2010 National Combined Services Championships
15-17 October 2010
SSAA Victoria Military Rifle Club at Eagle Park Range in Little River, Victoria
After heavy rains on the Tuesday and the early arrival of interstate competitors on Wednesday, Thursday’s practice session was conducted in windy but dry conditions. Unfortunately, the start of Friday’s Pistol competition was endured in wet, windy and cold conditions, so after scrutineering and the usual briefing, formalities were out of the way. By the time the first detail had completed their first programmed practices, with little shelter, the wind and rain had returned to such an extent that the sodden targets were blown from the frames. Conditions did not improve after an hour’s postponement and it was decided by the delegates to adopt a wait-and-see attitude with the weather the way it was.
It was then decided to conduct the Discipline Subcommittee Meeting in the interim in the warmth of the clubhouse. After the meeting concluded, slight modifications to the target backers were made, which would enable the target to handle the wet and windy conditions. This proved successful and the weather improved to such an extent that the 3-P Core matches for both Class 1 and Class 2 were completed. It was decided not to abandon the other events and if time and weather permitted, they would be conducted during the course of the weekend.
Saturday saw a marginal improvement in the weather and after scrutineering and briefing, competition got underway in the Rifle events and the firing line cover was certainly appreciated.
Saturday night’s three-course dinner was excellent, with more than 60 catered for.
Sunday morning arrived with another marginal improvement in conditions. It was decided to try to conduct the remaining Pistol events once the remaining Rifle events for the day were completed. The .310 Cadet and .22 Trainer events were conducted at the same time as the Long Range Rifle events and at 11am, the Pistol events also started. All planned events, with the exception of the 200m Snap, were finished by the projected time.
Presentations started with the National Postal Medals, then the National Competition medals and trophies. The SSAA Swag, kindly donated by SSAA National, went to Eric MacBain from Townsville.
All in all, a great effort was put in by the organising committee to achieve what was done with significant time loss and the conditions on the first day. Thanks also go to all the competitors who came from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and Western Australia for the way they conducted themselves in some of the worst weather conditions at a National Championships that I have been involved in. This proved beyond doubt in my mind that Combined Services shooters are the most hardy and adaptive of all SSAA competitive shooters. Well done all!
by Combined Services National Discipline Chairman Stephen Heidrich
| Pistol Event 1 - 3-P Core Class 1 | Pistol Event 1 - 3-P Core Class 2 | |||||||
| Grand Master | Grand Master | |||||||
| 1 | P Oakford (Qld) | 343.11 | 1 | P Oakford (Qld) | 340.11 | |||
| 2 | D Schultz (Vic) | 334.8 | 2 | M Vella (Qld) | 340.6 | |||
| 3 | J Joyce (Tas) | 303.7 | 3 | J Edwards (WA) | 318.4 | |||
| Master | Master | |||||||
| 1 | D Boseley (Vic) | 342.5 | 1 | S Pattie (Vic) | 347.15 | |||
| 2 | M Borer (Qld) | 336.12 | 2 | P Kelly (Vic) | 342.13 | |||
| 3 | L Butterley (Vic) | 332.10 | 3 | S Ross (ACT) | 341.12 | |||
| A Grade | A Grade | |||||||
| 1 | A Wilson (Qld) | 343.13 | 1 | A Wilson (Qld) | 341.12 | |||
| 2 | S Knight (Qld) | 338.5 | 2 | P Brown (NSW) | 335.11 | |||
| 3 | E Cronin (Qld) | 334.5 | 3 | G Mills-Thom (NSW) | 324.8 | |||
| B Grade | B Grade | |||||||
| 1 | A Brown (NSW) | 326.4 | 1 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 336.6 | |||
| 2 | G Marinkovic (Vic) | 325.10 | 2 | E Cronin (Qld) | 326.8 | |||
| 3 | G Andrews (Vic) | 273.3 | 3 | A Brown (NSW) | 313.7 | |||
| C Grade | C Grade | |||||||
| 1 | C Matthews (Vic) | 312.6 | 1 | A Bosomworth (Qld) | 291.2 | |||
| 2 | S Vujic (ACT) | 308.6 | 2 | E McBain (Qld) | 267.0 | |||
| 3 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 295.8 | 3 | P Bosomworth (Qld) | 259.2 | |||
| Junior on Class 1 and 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 336.6 | ||||||
| 2 | Frankie Griffo (Vic) | 328.5 | ||||||
| Pistol Event 2 - Long Range Deliberate 50m | |||||||
| Class 1 | Class 2 | ||||||
| 1 | S Pattie (Vic) | 112.3 | 1 | S Ross (ACT) | 110.1 | ||
| 2 | F Griffo (Vic) | 96.0 | 2 | F Verdini (SA) | 110.1 (on countback) | ||
| 3 | G Marinkovic (Vic) | 95.2 | 3 | S Pattie (Vic) | 104.1 (on countback) | ||
| Junior on Class 1 and 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Frankie Griffo (Vic) | 95 | |||||
| 2 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 17 | |||||
| Pistol Event 3 - Standing Rapid Fire 15m | |||||||
| Class 1 | Junior | ||||||
| 1 | A Wilson (Qld) | 56.1 | 1 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 37 | ||
| 2 | D Boseley (Vic) | 55.1 | 2 | Frankie Griffo (Vic) | 17 | ||
| 3 | G Marinkovic (Vic) | 55.01 (on countback) | |||||
| Pistol Event 4 - Kneeling Deliberate 15m | ||||||||
| Class 1 | Junior | |||||||
| 1 | S Pattie (Vic) | 114.3 | 1 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 105.3 | |||
| 2 | E Cronin (Qld) | 114.1 | 2 | Frankie Griffo (Vic) | 105.2 | |||
| 3 | A Wilson (Qld) | 113.3 | ||||||
| Rifle Event 1 - 3-P Core Standard Rifle | ||||||||
| Grand Master | Master | |||||||
| 1 | T Bennett (Qld) | 145.9 | 1 | S Ross (ACT) | 143.10 | |||
| 2 | G Mills-Thom (NSW) | 144.13 | 2 | A Wilson (Qld) | 142.16 | |||
| 3 | A Brown (NSW) | 144.12 | 3 | G Sherritt (Qld) | 140.13 | |||
| A Grade | B Grade | |||||||
| 1 | A Deans (Vic) | 136.8 | 1 | J Brown (WA) | 134.9 | |||
| 2 | E MacBain (Qld) | 133.5 | 2 | J Joyce (Tas) | 126.2 | |||
| 3 | J Dickinson (Vic) | 132.14 | 3 | T Austin (Vic) | 125.7 | |||
| C Grade | Junior | |||||||
| 1 | A Bugeja (Vic) | 131.6 | 1 | Andrew Bugeja (Vic) | 131.6 | |||
| 2 | T Couley (NSW) | 127.4 | 2 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 113.1 | |||
| 3 | J Hill (Vic) | 116.5 | 3 | Frankie Griffo (Vic) | 111.5 | |||
| Modified/Accurised | ||||||||
| 1 | A Brown (NSW) | 150.19 | ||||||
| 2 | P Brown (NSW) | 149.15 | ||||||
| 3 | A Wilson (Qld) | 145.9 | ||||||
| Rifle Event 2 500m Deliberate Standard Rifle | |||||||
| Grand Master | Master | ||||||
| 1 | Chris Nowell (Vic) | 40 | 1 | A Wilson (Qld) | 39.1 | ||
| 2 | I Crossman (Vic) | 39 | 2 | Simon Ross (ACT) | 39.1 (toss of a coin) | ||
| 3 | B Serjeant (Vic) | 34.1 | 3 | L Butterley (Vic) | 27 | ||
| A Grade | B Grade | ||||||
| 1 | R Kerr (Tas) | 34.2 | 1 | T Austin (Vic) | 32 | ||
| 2 | D Stolpe (SA) | 29 | 2 | P Bosomworth (Qld) | 23 | ||
| 3 | J Stanley (Vic) | 25 | 3 | J Brown (WA) | 21 | ||
| C Grade | Junior | ||||||
| 1 | J Hill (Vic) | 31 | 1 | Chris Nowell (Vic) | 40 | ||
| 2 | A Bugeja (Vic) | 23 | 2 | Andrew Bugeja (Vic) | 23 | ||
| 3 | D Roberts (Tas) | 16.1 | 3 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 5 | ||
| Modified/Accurised | |||||||
| 1 | P Brown (NSW) | 39.1 | |||||
| 2 | F Verdini (SA) | 36.3 | |||||
| 3 | A Brown (NSW) | 30 | |||||
| Rifle Event 3 - Rapid Fire B 100m | ||||||||
| 1 | P Brown (NSW) | 100.17 | ||||||
| 2 | T Bennett (Qld) | 100.14 | ||||||
| 3 | A Brown (NSW) | 100.13 | ||||||
| Junior | Modified/Accurised | |||||||
| 1 | Andrew Bugeja (NSW) | 89.5 | 1 | A Brown (NSW) | 100.20 | |||
| 2 | Chris Nowell (Vic) | 87.4 | 2 | P Brown (NSW) | 100.16 | |||
| 3 | Rhys De Ree (Vic) | 79.3 | 3 | A Wilson (Qld) | 100.13 | |||
| Rifle Event 5 - Long Range 500m | ||||||||
| Class F1 | Class F2 | |||||||
| 1 | A Brown (NSW) | 53 | 1 | B Serjeant (Vic) | 53.2 | |||
| 2 | L Butterley (Vic) | 48.2 | 2 | S Ross (ACT) | 51.2 | |||
| 3 | J Bugeja (Vic) | 46 | 3 | A Brown (NSW) | 50 | |||
| Class T | ||||||||
| 1 | S Ross (ACT) | 59.4 | ||||||
| 2 | E Cronin (Qld) | 58.4 | ||||||
| 3 | A Brown (NSW) | 57.5 | ||||||
| Rifle Event 6 - .310 Cadet | Rifle Event 6 - .22 Trainer | |||||||
| 1 | P Brown (NSW) | 141.8 | 1 | A Wilson (Qld) | 147.14 | |||
| 2 | A Wilson (Qld) | 141.7 | 2 | P Brown (NSW) | 142.13 | |||
| 3 | G Marinkovic (Vic) | 135.1 | 3 | Mitch Knight (Qld) | 140.6 | |||
| Pistol winners | ||||||
| Top Gun | S Pattie (Vic) | 482.08 | Teams | |||
| 1st Runner-up | G Marinkovic (Vic) | 475.13 | 1 | Vic (S Pattie, G Marinkovic, L Butterley, D Boseley) | 1892.40 | |
| 2nd Runner-up | S Ross (ACT) | 475.12 | 2 | Qld (M Vella, A Wilson, E Cronin, S Knight) | 1831.32 | |
| Top Gun Junior | Frankie Griffo (Vic) | 440.5 | 3 | ACT (S Ross, S Vujic, M Blenkin, D Thompson) | 1426.27 | |
| Rifle winners | ||||||
| Top Gun | Simon Ross (ACT) | 282.23 | Teams | |||
| 1st Runner-up | Anthony Wilson (Qld) | 281.28 | 1 | NSW (I Crossman, A Brown, P Brown, G Mills-Thom) | 1084.94 | |
| 2nd Runner-up | Ian Crossman (NSW) | 278.13 | 2 | Qld (A Wilson, G Sherritt, P Oakford, M Vella) | 1034.79 | |
| Top Gun Junior | Andrew Bugeja (Vic) | 243.11 | 3 | Vic (B Serjeant, L Butterley, A Deans, R Richards) | 1027.71 | |
| Perpetual Trophies | ||
| 3P Core Trophy | Tony Bennett | 145.9 |
| Long Range Trophy | Chris Nowell | 40 |
| Rapid Fire Trophy | Peter Brown | 100.17 |
| Most ‘V’s | Anthony Wilson | 16 |
| Most ‘X’s | Peter Brown | 14 |
| The Chairman’s Perpetual Trophy was awarded to former Combined Services Chairman of Queensland Max Vella, for his many years of service to the discipline. |
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