Ray Kane of the Defence Forces won the April Open in a hotly contested final that wasn't certain until the last shot. With one shot left, Ray led runner up Val Pierce by the barest minimum of 0.1. Before that, with three shots to go, Ray Reilly (who eventually finished third) and Val Pierce were tied on 214.7 with Ray Kane just 0.1 behind on 214.6.

Thanks to all who turned up and entered. The next indoor competition is the National Championships in June (date TBA).

Full results below:

Congratulations to Val Pierce of Rathdrum Rifle & Pistol Club (RRPC) who is the Spring Special 2019 Champion.
 
Val qualified for the final with a score of 617.6 and 29 inner tens.
 
Val took an early lead in the final but was pushed all the way with the lead changing hands a number of tie.He eventually claimed the gold with a score of 247.4 including three 10.9's in the final. The silver medal went to Ray Reilly (RRPC) who had a final score of 246.0.
 
Bronze medal went to Siobhan Scarlett of Dublin University Rifle Club (DURC).
 
Rathdrum Rifle & Pistol Club were delighted to have 3 members shooting in the final with Nick West joining Val & Ray in the final shootout.
 
Our next 0.22 Rifle open is to be held on Sunday 14th April so we hope to see lots of shooters down for that day.
 
Results are below

Indoor (25 yard) classification list which is extracted from the results database every time it is updated. Classification is based on the last three results for each compeitor and is limited to results from the last two years. Class cut offs are roughly broken down to equal segments and class boundaries are adjusted accordingly. The current classification is based on the following criteria. Class A: 605 and above. Class B: Between 590 and 605. Class C: Between 560 and 590. Class D: Below 560. These are based on decimal scoring and include the latest results.

Congratulations to Siobhan Scarlett of Dublin University Rifle Club (DURC) who won the Dave Cullen Memorial Shoot after a very close and interesting final. Siobhan scored a 247.2 to take the gold medal with a 0.4 point margin from Ray Kane of the Defence Force Shooting Team (DFST) who scored a 246.8. Sean Baldwin (DFST) claimed Bronze medal with a 224.9.

Not only did Siobhan win the gold but she was also presented with the Dave Cullen Memorial trophy. It was very special that Eileen Cullen presented the trophy and that other members of the Cullen family including Anne-Marie, Pat and Padraig presented the other prizes on the day. Unfortunately, Dave's son Seamus was in the USA and was unable to attend this year.

It was a great occasion in memory of a great man.

Full results are as follows

Congratulations to Stephen Murphy of Dublin University Rifle Club (DURC) who won today's Airgun final with a final score of 246.6 Stephen qualified for the final with a very impressive PB of 623.5 (with 44 inner tens).

The final was very close throughout and after 12 shots, Stephen was in joint first place with Jinxin Zhang (DURC). He took the lead after the 14th shot but was pushed all the way by Ciara Deevy (DURC) who claimed 2nd place with a score of 242.1. Jinxin went on the complete a top three for DURC winning the bronze medal.

In the Pistol competition, Tomas Jakubauskas of (WTSC) took the gold medal with a score of 555. 

Many thanks to all who competed on the day. It was great to see so many shooters (new and not so new). Hopefully we will see many more in future competitions. 

Full results are as follows:

The Leinster Indoor Open was a clean sweep by the Defence Forces Shooting Team with Terry Wearen claiming first prize, Sean Baldwin, second and Ray Kane third. Results are as follows: