Canberra Queens and Bat Shoot (SSAA)

ShaneD · Post by **ShaneD** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 11:36 pm

Hiya all,

The Canberra Queens is up coming, the lead up is the 14/15 and the Queens is 16/17/18 of November

The SSAA range next door will be holding a Bat shoot on the night of the 14th and the start time is 6pm for 6:30. Its a night shoot at 300m needing 30 rds and costing $15 for a range fees (free if you have a SSAA Canberra range pass)

Shane

bartman007 · Post by **bartman007** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:00 am

Hi Shane,

Pardon my ignorance, but are we shooting bat's :-)

So should 30 rounds equate to 30 bats, or are they pesky little fella's that flutter about a bit?

Choice of weapon? 22lr or shotgun?

What's the prize for the highest number of bats shot?

DannyS · Post by **DannyS** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:32 am

Hey Mike, maybe we could introduce a panda or python shoot.

Cheers
Danny

Post by **AlanF** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:09 am

I am guessing, but it sounds like a nocturnal fly shoot? If so, I'm interested.

ShaneD · Post by **ShaneD** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:54 pm

Is a night fly shoot, but the flies are all tired and having a sleep so we shoot bats instead.

Pretty much anything goes, no muzzle breaks.

A change from Fly Shooting is you are aloud unlimited sighters on the warmup target, only allowed 5 rounds on the bench during the stage with no sighters. Scoring is the same as the Fly shoot.

Shane

ShaneD · Post by **ShaneD** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:28 am

Well, they moved the date of the SSAA bat shoot to the 21st November.

:shock:

bartman007 · Post by **bartman007** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 10:00 am

maybe we could introduce a panda or python shoot

Hi Danny, I'm OK with the Python bit, but my kids would have a fit if they knew I was shooting cute little panda's. Any way, I don't think there would be any bamboo for them to hide in, so it wouldn't be much of a challenge :-)

Good to see a little clarification on the Bat vs Fly shoot.

Sounds like fun. I'm hoping to get to Canberra next year, so I'll have to put that one on the list as night time activities :-)

Cheers.

Post by **AlanF** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 11:34 am

LoneWombat wrote:Well, they moved the date of the SSAA bat shoot to the 21st November.

That will rule me out unfortunately. But I would like to try a fly shoot one day - perhaps a daytime 500m, but may wait till I have a suitable rifle.

Alan

DannyS · Post by **DannyS** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:56 pm

G'day Mike, I was more thinking along the lines of them using bat actions, ie my comment re pandas and pythons.

I know weird sense of humour, I was a pom, so that explains it probably.

:oops:

Cheers
Danny :oops:

macguru · Post by **macguru** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:04 pm

Do you aim for the centre of the fly, or do you have to shoot the legs off one at a time ?

RDavies · Post by **RDavies** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:47 pm

Why did they have to change the date? There would have been a big collection of accurate rifles and shooters the area if it lined up with the Queens.

Chopper · Post by **Chopper** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:52 pm

Alan you have the gear already, benchrest and fly shooting is where you tune it , No scoring and No marking , your targets and groups come back not patched out, and you take them home,

, Chop.

ShaneD · Post by **ShaneD** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:36 am

Well, I was told that the reason the date was changed was so some people could go and see Elton John. :shock:

Post by **AlanF** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:03 pm

LoneWombat wrote:Well, I was told that the reason the date was changed was so some people could go and see Elton John.

I know - they're going to see him about taking up benchrest :lol:

.

RDavies · Post by **RDavies** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 8:04 pm

AlanF wrote:
LoneWombat wrote:Well, I was told that the reason the date was changed was so some people could go and see Elton John.

I know - they're going to see him about taking up benchrest .

I heard he showed a lot of interest in F Class when the local club announced they were looking for a Butts officer.