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Canberra Queens and Bat Shoot (SSAA)
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:36 pm
by ShaneD
Hiya all,
The Canberra Queens is up coming, the lead up is the 14/15 and the Queens is 16/17/18 of November
The SSAA range next door will be holding a Bat shoot on the night of the 14th and the start time is 6pm for 6:30. Its a night shoot at 300m needing 30 rds and costing $15 for a range fees (free if you have a SSAA Canberra range pass)
Shane
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:00 am
by bartman007
Hi Shane,
Pardon my ignorance, but are we shooting bat's
So should 30 rounds equate to 30 bats, or are they pesky little fella's that flutter about a bit?
Choice of weapon? 22lr or shotgun?
What's the prize for the highest number of bats shot?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:32 am
by DannyS
Hey Mike, maybe we could introduce a panda or python shoot.
Cheers
Danny
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:09 am
by AlanF
I am guessing, but it sounds like a nocturnal fly shoot? If so, I'm interested.
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:54 pm
by ShaneD
Is a night fly shoot, but the flies are all tired and having a sleep so we shoot bats instead.
Pretty much anything goes, no muzzle breaks.
A change from Fly Shooting is you are aloud unlimited sighters on the warmup target, only allowed 5 rounds on the bench during the stage with no sighters. Scoring is the same as the Fly shoot.
Shane
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:28 am
by ShaneD
Well, they moved the date of the SSAA bat shoot to the 21st November.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:00 am
by bartman007
maybe we could introduce a panda or python shoot
Hi Danny, I'm OK with the Python bit, but my kids would have a fit if they knew I was shooting cute little panda's. Any way, I don't think there would be any bamboo for them to hide in, so it wouldn't be much of a challenge
Good to see a little clarification on the Bat vs Fly shoot.
Sounds like fun. I'm hoping to get to Canberra next year, so I'll have to put that one on the list as night time activities
Cheers.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:34 am
by AlanF
LoneWombat wrote:Well, they moved the date of the SSAA bat shoot to the 21st November.
That will rule me out unfortunately. But I would like to try a fly shoot one day - perhaps a daytime 500m, but may wait till I have a suitable rifle.
Alan
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:56 pm
by DannyS
G'day Mike, I was more thinking along the lines of them using bat actions, ie my comment re pandas and pythons.
I know weird sense of humour, I was a pom, so that explains it probably.
Cheers
Danny
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:04 pm
by macguru
Do you aim for the centre of the fly, or do you have to shoot the legs off one at a time ?
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:47 pm
by RDavies
Why did they have to change the date? There would have been a big collection of accurate rifles and shooters the area if it lined up with the Queens.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:52 pm
by Chopper
Alan you have the gear already, benchrest and fly shooting is where you tune it , No scoring and No marking , your targets and groups come back not patched out, and you take them home,
, Chop.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:36 am
by ShaneD
Well, I was told that the reason the date was changed was so some people could go and see Elton John.
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:03 pm
by AlanF
LoneWombat wrote:Well, I was told that the reason the date was changed was so some people could go and see Elton John.
I know - they're going to see him about taking up benchrest
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:04 pm
by RDavies
AlanF wrote:LoneWombat wrote:Well, I was told that the reason the date was changed was so some people could go and see Elton John.
I know - they're going to see him about taking up benchrest
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I heard he showed a lot of interest in F Class when the local club announced they were looking for a Butts officer.