Home Countries National Championships, Bisley August 2013

The Scotland Gallery Rifle squad travelled to Bisley once again under the leadership of Manager Colin Oswald and Team Captain Greg Rastall.

The attached file from gallerryrifle.com describes the competition and gives the team details.

galleryrifle.com-GalleryRifle_Home_Countries_Match

Saturday afternoon turned into a very wet one and the competitions were shot during an incessant rain shower. However, being shoulder to shoulder, all competitors were in the same boat and bravely did their duty.

It was an intense atmosphere as Scotland were on the defensive having won both centrefire and smallbore events at the Phoenix 2013 earlier in the year. We were very confident that we would repeat the performance but alas, the results proved otherwise.

WALES 1st

ENGLAND 2nd

SCOTLAND 3rd.

The team manager will provide his report as soon as he has some time, and with the publication of the official results.

Meanwhile, thanks to the photographic assistance of Mike Hibberd, here are some reminders of the occasion.

 

The night before "the Match"

The night before “the Match”

John and Robert Advancing Target LBP

John and Robert
Advancing Target LBP

The teams get ready

The teams get ready

Scotland v England

Steady

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Multi Target smallbore

Scotland v England Multi Target smallbore

Multi Target smallbore

Scotland and Wales teams pose together (but Wales would not let go of the trophy)

Members of Scotland and Wales teams pose together (but Wales would not let go of the trophy)

SCOTLAND GALLERY RIFLE TEAM 2013 (Chris McLean missing)

SCOTLAND GALLERY RIFLE TEAM 2013
(Chris McLean missing)

The "Wailing Wall"

The “Wailing Wall”

 

Robert J at 50 metres Multi Target 3

Robert J at 50 metres Multi Target 3.
A long way away and the small targets are TINY!

Scott Lyon receives the Dundee "Turd Award" from previous holder Mike Hibberd

Scott Lyon receives the Dundee “Turd Award” from previous holder Mike Hibberd

 

Colin 50m precision

Colin 50m precision

Phil 50m Precision

Phil 50m Precision

Robert J and Jonnie doing Advancing Target Centrefire

Robert J and Jonnie doing Advancing Target Centrefire

Gwyn almost filled the table. Well done Gwyn. You are a hard act to follow!

Gwyn almost filled the table. Well done Gwyn. You are a hard act to follow!

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Bill, Angie and Morne show their medals

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The Last Supper before departure.
It went well into the night thanks to Greg’s generosity