Great shooting outcomes in the last week.  Top shooting results last night were Alex with 97.7 and Rob with 99.6, both personal bests, and last Sunday Mikey shot 98.4, also a personal best. Congratulations to you all!  Meanwhile, Meredith top-scored in the 20-shot cards last night with an awesome 200.12.

Interclub success

On Tuesday Brooklyn convincingly won the interclub Open match against Wellington Central, with Meredith, Stephen and Bex all shooting 100s (199.15, 1999.11 and 197.13 respectively.  Brooklyn’s C Grade team lost by just 2 inners to  Wellington Central, despite Finn’s very impressive 99.4.

Brooklyn 110 Year Anniversary Open Championship Saturday 2 August

We’re all set for our Open Championship match on Saturday, to celebrate Brooklyn’s 110 year anniversary.  Looking forward to seeing you all there from 10am for members using club gear, and 9am for independent shooters.  Entry fee is $30.  Payment by internet banking to the Brooklyn Smallbore Rifle Club account, or cash on arrival.

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to assist.  The roster is below.  We do have a couple of empty spots target changing and in the kitchen in the afternoon; if you are available, please do lend a hand there.  

We would also be grateful for some home baking to sell in the kitchen.

National Indoor Championships Sunday 3 August

Our Open Championship is good practice for the National Indoor Championships on Sunday, 1-4pm at the Royal Tiger Range.  Master, A and B Grades shoot 2x 20 shot cards, while C and D Grades shoot 1x 10 and 1x 20 shot cards.  

Entry fee is $30.  All cards shot at the National Indoor Championships can be nominated as club competition cards.

Upcoming events

• Sunday 3 August 
  • 1pm - 4pm, National Indoor Champs at the Royal Tiger
  • 6pm club night, week 4 of series 3 of the club competition

Corrections: Secondary Schools save the date:

So sorry, I got days and dates completely wrong in the last shooting update.  Please note:

• Sunday 10 August, 1pm, Wellington vs Hutt Valley Secondary Schools competition, Round 1, Keene Range Petone - Craig F and Inge will get your gear there and coach
• Sunday 24 August, 1pm, Wellington vs Hutt Valley Secondary Schools competition, Round 2, Royal Tiger Range Newtown - Craig F and Stephen will be there to help with gear and coach
• Friday evening 5 Sept  to Sunday  7 Sept midday: Target Shooting NZ national secondary schools match, Palmerston North, team of 3 per school.   Entry fee is $60 per team, plus team costs for transport and two nights accommodation. Craig F and Meredith will organise and coach
• We will reach out separately to our secondary school students members to coordinate.

Welcome to our newest members: Ross, re-joining on return from two years overseas, and Gerard (Gerry), a Wellington Central member who has also joined our club.

It was a busy weekend for many.  Thank you to everyone who helped at the Wellington Open Championship match, and well done to all those who participated.

Congratulations to:

• Filly who shot 285.12 with an awesome 98.7 on her third card!
• Mark B, second in A Grade with a score of 295.15
• Meredith, second in Master Grade with a score of 298.21

Target Marking course complete

It was great to see Brooklyn members and family members attending the target marking course on Tuesday.  Please join in the marking on Sunday evenings to reinforce the course and complete your qualification.  Many thanks to Stephen for running the course.

Reminder: Brooklyn's 110th anniversary

We’re hosting an Open Championship competition on Saturday 2 August to celebrate Brooklyn's 110 years of shooting.  Please do come along, participate in the competition, and lend a hand during the day.  We will need help with entries, scoreboard, Range Officer (must be TSNZ qualified), target changing, marking and in the kitchen (offering soup, toasted sandwiches, baking).

Upcoming events

• Thursday 17 July, 7:30pm National Districts Champs match: Bex, David, Evan, Mark B, Meredith, Inge and Stephen, with Filly, Marek and Gerry as emergencies (who do shoot)
• Sunday 20 July: Week 2 of Series 3 of the club competition
• Tuesday 22 July, 7pm: Interclub, teams to be selected.  Brooklyn is hosting.

Save the date:

• Saturday 2 August 10am, BSRC Open Championship at the Royal Tiger
• Sunday 3 August 1pm - 4pm, National Indoor Champs at the Royal Tiger
• Saturday 10 August, 1pm, Wellington vs Hutt Valley Secondary Schools competition, Round 1, Keene Range Petone
• Saturday 31 August, 1pm, Wellington vs Hutt Valley Secondary Schools competition, Round 2, Royal Tiger Range Newtown 
• (more details to follow on the secondary schools competition)

Thanks to those who helped out on Sunday with our visitors.  We had some very positive feedback from our visitors. Eli’s dad Sam shot 91.1 on his second card - impressive! We continue to have a steady number of enquiries about trying out target shooting, which we do encourage for the health of the sport.

Members did some super shooting after our visitors had left:

• Filly, in a brand new jacket! 92.2. and 94.1
• Alex, looks like a fantastic 97.6 for closed champs
• David top-scored in the 10-shot with 100.6
• Stephen, 197.12 with a 100 vs Evan 198.10 in A Grade
• Meredith top-scored in the 20-shot with 198.11

Interclub success

Brooklyn teams had a clean sweep of wins in Tuesday’s interclub competition!

• C Grade - Alex, Filly, Jaz and Rob - 368.6 win against South Wellington’s 366.5
• B Grade - Inge, Jaz, Mark R and Mark B - 379.12 win against Wellington Central’s 378.8
• Open Grade (shoots 20-shots) - Bex, David, Evan and Mark B - 783.38 against South Wellington’s 780.41

Wellington Open Championship 11 and 12 July 

Great to hear from those who are entering this weekend. Good luck and shoot well!

Thanks to those who have volunteered to help. Below is the duty roster.  If anyone can pitch in with target changing or helping in the kitchen when it's busy, it would be much appreciated.

Brooklyn's 110th anniversary

We’re hosting an Open Championship competition on Saturday 2 August to celebrate Brooklyn's 110 years of shooting.  Please do come along, participate in the competition, and lend a hand during the day.

Upcoming events

• Friday 11 July from 7pm: Wellington Open Championship
• Saturday 12 July from 10am: Wellington Open Championship 
• Sunday 13 July: Week 1 of Series 3 of the club competition
• Tuesday 15 July, 7pm: Target marking course at Royal Tiger range
• Thursday 17 July, National Districts Champs match, teams to be selected 
• Saturday 2 August 10am, BSRC Open Championship at the Royal Tiger

This week at the club Alex showed his consistency to get top spot in D grade with 2 x 95.1s, closely followed by Eli with a 95.0. C grade was again close between Finn and Jaz, with Finn coming out on top with 94.2. In the higher grades David shot 100.6, and Meredith managed top shot in the 20s with 199.14.

Rep matches

On Tuesday some of us shot in the Wellington vs Christchurch Juniors and Women matches and the Wellington vs Waikato D grade. For the Women Meredith was top of the Brooklyn shooters on 198.15, followed by Bex on 196.12. Rob shot in the D grade match, with Filly and Eli as emergencies. Top shot for them was Filly with 189.5. Filly, Eli and Alex shot in the Junior team - well done to Filly for her 96.1.

Brooklyn's 110th anniversary

This year is our 110th anniversary and to commemorate this we are hosting an open competition on Saturday 2 August. More details to come.

We are now taking orders for our 110th Anniversary fleece jackets. These are black with the club's logo on them and something noting it is for our 110th anniversary.

Cleaning the range

We're responsible for cleaning the range this month, so we'll take a break this Sunday for 20-30 minutes between squads 2 and 3 to clean the whole building - hall, kitchen, toilets and the range itself. We have some cleaning supplies at the range but we'd welcome any that you choose to bring - just make sure you can recognise your own gear at the end of it.

Target marking course

As I mentioned last week, Stephen will be running a target marking course on behalf of the Wellington Association on Tuesday 15 July at 7pm at the Royal Tiger range. This is the one way you can become certified to mark targets, and we recommend it to anyone who wants to learn how to mark targets (parents included). Following the course you'll be required to mark a certain number of 10 and 20 shot matches under supervision, and once you've done that you'll be qualified. Let us know if you are keen and we will make sure you get some experience in the marking room before going to the course. Thanks for those who have already put their names forward.

BSA match

Nominations are now open for the BSA match. This is an open 12-person Wellington Provincial team which competes against other provinces across the British Empire.

Upcoming events

• Saturday 21 June: Wairarapa Open at Martinborough.
• Sunday 22 June: Week 5 of Series 2 of the club competition, and last night to shoot round 2 of Closed Champs.
• Thursday 26 June: NDC match. Teams to be announced.
• Tuesday 15 July: Target marking course at Royal Tiger range.