LONG RANGE CAPT Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Looking forward to round 2 of the Precision Rifle League this weekend. (25-26 May) at the Gardner’s Guns Challenge. Who else is going ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srvet Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 I will be there with my son, looking forward to it but we are both total newbies to this so I am hoping to fulfil my very low expectations of myself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 You will both be fine - I’m going too ! at least a few others are going from the site hope it stays fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MH Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Have fun, am out of country so cannot make this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Hope we get to see some pictures of the event. Good Luck edi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 9 hours ago, ejg223 said: Hope we get to see some pictures of the event. Good Luck edi You'll definitely see pics, there were plenty of the last event, you probably won't see any results though.....which is a bit bizarre. I've searched the PRL website and the Facebook page and still can't find any...am I looking in the wrong place? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerunner Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 I think Tiff will put the results up soon, said he would anyway, guess he’s just maxed out at the moment organising the the next comp. Hope all that go have a great time, weather looks good for Saturday, see you at Orion next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapua Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Ronin said: You will both be fine - I’m going too ! at least a few others are going from the site hope it stays fine I hope it pisses down and gets hurricane force winds. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Not sure why the results haven’t been posted or updated though I recall there is a “best of two “ competitions minimum requirement to be in the running for the series Perhaps that is the reason Whatever the weather, I’m sure we will have fun. Really looking forwards to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 I’ll be there, should be fun whatever the weather! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 No doubt several “usual suspects” will be attending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG RANGE CAPT Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Results from Gardner’s Guns Challenge, Round 2 of the Precision Rifle League at Eskdalemuir 2 Mile Range 25/05/19:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG RANGE CAPT Posted May 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Full match report:- PRL GGC Match Report 25/26 May 2019 Gardners Guns Challenge, Saturday 25th May And so the second round of the Precision Rifle League, Gardners Guns Challenge went ahead at Eskdalemuir 2 Mile range on Saturday 25th May. Weather was dull, but dry, always a bonus when you are shooting in Scotland and the day started with hot bacon rolls and a spell of zero’ing at the main firing point. Shooters were organised into 4 squads and teamed with their own RCO, spotter and scorer who stayed with them throughout the day. The first half of the day was arranged around Stages 1 to 6, from simple barricades through to the ‘Treatment Table’ (so called as you need therapy when you get off), with timingstight and distances at weird variables from 229 yards to 538 yards, the shooters had to be on the top of their game and hyper alert. The wind played a huge role, as always up here, and was utterly inconsistent, you could have a light 7-10mph crosswind right through to gusts of up to 25mph depending on the terrain of the stage, and moving closer to the lunch breakthe weather began to close in and a light rain started. Lunch was taken inside, and then without delay we began the second set of stages, 7 to 11 which were all arrayed around the main firing point. With a decline in the weather and a lowered cloud base the afternoon stages proved even more challenging, for both shooters and spotters alike, but there were some bright spots, with certain targets deemed ‘impossible to hit’ being ticked off at a rate of 7/10 by others! The day was rounded off with a trophy ceremony for the following high achievers, Ben who won for the Juniors, having been thoroughly down in the dumps about his score, he was cheered immensely with his individual category win. Next up was Rebecca, with a solid score of 24, who took the trophy for Ladies. Ryan, basically, stole the weekend, with an outstanding score of 68, (and overall second place) giving him the Factory Trophy along with the Team Trophy for himself and Jack, who had to compete with a loan rifle that he had never shot before! Last, but by no means least, Josh who showed us all that it could be done, and with style, taking the Open Trophy with a blistering score of 91. JUNIOR : BEN ROCH (26) LADIES: REBECCA MADGE (24) FACTORY: RYAN CHARLTON (68) TEAM: RYAN CHARLTON & JACK CRAWFORD (57.5) OPEN: JOSH MARTIN (91) Xtreme Long Range, Sunday 26th May The day never looked promising right from the start with a low cloud base, howling winds and rain it was always going to be a battle against the elements instead of a display of absolute skill. However those brave enough to try gathered for a good feed initially, a brief zero play about and then down to squads and firing from benches inside. 11 shooters took part in the ‘Up to 308’ category, and the competition was run from 200 yds, out in 100 yd increments with 2 shots per target until the last man missed both shots. Points were scored 2 for the first hit, 1 for the second and a 2 point bonus for both hits. The category of ‘Over 308’ had 5 entrants and due to the inclement conditions it was decided to start them at the 200yd target also (instead of the planned 500yd), scoring was on the same basis. Once again, Ryan took the Trophy for Factory in ‘Up to 308’ (next year to save time, I may just have his name engraved on them in advance?) but the outstanding man was Ben, who got his 6.5 Creedmore out to 900 yards despite the weather blowing a hooley all around him and took the Trophy for ‘Up to 308’ Open. In the big guns class, it was all about the wind and whilst they may have had much greater fire power, they were also subject to the vagaries of the weather to a much higher degree and 500 yards was the furthest distance shot, with the Trophy awarded to Sam on points. UP TO 308 FACTORY: RYAN CHARLTON 800yds (26) UP TO 308 OPEN: BEN MCILWAINE 900yds (29) OVER 308 OPEN: SAM NEAL 500yds (17) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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srvet Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Many thanks to all who arranged the shoot including Tiff, Marc and Helen together with all the RCO’s and other unsung heroes of the day. It was a great mix of challenging shooting and great company all in a stunning setting. I look forward to the next comp that we can attend cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Have to say this Comp was thoroughly enjoyable and a real challenge with well made and well thought out obstacles to shoot stages from and also challenging due to the weather and topography if the land causing its own issues (not many range flags at Eskdalemuir but I’ve only ever shot at one other place (Raton) where the flags show full value wind one way but effect was actually the opposite) The range RCO’s, marking staff and Mark and Helen all deserve to be thanked for putting on such and enjoyable event Looking forwards to the next one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Well done to young Ben, he's improving all the time and his Dad has turned out to be a formidable shot in CSR to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks for the pictures. Nice to see all the smiles. edi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapua Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 44 minutes ago, Ronin said: Have to say this Comp was thoroughly enjoyable and a real challenge with well made and well thought out obstacles to shoot stages from and also challenging due to the weather and topography if the land causing its own issues (not many range flags at Eskdalemuir but I’ve only ever shot at one other place (Raton) where the flags show full value wind one way but effect was actually the opposite) The range RCO’s, marking staff and Mark and Helen all deserve to be thanked for putting on such and enjoyable event Looking forwards to the next one Looking forward to seeing you and your team too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 It really was a great couple of days, well done to the organising team for making it fun and challenging! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Mark, Helen and the team of rco's and markers did a great job and put on an excellent and varied competition - thank you all. Looking forward to the next one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Was very pleased that two of my rifle builds came in the top ten and a third build won first place junior in this Comp 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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