NSW Muzzleloading Shotgun Championships
16-17 August 2008
The 2008 Muzzleloading Shotgun Championships were hosted once again by the Shoalhaven Clay Target Club at their Misty Mountain Complex. Laurie Cook, deputy Muzzleloading Discipline Chairman, and his Shoalhaven CTC team organised a very successful and challenging two-day shoot in August. The weather was cold at night, with warm days compared to the two previous wet shoots.
On Saturday, we held the Down The Line Caplock and Firelock events, both of which were 25-clay events. The Caplock winner was decided in a shoot-off when the first two tied their scores.
| Saturday events | ||||||||||
| 25-clay Firelock | 25-clay Caplock | 25-clay Caplock Ladies | ||||||||
| 1 | Derek Height | 17 | 1 | James Walker | 22 | 1 | Julie Bayner | 17 | ||
| 2 | Keith McKiernan | 16 | 2 | Laurie Cook | 22 | 2 | Pam McKiernan | 10 | ||
| 3 | Laurie Cook | 14 | 3 | Peter Wood | 21 | 3 | Patricia Hanlon | 4 | ||
On Sunday, in beautiful shooting weather, the Field and Game Firelock and Caplock events were held. These proved to be very challenging shoots, as indicated by the scores. It was very difficult for the Firelock event in particular. The Caplock event was also decided by a shoot-off for the minor placings.
| Sunday events | ||||||||||
| 25-clay Field and Game Firelock |
50-clay Field and Game Caplock |
50-clay Field and Clay Caplock Ladies |
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| 1 | Keith McKiernan | 16 | 1 | Laurie Cook | 40 | 1 | Jo Wood | 14 | ||
| 2 | Laurie Cook | 15 | 2 | Derek Height | 36 | 2 | Patricia Hanlon | 4 | ||
| 3 | Richard Beck | 11 | 3 | Richard Beck | 36 | |||||
| No Ladies shot in the Firelock events. | ||||||||||
| Aggregates | ||||||||||
| Firelock Aggregate (out of 50) |
Caplock Aggregate (out of 75) |
Shotgun Championship Champion (out of 100) |
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| 1 | Keith McKeirnan | 32 | 1 | Laurie Cook | 62 | 1 | Laurie Cook | 91 | ||
| 2 | Laurie Cook | 29 | 2 | Richard Beck | 56 | 2 | Derek Height | 81 | ||
| 3 | Derek Height | 27 | 3 | Derek Height | 54 | 3 | Keith McKiernan | 81 | ||
This was a very successful Championship and my thanks go to the competitors and organisers for the manner in which they conducted themselves over the weekend. I thank Laurie Cook for organising this event and congratulate all medallists for their success.
by NSW Muzzleloading Discipline Chairman Ian Hanlon