[Jan 20-21] Wilkinstown 10m Airgun Open

Sparks

From the WTSC website:

Hi Everybody,

We are delighted to announce that there will be an air rifle and air pistol match held in Wilkinstown this weekend, the 20th / 21st of Jan 2007.

There will be three details on Saturday as follows:

Detail 1: 11.00am - 12:45pm

Detail 2: 1.15pm - 3.00pm

Detail 3 3:30pm - 5.15pm

There will also be three details on Sunday:

Detail 4 10.30am - 12.15pm

Detail 5 12.45pm - 2.30pm

Detail 6 3.00pm - 4.45pm

There will be no final.

Competitions:

Competition 1 (Male and Female)

Championship match. 60 shot match. Entry fee 12.00 euro inc NTSA levy.

Prizes 1st 2nd 3rd over all. Class Prizes for Classes A.B.C, and D

Competition 2 (Male only)

Men's Match 60 shot competition. Prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd. Entry fee 5.00euro

Competition 3 (Female only)

Ladies Match 40 shot competition. Prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd. Entry fee 5.00euro

Competition 4 (Male and Female)

Junior match (Under 21as per ISSF Age Rules) 40 shot match. Prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd.

Competition 5 (Male and Female)

Air Pistol Match 60 shot match Prizes for 1st 2nd and 3rd. Entry fee 12.00euro inc NTSA Levy.



Competition Format Rules.

Competitions 1, 2 and 4, where eligible, can be shot simultaneously on one detail as long as all fees are paid. Competitions 1 and or 2 and or 4, where eligible, can be shot on separate details, as long as all fees are paid and Competition 1 must be the first match shot in the sequence.

Competitions 1, 3 and 4, where eligible, can be shot simultaneously on one detail as long as all fees are paid. Competitions 1 and or 3 and or 4, where eligible, can be shot on separate details, as long as all fees are paid and Competition 1 must be the first match shot in the sequence.

Competitions can be entered singly or in combination.

Pre booking is required.

All entries must be paid for and confirmed prior to commencement of detail.

Extra details can be provided if demand is sufficient.

If shooters wish to take part and find the weekend unsuitable, if they contact me, I will do my best to accommonadate them on Wednesday and Friday if I can.

I hope many of you can take part and look forward to seeing you over the weekend.

As always E & O E

Best wishes all

Geoff

PS: Those who are taking part in the Welsh Postal match, these are your last dates for completing Round 1.

Sparks

Hi Everybody,
Please find attached the results for this weekends match.
I'll write up a basic report and circulate later.
Thanks to everyone for taking part and thanks for all who helped.
Cheers
Geoff

Wilkinstown Airgun Open January 2007
Competition 1 (Championships)
Shooter Club 10-shot series Total
1 Stapleton Richard Wilkinstown 95 95 93 95 90 93 561
2 Lyons Emma UCDRC 93 93 88 96 93 96 559
3 O'Hagan Elizabeth Wilkinstown 88 90 96 93 95 94 556
4 McFadden Sean Wilkinstown 94 91 95 95 85 92 552
5 O'Hagan Jim Wilkinstown 89 91 90 95 89 94 548
6 Flynn Shane Wilkinstown 88 90 95 91 90 94 548
7 Smith Kevin Wilkinstown 95 89 91 84 92 89 540
8 Raval Raj UCDRC 82 88 87 89 86 90 522
9 Cunningham Laura Wilkinstown 76 76 66 76 76 69 439
10 Carstens Marius Wilkinstown 63 56 47 46 60 53 325


Wilkinstown Airgun Open January 2007
Competition 2 (Mens Air Rifle)
Shooter Club 10-shot series Total
1 Stapleton Richard Wilkinstown 95 95 93 95 90 93 561
2 McFadden Sean Wilkinstown 94 91 95 95 85 92 552
3 Flynn Shane Wilkinstown 88 90 95 91 90 94 548
4 O'Hagan Jim Wilkinstown 89 91 90 95 89 94 548
5 Raval Raj UCDRC 82 88 87 89 86 90 522
6 Smith Kevin Wilkinstown 95 89 91 84 92 89 540
7 Carstens Marius Wilkinstown 63 56 47 46 60 53 325


Wilkinstown Airgun Open January 2007
Competition 3 (Ladies Air Rifle)
Shooter Club 10-shot series Total
1 Cunningham Susan Wilkinstown 98 94 96 96 384
2 Cunningham Paula Wilkinstown 94 93 97 92 376
3 Lyons Emma UCD Rifle Club 93 93 88 96 370
4 Gaffney Ciara UCD Rifle Club 93 94 91 92 370
5 O'Hagan Elizabeth Wilkinstown 88 90 96 93 367
6 Cunningham Laura Wilkinstown 76 76 66 76 294


Wilkinstown Airgun Open January 2007
Competition 4 (Junior Air Rifle)
Shooter Club 10-shot series Total
1 Cunningham Susan Wilkinstown 98 94 96 96 384
2 Cunningham Paula Wilkinstown 94 93 97 92 376
3 McFadden Sean Wilkinstown 94 91 95 95 375
4 O'Hagan Elizabeth Wilkinstown 88 90 96 93 367
5 O'Hagan Jim Wilkinstown 89 91 90 95 365
6 Flynn Shane Wilkinstown 88 90 95 91 364
7 Cunningham Laura Wilkinstown 76 76 66 76 294
8 Carstens Marius Wilkinstown 63 56 47 46 212


Wilkinstown Airgun Open January 2007
Competition 5 (Air Pistol)
Shooter Club 10-shot series Total
1 Raval Raj UCD Rifle Club 84 94 95 89 81 85 528
2 Skelly Thomas Wilkinstown 83 85 87 81 85 81 502
3 Dennehy Mark Wilkinstown 78 75 84 82 70 85 474
4 Oughton Ewan Wilkinstown 77 77 71 85 84 76 470
5 Corballis Chris UCD Rifle Club 66 77 82 79 86 77 467
6 Stapleton Dick Wilkinstown 68 77 75 82 78 64 444
7 Stapleton Dick (2) Wilkinstown 80 72 78 71 63 69 433

bigred

(My first post on the Shooting forum, so be nice!)
So, what's the protocol to shoot in these competitions? I've just joined DURC but have been shooting informally since I was a wee fella. Do I need to graduate through the squad, or can I just sign up and compete? I'd love to start competing as soon as I can - I think it's an excellent way to learn.
I understand you'll probably want to be sure I'm not a nutjob before letting me use a club gun at a competition, but how long does this ordinarily take for a reasonable, 28yr old married bloke with 2 kids that just wants to finally take up the sport he's wanted to do since he was about 10?
Any feedback welcome.

PS - I'm quite proud of my first ever Air Rifle card ever.

Sparks

bigred, usually we want people to shoot for a few sessions at home to get used to the rifle and to be confident that they're not going to be hopelessly lost in a match. I've emailed the DURC captain about this, but my guess is that the first match to plan for would be in a fortnight - Febuary 3rd or 4th in UCD. Make sure to get down to the range as often as you can in between now and then.
Were you fitted with a jacket and so on, and have they got you shooting while standing already?

Sparks

bigred wrote:

PS - I'm quite proud of my first ever Air Rifle card ever.

You ought to be. For a complete newbie, that's damn good.

bigred

Sparks wrote:

I've emailed the DURC captain about this, but my guess is that the first match to plan for would be in a fortnight - Febuary 3rd or 4th in UCD.

I'm eating my own words here, but I'm away that weekend . I know there' a match on in WTSC in April. If there's anything else in the meantime, count me in. I'll try to get as much range-time as my wife will let me. Do you guys allow someone to book a couple of details in a row and shoot a full 60 - Friday's are pretty quiet?

Sparks wrote:

Were you fitted with a jacket and so on, and have they got you shooting while standing already?

Yep, finally found jacket #20 was just big enough (I'm not exactly petite...). I was shooting standing... and after the RO realised he'd mixed the sights up and fixed them (everything was low and right), I shot that group on rifle S with my last few pellets.

Sparks

There's another match a fortnight later in UCD again bigred. Then a dry spell until the Wilkinstown Open at the start of April.
As to booking multiple details, I've never seen anyone book more than one in a row. It's not a bad idea to book an hour and shoot a 30, but a 60 is a bit of a haul so soon after starting. Don't want to throw your back out.

bigred

Roger that. I'll get myself another hour on Friday and keep chipping away

Hi Bigred,
DURC Captain here!

If you drop down the range there is a sign up sheet for the match in UCD on sunday.

Sparks - never got that email, prob lost in the middle of SPAM again.

Sparks

Report from Geoff Cooney:

2007 started with the first airgun match being hosted by Wilkinstown. Numbers taking part were somewhat low and some of the scores were on the predictable side for those that didn’t train over Christmas. Nevertheless, the event was well run, with Jimmy covering the R/O duties and Mark covering the Stats end.

Wilkinstown has been experimenting with a format change to the match, which sees an individual men’s match being introduced along with the individual women’s match. This is the second time that Wilkinstown has tried to run the match this way, but its effectiveness and its popularity with the shooters is hard to measure in part by the fact that numbers taking part in the match are low. As in all things, comment, ideas and suggestions are always welcome and are always sought. So please let us know your views.

The results of the match are posted above, and on the various web sites. I am delighted to welcome Marius Carstens and Laura Cunningham to the ranks of our junior shooters and we wish them well.

The development of Ladies air rifle shooting is continuing to improve with Susan, Paula, Emma, Ciara and Elizabeth now battling for position. Both Susan and Paula recorded Minimum Qualification scores at this match and the other ladies are hot on their heels.

Men’s air rifle has stagnated somewhat of late. Richard Stapleton won the men’s match with a score below his potential. College and School work is taking its toll on some of our other frontline male and female shooters. Still it is fair to say that men’s air rifle shooting, at both senior and junior level, needs an injection of pace to boost up performances. So come on you guys get the proverbial finger out and get your ass in gear and get those scores up.

In Air pistol Raj, Mark, Thomas, Dick and Ewan are all moving to stake their claim on the top rung for this sport in Ireland. At present Raj is in pole position. But everything is still to play for. I am looking forward to seeing some keenly contested matches among this group. It is leaked from reliable sources that Nicola is using deep visualising training methods to improve her performance.

Overall this was an enjoyable match, even with sub standard scores. Come on people, more to do!