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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Today we had 18 shooters as we were shooting on the 400 yard mound. The sun was shining and the wind was very gentle but very tricky. We had some very good rounds in the first string but as the morning heated up the conditions changed for a few. PCO was a very tight competition today with only one shot separating the group. Well done Geoff V again on the top for F Open, John C for first place in F Standard, Femy C in PCO and Ashley in first place in PC. Next week we'll b