Canberra Photos

ecomeat · Post by **ecomeat** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:52 pm

I couldnt put these online while the ACT Queens were on, coz my Ipad couldnt handle photos.
Just a couple of relevant photos follow

A bit of a Rogues Gallery here
Corryong meets Canberra

The boys from Canberra who shot F Open.
Dave Groves on left, Peter Merriman in the centre, and their gunsmith Russ Le Maitre on the right

Heart breaking, gut wrenching Canberra, with flags in every direction

After the 5th shot, and halfway home at the 1st 800 mtrs, I was thinking "Ive got this place worked out"........and then my wheels fell off......how bloody humbling

Cameron Mc · Post by **Cameron Mc** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:16 pm

ecomeat wrote:
Heart breaking, gut wrenching Canberra, with flags in every direction

Tony, I spoke to Kelvin when he got home. He described Canberra in a similar way to your description. I just can't put the actual words on here though. Alan would frown on me

Cam

Steve N · Post by **Steve N** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:37 pm

Great pics and great reports Tony. Canberra range looks completely different to what I had imagined it would.
Are you sure it's not you attracting the wind mate. :lol:

It was pretty calm at Warwick while you were away

Barry Davies · Post by **Barry Davies** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:35 am

Actually Canberra was mild to what I have seen at past Queens, tricky non the less and a real test of wind reading capabilities. For most of the Queens wind came from 12.30 to 1.30 at zero to 3.5 right. Occasionally a little more or less.
Get out of step with it and you suffered--- yeah, heartbreaking would aptly describe it.
But that's Canberra - and heaven knows why, but we keep going back.

Post by **AlanF** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:22 am

Yes I've been to more ACT Queens than any other for less success than any other. The only year I won, was after coming dead last in the leadup! Afterwards I was none the wiser about why. You could say that Canberra likes to share its favours widely. :lol:

Tman · Post by **Tman** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:03 am

Canberra is an Aboriginal word 'Wind in many directions", where as up on Capital Hill it means "Hot air rises" Maybe they got it confused when they decided to put the Nation's capital there. Great pictures though

bartman007 · Post by **bartman007** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:13 am

Hey Tman, here is another meaning I stumbled across after reading yours :-)

Etymology

The word "Canberra" is popularly thought to derive from the word Kambera or Canberry which is claimed to mean "meeting place" in the old Ngunnawal language, one of several Indigenous languages spoken in the district by Aboriginal people before European settlers arrived.[5] According to Ngunnawal Elder, Don Bell, the correct translation is "woman's breasts" and is the Indigenous name for the two mountains, Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie which lie almost opposite each other.[6] In the 1860s, the name was reported by Queanbeyan newspaper owner John Gale to be an anglicisation of the indigenous name 'nganbra' or 'nganbira', meaning "hollow between a woman's breasts", and referring to the Sullivans Creek floodplain between Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain.[7]

Maybe it is those two "Lady Lumps" that have been giving us all the problems :?:

If we had spent more time concentrating on shooting and less on "Canberra", we may have improved our score?

johnk · Post by **johnk** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:51 am

Where does that put the McIntosh range?

higginsdj · Post by **higginsdj** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:17 pm

johnk wrote:Where does that put the McIntosh range?

Left Shoulder

DannyS · Post by **DannyS** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:43 pm

Mike, Maree said she thought she was full of it, with her creative writing, but you take the cream of cake.

bartman007 · Post by **bartman007** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:19 pm

Looks like I've got to screw that 308 back in.

Or was Maree shooting the 6mm?

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