AusVarmint

Hi All

Below are the dates for the Townsville LR calendar in 2012. We shoot the 550yd BR matches on Saturday mornings and the 1000yd matches on the Sunday afternoons. We have tried to keep the shoots where possible on the same weekends so that shooters traveling to participate can shoot the two days with us and make the trip more worth while.

February
550yd BR - Saturday 4th
1000yd BR - Sunday 5th

March
550yd BR - Saturday 3rd
1000yd BR - Sunday 4th (Postal with US)

April
550yd BR - Saturday 7th
1000yd BR - Sunday 1st

May - IRONMAN WEEKEND
Practice all ranges - Friday 4th
SOTY Fly - Saturday 5th
550yd BR - Sunday 6th
1000yd BR - Monday 7th - (Postal with US)

June
550yd BR - Saturday 2nd
1000yd BR - Sunday 17th

July
550yd BR - Saturday 7th
1000yd BR - Sunday 1st - (Postal with US)

August
550yd BR - Saturday 4th
1000yd BR - Sunday 5th

September
550yd BR - Saturday 1st
1000yd BR - Sunday 2nd - (Postal with US)

October
550yd BR - Saturday 6th
1000yd BR - Sunday 7th

November
550yd BR - Saturday 3rd
1000yd BR - Sunday 4th - (Postal with US)

Al why 550 yd . when you could do a 600 br postal with the yanks as well . what target face are you using as i would like to get hold of some 600 br targets and some more 1000 br as well. i am going to try and get 6 & 10 happening in
Corryong Vic. cheers Paul D..
I suppose your 550 yd is 500m fly range.

Hi Paul

The target we have is the dimension of the old 600yd target which is 60% of the 1000yd target. We are just about out of them now and were getting them printed here is Aus so we have just been discussing if we keep the current size or go to the new 40% target that the US have been using for a while.

The reason that we shoot 550yd is our range is the TMRC range and it has its firing points in meters. We did used to shoot off portable benches at 600yd originally however after a couple of years they asked us to go to the designated firing mounds after the refurb they did.

If you would like to get some targets let me know or send me your contact details and I can give you a call.

Thanks Al pm sent.

Hello Alan looks like a great year of shooting
have you descided when the other fly shoots will be held
would april be one of them ?
have you been talking to the action man again
what did he tell you
regards john mc

G'day John

Yes should be a good year and plenty of value in your trips to Townsville in that you will get two shoots for the price of one

We will be shooting at least one fly match as a practice before the Ironman and probably one later in the year though not sure which ones. I will speak with Jeff H and find out what he is doing with the 500m stuff.

As far as action man there has been no contact available probably due to christmas so will try and contact again this week.

Guys,

I would probably suggest March, May and July for the Fly shoots, might even get some reasonable weather if we are lucky.

Jeff

Hi,

Great to see the schedule for the year....

For the fly shooters, I notice that the 5th May Fly shoot conflicts with the Little River Fly in Melbourne..

Probably does not matter at all as they are different parts of the country.... but then some like John like to get around everywhere....

For those that are interested, I have posted a spreadsheet of all the Fly matches for 2012 that I know about on the forum at www.500mflyshooter.com.au

Cheers

Anthony