Natives Rifle Club Inc.

Est. 1901

JOSH PRATT WINS 2017 QRA B GRADE QUEENS

Following on from his mighty win in C Grade in the National Queens in June, Natives Club member, Josh Pratt,
has won the 2017 QRA B Grade Queens by six points. 

The second and third stages of the Queens were shot in strong and gusty westerly winds which challenged even the most experienced competitors. 
These conditions made Josh's win even more remarkable and gives great credit to his shooting and wind-reading skills despite his tender age.


Josh Pratt, Winner of the 2017 QRA B Grade Queens

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BILL BROOME AND KIM O'LOGHLEN IN WINNING FORM

The Brisbane Rifle Club and MDRA Prize Meetings were held on Saturday, August 5th and Sunday, August 6th.

The highlights of the weekend for the Natives Club was Bill Broome winning the Brisbane RC Short Range Prize Meeting C Grade Aggregate with 140.09
while Kim O'Loghlen won the MDRA Long Range Prize Meeting A Grade Aggregate with an excellent 150.16.

George Constantinou was counted out to second place in the Brisbane RC F/TR Aggregate while Wayne Latham was second in F-Class Std A Grade.


Kim O'Loghlen, winner of the MDRA Prize Meeting

(Photo courtesy of QRA Facebook)
   

All results available on the Hexta Systems website (Click Here)

 

Weather Conditions: Not reported but scores tell their own tale!

NATIVES MEMBERS WIN AT IPSWICH

Wayne Latham won F-Class Standard A Grade,
Rudi Mueller and Josh Pratt finished 2nd and 3rd in B Grade TR
while in F/TR Craig Pratt won number 2 badge.


L to R: Wayne Latham, Rudi Mueller, Josh Pratt, Craig Pratt

Full results available on the Hexta website - Click Here

 

All scores available on the NRAA site - Click here

 

NRAA 2017 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Natives Rifle Club's youngest member, Josh Pratt, scoops the C Grade pool
at the NRAA Championships!

The National Full-bore Rifle Shooting Championships were held at the Belmont range
 from June 21st to 25th in wonderful Queensland winter weather.
The weather was at it's most benign throughout the week and this was reflected in the scores. 
Heading into the last 1000 yard range there were seven competitors who had not dropped a shot
and two emerged from that match with a perfect 500 point score. 
Geoff Grenfell of the Bendigo club emerged as the 2017 Queens Prize winner on 500.69
from Duncan Davies of the West Wallsend club only 3 centre bullseyes behind.

From the Natives Rifle Club prospective the BIG news was the success of 14 year old member,
Josh Pratt, who practically scooped the pool in C Grade.
In the Presidents match, Josh won the first day's aggregate and the Grand Aggregate.
In the Queens, Josh won all aggregates and won the C Grade Queens with a score that would have
earned him 10th badge in B Grade!

CONGRATULATIONS JOSH, ON A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE


Josh Pratt receives the C Grade Queens trophy from NRAA Chairman, Gordon Duncan
 

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Saturday was a near perfect day for shooting and scores were generally high with George Edser of Albert & Central club
 winning A Grade with the excellent score of 150.23 from Natives member, Kim O'Loghlen, only 1 central bull behind.  
 
Sunday was very different day weather-wise with blustery, quick-changing winds playing havoc with scores at the long ranges. 
However, Brian Carter mastered the weather and produced the only 150 point possible on the day. 

Brian then went on to win the shoot-off at 1000 yards between the top 10 TR competitors in the Grand Aggregate
to collect the Keith Affleck Belt trophy.

 
Left: Captain John Menzel congratulates Brian Carter on winning the Keith Affleck Belt
Right: Jeff Wimberley presents Brian Carter with the Les Perrin Memorial shield for the A Grade Grand Aggregate

Natives club member, Rudy Mueller, receiving his B Grade No.1 Badge

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SUMMARY OF SCORES

NATIVES CLUB MEMBERS WIN
BADGES IN VRA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to DonThompson, Wendy Latham and Wayne Latham who won badges in the Victorian Championships which were held in Bendigo recently.

In A grade. Don won 5th badge in the David Syme Series and 11th Grand Aggregate badge while Wendy won 15th badge in the David Syme series.

In F-Class Standard B Grade, Wayne won 3rd Queens Badge.

Full results available from NRAA website - Click here.

 
Don Thompson Scoring
 
Wendy and Wayne display their badges
 

NATIVES MEMBERS WIN MDRA
CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

The Natives Rifle Club now boasts three MDRA Champion of Champions after the competition held last Saturday morning.

Rowan McNaught won the Under-25 competition while Brian Pickles won F-Class Standard and George Constantinou won F/TR.


Ro McNaught
 
George Constantinou and Brian Pickles

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE CHAMPIONS