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Bathurst Rifle Club Inc., 3^rd July 2021, Diggers & G James Cups 300 Yards.

          The fourth round of the Diggers & G James Cups was contested on Saturday at 300 yards with a mild north westerly breeze that was only occasionally steady before it changed angle again to give a reasonable degree of difficulty.

          Only one Target Rifle shooter scored to their handicap on the day but Steve Williams again shot well to lead the group only dropping three points for the afternoon closely followed by Graeme Bright a further two points in arrears. John Coghill seemed to keep his cool while managing poor extraction with his rifle to finish next down the list with Ron Gibson trying hard to make up lost points with a good second stage shoot. Charlie Bennett improved in his second stage although unfortunately his only centre bull was his non counting first sighter.

          Jeff Eppleston topped the F Class shooters with Col Howell right on his heels just one point behind followed by Nick Webster and Khoby West-Kennett separated by just one super centre two points away. Phil Mahon had a slow start to his first stage but picked up a few points in the second stage to keep one point ahead of Geoff Willis who scored the only possible of the day for his first stage only to lose thirteen points during the second with some poorly grouping shots. Mal Wright found the super centre three times during his second stage but too many wide shots kept his scores low for the afternoon.

          Next Saturday shooting moves back to 500 yards for the fifth round of the Diggers & G James Cups.

by Geoff Willis

Scores:
J Coghill 90.2 (12) 100,
K West Kennett 114.7 (4.75) 99.75,
J Eppleston 117.9 (1.5) 99,
C Howell 116.9 (2.25) 98.82,
N Webster 114.6 (3.75) 98.75,
S Williams 97.9 (1.25) 98.25,
P Mahon 108.3 (6.75) 96.75,
G Bright 95.4 (1.25) 96.25,
R Gibson 84.5 (12) 96,
G S Willis 107.8 (6.25) 95.42,
M Wright 100.3 (8.75) 92.08,
C Bennett 78 (12) 90.

All scores/plots can be found Here.