[May 20-22] NTSA National Championships Test Event

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To be held
20th to 22nd May 2005 in
Midland Rifle Club & UCD Rifle Club.

Competitions
Competition #1 :
3 position Event (Friday 20th May)

Venue; Midland Rifle Club
Start Time; 14 00
Entry Fee; €15
(3 x 40 shots) 45 minutes in the prone position, 75 minutes in the standing position and 60 minutes in the kneeling position
Shot on Gehmann Boxes.
1 detail only.

Competition #2 :
Prone Event (Saturday 21st May)
Venue; Midland Rifle Club
Start Time; 10 00
Entry Fee; €15

60 shot prone at 50m Time per detail 1 hr 15min
Shot on Gehmann Boxes
2 – 3 details, (depending on entry).
Followed by 10 shot Final.

Competition #3 :
Air Rifle Event (Sunday 22nd May)
Venue; UCD Rifle Club
Start Time; 09 00
Entry Fee; €15

60 shot (standing) at 10m Time per detail 1 hr 45min

2 – 3 details, (depending on entry)
Followed by 10 shot Final.


Entries;

Contact; Liam Crawford.

E-mail; lcrawf@iol.ie

Tel; +353 (087) 2453137

Entries Close, Wednesday 18th May (18 00)

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Qualification round only, I didn't write down the Finals scores;

Declan Kelly 581
Robert Clarke 580
Ray Kane 580
Sandy Wilson 576
Michael Walls 575
Leslie Fagan 570
Tony Cogan 569
Joe O'Donoghue 567
Sean Baldwin 560
Dave Trumper 556
Pat O'Brien 545
Daniel Fleming 530

Overall winners after the ten-shot finals were Declan Kelly in first place, Ray Kane in second and Sandy Wilson in third following a disasterous shot before the start command on the ninth shot by Robert Clarke, which cost him ten points

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Some photos from the day. More here.















Have to say, it was my first time being out in the Midlands Rifle Club and I was well impressed. A bit of a haul to get there (two hours and about a hundred miles), but worth it - nicely constructed firing points, a good clubhouse with library, tv/video, proper comms for the range officers, good security system, and most importantly of all, the people there are dead serious about their sport and very concious of, and dedicated to, how they want their sport to be promoted and developed.

Now, I just need to win the lotto so I can afford the 300m rifle setup and the helicopter I'd need to be able to shoot there every day

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Received this morning...
Test Event Scores (50m Prone).

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Qualification Round
Declan Kelly 581
Nicola Murphy 578
Liam Spillane 575
Susan Cunningham 567
Ryan Lynn 562
Damien Fagan 555
Sean Baldwin 551
Daniel Fleming 542
Shane Flynn 536
Elizabeth O'Hagan 530
Marc Lynn 520
Alan Smyth 501
Jim O'Hagan 492
Paula Cunningham 465

Finals:
Declan Kelly 96.8 677.8
Nicola Murphy 98.7 676.7
Liam Spillane 101.4 676.4
Susan Cunningham 99.8 666.8
Ryan Lynn 101.1 663.1
Damien Fagan 100.3 655.3
Sean Baldwin 98.6 649.6
Daniel Fleming 91.2 633.2

Tight finals - first place came down to the last shot, with Nicola having come from three points behind to 0.3 points ahead by shot 9, but shot 10 was the only 8 she shot that day, and at 8.7 to Declan's 10.1, nearly lost her the silver as well as the gold as she finished up only 0.3 ahead of Liam Spillane.

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Some photos from today. More in the same place as yesterdays...