2009 UKBRA AGM - Members may obtain a copy of the minutes by e-mailing the Secretary
TENTH WORLD BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2009 - SOUTH AFRICA
see www.targetshooter.co.uk (August) for full write-up by WBSF President Graeme Smith
Keep up to date with the UKBRA's activities via From the Bench which appears monthly in www.targetshooter.co.uk the on-line magazine for all target shooters
2009 CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
100 yard Heavy Class 1st Ian Dixon, 2nd Bruce Lenton, 3rd Vince Bottomley
100 yard Factory Sporter 1st Laurie Holland, 2nd Darrell Evans, 3rd A Wooley
1000 yard Light Gun 1st Steve Dunn, 2nd Mal Roberts, 3rd Vince Bottomley
1000 yard Factory Sporter 1st Ian Kellett, 2nd Phil Gibbon, 3rd Toni Young
CONTACTS - UKBRA Officers
Vice President European BRSF - martin@kingsarmshotel.fsnet.co.uk
Chairman & overseas contact - martin@kingsarmshotel.fsnet.co.uk
Treasurer - ian.dixon3@virgin.net
Secretary - jeanette.whitney@unitypartnership.com
Webmaster - vinceb@6ppc.fsnet.co.uk
LINKS www.europeanbenchrest.eu - for the latest on the European benchrest Championships
Euro Benchrest News - keep up to date with European benchrest shooting
Benchrest.com - for all American benchrest shooting information
Diggle Ranges - Official website
National Shooting Centre - Bisley
www.walkerrifles.co.uk - Pete Walker can build you a rifle for any of our benchrest competitions (UKBRA member)
www.rgrifles.com - Russ Gall shoots & builds custom benchrest rifles (UKBRA member)
www.actbenchrest.com - Benchrest down-under!
www.freewebs.com/oldrifleranges/ - Russ Howards own site on old rifle ranges
www.precisionrifle.co.uk - the UK's first webzine for the accuracy nut
www.targetshooter.co.uk - the UK's first on-line monthly magazine
The European Championships will be held in Holles, Austria 2010. Each country can only send one team but individuals may also shoot and qualify to become individual European Champion. If you are interested in going, please e-mail me and state whether you will only go as part of the UK Team or you are happy to shoot as an individual.
Check here for the latest competition results. (If you have difficulty opening results, e-mail me and I'll send you a copy)
01.11.08 600 yd BR
28.12.08 600 yard BR 24.01.09 600 yard BR 1.3.09 600 yard BR
4.04.09 100 yard BR 5.04.09 1000 yard BR 2.5.09 100 yard BR 3.5.09 1000 yard BR
25.5.09 Egg 31.5.09 600 yard BR 21.6.09 1000 yard BR 20.6.09 100 yard BR
1.8.09 100 yard BR 2.8.09 1000 yard BR 16.8.09 Fly Shoot 23.8.09 1000 yard BR
22.8.09 100 yard BR 3.10.09 100 yard BR 4.10.09 1000 yard BR 15.11.09 600 yard BR
27.12.09 600 yard BR
SEE YOUR RESULTS FOR THE WHOLE CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR - 100 BR and 1000 BR
AROUND EIGHTY COMPETITORS TRIED BENCHREST IN 2009 - WHAT ABOUT GIVING IT A TRY IN 2010?
IF YOU NO LONGER FIND GETTING COLD & WET LYING ON WET GRASS ATTRACTIVE BUT STILL ENJOY COMPETITIVE RIFLE SHOOTING THEN BENCHREST COULD BE FOR YOU. SIT COMFORTABLY, UNDER COVER AND ENJOY YOUR SHOOTING AGAIN!
MONITOR THIS SITE FOR LATEST BR INFORMATION - our first 600 yard shoot is just a few weeks away - 15th November 2009.