The SSAA South Australia Rifle Metallic Silhouette State Titles culminated with a strong field of 17 shooters at the SSAA Moonta Branch on August 30 and 31. The Centrefire stages were held on May 24 and 25 at the SSAA Monarto Metallic Silhouette Rifle Club, with Mark West taking the honours assisted by his stellar score of 41 in Centrefire Open Class, followed by Dave Cleal and Tony Andrews both on 27.
Mark continued his run to sweep the floor in the 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-Gun events, with a notable performance in Air Rifle Silhouette to score 53, with Ashlea McCarthy hot at his heels on 51 and Dan Tarbard on 47. Mark also placed first in Centrefire Service Rifle, ahead of Erik Cardoso Smith and Brayden Sommer.
Mal Strathearn made a strong showing throughout the State Titles, claiming silver in the 4- and 5-Gun and placing fourth in the 2- and 3-Gun.
Ashlea McCarthy’s score of 52 in the Rimfire Open Class was the standout performance, while her husband Dave McCarthy took the honours in the Rimfire Hunter Class on 22.
Junior shooter Jordan Robinson showed some skilled shooting, scoring 41 and staking claim to fourth place in the Rimfire Silhouette Rifle.
Hunter Class Centrefire |
Name |
Chickens |
Pigs |
Turkeys |
Rams |
Total |
Rank |
Mark West |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
Dave Carroll |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
Patrick Kitschke |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Service Rifle Centrefire |
Name |
Chickens |
Pigs |
Turkeys |
Rams |
Total |
Rank |
Mark West |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
Erik Cardoso Smith |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Brayden Sommer |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Open Class Centrefire |
Name |
1/40 |
2/40 |
Total |
Rank |
Shootoff |
Mark West |
22 |
19 |
41 |
1 |
|
|
David Cleal |
17 |
10 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
Tony Andrews |
15 |
12 |
27 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Air Rifle Silhouette |
Name |
1/40 |
2/40 |
Total |
Rank |
Mark West |
27 |
26 |
53 |
1 |
Ashlea McCarthy |
26 |
25 |
51 |
2 |
Dan Tarbard |
23 |
24 |
47 |
3 |
Hunter Class Rimfire |
Name |
Chickens |
Pigs |
Turkeys |
Rams |
Total |
Rank |
Dave McCarthy |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
1 |
Ashlea McCarthy |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
2 |
Richard Taylor |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
Open Class Rimfire |
Name |
1/40 |
2/40 |
Total |
Rank |
Ashlea McCarthy |
25 |
27 |
52 |
1 |
Mark West |
19 |
24 |
43 |
2 |
Dave McCarthy |
18 |
24 |
42 |
3 |
2-Gun Aggregate |
Name |
Rimfire |
Centrefire |
Total |
Place |
Mark West |
43 |
41 |
84 |
Gold |
Tony Andrews |
38 |
27 |
65 |
Silver |
David Cleal |
35 |
27 |
62 |
Bronze |
5-Gun Aggregate |
Name |
Centrefire |
Rimfire |
Air Rifle |
Total |
Place |
|
Open |
Hunter |
Open |
Hunter |
|
|
|
Mark West |
41 |
9 |
43 |
17 |
53 |
163 |
Gold |
Mal Strathearn |
11 |
4 |
26 |
13 |
13 |
67 |
Silver |