Outdoor Nationals Day 5
February 26th 2021Day 5 gave us the one version of the weather we had been missing so far. It rained. OK, it only drizzled, but it was still wet. The Randle Trophy shoot was a real team effort, and a huge thank you goes to the range builders, the targets hangers, the shot spotters and the NZDA range officers. The Women’s team has again posted an outstanding score, helped by the still conditions, with Denva Wren taking out the top spot with 400.34. The total is being kept under wraps for now as our overseas opponents from USA and UK will shoot later in the year.
The Mens Qualification match was being shot at the same time as the Randle, with light conditions switching both ways that had more effect than expected. Ryan had another great shoot with 625.4. The Final also had some great shooting – congratulations to new shooter Dave Thompson who took out the 24 shot elimination final by 0.3 points ahead of Ryan. Dean Fincham also had an outstanding final, coming in third.
The day finished up for the Prone shooters with the North vs South match. Congratulations to the North Island for their win by 44.2 points. Top scorer was Janet Hunt with 617.0.
The Benchrest shooters also finished up their competition today, with Russell Henshaw winning the event with an outstanding score of 1587.117 from a possible 1600.160. It was great to see so many competitors in the Benchrest competition this year.
The last day of the Nationals tomorrow will see the Slazenger, Wakefield and Drew matches being shot, along with the Association Teams match. We finish up with photos, dinner and presentations in the evening.
