NSAA FNQ Inter-branch rifle shoot results, Tinaroo

ON Saturday, May 6, the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia Tableland branch hosted a successful Nasho inter-branch rifle shoot at Tinaroo.

Twenty shooters, including two ladies, contested the Allen Dean Memorial Shoot competition for three trophies in fine, blustery conditions.

Allen Dean was a Cairns Branch Nasho who passed away on ANZAC Day this year, aged 88 years.

Competition rules established before the commencement of the shoot: .22” Rifle/ Benchrest @ 50m - 15 rounds = 150.15 points; .22”

Rifle/Standing/ unsupported/offhand @ 25m - 10 rounds = 100.10 points; .22”

Pistol/Standing/ unsupported/offhand @ 25m - 10 rounds = 100.10 points - Highest possible score = 350.35 points

Only National Servicemen (nonassociation people included) were eligible to win the Top Marksman Trophy manufactured by Tableland Branch Patron Ray Byrnes.

All total scores, including guests, were considered for each Branch average.

Three Tableland Nashos had success contesting the FNQ Nasho Marksman Trophy; however, seasoned shooter

Rusty Vonarx recorded the highest total score for the disciplines shot (327.6).

Competition organiser Ray Byrnes (298.8) finished second, whilst last year’s competition winner from 12 months ago, Doug Smith (287.4), placed third.

Blake O’Day, the youngest shooter on the day, won The Friends of Nashos Trophy with (245.1) for non-Nashos, having recorded the highest total score of the disciplines shot.

Yungaburra shooter Louise AndersonClemence (231.3) finished second, while Mareeba shooter Serge Venturato (225) was in third place.

Innisfail branch President David Grima (137.1) received the Encouragement Trophy for the shooter who recorded the lowest total score of the disciplines shot.

NSAA Tableland Branch, who fielded 13 shooters (9 Nashos), registered an average score of 246 to finish first, followed in second place by NSAA Innisfail/Babinda/Tully branch (7 Nashos), who recorded an average score of 201, whilst the NSAA Cairns Branch disappointedly did not have any shooters.

After the event, Ray Byrnes thanked hosts Q66 SSAA Atherton Branch Pistol

Club for the use of their range and range officers before he presented trophies to the winners.

He also expressed gratitude to Terry Edmondson (Tableland branch) for supervision of the scoring and to Alma Bensi (Innisfail), who assisted.

Shooters then enjoyed a barbeque meal and social interaction.

The recommended dates for the next inter-branch shoots are: NSAA Innisfail at Kurrimine Beach on Saturday, August 19 and NSAA Tableland on Saturday, November 4, at Ravenshoe.