NZAFTA qualifying rounds this weekend
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Topic: NZAFTA qualifying rounds this weekend
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Subject: NZAFTA qualifying rounds this weekend
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2014 at 3:35pm
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Whatever end of the country you're at there's one on this weekend , both Wellington and Waikato are hosting rounds this Sunday 30th Details of each: Venue: Granada Park, Wellington Cost: $20 Sighting range opens: 8.30am Competition Starts: 10am The event is shot on 25 targets, once in the morning and a repeated in the afternoon. Timing is required on each and every target Tea and coffee will be provided, just maybe we'll be lucky enough to have some goodies NRC will be using this event for club championship including our Pro class. NRC certificates will be presented to top 3 in each class. NRC will put up $20 for the first person to knock down the infamous “target 13”. Cost is $1 to register for this. Grenada Park is not a flat paddock or like any other range anywhere providing a good challenge for all. Access is good and even in the wettest weather, its quite dry underfoot. This event will be held what every the weather, though it's quite a good forecast this far out! Waikato This Sunday 10am sharp, sighting from 9.15-9.45am, weather looking good too. Tea/coffee, biscuits provided but bring your own lunch and water if required. $20 per shooter includes certificate Go to their web page for map..wagc.org.nz ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
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Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2014 at 11:19am
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What a weekend :) windy as hell. Made it a very hard days shooting. The overall scores reflected this. I will post some photos up when i get the chance. |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2014 at 3:17pm
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NRC put on another challenging course, and the second half saw the breeze come in, averaging 27mph... The trial run with the mtc scope seemed to be going well, but the second half meant it was hard to see what was happening, and the drop in points isn't reflective of the scope, just the conditions. This event you didn't have a clue what the course was worth points wise. Just impossible to put a number on. I really think in this event, one had to be happy with what they shot, as it was to easy to get it wrong and extremely hard to get it right. My guess is the worlds could be similar, but with winds from the south which well be more dense but more consistent. Unless you shoot these conditions on a course like this often, then forget the worlds. You'll be no where..fast, good luck to the overseas competitors :) Results: International PCP Adam Welsh 34 1st Andrew Jurgens 31 2nd Jeff Hietbrink 31 3rd Dave Lum 29 4th Graham Allardice 25 5th 12ft/lb springer David Johnston 25 1st Richard Fowler 17 2nd Open PCP Hamish McClurg 28 1st Allan Lundberg 27 2nd Terry Lum 24 3rd Brandon Syme 22 4th Nick Holland 20 5th Open Springer Brett Nixon 24 1st Abel Van Zyl (Speedy) 16 2nd Ian Ritchie 11 3rd Pro Class Ben Holland 35 1st Mark Hales 21 2nd Sam Hales 16 3rd= Hayden Kaffes 16 3rd= ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2014 at 3:20pm
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Well done to Ian and mark, Ian if you'd been in the pro650 class you would've cleaned up I reckon. Don't berate yourselves on scores, those conditions were trying for everyone. ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2014 at 9:20am
I probably would of but where is the challenge in that? I would of had a un-fair advantage with the huge scope i have. |
(pink)MIST wrote:Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2014 at 9:32am
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True, did some more scope testing yesterday, according to the results there's no reason why I scored so low (for me) apart from misreading the wind. 14yards = 1 hole groups (5 shots) , 27 yards is the same, just a ragged hole. That was done indoors to eliminate wind from the equation, but a nice result anyway ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: nunga
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2014 at 9:47am
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The wind would of been the biggest problem for you. I had two problems. First was the wind (like everyone) the second I was not expecting so many up hill lanes to be there. I have never shot uphill lanes before and it really took me by surprise. I didnt have a shooting position for up hills that i am comfortable with. But this will change now. I have already rang my sister and sorted out some shooting at her place (she lives on a hill with 2 acres) I can see i will be spending most weekends at her place from now on. :) |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2014 at 8:07pm
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Adaptation is the key.... Not many ranges quite like NRC , most are very flat and comfy where you're shooting from. Good to have knowledge of it tho, some of the previous worlds lanes had some impressively steep angles ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 02 Apr 2014 at 12:04am
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a couple of pics from the day at NRC Andrew J taking aim with the steyr  Uphill lane targets look decievingely far, then theres the wind  Davey on target 11  Davey's technique is to lineup his hair with the target :) but look at his windicator string to gauge the breeze:)  Terry Lum on target 12   Tam showing she can gun with the big boys, dropping targets with a steyr lg100ft  Jeff and the custom AR20ft  Minky leading the way in pro650 class  Nunga on the kneeling lane, looks like the wind had dropped off a bit  Andrew J takes out the shootoff for 2nd place international PCP  ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |
Posted By: (pink)MIST
Date Posted: 03 Apr 2014 at 9:40pm
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and some more pics Brandon and the mac1 usft rifle  Dave J with a TX200mk111  Terry getting ready  Tam using a Steyr and looking the part  Alan showing us how its done with an EdGun  ------------- NZAFTA President 1st place HP springer - 2014 WFTF Worlds 1st place HP springer - 2014 Nats AA TX200 MK111, Optisan Viper 8-32x60 JSB. VMach, TbT, maestro design. |