AusVarmint

Well I just competed in my first nationals... And loved every minute of it.
Very hard shooting, very windy both days with all the top names their. A big congrats to Mitch Tallar with a New IRB 6 card record 1487.76 WOW this kid is amazing to watch what a real tallent, well done bud.
And well done to my mate Damiem Webb 14th from the northern rivers and 29th for myself very happy that I made it in the top half of the field.
And a big congrats to the SSAA Brisbane for hosting the event Well done great job!!
Was also great to put a few names to faces, meet alot of top people.
Hope to see everyone down in Sydney in Feb.
Good luck tomorrow for the group shooters also, hope the wind dies down.
Thanx everyone for a great time I will be at many more to come!!

Yep well done to you and the others...top result for Native,Chris I bet it didn't seem that much fun whilst competing but now that you look back it was a great experience,As you said it's great to put faces to names and you beat some pretty well known shooters,so much depends on how,what,when in that 30min's hey.
Chris did you see some periods during other details and think..............Jeez I wish I was in that detail instead of the one you were?..
..........................................damn that wind machine.




Regards Chris.

Yer I was sitting back watching abit and thinkn I would love to be shootn now.. But ive got good gear and im happy with how my gun shot, it was just the shooter who couldnt read the wind at times. Had a great time and learnt alot from it, Im very happy with how I went for my First Nationals.

G"day All,
As Chris said it was a great two days,some very tough shooting, the company was excellent and the venue a credit to the SSAA.!!
I got a chance to shoot over some probes and I will be definitely putting a few together,they supplemented the flags nicely.
They dont tell you much about direction but they do tell you when and when not to shoot.
It was good to rub shoulders with some AV members and share a few cold ones.
The Rimfire bug has bitten bad now and I cant wait to shoot at coffs six club IRB in two weeks.
Chris was unlucky today and the conditions sent plenty of shooters crashin to the ground, I was lucky I found a condition in the wind and just waited and shot nearly all my shots on that condition as it returned and left.
I reckon there must have been 10 grand worth the flags on the range,it was just a sea of green and orange,some lanes it was just ridiculous the amount of flags that were out.
Ive just unpacked and had a tub and im ready for bed.
Good luck to the group shooters for the next two days, Im going to say, the light gun will go to Bill, brett or Rob and the heavy to ????????MITCHELL.!!!
Mitchell really has a big future ahead of him and I looked on his targets while he was shooting and its amazing to see how he reads the conditions and drives that pill down the guts.!!
Silverdale next feb.!!!
Regards
Native