Elwood Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Results and UKV members underlined for the UK F class league short range match 2012. Well done Grant and Dave, and a big thanks to Vince and Les for there range officer duties. F open left, F/TR right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnery Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 well done to Grant and David and the rest of the guys good shooting and it looks like a good time had by all i was up at bywell northumberland had all kinds of wheather rain hail snow winds and some sunshine well done lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyt Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 WELL done every body nice weekend ,and realy well run by the Diggle boys . We have been very well looked after and has been noted by all who attended. Great shooting by the top three blokes . A great start to the season. Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 A quick summary. Consistency of the good kind is king in F class! have one bad detail and forget about winning, think of it as a marathon and not a sprint. So well done Grant and Mark for first and second place, everyone else was fighting it out for third. The conditions on Saturday changed dramatically during the day from snow and sleet to warm sunshine and of course wind changes go hand in hand with weather changes. Saturday's 600 yard shoot proved to be very difficult for most, but Grant obviously saw something that most didn't shooting a superb 99 out of 100 with 9 V bulls, most of us languished in the low 90's, some of us even scored a ONE unthinkable with the rifles and equipment we have. On the Sunday things settled down a bit, I have to say now I feel for Andy M, who at 500 yards had cleaned the board up to his 15th and final shot and dropped into the 4 ring, he would have won the round on V bull count,but he still finished 3rd with Danny T in 4th place. Tony Marsh was the only F open shooter to clean a target over the weekend with a 75.3 at 500 yards. At 600 yards the first detail of F open shooters had it hard with big wind pickups and drop offs, luckily I was shooting second. Both Dave lloyd and myself made up a lot of ground up at this distance, Dave shot a very good 97.7 to finish 2nd and I was on for a 98 but I dropped 3 points on my last 3 shots, but still manged a 95.4 to finish 6th, and predictably Grant turned on his hotline to the wind gods and shot a 98.8 to win (feel free to PM me the number Grant) Other notable performances from UKV members were Danny T and again Andy M for the highest V bull count of 28 each. Interesting that the V bull count is much lower than last years shoot. And for any F/TR shooters reading this, compliments would be welcomed when someone has just given you a perfect display of marking! Testament to the caliber of shooter on UKV, we had 7 UKV members finishing in the top 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Cheers guys, another memorable Diggle weekend. Four seasons of weather in one day! Well organised as usual, thanks Les and Vince and all the otyher guys for organising a great comp. A good start to the season and a fantastic laugh as always. Its back on the diet for me today after all the cooked breakfasts and pie and chips I consumed. Good luck to all the lads at Blair in 2 weeks, sadly I can't make that one but will catch up with everyone again at Diggle in June. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 and pie and chips I consumed. Dave Without waiting for me!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Without waiting for me!!!!! Sorry Ian I'm just a greedy git To make up its my round on the pie and chips in June Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 And of course I was handicapped by using a 6mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 And of course I was handicapped by using a 6mm Your right because we all know the rules according to DK states that a 6mm is ineffecive beyond 300 yards Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 some seriously good shooting going on and was very nice to see everyone again. well done Grant, Mark and David Andy,Danny.. Very nice V counts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 some seriously good shooting going on and was very nice to see everyone again. well done Grant, Mark and David Andy,Danny.. Very nice V counts Cheers Lee it was good to meet you, hopefully we will see you at a few more shoots. Sadly can't make Blair but will be at the next Diggle. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgs Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 A quick summary. Consistency of the good kind is king in F class! have one bad detail and forget about winning, think of it as a marathon and not a sprint. So well done Grant and Mark for first and second place, everyone else was fighting it out for third. The conditions on Saturday changed dramatically during the day from snow and sleet to warm sunshine and of course wind changes go hand in hand with weather changes. Saturday's 600 yard shoot proved to be very difficult for most, but Grant obviously saw something that most didn't shooting a superb 99 out of 100 with 9 V bulls, most of us languished in the low 90's, some of us even scored a ONE unthinkable with the rifles and equipment we have. On the Sunday things settled down a bit, I have to say now I feel for Andy M, who at 500 yards had cleaned the board up to his 15th and final shot and dropped into the 4 ring, he would have won the round on V bull count,but he still finished 3rd with Danny T in 4th place. Tony Marsh was the only F open shooter to clean a target over the weekend with a 75.3 at 500 yards. At 600 yards the first detail of F open shooters had it hard with big wind pickups and drop offs, luckily I was shooting second. Both Dave lloyd and myself made up a lot of ground up at this distance, Dave shot a very good 97.7 to finish 2nd and I was on for a 98 but I dropped 3 points on my last 3 shots, but still manged a 95.4 to finish 6th, and predictably Grant turned on his hotline to the wind gods and shot a 98.8 to win (feel free to PM me the number Grant) Other notable performances from UKV members were Danny T and again Andy M for the highest V bull count of 28 each. Interesting that the V bull count is much lower than last years shoot. And for any F/TR shooters reading this, compliments would be welcomed when someone has just given you a perfect display of marking! Testament to the caliber of shooter on UKV, we had 7 UKV members finishing in the top 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Welcome PGS I pressume Paul Sandie? Perhaps Ian should underline your name as well? Well shot. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Welcome PGS I pressume Paul Sandie? Perhaps Ian should underline your name as well? Well shot. Cheers Dave Testament to the caliber of shooter on UKV, we had 7 UKV members finishing in the top 20. So that's 8 out of the top 20 on UKV? - wow (and 'Well done!') [in fact, isn't Les P on here as that bald headed geordie? 9 out of the top 20?!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 So that's 8 out of the top 20 on UKV? - wow (and 'Well done!') [in fact, isn't Les P on here as that bald headed geordie? 9 out of the top 20?!] Your right Matt I'm sorry Les how could we forget you Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 It was certainly a test - especially with the 77mm V bull...a "difficult" target at 5/600 , well pleased to connect with it 28 times After 12 months off last year and only shooting the Europeans in Nov 11, I was itching to try the recently rebarrelled (in the shed) Barnard - have to say, I love the 284 improved, very, very nice to shoot. Note to self, improve wind judgement....I know whats letting me down - , it certainly isnt the rifle Great to catch up with old friends again, we wernt all squadded on the same detail, so extraction of urine will have to wait untill another comp. I wont be doing the first Blair in May, off to a CZ comp later that month and I cant do both (apparantley ) Great start to the season, well run shoot, thanks again to Vince, Les and Janette for running things smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyt Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 we also have a sneeky peeper, come on Mark sign up to the forum , your not to slopy with a rifle. Second place man peeps here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Really good to hear that you had a good time,,, welldone to you all all the best, Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 i was there sunday snooping about to see what kit you guys are using-i think i better save up! thanks to spud and stuart anselm for explaining things.thanks to vince with the hi vis coat!he charged me £5 to park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 My apologies to Les Prior, I got you confused with Les Bacon (insert I'm dull smiley) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 i was there sunday snooping about to see what kit you guys are using-i think i better save up! thanks to spud and stuart anselm for explaining things.thanks to vince with the hi vis coat!he charged me £5 to park! at least i got that right sunday lol shame my wind reading wasnt as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgs Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Yes Dav still tired from travelling home and made an arse of my post. Ian good write up on shoot. Cheers Paul Sandie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorg Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 I really injoyed the weekend, very nice to put a few faces to to names. I would really like all the people who helped and gave me much good advice. I managed 5th from last I think, but I did beat Spud which made my weekend. I would save my greatest thanks to Dannyt for getting me into this, but not the bloody cup of tea Sunday morning at 5am. Looking forward to Blair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Has anyone got any pictures to share? I kind of forgot to take any snaps. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Had the camera bag out sunday morning,,,left the darn thing on the kitchen side. Laurie usually takes some pics and a few others had their kodamatics out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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