RIFLE SHOOTING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 16 November 1922, Page 8

RIFLE SHOOTING

NELSON DEFENCE RIFLE CLUB

On Saturday afternoon a number of the more ardent followers of ride snooting journeyed lo Stoke ride range, and were rewarded .by one of the best practice shoots since the range was: opened; ’.V .strong northerly was sweeping off the sea-, necessitating an allowance at oJJ yards of a, maximum ot 1.0 feel, an.l 'from 21 to 25 degrees at 600 yds. An incident of the shoot. reminding one of the old Snider days, was the shooting of Rifleman A. Dudgeon, a mere lad. who used one ul the later pattein rilles with open sights, having lo aim on No. 2 target to hit No. .1, whu-.i he managed verv ereditably at 500 yds. hut at 600yds. No. 2 became disabled,_ and was. '.removed, him oi lus aiming point. Rifleman I. Oledhdl secured ■ the leg in for a Club trophy, scoring 62 off the rille, his 32 at GUO yards being a good performance. v , SCORES

500 600 Hep. Total F. (ilfdliill 30 32 62 R. Kenning 26 50 5 61 J. Sharland 33 22 6 61 W. Kenning 29 22 10 61, J. Kenning < 27 22 12 61 J. Edge 24 28 7 59 R. Fisher 27 19 J2 58 A. a Busch 29 24 3 56 S. Wearing 26 23 3 52 J. Dayman 25 15 12 52 L. Estcourt 18 21 9 40 A. Dudgeon 25 12 12 49 E. Richards 14 12 '14 40