[17th May 2009] VCRAI Competition Mid-Lands Range

Sikamick

The Vintage Classic Rifle Association of Ireland are holding an open
competition on Sunday the 17th of May 2009 at the Mid-Lands Range,
Tullamore.

Book in time 10 am.

Lads get practising, remember the highest score over the six competitions takes the end of year Trophy in September.


All are welcome.


Michael O'Connor
Secretary to The Vintage Classic Rifle Association of Ireland
also Dublin Target Sports Club

Sparks

Annoyed I missed this

ItWasntMe shooting a Swiss 7.5 Schmidt-Rubin:



And IRLConor put in a 69/80 with a SMLE.

It wasn't me!

Sparks wrote: »

Annoyed I missed this

ItWasntMe shooting a Swiss 7.5 Schmidt-Rubin:



And IRLConor put in a 69/80 with a SMLE.

Dunno why Sparks, but the image isn't showing for me, even though I can see the source in the tags.

Great fun shoot. I shot crap at 100, but won the 300m comfortably with a 7.92 German Mauser. Fair bark off that!

Sparks

Dunno why IWM, it's not working for me now either. Trying again:


That's the thumbnail - full pic here.

It wasn't me!

The Schmidt-Rubin is a very nice gun to fire. Terrific load of poke, but it's delivered quite slowly, so recoil is very tolerable for what is a very powerful cartridge. K98 is great fun. 8mm Mauser is a beast of a cartridge.

Sparks

The S-R has the nice benefit of thwacking your forehead with the brass if you're not careful though

It wasn't me!

Sparks wrote: »

The S-R has the nice benefit of thwacking your forehead with the brass if you're not careful though

Nah. Ejects pretty much vertically. And since the brass fire-forms to the chamber, you've to give it a good haul on the bolt, resulting in the amusing high-flying brass.

Red Renard

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Dunno why Sparks, but the image isn't showing for me, even though I can see the source in the tags.

Great fun shoot. I shot crap at 100, but won the 300m comfortably with a 7.92 German Mauser. Fair bark off that!

I watched the 300m shoot.Great shooting without scopes! Crack shot Dave plenty of competition next time I bet:p

It wasn't me!

Red Renard wrote: »

I watched the 300m shoot.Great shooting without scopes! Crack shot Dave plenty of competition next time I bet:p

One can only hope! It was fun, so would be good to see more people giving that a crack, with more visible targets!

Sikamick

I would like to thank Jim and Mary, Johnpaul, Tony, Brian and all the members and friends of the Mid-Lands Range that helped make it a great day also the Ladies that looked after supplying the food.

A special thanks to Range Officers Mick Gannon, Mick Doyle also Alan Kelly for their help in running the competition.

I would also like to thank all who took part and those that were there to support and that have an interest in Vintage Classic Rifle Shooting.

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100 yrd bench rest score sheet and results:

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1st Place : David Holgate - 35 plus 2 v-bulls - Fingal Sporting

2nd Place : M Mac Allister - 34 plus 1 v-bull - 4x5 - Fingal Sporting

3rd Place : Brendan Creaner - 34 Plus 1 v-bull - 4x5 - Dublin Target Sports Club

NOTE cards were scored in the Main Competition as 10's - should have been 5's

EDITED
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300 yrd Prone score sheet and results:

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1st Place : David Franklin - DURC

2nd Place : Alan Kelly - Hill Top

3rd Place : Jim Mc Keown - Dublin Target Sports Club

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Competition entries 28 people.


Thanks again to everyone that was there, if I have left out anyone or anything out please feel free to correct me.


Sikamick
Secretary to the Vintage Classic Rifle Association of Ireland
also Dublin Target Sports Club

tonysopprano

I see from your posters that as well as vintage and classic rifles, service rifles are included. What defines a service rifle and how old do they have to be?