Vintage/classic spring gun competition lea valley 29-12-2012.

[DAVALI]

THE HOWLING WIND BLOWING THROUGH THE TREE OUTSIDE MY BEDROOM WINDOW DURING THE NIGHT BODED WELL FOR THE VINTAGE/CLASSIC OPEN SIGHT SPRING GUN COMPETITION.
THE COURSE WAS SET IN ARENA ONE BY MIKE CARNEY MAL GWYNNE AND MYSELF MOSTLY UNDER COVER, A BIT SNUG BUT THE COMPETITION PRCEEDED NICELY.
25 TARGETS NEAREST AT TEN YARDS AND THE FURTHEST 35 YARDS WHICH INCLUDED TWO POSITIONALS, ONE STANDER AND ONE KNEELER BOTH UN-SUPPORTED AND A GOLDEN SHOT.
ROGER FOSTER SEEMED TO BE THE ARMOURER SUPPLYING SEVERAL RIFLES FROM HIS COLLECTION OF OLD TWANGERS.
THE FORCAST WAS FOR RAIN MID-DAY ONWARDS AND THEY WERE ALMOST CORRECT AS IT STARTED TO DRIZZLE JUST AS WE FINISHED.
THE SCORES WERE CHECKED AND THERE NO SHOOT-OFF'S SO THE COURSE WAS BROUGHT IN WITH EVERYONE HELPING, DOESN'T TAKE LONG WHEN EVERYONE HELPS.

THE SCORES WERE:-

VINTAGE PRE 1956.
DAVE MANSFIELD...34...1st..BSA CLUB.(1955)
DAN FERRARO........33...2nd..Z2 (1943)
ALISON MANSFIELD........29...3rd..BSA AIRSPORTER.(1954)
DEREK COMBEN......28.........WEBLEY MK3 TARGET (1949)
CARM FERRRARO.....27.........Z2 (1942)
JOHN MORGAN.........22.........BSA CADET.
ROGER BENTLEY.......18........DIANA MODEL 27 (1939)
ROGER FOSTER........17.........DIANA MODEL 27 (1939)

CLASSIC PRE-1986.
PETER COOK....45...1st..FWB 300 (1977).
RON WHITNEY..42...2nd..FWB 300 S (1979)
HELEN CARRAGHER..40...3rd..FWB 300 (1977)
FINN COCHRANE......36..HW77.
PAUL BURT.......35..BSA AIRSPORTER.(1972)
JILL COCHRANE........35..BSA MERCURY
JONATHAN CHIDZOY.........34..HW80.
CHRIS BOULTON.......34..HW80.
HARRY KALAYDJIAN...31..BSA MERCURY
MAL GWYNNE.....31.........BSA METEOR MK1 (1961)
EARL LANGE.......30.........GAM MO CLASSIC (1979)
LINDA O'MALLEY.........29.........BSA MERCURY.
MIKE ISAAC.......29.........FWB 124.
GERALD KIELY....25.........HW77.
MARTIN SLANE...24.........HW80.
LIZ HOURICAN...23.........AIRS PORTER.(1972)
MIKE CARNEY.....22.........BSA METEOR.(1979)
CLIVE MADLEY....19.........BSA MERCURY.(1979)
REX BENNETT......11.........BS A MERCURY.
LOU VETERE........9... RELUM TORNADO.

19 PEOPLE GOT THE GOLDEN SHOT AND I (DAVE MANSFIELD) WON THE CARD DRAW WINNING A TROPHY AND A "SQUAWKING" BUNNY!!!.
ALL THE CARDS WERE PUT IN A DRAW FOR THE EIGHT RAFFLE PRIZES ON OFFER, THE WINNERS NOT IN SPECIFIC ORDER WERE:-
JILL COCHRANE
REX BENNETT
FINN COCHRANE
LOU VETERE
MIKE CARNEY
EARL LANGE
CHRIS BOULTON
JONATAN CHIDZOY

THANKS FOR A SUPPER COMPETITION REALLY GIVES THE OLD "TWANGERS" AN OUTING, MUST DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME...

DAVE MANSFIELD..
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[Dan944]

What a great shoot! Always enjoy it along with everyone else. Just wish there was more than one a year!!!!!!!!