MARKING THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE NRA IMPERIAL MEETING This 'Snaps and Rapids' Competition continues to be a popular event, with 23 entrants this year firing rifles and carbines of differing types as used in the Boer War, WW1 and WW2 plus a few 'sporting rifles'. Last year it poured with rain all day and the conditions were dreadful, but this year the weather was kind with sunshine and light winds. Our now celebrated 'Turning Targets' and Fig11/NRA DP1 faces, marked up with a vertical 'Bull' area 4 inches in width worked well. As we were only shooting at 100 yards, they took quite a hammering but the markers coped admirably with several breakages. My thanks go to all those who turned up early so that we could start shooting at 0835. As in 2018, the course of fire was 5 shots single snaps, 30 seconds to reload (5 rds only) and then 5 rds rapid in 20 seconds. Scoring: Bull area : 5 points and all other hits within target border : 3 points. RESULTS The Siege of Ladysmith Trophy – Boer War Era Rifles – sights as issued only. Long rifles: Name Rifle Score Place B Ellis 7 x 57 L. Loewe Boer Mauser 41 Winner G Tondryk .577/.450 M.H. Mk111 40 2nd W Turmeau .44/40 Winchester 1892 34 3rd S Pearce: .303 BSA MLM, 32; B Russell: .303 BSA Long Lee, 31; A Cattermole: .303 LLEnfield Mk1, 31; K Whelan: .577/.50 MH Mk 4, 22; W Turmeau: .303 BSA Long Lee, 28; K Whelan: .577 Snider Enfield Mk 11**, 19; B Russell: .303 Martini Enfield, 14; A Dagger: 6.5 x 53R Fraser Mannlicher, 5. HBSA Prize Certificates to: Bruce Ellis, George Tondryk and Bill Turmeau Carbines: R Stenner .303 BSA Lee Speed 32 1st A Dagger .303 Martini Enfield Mk 111 0 HBSA Prize Certificate to: Ross Stenner The 'Old Bill' Trophy – WW1 Rifles - Iron sights as issued Name Rifle Score Place B Ellis 7.92 DWM Mauser G98 48 Winner W Midgley .303 Winchester P14 42 } F Cooke .30 '06 Remington 03/A3 42 } Joint 2nd R Stenner .303 Enfield SMLE 42 } F Cooke 6.5 x 55 Carl Gustav M96 41 3rd W Midgley: 6.5 Arisaka T38, 40; C Reid: 6.5 x 55 Carl Gustav M96, 40; G Tondryk: .303 BSA SMLE Mk 111, 38; M Cutler: .303 SSA SMLE 111*, 37; G Tondryk: .303 BSA Enfield No 4 Mk1, 36; J West: .303 BSA SMLE, 33; R Collins: .303 BSA SMLE, 32; K Whelan: 7.5 Schmidt Rubin Mod 1911, 32; R Collins: .303 BSA SMLE (No 15607) 32; C Reid: .303 BSA SMLE Mk111*, 30; R Cutler: .303 BSA No18 (1907) 30; W Turmeau: .303 BSA CLLE, 27; D Carroll: 7.92 DWM Mauser G98, 24; R Cengarle: .30-'06 Winchester P14, 24; B Russell: .303 LSA SMLE, 23; R Cengarle: .30-'06 Eddystone M17 HBSA Prize Certificates to : Bruce Ellis, Warren Midgley, Fred Cooke and Ross Stenner WW1 Rifles with Target or Optical sights M Townsend .303 Enfield SMLE Mk 111 (PH 5A tgt sights) 44 Winner S.Pearce .303 Enfield SMLE Mk 111 30 2nd A Dagger .30 Ross Mod 1910 (Win A5 scope) 25 3rd HBSA Prize Certificate to: Mike Townsend The 'Two Types' Trophy – WW2 Rifles – Iron sights as issued Name Rifle Score Place B Ellis .303 Enfield No 4 50 Winner A Cattermole .303 Enfield No 4 46 2nd K Whelan 7.5 Schmidt Rubin Mod 1911 44 3rd P Fearon: 7.5 Schmidt Rubin K31, 42; J Cranfield: .303 Enfield No 5, 39; A Cattermole: .303 BSA SMLE Mk1*, 38; P Fearon: 7.92 Mauser K98, 38; J West: .303 Enfield No 4, 38; W Midgley: .303 Enfield No 4, 38; W Midgley: 7.7 x 58 Arisaka T99, 36; K Whelan: 7.5 Swiss S/Pull K31, 36; J West: 7.92 Mauser K98 , 32; W Turmeau: .44-40 Win Mod 1892, 32; R Stenner: .303 Maltby No 4, 31; J West: 7.62 Moisin Nagant M38, 23; A White: 7.92 Mauser K98k, 23; C Reid: 7.62 M Nagant M38 (Tula), 19; A White: .303 SMLE Mk111, 11; A Dagger: .30-30 Win Mod 1894 Carbine, 5. HBSA Prize Certificates to: Bruce Ellis, Tony Cattermole and Kieran Whelan WW2 Rifles with Target or Optical sights Name Rifle Score Place P Fearon 6.5 Swedish Mauser M41 50 Joint Winner S Pearce .303 BSA No4 T (scoped) 50 Joint Winner J Cranfield .303 Enfield RO(F) No5 46 2nd F Cooke: .303 Enfield No (4T), 38; B Ellis: 6.5 Carl Gustav M41B, 37; D Hamilton, 7.92 M48, 30; A White: 7.62 x54 Moisin Nagant, 21 HBSA Prize Certificates to: Peter Fearon, Stephen Pearce and John Cranfield Other Rifles (Including non-historics) D Hamilton .303 Parker Hale No4 Sporter 35 Winner M Kanareck 7.92 Mauser Sporter 6 2nd M Kanareck: .223 Rem 700, 36; M Kanareck: .22rf Norinco 98K Lookalike, 32. HBSA Prize Certificate to : David Hamilton This was a very enjoyable competition, well supported and with plenty of competitor assistance on the firing point. However, the rising cost of targets and our own 'Private' markers led to a small overall financial loss. Next year, we will run the same style of shoot, but the entry fee will have to rise to £18 per head. Mike Townsend |
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