I was nobbled by two nobblers in the Pistol HFt...Stolen Pride!..
XX Aim on!...Yeah right!
On behalf of BARPC Id like to sincerely thank those who turned up at the 2011 Easter Bunny Bash event yesterday at Popham.
Before we started, we knew the numbers attending would be fairly low but even we were surprised at how low the attendance was in the end. Having to squeeze the BB in before Easter was always going to be an issue, especially when the grounds are only available alternate Sundays. Clashing with the worlds was always going to pull some shooters away but perhaps it was the forecast for a beautiful day or the Grand Prix that kept the majority of competitors away.
What I do know though is that this years Bunny Bash was arguably the best in recent memory if not ever! The grounds were superb with a carpet Bluebells (some of which got in the way of the odd pellet) and Primroses and the course build by a dedicated few was amazing with not a single target that could be taken for granted. Each had to be thoroughly worked out and checked again. As one visitor put it, a thinking mans course. Those who would normally have attended missed something very special today.
Top shot in Open was Dave Godwin with an impressive 77 which fails to show how challenging the course was until you remember that Popham is Daves home ground and hes one of the best classic HFTers around! The next 3 positions were four points behind on 73 resulting in a 3 way shoot off.
Not detracting from Daves efforts in any way, but Clive Turners 76 with a springer on that course was an amazing achievement, especially when you look at how far down the rest of the springer field were!
The pistol courses proved another challenge and although I didnt get to shoot the course myself other than a few random shots at the end, the fact that every target got dropped several times proved that a clear round could have theoretically been achieved.
Special mention should be given to Richard Chase who shot round with and old springer (and I dont mean Biggles or Spongey) in the shape of a BSA Scorpion with no rear sights!
I think top pistol entry though should go to Junior member Mike Worth who with a borrowed RWS C225 hed never shot before, entered his first ever pistol HFT and shot a 40 to show up every other adult shooter today. Its also the last time I lend a kid one of my guns.
Well done and once again a big thanks to all our friends and members who supported us today. We hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did putting the event on.
Bob and the team.
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RESULTS
HFT - ex 80
RECOILING
Clive Turner North Oxon 76
Bob Ward BARPC 61
Colin Baggs BARPC 60
Glenn Williams BARPC 43 on count back
Adrian Christie BARPC 43 on count back
Paul Bristow NRA 41
Danny Taviner NRA 34
Both the above two scores were shot with a shared BSA Meteor!
OPEN
Dave Godwin BARPC 77
Phil Cosham BARPC 73 2nd after shoot off
Graham Guest ARPC 73 3rd after shoot off
Pete Chaffe BARPC 73 4th after shoot off
Steve Wells Meon 71
Mike Byford The Oaks 70
Heather Turner North Oxon 69
Richard Chase Ford 68
Mike Burgess Swallows 68
Dave Burroughs BARPC 66
Norman Wells Meon 65
Craig Goswell BARPC 65
Jonathan Hurwitt Independent 64
Ian Sheppard BARPC 64
Neil Scripps BARPC 57
Ryan Kirby BARPC 51
JUNIOR
Andrew Scripps BARPC 64
Michael Worth BARPC 55
Phillip Christie BARPC 45
PISTOL HFT ex 60OPEN CLASS
Ian Sheppard - BARPC 43
Michael Worth BARPC 40 Junior (last time I lend a kid a gun)
Adrian Christie BARPC 37
Jonathan Hurwitt Independent 36
Phillip Christie BARPC 35
Iron Sights Recoiling Class
Richard Chase Ford 40 (Not bad for an old un with a nearly as old Scorpion with NO rear sight)
Ian Sheppard BARPC 34
Mike Burgess Swallows 32
Jonathan Hurwitt Independent 29
Paul Bristow NRA 25
Mike Byford The Oaks 20
Danny Taviner NRA 18
All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
BARPC
Basingstoke Air Rifle & Pistol Club. Founded 1975
I was nobbled by two nobblers in the Pistol HFt...Stolen Pride!..
XX Aim on!...Yeah right!
SIHFT Winners 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - AND 2014....2015..2016...oh look back at green...running out of colours! Ha!
I let you start with the mighty sightless Scorpion, but you couldn't handle it mush, so you chose the Biggles-eyesight-zeroed HW45, complete with 6 inch off aim point.
If you can't take the heat... have another go
That was fun.
Bob and BARPC - top marks chaps, attendance may have been down, but we had a great time(I even managed a quick kip as you have so kindly pointed out). A better day out you simply can't do. Just wait for the Sizzler
Richard
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