2009 SSAA NSW Colonial Action Championships
20-22 March 2009
The 2009 SSAA NSW Colonial Action Championships were held at the Windermere Shooting Complex (Home of the Cudgegong Troopers) for three days across the fourth weekend in March.
Shooters from Sydney, Tamworth, Nowra, Bathurst, Oberon and Merriwa joined members of the SSAA Mudgee & District Branch Inc Pistol Club for the annual State Titles with many arriving Friday for the Stan Triggs Memorial Black Powder matches.
With the 8 competition stages set around the theme of "Ned Kelly - The Last of the Serious Bushrangers" and excellent weather conditions prevailing, a great weekend of single action shooting was held in the best Colonial tradition.
| Winners of the SSAA Gold Medals on offer across seven handgun competition categories were: | ||
| Colonial | Barry Fell - Sydney | |
| Single Action | Tom Coulter - Oberon | |
| Single Action Target | Emanuel Mangion - Sydney | |
| Double Action Target | Phil Martyn - Merriwa | |
| Ladies | Michele Rose - Bathurst | |
| Senior | Don Barwick - Oberon | |
Competition within the Junior Category was intense with 13 year old Georgie Latta from Tamworth taking out the Gold Medal from Adam and Terrence Mangion from Sydney when separate equipment malfunctions left the brothers each failing to complete one stage.
It will be interesting to see how the junior competition shapes up at both the SSAA NSW Single Action Revolver Championships to be held the fourth weekend in May and the next Colonial Shoot "Bushrangers and Bolters" the fourth weekend in September; the boys will certainly be out to avenge their loss.