Phoenix 2011 Report (composed by Colin Oswald, Team Manager)

PHOENIX MEETING 2011 BISLEY

Seventeen members of the Scottish Gallery Rifle Squad attended the Phoenix Meeting at Bisley. This meant that we were able to enter three Scottish Teams: Blue, White and Purple. With each member appearing in at least one team. In all the members took part in 189 individual entries ranging from Small-Bore Precision to Muzzle-Loading Revolver. Two clubs also entered their own teams: Aberdeen Full-Bore and Joint Services, the members of which are also squad members. Those Present: – Alan Convery John Crouch Jon Cormie Chris McLean Greg Rastall Charles Bestwick Glenn Gordon Don Robertson Lara Bestwick William Paterson Robert J Tonner Leslie Kong Robert Tonner Bill Vaughan Maurice Leishman lain McFadyen Colin Oswald

Members of the Squad took  16 Gold Place Medals:

Donald Robertson won 50m Precision LBP Jon Cormie won Timed & Precision 1 GRCF Charles Bestwick won Timed & Precision 1 Classic Jon Cormie won Timed & Precision 1 LBR John Crouch won Timed & Precision 2 GRSB Jon Cormie won Multi-Target GRCF John Crouch won Advancing Target GRSB Jon Cormie won Advancing Target GRCF Glenn Gordon won Advancing Target GRCF Alan Convery won Advancing Target LBP Alan Convery won Speed Steel Challenge GRSB Alan Convery won Speed Steel Challenge LBP

Glenn Gordon won 25m Timed LSR ( A new Phoenix Record )

Glenn Gordon won The Granet GRSB

Charles Bestwick won Imperial Silhouettes GRSB ( A new Phoenix Record )

Charles Bestwick won Imperial Silhouettes GRCF Classic ( A new Phoenix Record )

Members of the squad took  15 Silver Place Medals:

Jon Cormie 25m Precision LBR Don Robertson 25m Precision AP Greg Rastall Timed & Precision 2 GRSB Lara Bestwick Timed & Precision 2 GRSB Robert Tonner Multi – Target GRSB Robert J Tonner Multi -Target GRCF Glenn Gordon Multi – Target GRCF Jon Cormie Multi – Target LBR Robert J Tonner Phoenix A GRSB Greg Rastall 1500 GRSB Greg Rastall 1500 GRCF Charles Bestwick 1500 GRCF Alan Convery Advancing Target GRSB Charles Bestwick The Granet GRSB Charles Bestwick Imperial Silhouettes GRCF

Members of the squad took  9 Bronze Place Medals:

Chris McLean 25m Precision LBR Don Robertson Timed & Precision 1 GRSB lain McFadyen Timed & Precision 1 GRCF Charles Bestwick Multi – Target GRCF Chris McLean Multi – Target LBR Chris McLean Phoenix A GRSB Greg Rastall Phoenix A GRCF Glenn Gordon Bianchi GRSB Greg Rastall Bianchi GRCF

White GRCF                                     White GRSB                                        Purple GRCF

J Crouch                                                C Bestwick                                              C Oswald

L Kong                                                    G Gordon                                                M Leishman

W Paterson                                          W Paterson                                            I McFadyen

R Tonner                                               R J Tonner                                              L Bestwick

W Vaughan                                          W Vaughan                                          D Robertson

Two Scottish Clubs Entered for the Team Events; Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club entered three teams while Joint Services Pistol Club entered two. Aberdeen were particularly successful: Timed & Precision 1 GRSB Aberdeen FBGC 1st Joint Services PC 3rd Timed & Precision 1 GRCF Aberdeen FBGC 4th Joint Services PC 5th Multi – Target GRSB Aberdeen 2nd Joint Services PC 3rd Multi – Target GRCF Aberdeen FBGC 1st Joint Services PC 5th Advancing Target GRSB Aberdeen FBGC 1st Advancing Target GRCF Aberdeen FBGC 1st

These stunning results confirm that Scotland is now a leading player in the international field of Gallery Rifle Competition. The next test is the Home Countries Championship in August.

The full Prize List and Phoenix 2011 Results may be downloaded from www. galleryrifle .com or the N RA website.

Edited by Leslie Kong, with apologies for any errors while translating from Colin’s original data!