The Australian A team won the Teams event for the 2 Gun at the World Benchrest Championships in South Africa yesterday....Congratulations Brendan Atkinson, Stuart Elliot, Graig Whittleton and Paul Sullivan...the four best Benchrest shooters in Australia are now the best in the world.
Steve
Gold Medal For Austrlia
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Yeah Steven I agree,
NICE ONE AUSSIES!!!
Well done to all the Aussies. You have done us all proud.
The A team has done an exceptional job to claw their way into first place!!
Congratulations to all.
NICE ONE AUSSIES!!!
Well done to all the Aussies. You have done us all proud.
The A team has done an exceptional job to claw their way into first place!!
Congratulations to all.
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AWESOME!
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Yep.Top effort and top shooting by the team.
Macca
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G'Day All,
just seen the News!
Bloody Fantastic, well done to ALL Aussie Team members on a fantastic result!
Whhooooo - Bloody - Hooooo!
Cheerio Ned
just seen the News!
Bloody Fantastic, well done to ALL Aussie Team members on a fantastic result!
Whhooooo - Bloody - Hooooo!
Cheerio Ned
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Who said that Castle beer could put your eye out!
Well done guys! A credit to the Aussie tradition! lets just win em all!
Safe home fellas, don,t forget the gold.
R.
Well done guys! A credit to the Aussie tradition! lets just win em all!
Safe home fellas, don,t forget the gold.
R.
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And also congratulations to Brendan Atkinson for 3rd place as individual.
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Congratulations to the Australia BR team and their recent win in South Africa.
Job well done.
Regards
Sean
Job well done.
Regards
Sean
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congratulations guys. i'm proud to be australian, especially when we beat the yanks at something. aussie aussie aussie, oi oi oi!
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Ho Hum, you all seem so suprised!
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.
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Not in the teams event cant stop them fighting long enough to put a team togetherRDavies wrote:Ho Hum, you all seem so suprised!
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.
Matt P
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Dam shame that is too Matt because we could do so well if the ego's could be left at the range gate.Matt P wrote:Not in the teams event cant stop them fighting long enough to put a team togetherRDavies wrote:Ho Hum, you all seem so suprised!
Of course they were going to bloody well win, what did you expect?
Wait for the world F class championships for more of the same.
Matt P
Well done to Stuart, Brendan, Craig and Sully great effort on the biggest stage.
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I will second that Ned...............
WHHHOOOOO - Bloody - HOOOOO!
Congrats to all the team.
Now for all the shooters in here that are unknowing of the benchrest sports this is a .....REAL BIG DEAL...like olympics size big deal.
KY
WHHHOOOOO - Bloody - HOOOOO!
Congrats to all the team.
Now for all the shooters in here that are unknowing of the benchrest sports this is a .....REAL BIG DEAL...like olympics size big deal.
KY
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Yep! The Americans have never been beaten in the teams event before............Kenny wrote:
Now for all the shooters in here that are unknowing of the benchrest sports this is a .....REAL BIG DEAL...like olympics size big deal.
KY
Its usually USA 1,2,+3.
Go Aussies
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G'Day all,
To put things into PROPER perspective, think back to the America's Cup that Bondy took off 'em in that fancy yacht race using that winged keel..........well this is the Benchrest equivalent.
Aussie Aussie Aussie OI, OI, OI
Cheerio Ned
BTW Fclassshooter was in the aussie team for the 1997 WBC in the USA.....I'll be in the poo with this one. Hi Daz!
Cheerio Ned
To put things into PROPER perspective, think back to the America's Cup that Bondy took off 'em in that fancy yacht race using that winged keel..........well this is the Benchrest equivalent.
Aussie Aussie Aussie OI, OI, OI
Cheerio Ned
BTW Fclassshooter was in the aussie team for the 1997 WBC in the USA.....I'll be in the poo with this one. Hi Daz!
Cheerio Ned