The Mount Gambier Gun Club held its monthly competition on Saturday under generally favourable weather conditions – interrupted by some wind gusts and light rain.
The opening event was The Commercial Hotel 25-target Club Balltrap Championship.
A favourite of the competitors, as the targets are faster and thrown at greater angles, it was enthusiastically shot.
Tom Jenkins won the competition with a score of 36/37 to claim the overall honours.
Don Pratt 24/27 won A from Darren Beyer 23/27.
Surasak Pienudomkijlert 24/25 won B from Andrew Jenkins 24/27 and Mick Rudd 23/25 edged out Scott Fleming 21/25 to win C.
The Spot On Fishing and Tackle 25-target Double Barrel Championship was well shot, with a few of the shooters attaining perfect scores resulting in shoot offs.
With a top score of 55/55, Pienudomkijlert won AA after a shoot off against Dougal Simson 54/55.
Darren Murrell 26/27 edged out Peter Winser 25/27 to win A.
Brian Case 24/25 won a close battle for B from Rodney Gilcrist 23/25, and Peter Klieve 20/25 won C from Frank Kentish 18/25.
The Green Triangle Livestock event of 25 pair Double Rise was the last competition.
Being a rather difficult event it was shot well in the failing light conditions.
Pienudomkijlert 43/50 won AA from Beyer 41/50, Pratt 57/70 outshot Steve Chambers 54/70 to win A.
Max Medhurst 43/50 won B from Winser 37/50 and Brian Case 39/50 edged out Robert Atkinson 35/50.
The South East Autotrade Highgun award over the three events was successfully won by Pienudomkijlert with a score of 92/100.
The next monthly competition will be held on Saturday, September 11.
