa Gun Club’s next competition shoot will take place on Saturday, February 25 with the program featuring a 25-target Handicap, 75-target Champion of Champions (off 18 metres) and 15 Pair Double Rise.

The shoot will commence at 11 am. If you’re interested in trying your hand at clay target shooting, the Boorowa Gun Club is open for practice for members and beginners every Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 pm.

All ages and abilities from 12 years and up are welcome. Photo ID is required.

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