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The Far West Gun Club hosted 42 shooters earlier this month for a two-day birthday shoot, as well as a Commonwealth Title in Deauville Doubles. Shooters from across the state plus New South Wales and Western Australia were involved, with Friday a day for coaching and practice, before the main action started on Friday night. The first event was a 50T mixed cash divide which was won by Far West’s Jack McInnis with a score of 67/70, ahead of Broken Hill shooter Shane Gallagher on 65/70 and Ted Stringer of Port Lincoln Gun Club on 64/70. Howard Sleep of Far West won the A grade with 62/70, ahead of Port Pirie’s Brian Thomas on 61 and Marco Breede from Far West with 58. Roger Freeman from Far West won the C grade with 60/70, finishing ahead of Shannen Gallagher of Port Augusta on 59 and Far West’s Sean Sleep on 55. There was another Far West win in the juniors with Jonti Brice on 56/70, while Ungarra Gun Club’s Darcy Claughton was second and Harry Reynolds third. Sue Koch of Far West, Elsewhere Gun Club’s Sophie Reynolds and Amanda King of Port Augusta were level on 49/70. The second event took place on Saturday, the Ceduna Machinery 50 Target Double Barrel which saw Port Augusta Gun Club’s Jordan King and Ted Stringer in a shoot-off for the overall prize, won by King on 112/112. The A grade winner was Rodney Hammat of the Elsewhere club on 48/50, ahead of Ungarra’s Brad Claughton on 52/54 after a shoot-off with Brian Thomas. Dave Taylor of Whyalla Gun Club won the B grade with 47/50, ahead of Jonti Brice with 61/66 after a shoot-off with Port Pirie’s John Smith. Elsewhere’s Shaun Callaghan won the C grade with 71/77 after a shoot-off with Harry Reynolds, while Shannen Gallagher won the juniors with 45/50 ahead of Lachlan Koch on 44/50. The next event was the A and C Suter 50T Point Score, with the overall winner being Jordan King on 150/151 after a shoot-off with Jack McInnis. Brian Thomas finished on 140/150 to win the A grade ahead of Brad Claughton on 136. Winning the B grade with 132/150 was Jonti Brice, while Whyalla’s Anthony Durdin took second with 129/153 after a shoot-off with Graham Cragan of Far West. The C grade was taken out by Shaun Callaghan with a score of 138/150, ahead of Harry Reynolds on 134, while Shannen Gallagher won the juniors on 125/150 and Darcy Claughton on 117 was second. The next event was the Crowders Tyre Service and Exide 30 Target George Burnett Memorial Handicap, which was won by Jordan King off 22 metres with a possible 30/30, with Matthew Wilson of Far West off 21m, while six shooters faced off for third and fourth. After a day of shooting, the guns were put down for the evening and replaced by a spit roast and selection of local fish and oysters. A 5 Target Point Score Eye Opener opened Sunday and saw 17 shooters winning and donating their money to the Black Crow, which raises money for charity, as the Far West club welcomed two new shooters to the Black Crow club – Harry Reynolds and Shaun Callaghan of Elsewhere – for both dropping their first target in the 50T Double Barrel. Money raised for charity was $220. The R and A Freeman 50T Single Barrel was won by Ted Stringer on 49/50, while the A grade victor was Brian Thomas with 47/50, clear of Brad Claughton was second on 43. Elsewhere’s Brent Anderson won the B grade with 46/50 ahead of Jonti Brice on 40, while Sean Sleep captured the C grade with 46/50 and Elsewhere’s Sophie Reynolds won the junior title with 39/50, just ahead of Shannen Gallagher with 38. Jordan King was the overall winner in the the Streaky Bay Plumbing 50 Target Continental with 50/50. The A grade was won by Brian Thomas with 46/50, ahead of Brad Claughton on 45. Brent Anderson took out the B grade on 48/50, defeating Jonti Brice by just one, while Lachlan Koch took the C grade with 43/50, ahead of Tony Cox of Far West on 42. Darcy Claughton and Shannen Gallagher were equal junior winners on 41/50. The next event was the Ceduna Homescene 20 pair Commonwealth Deauville Doubles, held by Far West for the first time. The event saw 20 pairs of shooters, young and old, with Jordan King and Shane Gallagher facing Matthew Wilson and Ted Stringer after smashing 18 of 20 pairs to see an exciting shoot-off to determine a winner. King and Gallagher finished with 28/30 to take the title. The Ceduna Foreshore Hotel winners saw Jordan King named the overall champion with 326/330. Also crowned were Brian Thomas in the A grade with 305/330, Jonti Brice in the B grade with 286/330, a C grade title for Sean Sleep with 286/330, the junior title went to Harry Reynolds on 281/330, while the overall ladies winner was Shannen Gallagher on 272/330 and the veterans winner was Roberts Carstairs of the Western Australian Gun Club with 276/30. The junior encouragement award went to Sydney Claughton of Ungarra Gun Club. Far West Gun Club said thanks to TerryWhite Chemmart Ceduna for generously donating sashes for all events, plus all other sponsors and volunteers who helped to make the weekend event successful. Sunday evening after presentations over thirty members of the shooting community, including spectators, enjoyed a meal at the Ceduna Foreshore Hotel.

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Far West Gun Club hosts big weekend of action