Imperial Meeting 2018<\/p>\n
Just five of our members entered the Imperial Meeting at Bisley in July.<\/p>\n
We entered 2 teams in concurrent competitions and the results were as follows:<\/p>\n
Belgian \u2013 33rd<\/sup> (36 teams entered)<\/p>\n Rifle Clubs \u2013 31st<\/sup> (36 teams entered)<\/p>\n Four of our members shot in the Queen\u2019s 1st<\/sup> Stage. Paul Johnson was the only one to make it to the second stage with a score of 101.13 despite having a broken firing pin at 300 yards! In the second stage Paul scored 145.13 which in difficult conditions was enough to qualify for his 5th<\/sup> Queen\u2019s final. Wind conditions in the final were very testing with the winner scoring a total of 281.29. Paul finished 12 points behind in 65th<\/sup> place retaining his class \u2018A\u2019 status. Paul wins the Spiriti Cup for the highest score in the club in the Queen\u2019s (not having won it in the last 3 years). The cup will be presented at the Club Championships later in the year.<\/p>\n Three members shot the whole Grand and were placed as follows:<\/p>\n Ian Dampney 682.41 (505th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n Paul Johnson 647.49 (619th<\/sup>) \u2013 did not shoot the Lovell due to firing pin problems in the Queen\u2019s<\/p>\n Tony Hopkins 617.17 (653rd<\/sup>)<\/p>\n Tony Hopkins wins the Gordon Bennett Trophy for the highest score in the club in the Grand (not having won it in the last 3 years). The cup will be presented at the Club Championships later in the year.<\/p>\n Two of our members represented their counties. Ian Dampney shot for Somerset and Paul Johnson shot and coached for Hereford & Worcester.<\/p>\n One final item to report is that Glyn Marples has finally broken his Tyro in the Donegal scoring 50.3 (finishing above the \u2018last O in\u2019 on the prize list. Well done Glyn!<\/p>\n We all look forward to next year\u2019s 150th<\/sup> Imperial Meeting.<\/p>\n Good shooting!<\/p>\n Paul Johnson, Match Secretary, Lloyds TSB Rifle Club<\/p>\n Full results are available from the NRA at http:\/\/competitions.nra.org.uk\/common\/asp\/results\/imperial.asp?year=2018&site=NRA<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imperial Meeting 2018 Just five of our members entered the Imperial Meeting at Bisley in July. We entered 2 teams in concurrent competitions and the results were as follows: Belgian \u2013 33rd (36 teams entered) Rifle Clubs \u2013 31st (36 teams entered) Four of our members shot in the Queen\u2019s 1st Stage. Paul Johnson was … Continue reading Imperial Meeting 2018<\/span>