RIFLE SHOOTING

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 30, 5 February 1935, Page 16

RIFLE SHOOTING

PETONE CLUB

The Petone Rifle' Club • fired a: competition counting for the third handicap series and Londfield handicap'aggregate at Trentham on Saturday, the range for the day being, 600 yards. All riflemen find the 600-yard distance difficult'at any time, but on Saturday a front gusty wind and an uneven light, gave plenty of scope for judgment, and in most cases the elements won and a "magpie" or: "outer" would appear.

The .best range score for the day was secured by W. H. Ballinger with 43 (4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5) and this brilliant score was not obtained easily, as changes of four .degrees windage were necessary between most shots. T. Warburton returned 46 (5, 5, 3, 4, 5,-5, 5, 5, 4, 5), followed by R. H. Nicholl, 44, and W. H. Ballinger' with 44 in his second shoot.

The club standard for 600 yards is 90, and W. H. Balliriger returned an aggregate of 92 off the gun, followed by T Warburton 88, R. H. Nicholl 88, T. MeNab 84.

The final leading aggregates in the second handicap series (best four shots in December and January) were as follows: A grade, T. Brown 340, ,T. Warburtou 336, O. Pedersen 331; B and C grades combined, F. L. Burrell 360, G. E. Tanner 349 D. K. Pritchard 344, S. C. Higgins 339, A. Scott 339. The ranges for next Saturday will be determined at a meeting of the Wellington Rifle Association early, this week. Scores:—

C. X Tanner, 39, 39, 8—80; J. Hall, 39 38, 8—85; X. McNab, 41, 43, o—B4- A* Scott, 39, 37, 8—84; L. Lubransky, 35 37' 12—81; \V. Jackson, 41 38, 4—83 T. Chapman, 40, 42, 0—82; W. Scambary, 39 37 6—82; T, F. Cooper, 37, 37, 8-82; O. Pedersen, 42, 39, 9—81; J. Ashman, 43, 38, 0— 81.; P. Stewart, 40, 35, 6-81; T. Brown 37, 38, 4—79; C. Lusty, 35, 38, G—7o- j' Braid, 30, 41, 8—79; F. L, Burrell, 38 33' 8—79.

•.■:"■•■ 600yds. 600yds. J V. H, Ballinger ..48 .44 !. C. Higgins .... 43. 40 ?. Warburton ... 42 46 t. H. Nicholl■■■;■:.... 42 44 I.Hep./.Tl 0 92 0 89 0- .88 0 86