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Team Scotland is under starter's orders for next year's
Commonwealth Games, which returns north of the Border for the first time since
1986. Scotland's target shooters were the stars of the show in Delhi in 2010 and
their medal haul was recognised by Jon Hammond carrying the team flag at the
closing ceremony of the Games. Now it is almost time for our athletes to prove
they can do the nation proud on home soil too. The Games are being staged not
just in Glasgow but also
in Edinburgh at the Royal Commonwealth Pool and at Barry Buddon near Carnoustie.
The SSRA wants everyone involved in sport in Scotland to play their part too, be
it by volunteering for roles at the Games or just lending support to our
athletes.
Want to know more?
lYou can read about the drive
to produce a winning formula for Team Scotland here
lYou can hear from some of our
prospective team, including some defending champions, in this
video
lYou can keep up to date with
news from Glasgow 2014 using the the link at the top of each page here.
Jen McIntosh, pictured centre top right, was on hand to
represent target shooting at the launch of the Go Scotland campaign held at the
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Musuem.
Latest News
| Caughey holds his nerve for
SSRA Speedway title |
2 March 2014 |
Larbert's David Caughey capped a superlative day of shooting
at the Balerno & Currie range to win the SSRA Speedway final - but only just.
Having had to purchase some RWS ammunition from the club to get his bid going at
all, Caughey then delivered 400 out of 400. Fiona Crowden kept pace with him,
though, and by the end of the final had amassed 986 points to Caughey's 990 -
but crucially, both had won 25 match points.
With the excitement - and the tension - audibly building, a
tie-shoot then ensued, in which both Scotland squad shooters delivered scores of
99.
Organiser Cyril de Jonckheere marked those cards and realised
a second tie-shoot ten-bull card was required. This time, Caughey edged home -
by the smallest of margins, 99 to Crowden's 98.
Richard Simpson was third, John Latimer fourth, Ian Henderson
fifth, Bill Vaughan sixth, Tom Hodgson seventh and Jim Main eighth. After a
sticky start Main turned a corner when he realised the value of having something
to eat and promptly delivered a 100 score!
The top eight shooters will be put forward for the Scotland v
North Island New Zealand postal match on 23 March at the same venue.
A video clip of the prize presentation can be seen
here.
| Jen McIntosh crowned queen
at Bisley |
23 February 2014 |
There were two Scots on the podium at Bisley as Jen
McIntosh claimed the Women's Air Rifle Championship in the British Airgun event
and her sister Seonaid took bronze.
With coaches and historians scrabbling for the record books on
the second day of the event, it's understood that Jen is the first Scot to win
this title.
And congratulations to the other Scots in the event: Sarah Brown, Sheena Sharp,
Sarah Henderson and Maria Bexley.
Larissa Sykes took silver, left, with Jen getting hold of the
trophy and Seonaid, right. Thanks to Donald McIntosh for the photo! Pictured right, the rundown of the Women's Air Rifle
final, conducted on Megalink electronic targets.
| JUST
IN: Club
coaching course heads north of the Border |
23 February 2014 |
Alloa Rifle Club will be running a club coaches' course in
Kincardine which allows club instructors to upgrade to club coach. The course
will be run over two weekends, 24-25 May and 31 May-1 June. For more details,
contact
Willie McAulay.
| Meadowbank prepares . . . |
18 February 2014 |
After a weekend of squad camp
at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh and the Glenrothes Air Rifle grand
prix, Scotland's target shooters have been back in training as some
prepare for the British Airgun Championships at Bisley. Watch a
video of Orkney's own Bobby Spence as
he takes part in a session of shooting 50m rifle kneeling .
| Law keeps hold of title
after battle of the McIntoshes |
17 February 2014 |
Robin Law maintained his iron grip on the SSRA Air Rifle
Grand Prix series when he ended Sunday's event at Glenrothes as champion for the
20th consecutive year. Jen McIntosh won the
final, edging out sister Seonaid who had qualified for the final just 0.3 behind
her, for silver with Bobby Spence in bronze position.
Congratulations to all of the high quality field, which
included a number of Scotland internationals as well as several promising
newcomers, for a hard-fought event on the freshly rebuilt Glenrothes range.
Results can be found on Domestic Results page and:
http://www.ssra.co.uk/megalink/Air_2013-14/GP5/stats.htm
| Scottish Schools
International Match |
Updated 14 February 2014 |
A Scottish Schools Team has been invited to shoot in a match
against England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. The selected
teams can be found
here.
| Jen is Scotland's golden girl in
The Hague |
7 February 2014 |
 Jen
McIntosh won the Women's Air Rifle final on Day Two of Intershoot in the
Netherlands. Her scorer of 209.1 edged out Stine Andersen's 205.8, with the
bronze going to Apurvi Chandela with a score of 185.4.
In the qualifying
round, Sheena Sharp had headed the list of other Scots with Sarah Brown, Maria
Bexley and Sarah Henderson.
Visit
http://www.intershoot.nl/content/2014-results for more details.
| Scots descend on Netherlands for
Intershoot |
5 February 2014 |
A 13-strong Scottish Air Rifle & Air Pistol team will be in The Hague for the
Intershoot competition tomorrow . Visit the link below for video
http://www.intershoot.nl/content/live-streaming-video
| Meadowbank range emerges into the
spotlight |
1 February 2014 |
 Anyone involved in the Scotland squads has known about the
refurbished Meadowbank range being used for Commonwealth Games training - and
now The Scotsman's Stuart Bathgate has given it a public airing. Click
here to read the article.
| SSRA Prone League update |
Updated 5 February 2014 |
Latest results from
the SSRA Prone League and Prone Team League are now available from the Domestic Results page
| Sisters do double act at Denwood |
13 January 2014 |
Jennifer McIntosh won SSRA Air Rifle GP4 at Denwood with her
younger sister Seonaid in second place and Sheena Sharp in third. A
well-attended event saw a number of personal bests recorded. Scores can be found
at
http://www.ssra.co.uk/megalink/Air_2013-14/GP4/stats.htm with graphics of
score cards available by visiting the relevant relay and then clicking on the
shooter's name.
| SSRA Individual Prone League |
13 January 2014 |
Results from the
early rounds of the SSRA Prone Individual League are now available from the
Domestic Results page.
| Enter the 2014 Scottish Air Rifle
Championships: March 8-9 |
7 January 2014 |
Online entry forms are now available for the Scottish Air
Rifle Championships at Tulliallan on Saturday and Sunday March 8-9. The
competition will be conducted on electronic targets and all classes of air rifle
shooters are welcome. Visit the link
here to get your entry in -
but demand is expected to be high so don't delay...
| SSRA Team Prone League 2013/14 |
24 December 2013 |
The SSRA Team Prone League for 2013/14 is up and running and
results from the first two rounds are now available from the Domestic Results
page here
| Henderson wins dramatic final in
Glenrothes |
10 December 2013 |
Sarah Henderson
took the honours in the final of SSRA Air Rifle Grand Prix 3 in Glenrothes,
holding off Sheena Sharp with the last shot. Results are available
here.
| Jen top of the pile in Kincardine
Grand Prix |
10 November 2013 |
The second SSRA
Air Rifle Grand Prix was held in Kincardine and Jen McIntosh took the honours in
the final with Sheena Sharp second and Seonaid McIntosh third.
Jen won A Class,
Sarah Brown B Class, Gavin Riome C Class and Ashleigh Taylor D Class.
Results are at
http://www.ssra.co.uk/megalink/Air_2013-14/GP2/stats.htm including graphic
score cards and also on the Domestic Results page.
| Plenty to play for in Lothian
competitions |
16 October 2013 |
With the indoor
Domestic Prone Rifle season now getting under way, there are not one but two
good reasons to enter some extra competitions. First, Balerno & Currie
stage their annual Open event on Saturday and Sunday November 2-3 and then
Watson's host the latest instalment of their very popular Open on Saturday
November 30 and Sunday December 1. More details on both events can be found
here:
Balerno & Currie RC Open Shoot
Watson's Open Shoot
| New Zealanders come out on top in
annual match |
05 October 2013 |
Scotland's team
lost once more to their New Zealand counterparts in the annual postal match, the
results of which have only just been released down under. The main Scotland
team's score of 5900 was overhauled by the New Zealand total of 5930 while the
Scotland Juniors fared no better as their team score of 1918 was beaten by the
NZ total of 1940. Click here to see the
full results.
| Places available on Club
Instructors course |
28 September 2013 |
Alloa and
District Rifle Club are running a Club Instructors course at their range in
Kincardine on 12-13 October. There are currently two places available. To find
out more or to reserve a place, contact Willie McAulay on 07863906135 or by
email
mcaulay8580@btinternet.com
| Dates and venues announced for
all-electronic Air Rifle series |
Updated 26 September 2013 |
In a new and exciting development
for the forthcoming indoor season, it has been announced that the 2013-14 Air
Rifle Grand Series will be conducted entirely on electronic targets. Glenrothes, Denwood in Aberdeen and Sands/Alloa in Kincardine
will host the GPs. Keep up to date with developments by visiting this site,
where entries can be made using the online service and paper entries can be
downloaded.
As the recent influx
of Manx and even Maltese shooters at Gagie proved, Scottish Target Shooting
competitions are getting the right kind of reviews and this development is
just part of the plan to keep that going as we head towards the 2014
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The dates and venues
for the Air Rifle GP series are shown below and all levels of air shooters
are welcome to enter.
Air GP 1
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13th October
2013
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Glenrothes
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| Air GP 2 |
10th November
2013 |
Alloa |
| Air GP 3 |
8th December
2013 |
Glenrothes |
| Air GP 4 |
12th January
2014 |
Denwood |
| Air GP 5 |
16th February
2014 |
Glenrothes |
| Manx magic |
24 September 2013 |
The 2013
Commonwealth Shooting Federation (European Division) event was staged on the
Isle of Man and Scottish athletes had a haul of 27 medals, including 11 golds,
to take back to the UK. Congratulations to the small bore rifle winners Sarah
Henderson, Sarah Brown and Jen McIntosh for their gold medal performances. A
full run-down of medals can be seen
here. In addition, organiser
Stewart Watterson was pleased to reveal that the officials helping run the event
represented possibly the strongest line-up for many a year. Scots judges were
represented on three of the Juries and their experiences will hopefully serve
them well ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games. Results can be found
here via the Isle
of Man Target Shooting Federation Facebook page.
| Mega weekend for target shooting
grands prix |
8 September 2013 |
The final 3P GP of the season took place at
Denwood with Neil Stirton edging Jen McIntosh out for the win (click
here for results). The following
day, 8 September, saw Stirton do the double in the season's
Prone Rifle clim ax
at Gagie. All the competitors were winners, though, as 15 Megalinks were used
at the range for the first time. Pictured right are the podium places from the
ISSF final at Gagie: Sarah Henderson, third, Neil Stirton, first, and Mel Mutch,
second.
Click
here
for the results from Gagie.
| Denwood delights |
Updated 31 August 2013 |
 SSRA
GP4 saw some tremendous scoring in a packed field at Denwood, with Ken Parr
equalling his British 3P record of 1170 on the Saturday, Seonaid McIntosh
demonstrating her potential yet again with a score of 588 in 50m Prone on the
Sunday and a win in C class and then the C&D Final. Neil Stirton took the
honours and the malt whisky in the main grand prix event although it seems that
a wandering Iron Maiden fan just had to get in on the act! Look out for more
information and scores
here soon.
A reminder to
interested participants that the final Prone GP of the season, at Gagie on September
8, will be conducted using electronic targets. The previous day at Denwood sees
the final 3P GP.
There is still
plenty to play for, and you can see the current 3P standings
here and the current Prone standings
here.
Thanks go to
Peter and Lina Jones for the photographs
| Scots' strong show at Bisley |
Updated 25 August 2013 |
A sizeable
Scottish contingent attended the NSRA's National Rifle Meeting at Bisley from
10-18 August, and Bill Baird led the way
with a triumph in the "Roberts" for the British Championship. Baird, now with
the Havant club but formerly of Bon Accord, led the aggregate then fell away a
little to finish sixth in X Class. And our own inimitable Irishman Cliff "Bones"
Ogle was fifth. Baird and Sinclair Bruce qualified for the
final of the British Long Range Championships. Baird pulled off a beautiful card
at 100 yards - 198 with a single eight which was remarkable in the rough, windy
and wet conditions to win. Bruce, clearly determined to go one better than the
Scottish Meeting at Lauder, finished third.
In the Home
Countries team events, Scotland, pictured left, lost by ten 136 off to 146 off
to England but were more than 30 points ahead of Wales. The Ladies team, pictured right
with Cyril de Jonckheere, were beaten by England.
Emma Steeples
finished in the top half of C Class and made the Ladies Team (top equal score
with Sheena Sharp) and the GB Junior Drew team against the USA.
Bruce won the
County Champions shoot for Lothian with Bill Vaughan (SC) third & Ogle (F&C) 7th
(even with running out of time for his first shot in the final!).
| Megalinks head for Gagie |
5 August 2013 |
Gagie hosts the
final Prone Grand Prix of the season, on Sunday September 8, and the SSRA is
pleased to announce that this event will be contested using 15 lanes of Megalink
electronic targets. Entries for the event will be taken in the usual way,
including the SSRA's online booking system.
| Alloa 50m event attracts strong
field |
Updated 5 August 2013 |
A high-quality
field of 32 shooters came up with some excellent scores as they took part in the
Alloa 50m competition over two days at Tullygarth. Sarah Brown took A class with
593, Brian Cooke-Duffy's 583 saw him win B class, Tom Kenny took C class with
576 and J Norval won D class with a score of 564. Full results can be downloaded
here.
And there's a
reminder that there will be another Open shoot at Tullygarth on Sunday
September 1, when Forth & Clyde have their annual event.
Norrie Steele is the organiser for this event.
| 50m championships: Scots excel at
Denwood |
Updated 22 July 2013 |
A weekend of excellent shooting saw a number of Commonwealth Games selection
standard scores as the sun shone at Denwood (mostly).
Jennifer McIntosh took the honours in Saturday's Women's 3P and Neil Stirton the
Men's 3P title. With 20 Megalink targets providing results which could be
followed live on the internet, the following day the pair repeated the feat in
their respective Prone events but all the finals were keenly contested, with
nail-biting finishes. Stirton managed to hold his nerve in a close Prone final
to be crowned Scottish Open Champion, just 0.3 ahead of Mark Symankiewicz.
In the Prone elimination round he had shot an impressive 597 (622.8) and in the
3�40 he came up with a good standing section to produce 1157. McIntosh shot well
in the Women’s Prone Open event, recording a 595 with Maria Bexley second on 589
and Sarah Brown taking third on 588, thanks to a higher centre-ten count than
Sian Corish of Wales.
T.jpg) he res ults of the Scottish 50 metre Championships
are available here at
megalink 
Pictured left, SSRA chairman Ian Thomson presents the 3P trophies to Jen and
Neil. Pictured right, competition organiser Jim McIntosh provides the winners of
the Prone titles with the water of life . . . courtesy of Glenturret Distillery.
| Scottish 50m championships: Second
chance |
14 July 2013 |
Due to late cancellations we have a couple of entries
available on Men's prone and Men's 3P for next weekend's ISSF 50m championships
at Denwood on Saturday and Sunday August 20-21. If you wish a spot contact
Willie Allan (treasurer@SSRA.co.uk.) by 6.00pm Wednesday.
| SSRA 3P Grand Prix 3 |
14 July 2013 |
Neil
Stirton and Jen McIntosh took the honours in yesterday's SSRA 3P Grand
Prix 3 at Denwood. Full results, which were published live to the web,
can be seen here.
| New date for Alloa 50m Open |
7 July 2013 |
Don't miss the
opportunity to take part in Alloa's 50m Challenge on August
3-4. Entry forms are available for download
here.
| Lauder 2013: Just champion for Tom
Hodgson in Earl Haig |
Updated 12 July 2013 |
  Tom
Hodgson won the Earl Haig Scottish Championship at Thirlestane Castle with a
score of 579, just ahead of Sinclair Bruce and James Paterson.
As is traditional, he was chaired round the range by the other finalists with a
piper in attendance - a big improvement on last year when the incessant rain in
Dumfries meant winner Emma Cole-Hamilton had to settle for the inside of a tent.
"It's a brilliant feeling and one that will last a long time," said Hodgson,
having savoured the traditional winner's glass of whisky.
| Lauder 2013: Bruce bags Freuchie
sword as Scots sweep to Home Countries win |
5 July 2013 |
  Sinclair Bruce
(pictured left with SSRA chairman Ian Thomson, far left)
took possession of the Wilkinson Sword when he won the final of the Freuchie at
the NSRA's Scottish Meeting at Thirlestane Castle in Lauder.William Copland came second and
Graham Shedden third in the final while Ashleigh Taylor (pictured) and Lawrence Cooper
qualified for the C&D final where Taylor took the honours.
In the Home Countries Internationals, Scotland's main team won by 3825 points,
ahead of Wales with 3772 and England with 3770. Scotland's ladies team
came second in their international, their score of 1854 edged out by England's
1874.In the Junior international, Scotland, the sole entrants, scored 1079.
Scotland main team: S Bruce, R Simpson, JG Shedden, J Paterson, M Ozmond, W
Vaughan, W Copland, E Brown, S Sharp, L Thomson.Scotland ladies team: S Sharp, M
Melvin, F Shedden, A Taylor, M Bexley.
Scotland Junior team: A Taylor, A Williamson, D Brown
Pictured left, the Scotland
junior team. Centre, the Scotland main team and right, the Scotland ladies
team
| Alloa Triple Dewar |
3 July 2013 |
Results from the
2013 Alloa Triple Dewar at Tullygarth are available
here.
| News from Lauder 2013 |
3 July 2013 |
With two days
left of the NSRA's Scottish Meeting at Thirlestane Castle in Lauder, the
qualifiers for the final of the Earl Haig competition are: (from 1st place to
20th). JG Shedden, S Sharp, R Dove, T Hodgson, J Paterson, E Brown, C De
Jonckheere, M Ozmond, I Thomson, AS Bruce, R Nilsen, S Sandground, WA Copland, G
Mortimer, M Melvin, JR Sinclair, R Law, W Vaughan, I Shanks, R Thomson.
The top score in qualifying was 379 and the lowest 368.
The Class B/C/D section qualifiers all made the main final: Dove, Nilsen,
Melvin, R Thomson. The final will be shot on Friday, July 5.
Results: Weekend
aggregate placings (1st, 2nd 3rd)
X Class: Aiken, Duguid, JG Shedden. A Class: Swain, Shanks, Sharp. B Class: R
Thomson, Marshall, Brough. C Class: Main, Deakin, Hilder. D Class: Dove,
Williamson, Baikie.
At the halfway
stage in the main championship aggregate (ie after comps 2 and 3, 60 shots at
50m and 40 shots at 100yds) Selected Scots placings:
X: AS Bruce 1st, R Simpson 3rd
A:G Mortimer 1st, S Sharp 3rd
B: S Blackwood 3rd
C: K Nixon 2nd, A Taylor 3rd
D: A Williamson 1st, R Dove 2nd
Look out for
updates being posted here.
| European adventure for Scots in GB
squad |
1 July 2013 |
The
GB teams
for the Granada World Cup
and the European Championships in Croatia have been announced and Scottish
shooters are well represented:
Men's 50m Rifle 3 positions:
Jon Hammond, Neil Stirton. Men's 50m Rifle Prone: David Caughey MQS, Jon
Hammond, Neil Stirton MQS. Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions: Jennifer
McIntosh.
Women's 10m Air Rifle:
Jennifer McIntosh.
Osijek, Croatia:
Men's 50m Rifle Prone: Jon Hammond. Men's 50m
Rifle 3 Positions: Jon Hammond. Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions: Jennifer
McIntosh. Women's 50m Rifle Prone: Maria Bexley, Sarah Henderson. Men's
50m Rifle Prone Junior: Jonathan Barron, Adam Dove.
| National Development Manager |
21 June 2013 |
A vacancy has
arisen for the position of Interim National Development Manager. Click
here for more information and the tendering document.
| Scots to the fore at Bisley |
10 June 2013 |
 The Scottish team returned from the British International 50m
Rifle Championships at Bisley with a haul of medals amid some exciting results.
Jen McIntosh took gold in the Women's 3P final, just 0.3 points ahead of Wales' Sian Corish
with Sheree Cox in third. It was a great reward for McIntosh's performance in qualifying,
when her score of 576 put her into the final in no uncertain terms, 12 points
clear of the next shooter. She also picked up another gold medal as Leading
University Student.
Jon Hammond secured a bronze in the Men's 3P final by winning a tie-shoot
against Dan Rivers and Sarah Brown's score of 579 earned her bronze in the
Women's Prone.
In the Home Countries Internationals, the Scotland's Women's team of Jen
McIntosh, Sheena Sharp and Maria Bexley won the 3P title. The Men's team of Jon
Hammond, Neil Stirton and James Paterson won 3P silver and there was silver for
the Women's Prone team of Jen McIntosh, Maria Bexley and Sarah Brown along with
a silver for Jon Hammond, Mel Mutch and Bobby Spence in the Men's Prone.
Jonty Barron was awarded two golds as Leading Junior and Leading University
Student.
All the scores can be found
here, courtesy of the NSRA.
Pictured above, from left: Sian Corish, Jen McIntosh and
Sheree Cox. Pictured at right, the Scotland team of Maria Bexley, Jen McIntosh
and Sheena Sharp. Thanks go to Donald McIntosh for the photographs.
| Spence gets some northern exposure
in Caithness |
6 June 2013 |
Fiona Spence took the honours in Caithness when she won Prone
Grand Prix 3. Iain Malone won the C&D final. SSRA results are available on the
Domestic results page and full results from the weekend meeting can be found
here.
| Grand Prix glory at Gagie |
26 May 2013 |
 The entry at
Gagie may have been a little down from normal for the Angus Open/SSRA Prone GP2
but the weather was fine and there was a tricky wind to keep the shooters alert
for the two finals. Ashleigh Taylor won the C&D final, while Dave Cummings took
the honours in the A&B final. For full results, visit the Domestic Results page
or click here.
| Girls on top as Bexley wins 3P
Grand Prix at glorious Denwood |
25 May 2013 |
Clachnacuddin's
Maria Bexley took the honours as she won SSRA 3P Grand Prix 2 at Denwood.
Her
final score was not only the best of the women's event but the best of the day while Andrew Ross won the men's event.
And let us not
forget a very special day for Orkney's Bobby Spence, who had his birthday
celebrated on the range with a brilliant cake complete with target etched in
icing, marzipan bullets and a rifle so detailed the maker could be identified!
Qualification results available
here.
| Entry form for
Alloa's Triple Dewar |
25 May 2013 |
This competition,
which has been running just a few years but has already become a recommended
warm-up event for the NSRA's Scottish meeting, takes place on June 22-23. Click
here for an entry form.
| Don't miss out on "The Scottish" |
18 May 2013 |
You have until 24
May to enter the NSRA's 2013 Scottish Meeting which will be held in
Lauder. Click here to download an
entry form
and click here to read the
accompanying letter from organiser Ian Burton. Later entries will attract a
surcharge.
| Denwood Grands Prix |
Updated 16 May 2013 |
The first SSRA
Grands Prix were held at Denwood and Andrew Ross and Kathryn Williamson took the
honours in the 3P event while Robin Thomson won the Prone competition, ahead of
James Henderson and Matthew Thomson. Detailed results are now available on the
Domestic Results page, along with results from the recent All Ranges event.
| Fast forward to the future.... |
6 May 2013 |
Following recent
development work carried out by Scottish Target Shooting, a rationale document
was produced on the benefits of Unification of the Associations. Click
here for more information on
this exciting period of evolution for our sport.
| Get your entries in for
Caithness Open |
2 May 2013 |
It may be the
furthest to travel for a mainland event for many, but with incredible scenery it
cannot be matched for a more splendid setting. Please click
here to download
the entry form for the Caithness SBRA Open 2013 and SSRA Prone GP3. It can also
be found on http://www.csbra.org. It has been
said that the Caithness Open is like a mini-Scottish, because of all the
competitions available in one week-end (17). This year there is a new
competition, where a Megalink is available courtesy of the SSRA. It will be on
the 50m range. Entry fee �5.00, enter on the day with secretary. Cash prize,
pending on entry. By popular demand, catering is by Murkle WRI. Any queries
please contact
martysimpson@tiscali.co.uk; 01955 621323, or 07915293593.
| Ten to count as Target Shooters
are awarded cash boost |
2 May 2013 |
Ten Scottish Target Shooters have been given funding for the Commonwealth
Games in 2014 with the allocation of sportscotland Athlete Personal Awards (SAPAs).
Announced at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, 62 Scottish athletes were the
recipients of SAPAs.
Jennifer McIntosh �10,000; Jonathan Hammond �10,000; Shona Marshall �10,000;
Matthew Thomson �7,500; Sian Bruce �7,500; Neil Stirton �7,500; Ian Shaw �2,500;
Angus McLeod �2,500; Drew Christie �2,500; Linda Pearson �2,500.
| Ladies first in SSRA Air Rifle
League |
14 April 2013 |
Step forward
Maria Bexley and Fiona Park as the winners of Division 1 and 2 respectively...
Look out also for results from the final two rounds of the SSRA Team Prone
league, which saw Banff and Macduff A take the honours in Division 1,
Clachnacuddin A in Division 2, Steeple in Division 3, while Clachnacuddin's B
team won Division 4. All the results can be viewed on the Domestic Results page.
| Prone League reaches its climax |
6 April 2013 |
The final round
of scores have been published for the SSRA Prone League. Congratulations to the
winners of the classes: Division 1: Bill Vaughan, Division 2: Robin
Thomson; Division 3: William Allan. Full results are available from the Domestic
Results page.
| Alloa opens its doors for 2013
outdoor season |
3 April 2013 |
Organiser
Willie McAulay has announced that Alloa's Tullygarth range will be open for
the season from 1pm on Sunday April 7. Email him for more information.
| Be home on your range with new 50m
summer competition |
31 March 2013 |
A revamped 50m
competition is now open for
you to enter and is
open
to any club member shooting within Scotland. With averages based on previous
indoor or outdoor cards, discounted entry terms are available to SSRA members
and members of SSRA-affiliated clubs. Also, don't miss your chance to take part
in the All Ranges and Inter-Region event at Denwood on April 14.
You'll find entry forms for both using the SSRA online entry portal at the top
of this page.
| How you can save "The Scottish" |
23 March 2013 |
The NSRA has
issued the entry form for the 2013 Scottish Meeting which will be held in
Lauder. Click here to download it
and click here to read the
accompanying letter from organiser Ian Burton.
| Scores from Tulliallan |
13 March 2013 |
Results from
the 2013 Scottish Air Rifle Championships are now available
here. In
addition, the latest scores the SSRA Individual Prone League have also been
published, see the Domestic Results page.
| Prestonpans breathe new life into
the sport |
12 March 2013 |
East Lothian club
Prestonpans had to deal with a shrinking membership and run-down
facilities in order to stop the club going under. Thanks to the SSRA's coaching
and development initiatives and the Awards For All grant scheme, they went
on a recruitment drive, renovated their range and equipment and were given �5000
to bring on the next generation of target shooters. Read about this success
story in full here.
| Scottish Air Rifle
Championships squadding announced |
Updated 6 March 2013 |
Entries for
the Scottish Air Rifle Championships at Tulliallan are now closed and the
revised squaddings are available
here. The full official timetable for the event is available here.
This supersedes any previously published information. Decimal scoring will be
used for all events which will be recorded using the latest Megalink software
release and the 2013 ISSF rules.
| SSRA Speedway finals results
released |
4 March 2013 |
The points results from Sunday's finals of the SSRA Speedway event, held at
the Balerno & Currie range, are available on the Domestic Results page.
| Vaughan comes up
trumps in Carlisle |
26 February 2013 |
 Bill
Vaughan of Selkirk won the SSCA Borders Championship in the finals held at
Carlisle at the weekend.
Bill, pictured
right, got the better of Tom Hodgson to take the title.
| What's the score? |
Updated 25 February 2013 |
The scores from
the initial rounds of the SSRA Silver Medal, Speedway and CanDicap winter
competitions are now available from the Domestic Results page. In addition, the
latest scores from the SSRA Air Rifle league and round six of the SSRA Team
Prone League have also been released.
| Law brings the curtain down on Air
Grand Prix season |
Updated 20 February 2013 |
Robin Law has won
the Air Rifle Grand Prix series after a win on his home range at Kincardine. He
edged the final with Shirley McIntosh in second, just ahead of daughter Seonaid
and Sheena Sharp in a day packed with Commonwealth Games medallists and watched
by the press - the last event run in Scotland using the old ISSF rules.
Look out for detailed results
here soon as we look ahead to the
all-electronically-scored Scottish Air Rifle Championships at Tulliallan in a
month. Due to a technical issue, the scores from the ten-shot finals themselves
are not currently available and we apologise for any inconvenience this may
cause.
| SSRA Team Prone League |
Updated 10 February 2013 |
Results from
Round 4 and 5 of the SSRA Team Prone League are now available via the Domestic Results
page. Look out also for the latest results from the Individual Prone league.
| Watsonians Open |
21 January 2013 |
Results from this
well-attended competition in Edinburgh are now available
here.
| Scotland gets a result |
15 January 2013 |
Kay Copland won
Air Rifle Grand Prix 4 held at Denwood after a dramatic tie-shoot decider with
Anne-Marie Bexley in front of an excited worldwide audience.
Thanks to another technological leap by the SSRA, the match results were
streamed live on the internet and attracted followers from as far afield as
Sydney and Prague while the SSRA Facebook page did a great job of providing
commentary as the match unfolded.
 "To end up with a final that ended in a tie-shoot could not have been bettered
even by the TV broadcasters, with the two protagonists themselves putting in an
appearance that left us questioning what can we do to push the bar higher still.
Kay Copland scored a 9.5 against an 8.7 from a relative newcomer Anne-Marie
Bexley who does not put in a lot of practice, according to to her coach," said
organiser Jim McIntosh. "From the feedback from those who were with us on the
web, we succeeded in involving a great number of followers not just the
shooters but friends and family as well, truly an education for some."
The unsung heroes were Jim and son Bruce who laboured to ensure the range was
tried and tested in time for a 9am start on a chilly Sunday morning, with the
invaluable contribution of Gavin Walker who developed the software necessary to
make the Megalink target system work seamlessly.
The conclusion was this has to be the way forward, Jim continued, bettered only
by the atmosphere. "I don’t know if it was the constant enquiry 'is it snowing
out there' or the camaraderie amongst those involved in the day."
With this type of performance the future of target shooting in Scotland looks
bright. With those in the “boiler house” running the range as well as keeping
the webcast running all looks good for the future competitions.
Class A winner Robin Law leads the Air Rifle series with 30 points from Mark
Joyce on 13 and Sheena Sharp on 12.
For full results
on the Air Rifle GP click
here and the
Pistol event, click
here.
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