Air Rifle

Air Rifle Championships 2009

Over the first of this month’s Bank Holiday weekends, on Saturday 2nd May, members from 4 Youth, Tilbury Dockers, Trekkers, Great Sampfords and Chelmsford Boys’ Club took part in the annual EABC Air Rifle Championships at the Essex and Herts Gun Club in Little Leighs.  Participants were not only entered into the team and individual top gun competitions but got to try their hand at field shooting and clay pigeon shooting as well.   Results from the competition are below.

Team Competition

Age Group

Position

Team

Shots

U14

1

Sampfords YC

363

2

Trekkers

153

3

Trekkers

116

U16

1

Sampfords YC

306

2*

Tilbury Dockers ABC

230

3*

Trekkers

230

4

4 Youth

213

* After shoot off

Top Guns

Age Group

Position

Name

Club

Shots

U14

1

Charles Wrigley

Sampfords

85

2

William Bargate

Sampfords

79

3

Jack King

Sampfords

67

4

Lewis Chapman

Trekkers

54

5

Harry Sanderson

Trekkers

44

U16

1

Tommy Lester

Tilbury Dockers ABC

86

2

Harry Kingston

Sampfords

81

3

Ben Thorp

4 Youth

80

4

Edward Hodge

Sampfords

79

5

Daniel Stratton

Trekkers

78

6

Ben Bradford

Trekkers

77