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15th March 2026, 500 Yards

We have a new Shot Marker range system.  They arrived Friday afternoonand thanks to Richard and Neil we have them up and running for our competition today.  We had some visitors to the range on Saturday and they thought we had a very good shooting complex.   As the wind was very very strong yesterday, we were happy to wake up today and see that the wind had settled down somewhat.  It was still not easy to shoot a perfect score.  Three shooters in Sporter Open did.  John, Carl

8th March 2026, 400 Yards

It was great so see 16 shooters today as the BOM told us we were going to have a very rainy day.  We were able to get our shooting in before the rain hit us at the range.  Conditions were good with a slight breeze making it a little challenging for most of us.  We shot on the 400 yard mound.  Winners in the respective classes are as follows.  F Open Kevin B 126.17, Sporter Open Femy 105.12 and Sporter Production Ashleigh 105.11 Our new targets have arrived in Australia and we

1st March 2026, 300 Yards

It was the first day of Autumn, and we could certainly feel the season beginning to change — from the heat of summer to a refreshing, cool morning breeze. Today’s friendly match was held at the 300-yard mounds, with 19 shooters competing across their respective disciplines, all tackling the breezy conditions. We had four categories of competition, and three of them produced perfect scores — an outstanding achievement. Congratulations to the following shooters who recorded per

22nd February 2026, 600 Yards

It was a fair and pleasant day to kick off shooting at the 600-yard mounds. The morning began under clear skies with slightly warmer temperatures, before clouds gradually rolled in as the day progressed. A total of 17 shooters took part across their respective disciplines. Light winds and occasional mirage effects made conditions a little tricky at times, keeping everyone mindful of their technique. Despite the challenges, some excellent scores were recorded. While no perfect

15th February 2026, 500 Yards

What a morning we have had today.  Firstly the sun was trying to shine, then the clouds arrived and finally the rain fell.  The wind was unpredictable as usual so not many perfect scores.  Femy and Jeff in sporter classes were able to read the wind perfectly as they both had 105.  Richard was the winner in FOpen with 125.  Well done to you all.   We had 20 shooters this week shooting on the 500 mound.  It is great to see how our small club is growing.  Thank you to everyone w

8th February 2026, 400 Yards

The sun was shining for us today with a tricky wind change every now and then.  Some of us saw it and some of us didn't.  Mirage came and went which didn't help. We had three first time shooters today.  We hope you enjoyed your time with us.  We had one shooter Ashleigh who didn't drop a shot.  Well done Ashleigh.  Being your wedding anniversary must help as you and Jeff were winners of your classes.  Even if Jeff shot in another class so he could win a class ( just joking Je

1st February 2026, 300 Yards

It was a lovely day for shooting for some.  Others struggled.  Me being one of them.  Today we had 19 shooters, shooting on the 300 yard mound. The largest group being SP with 12 shooting in this discipline.  Richard McK winning with 105.19.  In PO we had Femy C with 105.14 winning her discipline.  John C winning F Standard and Neil S winning F Open.  Out of the four disciplines we shoot we had three shooters, shooting possibles.  Which is NO mean feat. We will be shooting on

25th January 2026, 600 Yards

We had 19 shooters today shooting on the 600 yard mound. The weather was very switchie with the wind coming from the North, South, West and East.  Making it very hard to read the wind.  Femy C didn’t have any trouble shooting 105.12 out of 105.21. Fantastic shooting Femy.  The F Open shooters had a little more of a challenge as the top shooter in F Open was Richard McK shooting 123.7.  Good shooting Richard.  Other good shooters today in F Standard were John C 119.4 and Jeff

18th January 2026, 500 Yards

It was a very interesting day to shoot this morning.  The rain came and we sheltered until the blue sky appeared.  We had 19  shooters today.  In that count we had two visitors come along and tried their hand at 500 yards.  In F Open we had a three way tie.  Kevin B, Richard McK and Hayden A all having 126.14.  In SO (sporter open) Rod W had a perfect score of 105.13 and in SP one of our visitors Genaya G won with 104.10. Next week we shoot 600 yards.  Please be at the range

11th January 2026, 400 Yards

What a day for shooting.  We had very few perfect scores today as the weather Gods thought lets make it difficult to shoot perfect scores.  We had wind from four different ways.  The boiling mirage was very interesting for us.  The two shooters who didn't find it difficult were Femy C and John C. with a top score of 105.15 in PCO.  Femy winning on a countback.  John was very proud of his wife.  Great shooting, both of you.  Winning in F Open was Hayden A with 125.14 and Ashle

4th January 2026, 300 Yards

Happy New Year Southern Downs Shooter.   I hope everyone enjoyed their New Year.  We shot on the 300 yard mound with 16 shooters.  The cloud cover was helpful but the mirage came in on the second round.  We had a very close contest in PC with perfect scores from Richard McK and Jeff W on 105 max. score.  Richard McK came out the victor as he shot 20 V's out of a possible 21.  Jeff W shooting his first clean with 18 V's.  Fantastic shooting both of you. Another clean shooter t

28th December 2025, 600 Yards

Today was our last shoot for 2025.  I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come over the last 12 months to our shooting days.  We at the Southern Downs Rifle Club hope you have enjoyed yourselves and are very happy to return in 2026.  I think everyone  can say that our committee has done a great job running the club.  Thank you to Greg W for the mounds always being mown and ready each week.  To Richard McK and Gordon M for the range being well mown an

21st December 2025, 500 Yards

As this year is coming to a close and the jolly big red gentleman is reading his list. We at the Southern Downs Rifle Club had our Christmas shoot.  We were shooting on the 500 yard mound.  We had 25 shooters and we were trying a new event with 3 rounds of 10 shots.  Some of us had trouble concentrating for the third round.  We had some very good scores with very tricky conditions. Well done Hayden A  winning in F Open, John C winning in F Standard, Jeff W winning in PC and F

14th December 2025, 400 Yards

Today we had 17 shooters.  It started with a short rain shower then the ground heated up with the sun and cloud cover.  Shooting was quite tricky.  Some of us had trouble reading the wind. Our Club Champion didn't have as much trouble as some.  Well shot Kevin B only dropping one shot in F Open.  It must have been the day of the Kevins as Kevin J won F Standard.  Husband and wife duo shot in different classes this week.  That way the family can relax without having to hear ho

7th December 2025, 300 Yards

Our first shooting weekend for December was held on the 300m mound. The morning brought a mix of partly cloudy and partly sunny conditions, with 17 shooters  competing across all categories. Although the weather was pleasant, the mirage made for challenging shooting conditions throughout the day, testing the skills of many competitors. Congratulations to the following shooters on their wins in each class. For F-class open - Geoff V with a score of 123.8;  for F class Standard

30th November 2025, 600 Yards

Today we had 21 shooters.  F Open being the largest group today with 12 shooting on the 600 yard mound. Our club champion must have had his crown a little off today as Richard McK beat him with the x count. Both shot very well both getting 126.  Richard now has the highest x count ever at our range.  Great shooting Richard 19 x's out of 21 x's.  We had some very good scores today in F standard John C won, PC Ash W and PCO Rod W won.  Well done everyone. Results F Open Richard

23rd November 2025,

We had a beautiful day to shoot today.  Rain cleaned before we shot and the sun was out and the wind was minimal.   We had 17 shooters and we shot on the 600 yard mound. In the Production Class Open we had a husband and wife tussel.  Femy shot first and allowed John to bet her on V count by one.  Well shot both of you.  In the F Open we had three shooters with a top score.  Kevin came out the winner with 17 X's, Richard with 15 x's and Lyn with 11 x's.  Again good shooting. R

16th November 2025, 500 Yards

With the weather looking like it might rain we had a smaller number brave the conditions.  We were very lucky to have a calm condition to shoot this morning.  We put up the gazebo so if it rained we wouldn't get wet.  We shot on the 500 yard mound with nine shooters.  Winner of the F Open Richard M 126.17, F Standard Kevin J 119.6, PCO John C 125.18. Next week we'll be shooting on the 600 yard mound.  Let's hope we have good weather with little wind and our scopes are clear.

9th November 2025, 400 Yards

We had 19 shooters today for our 400 yard mound shoot.  With an overcast morning some of us found the conditions not as easy as our club champion Kevin B.  Kevin coming first 5 times in a row.  The only thing Kevin seems to be having trouble with is stringing 5 x's together.   Next Sunday 16th November we will be shooting on the 500 yard mound. Come and sign the range register at 7.30am for an 8 am start. See you all next week. Results F Open Kevin B (Club Champion) 126.17 L

2nd November 2025, 300 Yards

The spring weather looked great to have a 300 yard shoot today.  As the hands of the clock moved the winds came in and the conditions were very hard to keep the bullet in the center of the target area.  We had 16 shooters today.  Welcome to Marty R.  Marty came along for his first shoot and did very well.  Hayden A came first in F Open class,  John C coming first in F Standard, Paul R coming first PC and Femy C coming first in OPC.  It was great to see Beth coming back for a

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