The
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF PISTOL NEW ZEALAND ISSUE# 232 DECEMBER 2014
2014 IPSC WORLD SHOOT
2014 AUSTRALIAN
COWBOY NATIONALS
2014 IPSC NATIONALS
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Joseph Maligro with the IPSC Production
National Championship Shield
At 15 Joseph is the youngest Winner of an IPSC
National Title and the youngest ever NZ Grand Master!
&ƌŽŵƚŚĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͛ƐĞƐŬ
Extracts from the XO
COLFO News ʹ P Clark
3 Gun News- B Harvey
Practically Speaking - W Cole
Kilwell IPSC Nationals - T Taylor
Florida Memories - D Wakker
Ramblings- S Courtney
Service News- B Halley
Action Update- I Coates
Speed Shooting News ʹ P Brown
ISSF Update- P Werder
In the Black- H Bullmore
Packing Iron- Tuscon
Chisholm Trail 2014 - Myskal
Vale - Russell Stuart
Coming Events
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From The Presidents Desk
dŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŝƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŵŽƌĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůĞǀĞůŽĨ
ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŶĞǁ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ dK͛Ɛ ŝŶ
their role as trainer.
by Pistol New Zealand
President Debbie Wakker
/Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĂƩĞŶĚ Ă ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ KZ LJŽƵ
would like to be considered to host a regional workshop
ƚŚĞŶ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŽƵƌ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ KĸĐĞƌ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ϯϭst
/ƚ͛ƐƚŚĂƚƟŵĞŽĨLJĞĂƌĂŐĂŝŶʹďƵƐLJďƵƐLJĂŶĚƉƌĞƉƉŝŶŐĨŽƌ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘ dŚĞŶ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ƐĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƵƉ ʹ ŵLJ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶ ŝƐ
ƚŚĞĨĞƐƟǀĞƐĞĂƐŽŶ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƌƵŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚĂůĨŽĨϮϬϭϱ͘
New members
Once again I
would like to
thank all the
clubs for the
work that they
do with new
members. Just
a
reminder
in this busy
season
that
if you have
recently had new members join your club, please ensure
ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƚŽ ƉŝƐƚŽů ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĂƐ ŝĨ
they had joined in the not so busy part of the year.
World Shoot
It would be remiss of me
ŶŽƚƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶƚŚŝƐĂƐ/
had the opportunity to
ĂƩĞŶĚ ƚŚĞ /W^ tŽƌůĚ
Shoot in Florida during
October. It was a great
experience and yes,
ǁŚŝůƐƚƚŚĞƚƌŝŐŐĞƌĮŶŐĞƌ
ŝƚĐŚĞĚƚŽĂĐƚƵĂůůLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ͕ŝƚǁĂƐĂŶŚŽŶŽƵƌƚŽĂƩĞŶĚ
ĂƐ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ʹ ĂŶĚ / ŚĂĚ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ǁŽƌƌLJŝŶŐ
ĂďŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞĂũƵŶŝŽƌĂƩĞŶĚĞĚƚŚŝƐ
tŽƌůĚ ^ŚŽŽƚ ʹ :ŽƐĞƉŚ DĂůŝŐƌŽ ŚĂŶĚůĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ
ŚĂǀŝŶŐƚŚĞtŽƌůĚŚĂŵƉŝŽŶŝŶŚŝƐƐƋƵĂĚĂŶĚƐŚŽƚǁĞůů͘/
ǁĂƐƉƌĞƩLJƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŚĞůĞĂƌŶƚĂůŽƚʹĂŶĚƚŚŝƐǁĂƐƉƌŽǀĞŶ
ǁŚĞŶƚŚƌĞĞǁĞĞŬƐůĂƚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞE/W^EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ:ŽƐĞƉŚ
New members should receive from clubs a welcome
ǁŽŶWƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŐƌĂĚĞ͘ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ:ŽƐĞƉŚʹ/ůŽŽŬ
ůĞƩĞƌͬĞŵĂŝů ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůƵďƐ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŚŽƵƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ
ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ /W^
ƌĂŶŐĞ ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĞŶƟŽŶƐ
ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͘
ǁŚĞŶŝƐƚŚĞďĞƐƚƟŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽĐŽŵĞŽƵƚĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚƚŚĞŝƌ
ĐĂƌĞĞƌŝŶƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͘/ƚŵĂLJďĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁĞĞŬůLJĐůƵďŵĂƚĐŚ dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŶĂƌƟĐůĞĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƐŚŽŽƚůĂƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƵůůƐŚŽŽƚĞƌ͕
ƟŵĞŝƐŶŽƚƚŚĞďĞƐƚƟŵĞʹĂůůŽǁƟŵĞĨŽƌLJŽƵƌŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ but I will say if you ever get the opportunity either as a
ŽƌĐůƵďƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͘dŚĞŶĞǁ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌŽƌĂƐƉĞĐƚĂƚŽƌŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƚŚĞŶŐŽĨŽƌŝƚ͊͊͊
member might arrive towards the end of the club match
ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ǁĂƚĐŚ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ
PNZ Trading Post
then have there own turn.
Just
a
quick
The training of new members is important to ensure that reminder to check
they start with the correct habits as well as ensuring that ƚŚŝƐŽƵƚʹǁĞŚĂǀĞ
ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞĂŵƉůĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚĂƐŬƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͘ had a great success
dŽƚŚŝƐĞŶĚ/ĂŵƉůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽůĂƵŶĐŚƚŽĐůƵďƐƚŚĞWEůƵď rate in the selling
dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ KĸĐĞƌƐ DĂŶƵĂů ʹ Žƌ dK DĂŶƵĂů͘ ůů ĐůƵďƐ ŽƌďƵLJŝŶŐŽĨĮƌĞĂƌŵƐƵƐŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƉĂƌƚŽĨŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƌĞ
will receive a hard copy of this manual in an upcoming ŝƐŶŽĐŽƐƚƚŽLJŽƵƚŚĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐʹŝƚŝƐũƵƐƚĂƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚŚĂƚ
mail out. Please use this and have it accessible in your PNZ provides. So check it out if you want to buy or sell a
ĐůƵďƌŽŽŵƐ͘ůƵďƐĐĂŶĂůƐŽĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŚŝƐǀŝĂƚŚĞWEǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘ ĮƌĞĂƌŵ͘
I wish to acknowledge all the work that Jack Sims has done
ŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĂŶƵĂů͘DĂŶLJŽĨLJŽƵǁŝůůŬŶŽǁ
Jack from the Holster Training series that he conducted
for PNZ, throughout NZ over the last 2 years. Whilst some
clubs have a very structured and organized new members
ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ŵĂŶLJĚŽŶŽƚ͘ŽƵŶĐŝůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚ:ĂĐŬ
utlising his experience to produce a manual that would
ďĞ͚ƐƚĂŶĚĂůŽŶĞ͛ʹƚŚĂƚǁŽƵůĚďĞƐĞůĨͲĞdžƉůĂŶĂƚŽƌLJŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ
ƚŚĂƚdK͛ƐĐŽƵůĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚƚŚĞŵĂŶƵĂůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĐůƵď͘
tĞĂƌĞĂůƐŽŽīĞƌŝŶŐĐůƵďƐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĂƩĞŶĚĂŽŶĞͲ
day workshop to facilitate the material within the manual
ʹƚŚĞƐĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐǁŝůůďĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĂŶĚŽīĞƌĞĚŝŶƐŵĂůů
ŐƌŽƵƉƐǁŝƚŚĂŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ͚ůŽĐĂů͛ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ͘
ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ
Last but certainly not least
thank you to all the clubs who
have run events in 2014.
Happy holidays to you all
ĞŶũŽLJĂůůƚŚĂƚEŚĂƐƚŽŽīĞƌ͕
ĮƐŚŝŶŐ͕ ŚƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ƐĐĞŶĞƌLJ ĂŶĚ
most importantly family.
^ƚĂLJƐĂĨĞ͕ŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐĂǁĂLJŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ
are all locked away, and make the most of the summer
break.
The hope is that clubs within a region would be able to call God Bless
ŽŶƚŚŝƐ͚ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌ͛ƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚƚŚĞŵĂŌĞƌƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉʹďLJ
having a regional ‘help desk’ clubs will be able to access
Debbie
regional experience more readily.
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Extracts From the XO
by Pistol New Zealand
džĞĐƵƟǀĞKĸĐĞƌWŚŝůůƌŽǁŶ
^ĞĂƐŽŶƐŐƌĞĞƟŶŐƚŽĂůů͊
It’s been a busy year......membership numbers are at
ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ůĞǀĞůƐ͕ ϲ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ďƌŽŬĞŶ͕ ĚŽnjĞŶƐ
ŽĨ ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌƐĞĂƐ ƚŽ ƐŚŽŽƚ ŝŶ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů
events, with excellent personal results....let’s look forward
ƚŽĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐLJĞĂƌŝŶϮϬϭϱ͊
In the last 4 months alone.......their have been 160
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐǁŚŽŚĂǀĞŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚĂ,ŽůƐƚĞƌYƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ϮϬϵ
ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĂƐ ůƵď ZĂŶŐĞ KĸĐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ϰϯ ǁŚŽ
ŚĂǀĞƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚĂƐ>ĞǀĞůϭůƵďZĂŶŐĞKĸĐĞƌƐ͘dŚŝƐŵĂŬĞƐ
412 members who have undertaken training in some form
or other toward a safer sport. Thanks must go to the club
ƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐĂŶĚĂƌLJů^ůĞĞŵĂŶĨŽƌƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͊
DĐDŝůůĂŶƵƉ
ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ŝƐƐƵĞ͘ / ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ
/ŶƚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ WĂƉĂŶƵŝͬĂƌĮĞůĚ
was second and Hamilton Boys High was third. This in
fact should have read Hamilton Boys High Second and
Greymouth High School third.
Whangarei Place winners
dŽƉƚŚƌĞĞƐĐŽƌĞƐŽǀĞƌĂůů>ͲZdŽŵdƵƌŶĞƌϮŶĚ͕ĂŶŝĞůŚĞƵŶŐ
ϭƐƚ͕^Ăŵ^ŬŽǀůƵŶĚϯƌĚ
ůƵďdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐDĂŶƵĂůͲ;DƵůƟͲĐƟŽŶ^ƚLJůĞŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐͿ
dŚŝƐ DĂŶƵĂů ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐĞŶƚ ƚŽ Ăůů ĐůƵďƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ
ŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĐůƵďƐƚŽƐĞŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƚƌĂŝŶĞƌƐƚŽůŽĐĂůƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ
workshops. If your club would like extra copies of the
manual, please contact me for more details.
/ŚĂǀĞŶŽƚĚŽŶĞŵƵĐŚƐŚŽŽƟŶŐƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͘͘͘͘͘͘ŚŽƉĞĨƵůůLJ/ĐĂŶ
up the numbers next year.........more importantly I wish all
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐƐĞĂƐŽŶ͛ƐŐƌĞĞƟŶŐƐĂŶĚĂƐĂĨĞ
and prosperous new year.
;DĂLJďĞĂŶĞǁƉŝƐƚŽůƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞƚƌĞĞĂƐǁĞůůͿ
dŽƉ /ŶƚĞƌŵŝĚŝĂƚĞ ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐ >ͲZ ,ĂŶŶĂŚ ŚĞƵŶŐ ϮŶĚ͕ ^Ăŵ
^ŬŽǀůƵŶĚϭƐƚ͕ĞůŝŶĚĂDĂLJϯƌĚ
Phill
DĐDŝůůĂŶƵƉϮϬϭϰ
tŚĂŶŐĂƌĞŝ ƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ ŚĞůĚ ŝƚƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ
ďLJWĂƵůůĂƌŬͲŚĂŝƌŵĂŶK>&K
DĐDŝůůĂŶĐƵƉƉůĂĐĞŐĞƩĞƌƐͲŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĂůů͊
ĂƌůŝĞƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚ / ŵĞĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ D&d ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ƚŚĞ
;dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽƐǁĞƌĞƚĂŬĞŶďLJ'EŽďĞƐͿ
ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞdd͘dŚŝƐǁŝůůĐŽŵĞŝŶƚŽĨŽƌĐĞŽǀĞƌ
ƚŚĞŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌŽƌƐŽ͘WŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJŝƚĐŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƐŽŵĞƐŵĂůů
ĞīĞĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŵŵƵŶŝƟŽŶ
ŝŶ EĞǁ ĞĂůĂŶĚ͘ Ƶƚ ĂƐ K>&K ŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ ŝƚ
should be possible to minimise any inconvenience to
ĮƌĞĂƌŵŽǁŶĞƌƐ͘
/ ǁŝůů ĂůƐŽ ďĞ ĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŝŶ tĞůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŽůĨŽ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ͘ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ƐĞĞŬ Ă ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ
ůŽĐĂůŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨWĂƌůŝĂŵĞŶƚƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐĂŶLJĮƌĞĂƌŵŝƐƐƵĞƐ
ƚŚĂƚĐŽŶĐĞƌŶLJŽƵ͘ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽŚĂǀĞĂĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐĨŽƌŵ
of government, you have to take part in it. Democracy is
ĂďŽƵƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘
Hot barrels.
ĂŶŝĞůŚĞƵŶŐ,ŝŐŚ/ŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĐŽƌĞ͕,ĂŶŶĂŚŚĞƵŶŐĞƐƚ
New Shooter and Top Rookie Intermidiate
Bullshooter #232
Paul
Pistol NZ
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PRACTICALLY
SPEAKING
By Wally Cole. IPSC Regional Director
dŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ,ĂŶĚŐƵŶ ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ
ŐŽŶĞ͕ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϲϬ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌƐ ŵĂƚĐŚ
and although the weather had given the organisers a few
headaches and stage rebuilds days beofre the match,
Hi All
Not much happening in 3gun at the moment so this is a ĐŽŵĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚƟŵĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌƚŚƌĞĞĚĂLJƐŽĨ
ŐŽŽĚƟŵĞƚŽŐĞƚƚŽƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐŚŽƚŐƵŶĂŶĚ ŐŽŽĚƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĨƵŶ͘YƵŝƚĞĂĨĞǁŶĞǁĨĂĐĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŵŝdžĂůŽŶŐ
ƌŝŇĞĚƌŝůůƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƉůĞŶƚLJŽĨ/W^ƉŝƐƚŽůŵĂƚĐŚĞƐŽŶŝŶƚŚĞ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶLJǁŚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŶĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞĂƚEĂƟŽŶĂů
ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ŚƵŐĞ ƚŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚĐŚ
coming months to keep your handgun skills up as well.
organisers who once again put on an excellent event. A
/͛ŵůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůƐŚŽƚŐƵŶŵĂƚĐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ match report follows in this issue.
thought of encouraging unregistered A cat shooters as
I hope everyone had the opportunity to follow the
ǁĞůůĂƐϯŐƵŶƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞϯ'ƵŶƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨŽƵƌĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ/W^tŽƌůĚ
Here is some of my ideas but I’m looking for yours as well. ^ŚŽŽƚŝŶ&ůŽƌŝĚĂ͕h^͘ƌĞƉŽƌƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞdĞĂŵDĂŶĂŐĞƌ
Debbie Wakker is in the issue.
ϯĐůĂƐƐĞƐ
EŽǁ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ŽǀĞƌ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ŽĨ
KƉĞŶ͕^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͕ĐĂƚ΀ϳƌŽƵŶĚŵĂŐƐ͕DĂŶƵĂůŽƌƵƚŽ΁ ƋƵŝĞƚ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ /W^ DĂƚĐŚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ >ĞǀĞů
ϯ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝƚLJ KƉĞŶ ŝŶ tĂŶŐĂŶƵŝ͘ dŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ŚĂƐ Ă ŶĞǁ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĂŶĚ / Ăŵ ƐƵƌĞ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ ƐŽŵĞ
^ƚĂŐĞƐĐŽƵůĚďĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐ
ŐƌĞĂƚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐƐƚĂŐĞƐŽŶŽīĞƌ͘dŚĞĞŶƚƌLJĨŽƌŵĨŽƌƚŚŝƐ
ĮĞůĚĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ƐůƵŐƐ͕ďƵĐŬƐŚŽƚ͕ĂƌŽƵŶĚŽĨƐƉŽƌƟŶŐĐůĂLJƐ͕ ĞǀĞŶƚŝƐŽŶƚŚĞWEtĞďͲ^ŝƚĞĂŶĚĚŽĞƐŽīĞƌĂŶĞĂƌůLJďŝƌĚ
ƐƉĞĞĚƐƚĞĞů͕ĂŵŝdžŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ͘
entry fee.
WŝƐƚŽů͕ZŝŇĞ͕^ŚŽƚŐƵŶŵĂƚĐŚĞƐƐŚŽƚƚŽ/W^ƌƵůĞƐ
ďLJƌƵĐĞ,ĂƌǀĞLJͲ^ĞĐƟŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ
To make this work we will need a huge prize table so I will
be looking for sponsorship, anything and everything will
do. We could look at a naming sponsor?.
Where is the best place to run a match like this?
This is only a idea at the moment so I want as much
comment as I can get .
Send any ideas or thoughts about this match or a match
you would like to run to 3gun@pistolnz.org.nz
DĂũŽƌĞǀĞŶƚƐϮϬϭϱ͗
ͻ ZŝǀĞƌ ŝƚLJ KƉĞŶ ʹ tĂŶŐĂŶƵŝ WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď͘ (February
ϮϬϭϱͿ;>ĞǀĞůϯͿ
ͻ tĂŶŐĂŶƵŝůĂƐƐŝĐͲtĂŶŐĂŶƵŝWŝƐƚŽůůƵď;ƉƌŝůϮϬϭϱͿ
ͻ /W^,ĂŶĚŐƵŶE/ŚĂŵƉƐʹ,ĂŵŝůƚŽŶWŝƐƚŽůůƵď(Last
ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌͿ
ͻ ^ŽƵƚŚ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŚĂŵƉƐ ʹ KƚĂŐŽ WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď (Early
DƵůƟŐƵŶ^ƵƌǀĞLJ
EŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϱĂŶĚĂŐĂŝŶĂ>ĞǀĞůϯĞǀĞŶƚͿ
The results for the scoring rules (current or grand
ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƌƵůĞƐͿ ǁĞƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ΀ϱϱйͲϰϱй΁ ƐŽ /
think we should let host clubs choose which format they ͻ /W^ ,ĂŶĚŐƵŶ EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͘ ʹ tĂŶŐĂŶƵŝ WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď
;>ĂƐƚǁĞĞŬŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌͿ
ƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŶ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ĨĞǁ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ ŝƚ ǁŝůůů ŵĂŬĞ ŝƚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŽ
decide.
WZĂĐŬΘZŽůůĂŶĚŽƵďůĞƚĂƉĚĂƚĞƐLJĞƚƚŽďĞĂĚǀŝƐĞĚ
dŚĞWEŽƵŶĐŝůǁŝůůĚŝƐĐƵƐƐƚŚŝƐŽŶƚŚĞϭϯƚŚŽĨĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͕
ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͗
ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ/W^ϯ'ƵŶĚƌĂŌŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͘KŶĐĞ/ŚĂǀĞƚŚĞ
I have also taken the opportunity to work with Aleks
ƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐ/ǁŝůůůĞƚLJŽƵŬŶŽǁ͘
Fajner to develop a package to make it easier for clubs
ƐŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚŝŶƚŚĞůĂƐƚŝƐƐƵĞ͕ŵŽƐƚǁĂŶƚϯĚĂLJƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ ƚŽ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƐƚ >ĞǀĞů ϭ ĂŶĚ >ĞǀĞů Ϯ /W^ DĂƚĐŚĞƐ͘
EĂƟŽŶĂůƐĂŶĚϮĚĂLJƐĨŽƌ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚǁŽƵůĚ To assist with this development Aleks has been appointed
pay a bit more for more graded and separate gun medals. as Assistant Regional Director and he will take over
responsibility for working with clubs and encouraging
tĞƐƟůůŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚŚĞĂƌĚĨƌŽŵĂŶLJĐůƵďƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŽŚŽƐƚŶĞdžƚ ƚŚĞŵƚŽŚŽƐƚĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐĂƚĂůůůĞǀĞůƐ͘
LJĞĂƌ͛ƐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉŵĂƚĐŚĞƐLJĞƚ͘
ƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂƐƚ ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ
/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞŬĞĞŶƚŽŚŽůĚĂŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉŵĂƚĐŚŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌ͕ being organised and run by about six clubs and the same
ŽƌǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞŚĞůƉŝŶƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĂϯŐƵŶŽƌDƵůƟͲŐƵŶŵĂƚĐŚ͕ organisers. To ensure the future of our sport we need to
get more clubs and individuals involved in organising and
let me know and we can help make it happen.
ŚŽůĚŝŶŐŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ͘;ŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƉĂŐĞϵͿ
DĞƌƌLJŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐƚŽĂůů͘͘͘ƐĞĞLJŽƵŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌ͘ƌƵĐĞ
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Bullshooter #232
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Bullshooter #231
dĞĂŵǀĞŶƚƐĂƚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů,ĂŶĚŐƵŶŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘
dŚĞ ƌĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĞǀĞŶƚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ 'ƵŶ
/ ŚĂǀĞ ĂůƐŽ ďĞĞŶ ĂƐŬĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ƚĞĂŵ Supplies new shop. I would have to say that this was a
ĞǀĞŶƚƐĂƚŽƵƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘
Śŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ďƌŽǁƐĞ ǁŚŝůĞ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ƚŽ
register.
/ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ŝƐ͕ ĚŽ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ
ŚĂǀĞdĞĂŵǀĞŶƚƐĂƚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͍
If the teams were Island or Regional how would you see
these teams being selected?
There would need to be a minimum of three teams of four
ŝŶĂĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂǀŝĂďůĞŽƉƟŽŶ͘
If you think we should have team events what should the
makeup of the Teams be;
ϭ͘ůƵďdĞĂŵƐ
Ϯ͘ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůdĞĂŵƐ
ϯ͘/ƐůĂŶĚdĞĂŵƐ
ϰ͘ŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƚĞĂŵƐ
To introduce Team events there would obviously be a
dĞĂŵĞŶƚƌLJĨĞĞƚŽĐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƐƵƉƉůLJŝŶŐDĞĚĂůƐĞƚĐ͘
I would be interested in your feedback on whether we
ƐŚŽƵůĚƐƚĂƌƚŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƚĞĂŵĞǀĞŶƚƐĂƚƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͘
We have organised a simple survey which will also help
us determine the interest in teams...the results will be
posted in the next issue.
tĂůůLJŽůĞ
/W^ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ
Kilwell CZ 2014 PNZ IPSC
,ĂŶĚŐƵŶEĂƟŽŶĂůƐ
ƚǁŽ ĚĂLJ ƉƌĞͲƐŚŽŽƚ ĨŽƌ KĸĐŝĂůƐ ǁĂƐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚƌĞĞ
ĂĐƟŽŶ ĮůůĞĚ ĚĂLJƐ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ͕ ĐŽůŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ĮŶĞ
evening at the Rotorua Novatel Hotel for the prize giving.
ƚŽƚĂůŽĨϭϴƐƚĂŐĞƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚďLJŽŶWĞƌƌLJĂŶĚŽůŝŶĞůů
had many shooters scratching their heads in deciding
ƚŚĞďĞƐƚƚĂĐƟĐĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚ͘tŝƚŚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ
ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ŶĂŵĞĚ ͞dance
ŇŽŽƌ͟ƐƚĂŐĞϴ͕͞ƚŚĞŚLJƉŶŽƟƐĞƌ͟ƐƚĂŐĞϭϳƚŚĞ͞ƚŚĞŽĸĐĞ”
ƐƚĂŐĞϭϱĂŶĚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞ͞ƚŚĞũƵŶŐůĞƌƵŶ” stage 18.
ŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ ŚĂĚ ƚŚĞ
added advantage of
ĞĂƌůLJ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ĮŶŝƐŚĞƐ͕
ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƐŽŵĞĚŽǁŶƟŵĞ
ƚŽ ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ
ZŽƚŽƌƵĂŝƚLJŽƌƚŽŚĂǀĞĂ
quiet bevvy with friends.
The weather gods were
extremely kind with only
ĂůŝƩůĞƌĂŝŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƚŽ
dŚĞ ZŽƚŽƌƵĂ WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď ƚŚĞǁĂLJĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞƐ͘
proudly hosted the <ŝůǁĞůů
ϮϬϭϰWE/W^,ĂŶĚŐƵŶ ƐŝŶĐĞƌĞƚŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽƚŚĞZŽƚŽƌƵĂWŝƐƚŽůůƵďŵĞŵďĞƌƐ
who spent many, many hours preparing the ranges and
Ed/KE>^͘
ƐƚĂŐĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƟƌĞůĞƐƐ ǁŽƌŬ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶƚ ďLJ
A total of 170 keen shooters converged on the Rotorua ĐůƵďŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕DĂƚĐŚKĸĐŝĂůƐĂŶĚZĂŶŐĞKĸĐĞƌƐ͘
WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ Ϯϱth ʹ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ Ϯϵth November
ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ǁŚŽŵ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ tŽƌůĚ ƐŚŽŽƚ ŝŶ KĐƚ ϮϬϭϰ Finally, a special thanks to the sponsors ;'ƵŶ ^ƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚƚŚĞƵƐƵĂůĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůEĐŽŶƟŶŐĞŶƚǁŚŽǁĞƌĞƚƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŽ <ŝůǁĞůů͕ 'ƵŶ ĂŶĚ Ğůů ƵƐƚŽŵ͕ ĞůŵŽŶƚ ŵŵƵŶŝƟŽŶ͕
ĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƐŽĨĮƌĞ͘/ƚǁĂƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ,ĞŶŶĞƐƐLJƐ ĂŶĚ ^ƉŽƌƚ <ŝŶŐƐ DŽƚĞůƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐͿ
ƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŽĮĞůĚŵĂŶLJŶĞǁƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚďŽĚĞƐǁĞůůĨŽƌ ĂŶĚĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĂůůŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐǁŚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ<ŝůǁĞůů2014 PNZ IPSC Pistol NATIONALS
the future of the sport.
ǁŚŽŵǁŝƚŚŽƵƚLJŽƵƌĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ƚŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚǁŽƵůĚ
ZŽƚŽƌƵĂǁĂƐĂůƐŽƉůĞĂƐĞĚƚŽŚŽƐƚϯϰ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůsŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ not have been THE BEST EVER.
Ϯϵ ĨƌŽŵ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ϱ EĞǁ ĂůĞĚŽŶŝĂŶ
regulars.
By Tiny Taylor
Bullshooter #232
Pistol NZ
9
&>KZ/DDKZ/^͊
By Debbie Wakker
I always knew this trip
would be memorable. And
it proved to be so. From
ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞĂƌůLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ
moment at Auckland
airport where the winds
blew us into the bus (yes,
Ă ďƵƐ͊Ϳ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ƉůĂŶĞ͘dŚĞWŽůŝĐĞŵĞƚƵƐĂƚϰ͘ϯϬĂŵƚŽĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƌĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ
ĂŶĚŽŶƚŽĐŚĞĐŬͲŝŶ͘EŽƚƐŽůƵĐŬLJŚĞƌĞͲǁĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚƚŽƐƚŽƉ
ƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞĂŝƌƉŽƌƚĐŚĞĐŬͲŝŶĨŽƌϰϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐʹ/ƉƌĞŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚYĂŶƚĂƐƚŽďŽŽŬƵƐŝŶĂƐĂŐƌŽƵƉǁŝƚŚŵĂLJďĞƚǁŽ^ƚĂī
ƚŚĂƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĮƌĞĂƌŵƐʹŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŽŶƚŚĞ
day the supervisor decided we could check in separately
ǁŝƚŚ ϭϬ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐƚĂī ǁŚŽ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƵŶƐƵƌĞ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ
do with us. However 45 minutes later we were on our
ǁĂLJʹ/͛ŵƐƵƌĞĂƐŝŐŚŽĨƌĞůŝĞĨǁĂƐďƌĞĂƚŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌ
travellers.
dŚĞŇŝŐŚƚƐǁĞƌĞŐŽŽĚʹϯƉůĂŶĞƐ͕Ϯϯ͘ϱŚŽƵƌƐŝŶƚŚĞĂŝƌʹ
ϯϮŚŽƵƌƐŽĨƚƌĂǀĞůůŝŶŐ͘tŚĞǁ͊͊͊/ǁĂƚĐŚĞĚĂĨĞǁŵŽǀŝĞƐ͕
ƐůĞƉƚĂŶĚǁĂůŬĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĐĂďŝŶĂĨĞǁƟŵĞƐ͘dŚĞϯϴϬ
ŝƐĂŶĂŵĂnjŝŶŐƉůĂŶĞʹĚĞĐĞŶƚƌŽŽŵ͕ƚŚĞĨŽŽĚǁĂƐŽŬĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞ^ƚĂīǁĞƌĞŐƌĞĂƚ͘DLJĮƌƐƚƐŵĞůůŽĨŵĞƌŝĐĂŶĨŽŽĚǁĂƐ
between Sydney and Dallas (we were asked not to go
ǀŝĂ >y͊͊ LJ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƚĐŚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƌƐͿ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ͚ƐůŝĚĞƌƐ͛ ǁĞƌĞ
ƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ŐƌĞĂƐLJĐŽŶĐŽĐƟŽŶŽĨĐŚĞĞƐĞĂŶĚĂŵĞĂƚƉĂƫĞ͘
/ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽƉĂƐƐĂŶĚǁĂŝƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂůƚŚŝŶŐ͊͊
>ĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŶh^ƐŽŝůʹǁĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞĚĐƵƐƚŽŵƐ͘dŚĞŽĸĐŝĂůƐ
ŝŶĂůůĂƐǁĞƌĞĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐʹƐƚƌŝĐƚĂŶĚƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚďƵƚĂůƐŽǀĞƌLJ
ŚĞůƉĨƵůĂŶĚƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƋƵŝĐŬ͘dŚĞŶŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŵŽŶŽƌĂŝůƚŚĂƚ
serves the terminals within the Dallas airport. Great fun.
ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJ ƐŚŽƌƚ ŇŝŐŚƚ ;/ ǁĂƐ ŬŝŶĚŽĨ ŽǀĞƌ ŇLJŝŶŐ ďLJ ƚŚŝƐ
ƐƚĂŐĞͿƚŽKƌůĂŶĚŽ͕ůĂŶĚŝŶŐĂƚϭϬƉŵ͕ĐŽůůĞĐƚƚŚĞƌĞŶƚĂůǀĂŶƐ
ĨƌŽŵs/^;ƚŽŽŬĨŽƌĞǀĞƌʹĂŶĚŶŽƚĞƚŽƐĞůĨ͖ĐŚĞĐŬĞǀĞƌLJůĂƐƚ
ƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ʹ ǁŚĂƚ
you booked might not
ďĞ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ŽŶ
ƚŚĞ ƉĂŐĞ͊Ϳ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ
around midnight an
hour drive to Lakeland
ʹŚŽŵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϮϬ
nights.
We stayed at an extended stay hotel (meaning room
ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƚǁŝĐĞƉĞƌǁĞĞŬƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJͿĂŶĚǁĞƌĞ
ĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŽŚĂǀĞĂŐƌĞĂƚůŝƩůĞƉƵďͬĚŝŶĞƌĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƌŽĂĚ͘
‘Applebys’ became our local and we became well known
ƚŽƚŚĞ^ƚĂī͘dŚĞĨŽŽĚǁĂƐƉƌĞƩLJŐŽŽĚǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ
ʹĞǀĞŶŝƚĞŵƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĚƌĞĂĚĞĚŽƌĂŶŐĞůŝƋƵŝĚh^ĨŽƌŵ
ŽĨĐŚĞĞƐĞ͊͊͊͊
dŚĞĮƌƐƚĚĂLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƌĂŶŐĞĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ
ƐŽƵƚŚ͘ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ůĞĂĚ ďLJ ƐŽŵĞ ƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶ
ŐĞŶƚůĞŵĞŶ͘ƚĮƌƐƚƚŚĞZKƐĂŝĚƚŽŵĞ͚ǁĞŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŚĞĐŬ
that these boys can hit the paper (40cm2Ϳ Ăƚ ϭϱŵ͛͘ dŚĞ
ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵLJŵŝŶĚǁĂƐ͚/ďΨййΛŚŽƉĞƐŽʹǁĞ͛ǀĞ
ũƵƐƚĐŽŵĞŚĂůĨǁĂLJĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͊͛͘ĨĞǁƐŚŽƚƐůĂƚĞƌŚĞ
was suitably impressed ‘oh, so not just hits on the paper,
but within the centre ring as well’ he allowed us to have a
ůŝƩůĞŵŽƌĞĨƌĞĞĚŽŵƚŽƐŽƌƚŽƵƚƚŚĞũĞƚůĂŐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂƚĐŚ
ammo.
On the way home
we stopped by
Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ŐƵŶ
shop in the middle
ŽĨ ŶŽǁŚĞƌĞ ʹ
saw some great
ĚĞƌƌŝŶŐĞƌƐ͊
dŚĞ
rest of the week
we checked out
the match range
ʹ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŶ ŚŽƵƌ
away
(some
checked this out
ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĂLJ͊Ϳ͕ ĂŶĚ
took in the sights
including
an
airboat ride and
ƋƵĂůŝƚLJƟŵĞǁŝƚŚĂ
baby alligator and
ŝƐŶĞLJ tŽƌůĚ Ͳʹ
however for me (a
^ĐŝĞŶĐĞ 'ĞĞŬͿ ƚŚĞ
highlight was the
Kennedy
Space
ĞŶƚƌĞ͘tŽǁ͕ǁŽǁ
ĂŶĚ ǁŽǁ͊͊ ;dŚĞ
ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ
ŇĂŐ
on the building
behind the rocket
is 24 stories high
ʹ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞƐŚƵƩůĞŐĂƌĂŐĞʹϱϳƐƚŽƌŝĞƐŚŝŐŚǁŝƚŚĂƌŽůůĞƌ
ĚŽŽƌƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƐƚŚĞƐŚƵƩůĞŝŶĂŶĚŽƵƚͿ
&ŝŶĂůůLJ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ƐŚŽǁ ƟŵĞ ʹ ƚŚĞ KƉĞŶŝŶŐ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ǁĂƐ
ŝŶĚĞĞĚ Ă ƐŚŽǁ ʹ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĐůŽƐĞĚ Žī͕ ϯ
marching bands, vintage cars, hot rods and 1500 shooters
ŵĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŇĂŐƐ ʹ ǁĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŽƵƌ ǁĂLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
town lake where we had the mandatory speeches and
Ă ǁĂƚĞƌ ƐŬŝŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ĐƵůŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJ ŽĨ
ĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐ͘:ŽƐĞƉŚDĂůŝŐƌŽ;ƚŚĞĮƌƐƚE:ƵŶŝŽƌĂƚĂŶ/W^
tŽƌůĚ^ŚŽŽƚͿĚŝĚĂŐƌĞĂƚũŽďŽĨĐĂƌƌLJŝŶŐƚŚĞŇĂŐ͘
Whilst Lakeland is
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƐŵĂůůĂŶĚƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJƐƉĂƌƐĞ;ďLJƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƐͿʹǁĞ
ĨŽƵŶĚŝƚƚŽďĞŚĂǀĞĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐǁĞŶĞĞĚĞĚʹĮƌƐƚůLJʹŐƵŶ The next morning a 4.45am start (we stayed just over
ĂŶŚŽƵƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞ͕ĂŶĚŚĂĚƚŽďĞƚŚĞƌĞďLJϲ͘ϯϬĂŵͿ
shops, gun shops and more gun shops.
10
www.pistolnz.org.nz
Bullshooter #232
with the Open
ĂŶĚ ůĂƐƐŝĐ ƚĞĂŵƐ
ďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚEƌƐ
on the range. The
ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ
ƐŚŝŌ
saw the Standard
ĂŶĚ WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
teams begin.
ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟǀĞ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ă ĐŽŶƐĞŶƐƵƐ
;ĂŌĞƌƐŽŵĞŐŽŽĚĚĞďĂƚĞͿĨŽƌƐŽŵĞŶĞǁƌƵůĞƐ͘
I want to express my thanks to the supporters who
accompanied the team and also thank the team
themselves. They did us and NZ proud. The results were:
The stages were
ŐƌĞĂƚ ʹ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞ
ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĂƌƚǁŽƌŬʹĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ͘dŚĞĐůĂŵ
ƐŚĞůů ʹ Ă ƐŚŽŽƚ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ƉŽƉƐ ƵƉ ĂŌĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂĐƟǀĂƚĞĚ ďLJ
a steel target, then a second later a penalty target pops
ƵƉ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽŽƚ ƚĂƌŐĞƚͿ ǁĂƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ
the standard swingers, penalty targets, drop turners,
Open: Aaron 56th ϴϯ͘ϳй͕ ZLJĂŶ ϱϳth ϴϯ͘ϲϳй͕ ZĂŵĞů ϳϰth
ϴϭ͘ϴй͕ƌŝĂŶϮϬϰthϳϬй;ϯϲϳƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐͿ
ůĂƐƐŝĐ͗ <ĞǀŝŶ ϲϲth͕ ϲϮ͘ϲй͕ ^ƚĞǀĞ ϳϬth ϱϵ͘ϳй͕ WĞƚĞƌϳϳƚŚ͕
ϱϲ͘ϴй;ϵϳƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐͿ
^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ͗^ĞĂŶϵϬthϳϰ͘ϱй͕:ĂŵĞƐϭϰϬthϲϳ͘ϵй͕ĞĂŶϭϵϱth
ϲϯ͘Ϭй;ϯϰϴƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐͿ
WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͗ĂǀŝĚϭϭϴthϲϴ͘ϳй͕:ƵůŝĂŶϭϳϲthϲϯ͘ϴй͕:ŽƐĞƉŚ
187thϲϮ͘ϲй;ϯϳϵƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐͿ
dŚĞŶĞdžƚ/W^tŽƌůĚ
Shoot is in France
and if you get the
opportunity then
ŐŽ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ ʹ ŝƚƐ ƚŚƌĞĞ
years away and if
you are inclined
you could make the
team.
ŵŽǀĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƟĐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ͘
ŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐ
ŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ă
ƌŽƉĞ͕ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ
a boat on chains (so it
ƐǁƵŶŐͿ͕ ƚŽ ĂĐƟǀĂƟŶŐ ƉŽƌƚƐ
ĂŶĚƐŚŽŽƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞŵŽǀĞ͘
A huge advantage was that
ƚŚĞƐƚĂŐĞƐǁĞƌĞƐĞƚƵƉŝŶƐƵĐŚĂǁĂLJĂƐƚŽďĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJĞƚ
very easy to patch and reset. This meant that the stages
ŇŽǁĞĚǁĞůůĂŶĚǁĞƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚŝŶĂƟŵĞůLJĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ͘dŚĞ
ĚĂLJƐ ǁĞƌĞ ůŽŶŐ ʹ ϭϲ ŚŽƵƌƐ͘ / ǁĂůŬĞĚ ŵŝůĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĂŶŬ
large amounts of water in 30 degrees yet enjoyed every
ŵŽŵĞŶƚ͘/ƚǁĂƐĂŵĂnjŝŶŐƚŽǁĂƚĐŚŽƵƌŐƵLJƐŝŶĂĐƟŽŶ͕ĞǀĞŶ
more amazing to watch the world champion (and the
copious cameras that seemed to come out of nowhere
ƚŽ Įůŵ Śŝŵ͊Ϳ ĂŶĚ
his
entourage.
W a t c h i n g
Johnny Lim the
gunsmith
was
also a highlight.
Watching Johnny
>ŝŵ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ʹ
unfortunately on
ŽŶĞŽĨŽƵƌŐƵŶƐ͊͊
dĞĂŵĞďƌŝĞĨ͊
dŚĞĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂ
dĞĂŵ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͊͊͊
ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŽŶĞĂŶĚ
ŽŶůLJ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ǁĞƚ
ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ͘;>ĞŌͿ
dŚĞ
ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ
matches for this
will be on the PNZ
website. In the
interim the next
Australasians are in
DĂůĂLJƐŝĂŝŶϮϬϭϲ͘
^ŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŽLJŽƵ
ʹ/͛ǀĞďĞĞŶƚŽĂĨĞǁƐŚŽŽƚƐŶŽǁďƵƚƚŽĚĂƚĞƚŚŝƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
one of the best.
ͲĞďďŝĞ͖dĞĂŵDĂŶĂŐĞƌ
/W^tŽƌůĚŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐϮϬϭϰ
/ĂůƐŽĞŶũŽLJĞĚĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůƐƐĞŵďůLJʹĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ
ĨƌŽŵ ϲϴ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĞƌLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ /W^ ;DĂŶLJƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽƚŽŽŬƚŚĞƉŚŽƚŽƐĂďŽǀĞͿ
backgrounds. I was impressed that the rulebook is as
Bullshooter #232
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RAMBLINGS
By Steve Courtney - HMS Section Director
ŶŝŵĂů^ŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞƐƐŚŽƚĂƚĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
between 18 and 200 meters
It was good to see some old faces compete again and
ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ;ĂƌƌLJ >ŽǀĞƌŝĚŐĞͿ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞĚ ŝŶ tŚĂŶŐĂƌĞŝ
Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ WŝƐƚŽů DĂƚĐŚ ǁĂLJ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϰ͘
Yes members, it is our 30th Birthday this year and to
ĐŽŵŵĞŵŽƌĂƚĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ dĂƵƉŽ WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂůůĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĂϯϬth Anniversary Badge
ƚŚĂƚǁĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJĨŽƌƚŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚ͘
tĞůůƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂŶĚŐŽŶĞ^ŚŽŽƚĞƌŶƵŵďĞƌƐ
For the most part the scores were not up to our usual
were down this year a bit this year.
ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚďƵƚǁĞǁŝůůĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞƚŚĂƚƚŽƚŚĞƵŶŬŝŶĚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕
Peter Sloane shot the only 40 The weather was a bit on the BUT, Jason Wakeling went against the trend and recorded
ƌĂƉƐŝĚĞŽŶ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJƵƚĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŚĂĚĂŐŽŽĚǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ĂEĞǁEĂƟŽŶĂůŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉZĞĐŽƌĚ^ĐŽƌĞŽĨϴϱϱŝŶƚŚĞ
^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ϮϮĞǀĞŶƚ͕ǀĞƌLJǁĞůůĚŽŶĞ:ĂƐŽŶ͕LJŽƵƌĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ
Hannah Templar shot well to win top lady shooter
for this event will be with you asap.
I have just looked at the South Island and the North Island
ĐŚĂŵƉƐŶŽƚŵƵĐŚƟŵĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƚǁŽ/͛ůůůĞƚLJŽƵůŽŽŬ DĂŶLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ /ĂŶ 'ƌŝĸŶ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐ ĂŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂů
coaching session on Friday evening for our newer
them up on the PNZ website
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ Ăůů ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ďĞƩĞƌ ƐŬŝůůƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞLJ
Not much else to say see you at the range in December
will put to good use.
Steve
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LJŝůů,ĂůůĞLJͲ^ĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ
ϵϬƐŚŽƚĐƟŽŶŵĂƚĐŚƚĞƐƟŶŐLJŽƵƌĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJƐŬŝůůƐ
It is with some regret that owing to some health issues that
ƚŚŝƐǁŝůůďĞŵLJůĂƐƚƵůůƐŚŽŽƚĞƌŶĞǁƐůĞƩĞƌĨŽƌĂƟŵĞ͕ďƵƚ͕
I may try again in the future when my health improves so
LJŽƵŵĂLJŶŽƚŚĂǀĞŐŽƩĞŶƌŝĚŽĨŵĞĨŽƌŐŽŽĚ͘ŶLJ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ
ĞŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĚŝƌĞĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞKĸĐĞƌƟůů
ĂŶĞǁ^ĞĐƟŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ͘/ĨLJŽƵǁŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽ
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨ^ĞĐƟŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕WůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞ
džĞĐƵƟǀĞKĸĐĞƌĨŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘
NATIONALS
So much for global warming as the weather during the
ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶǁĂƐĂƚƌŽĐŝŽƵƐ͕ǀĞƌLJŚĞĂǀLJƌĂŝŶĂŶĚŐĂůĞĨŽƌĐĞ
ǁŝŶĚƐĂŶĚĐŽůĚ͕ďƵƚǁĞĂůůŚĂĚĂŐŽŽĚƟŵĞĂŶĚĞŶũŽLJĞĚ
ƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĂƚĞƐŚŝƉ͘
All scores can be found in the PNZ website along with
some great photos taken with a remote camera so you
ĐĂŶ ŶŽǁ ƐĞĞ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŐƵĞƐƐŝŶŐ ǁŚŽ
the shooter is from behind.
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dŚĞEŽƌƚŚ/ƐůĂŶĚ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞWŝƐƚŽůŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞ
ƉůĂĐĞŝŶDĂLJϮϬϭϱŝŶZŽƚŽƌƵĂ;ĂƚĞƚŽďĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚͿ
dŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞWŝƐƚŽůŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐǁŝůůƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞ
ŝŶEŽǀĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϱĂůƐŽŝŶZŽƚŽƌƵĂ;ĂƚĞƚŽďĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚͿ
DĂŶLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝnjĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŽ
occur.
dŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ /ƐůĂŶĚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ WŝƐƚŽů ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝůů
ƉƌŽďĂďůLJƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞŝŶ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϬϭϱ;ĂƚĞdͿ
DĂŶLJ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ZŽǁĂŶ tŚLJƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĂŶĚ
ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞKƚĂŐŽWŝƐƚŽůůƵďĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬŝŶŐ
of this event.
October Postal Match
tĞ ŚĂĚ ŐŽŽĚ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ WŽƐƚĂů
KĐƚŽďĞƌDĂƚĐŚ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŽƉƐĐŽƌĞƐƐŚŽƚŝŶĞĂĐŚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘ůů
the Service Pistol postal scores can be found on the PNZ
website
YƵŽƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞDŽŶƚŚ
dŚŽƵŐŚƚƐ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ǁŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ͕ hd͕ ĂĐƟŽŶƐ
determine what you get.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but, in rising every
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By Ian Coates
Action Section Director
EZĐƟŽŶ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ
ƐƚŚĞLJĞĂƌĚƌĂǁƐƚŽĂĐůŽƐĞ͕ŝƚŝƐƟŵĞƚŽůŽŽŬďĂĐŬĂŶĚ
see what has been and what we can draw from it to make
ŶĞdžƚLJĞĂƌďĞƩĞƌ͘
2014 was a year of highs and lows; we had great results in
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚƉůĂĐŝŶŐƐĂŶĚŶĞǁƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ
set but then we only have 11 Open shooters and 16
DĞƚĂůůŝĐƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐĂƚŽƵƌŽǁŶEĂƟŽŶĂůŚĂŵƉƐ͘dŚĞƐŚŽŽƚ
was run very well, as all our shoots have been this year,
with two new records shot and a superb dinner but very
ĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ͘
tŚĂŶŐĂƌĞŝWŝƐƚŽůůƵďŚĞůĚƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂŵƉƐƚŚŝƐ
year and it was once again a great weekend. Once again
a low turnout of shooters but very good scores shot by
ƚŚŽƐĞĂƩĞŶĚŝŶŐ͘
ƌĞŶƚDŝůůĂƌĚŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐĂǁŽīƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŽŽŬ
ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ KƉĞŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƌ ŽǁůĞLJƵƉ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ůůĞŶ
ůůĞLJƐĞĐŽŶĚ͘<ĂƌůWŝƉĞƌŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƚŽŽŬŽƵƚƚŚĞDĞƚĂůůŝĐ
ŚĂŵƉƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĂǀĞƌLJĐƌĞĚŝƚĂďůĞϭϴϴϬ͘
Well, that’s it for the year and I would like to thank all
those who have helped and supported me in the last
ϭϮ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͕ Ă sĞƌLJ DĞƌƌLJ yŵĂƐ ĂŶĚ Ă
Prosperous New Year.
^ƉĞĞĚ^ŚŽŽƚŝŶŐ
EĞǁƐ
͞dŚĞƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞĚŝƐƉůĂLJŽĨƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ͟
^ƚĞĞůŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐͲďLJ/ŶƚĞƌŝŵ^ĞĐƟŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌWŚŝůůƌŽǁŶ
ŐŵŽŶƚ WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď ŚĂĚ ũƵƐƚ ƌƵŶ ŝƚƐ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ^ƉĞĞĚ
match as this issue went to print, Well done to Daniel
Buckton who shot an excellent 122.87 seconds to win
ŽƉĞŶĚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͊
ϮϬϭϱĐƟŽŶWŝƐƚŽůEĂƟŽŶĂůƐtŝŶŶĞƌƐ
dŚĞϮϬϭϱEĂƟŽŶĂůƐǁŝůůďĞŚĞůĚĂƚƚŚĞZŽƚŽƌƵĂWŝƐƚŽůůƵď
ŝŶƉƌŝů͘tĂŶŐĂŶƵŝǁŝůůŚŽůĚƚŚĞEŽƌƚŚ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂŵƉƐĂŶĚ
we will soon have a venue for the South island champs.
;ĂƚĞƐƚŽďĞĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚͿ͘
ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕dŚĞ^ƉĞĞĚdžƚƌĂǀĂŐĂŶnjĂŚĂƐŵŽǀĞĚ
ĨƌŽŵ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ƚŽ DĂƌĐŚ͘͘͘͘͘͘ĂƚĞƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŶĮƌŵĞĚ͘ dŚĞ
EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ ǁŝůů ƐĞĞ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŚĞůĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ WŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ
^ƉĞĞĚ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞŬĞĞŶƚŽ ƐƚĂŶĚ ĨŽƌƚŚŝƐ
ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕WůĞĂƐĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƚŚĞdžĞĐƵƟǀĞKĸĐĞƌĨŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͘
ϮϬϭϱEĂƟŽŶĂůDĞƚĂůůŝĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ<ĂƌůWŝƉĞƌ
All Photos by I Coates
You will have received
a discussion document
by now so if you
haven’t replied yet,
give it some thought
and press the send
ďƵƩŽŶĂŶĚ ƐĞŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ
ƚŽ ŵĞ͘ Ɛ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ
ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŚĂŵƉƐ
were held at Hamilton
WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď ĂŶĚ ƌƵŶ ďLJ
ƵĐŬůĂŶĚ ůƵď͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ
a great weekend with
some very good scores
ϮϬϭϱEĂƟŽŶĂůKƉĞŶŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ shot and two new
ƌĞŶƚDŝůůĂƌĚĂŶĚdŝīĂŶLJWŝƉĞƌ EĂƟŽŶĂůZĞĐŽƌĚƐƐĞƚ͘
ƌĞŶƚ DŝůůĂƌĚ ŝƐ ŽŶĐĞ
again
our
Open
ŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ĐƌĞĚŝƚĂďůĞ ϭϵϭϴ ĂŶĚ <Ăƌů WŝƉĞƌ
ŽƵƌDĞƚĂůůŝĐ ŚĂŵƉ ǁŝƚŚϭϴϲϲ͘ ŚƌŝƐ ^ŬĞǁĞƐ ƐĞƚĂ ŶĞǁ
DĞƚĂůůŝĐŵŽǀĞƌƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚĂϰϳϭͲϯϭdžĂŶĚ,ŝƐĂLJĂ/ƐŚŝŝĂ
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ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐƐŚŽƚĂƚϭϬƚŽϱϬŵĞƚĞƌƐ
Just before leaving home for the North Islands in
tŚĂŶŐĂƌĞŝ͕/ƐĞŶƚĂĚƌĂŌEĂƟŽŶĂůŽĂĐŚŝŶŐWƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ
;EW ĨŽƌ ƐŚŽƌƚͿ ƚŽ WE džĞĐƵƟǀĞ KĸĐĞƌ͘ ŽƵŶĐŝů ǁŝůů
ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĂŌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŽƵŶĐŝů ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŝŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘
ZĞŐƌĞƚƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽƟŵĞƚŽĐŝƌĐƵůĂƚĞŝƚƚŽLJŽƵĂůůĮƌƐƚ͘
/ƚ͛Ɛ ďĞĞŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ƟŵĞ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ͖ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐ͛
ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐ͕ ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŚĂǀĞ ƐƵďŵŝƩĞĚ͕
ůŽŶŐ ƚĞƌŵ /^^& ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ŐŽĂůƐ͕ &ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ KůLJŵƉŝĐ
ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͙͘
/ ƚŚĂŶŬ ĞǀĞƌLJďŽĚLJ ǁŚŽ ƐĞŶƚ ŵĞ ƐƚƵī ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďũĞĐƚ
ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞLJĞĂƌ͘^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŝĚĞĂƐĂƉƉĞĂƌŝŶƚŚĞĚƌĂŌ͘
ůůƚŚĞŝĚĞĂƐǁĞƌĞƚŚŽƵŐŚƚͲƉƌŽǀŽŬŝŶŐ͘DLJĚƌĂŌĂŶĚƚŚĞ
ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƌLJͬĞdžƉůĂŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ŽƵŶĐŝů ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ϲͲϳ ƉĂŐĞƐ
which can’t be reproduced in this update, so what you
ƌĞĂĚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂ͞ƐŶĂƉƐŚŽƚ͘͟
Bullshooter #232
dŚĞƌĞǁŽŶ͛ƚďĞĂ͞ŚĂůůĞůƵũĂŚ͟ĨĂĐƚŽƌ͘tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌŽƵŶĐŝů
decides on in December, there will be no easy road
anywhere we want to be.
In the end, everything
worthwhile we do comes down to intent, commitment
ĂŶĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚΨΨΨΨΨΨΨΨ͘/͛ŵƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽ͞ŵĂŬĞŝƚ
so”.
,QWKH%ODFN
DƵnjnjůĞ>ŽĂĚŝŶŐEĞǁƐ
LJ^ĞĐƚŝŽŶŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ,ƵŐŚƵůůŵŽƌĞ
WƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĮƌĞĂƌŵƐ
ZĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƐ͕ƚŚĞŵĂŝŶEWƉƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐŝŶƚŚĞ WEůĂĐŬWŽǁĚĞƌEĂƟŽŶĂůŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉƐĂŶĚƚŚĞEͬ/
ůĂĐŬWŽǁĚĞƌ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ&ĞĚĞƌĂƟŽŶEŽƌƚŚŝƐůĂŶĚŚĂŵƉƐ
ĚƌĂŌƚŽŽƵŶĐŝůĂƌĞƚŚĞƐĞ͗
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ŶĂƟŽŶͲǁŝĚĞ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƉĂŶĞů ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ͕ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ͕ dĞƌƌLJtĂƌĚĂŶĚŚŝƐƚĞĂŵŚŽƐƚĞĚƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌƐEĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͘dŚĞ
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ/^^&ƉŝƐƚŽůƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ event was very well run, the kitchen ladies kept us well
fed which was appreciated by all. A huge thank you to the
juniors and senior members;
EĞǁWůLJŵŽƵƚŚůƵď͘/ƐƉŽŬĞƚŽŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĐůƵďǀŽůĞŶƚĞĞƌƐ
KƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ǁŚŽŶŽƌŵĂůůLJƐŚŽƚĂĐƟŽŶŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐĂŐƌĞĂƚĐůƵďƐƉŝƌŝƚ͊
ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ ƉŝƐƚŽů ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ŵĞĞƚ /ƚŝƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƐĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚ/ƐůĂŶĚĐŚĂŵƉƐĂƌĞ
Ă ďŝƚ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƵůĚ ƉƌŽďĂďůLJ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ Ă
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͖
couple of extra months gap........we may also look at a
The same for our juniors;
ƚŚƌĞĞĚĂLJǁĞĞŬĞŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƐ͍>ĞƚŵĞŬŶŽǁLJŽƵƌ
thoughts on these subjects.
To facilitate these proposals, to create categories
ŽĨ ,ŝŐŚ WĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ^ƋƵĂĚͲůŝƚĞ͕ Ă :ƵŶŝŽƌ ,W^͕ dŚĞ ůĂĐŬ WŽǁĚĞƌ ^ĞĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ă ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ
and a new Kiwi Squad for those shooters who seek ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ƐŚŽƚ ŵƵnjnjůĞ ůŽĂĚŝŶŐ ƉŝƐƚŽů͕ ǁĞ ǁŝůů
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚďƵƚŚĂǀĞŶŽĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐƚŽ ĮŶĚĂĨĂŝƌǁĂLJŽĨĂǁĂƌĚŝŶŐƚŚŝƐƉŝƐƚŽůĂŶĚƐŚŽŽƟŶŐŐĞĂƌ
ĞŶƚĞƌƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂƌĞŶĂ͖
to one lucky shooter......more to come. A huge thank you
ƚŽƚŚĞƉĞƌƐŽŶǁŚŽĚŽŶĂƚĞĚƚŚŝƐ͘͘͘͘LJŽƵŬŶŽǁǁŚŽLJŽƵĂƌĞ͊
Ŷ/^^&ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ;ŽƌƐƵďͲĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞͿƚŽŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĂŶĚ
ŵĂŶĂŐĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵƚŚĞEW͖
EŽǁŝƐƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽƐƚĂƌƚƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽLJŽƵƌĐůƵďĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞƐ
ĂďŽƵƚƉŽƐƐŝďůLJŚŽƐƟŶŐĂEĂƟŽŶĂůŽƌ/ƐůĂŶĚŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐŚŝƉ͘
Where we can, there will be varying degrees of Let me know what your club may be looking to do next
funding.
year.
dŚĞ EW ŝƐ ĂŝŵĞĚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ Ăƚ ŝƌ WŝƐƚŽů͕ ďƵƚ ĐĂŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŝůů ůůƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞũŽůůLJĨĞƐƟǀĞƐĞĂƐŽŶZĞŐĂƌĚƐ,ƵŐŚ
expand to all other ISSF pistol events. It is intended
ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ DĐDŝůůĂŶ ƵƉ͕ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ŝƚ Žƌ
change it.
WĂƌƚƐƚǁŽ͕ƚŚƌĞĞĂŶĚĨŽƵƌ;ĂďŽǀĞͿƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĂƚŚůĞƚĞƐ
ǁŚŽ ƉĂƌƚĂŬĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EW ŚĂǀĞ ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJ ĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ
ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƐƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĂƚĂŬĞLJŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĞǀĞŶƚ;ĞŐ
KůLJŵƉŝĐƐ͕ t'͕ KĐĞĂŶŝĂƐ͕ ĞƚĐͿ E ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ĂĐƟǀĞůLJ
ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽĂŶĂŐƌĞĞĚĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞ
ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͘KŶĞƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŚĂƐďĞĐŽŵĞ
apparent is that to prepare adequately, athletes cannot
leave things to the last minute; plans have to be made at
least a couple of years ahead.
džĐĞůůĞŶƚƐŚŽŽƟŶŐďLJdŽŶLJƌƵĐĞ
You can see here two main goals, to develop juniors and
to build an elite corps who is performing creditably at
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ͘͞ƌĞĚŝƚĂďůLJ͟ŵĞĂŶƐŵĞĚĂůͲ
winnable.
This is the last update for the year. With reduced pistol
ĞǀĞŶƚƐĂƚƚŚĞ'ůĂƐŐŽǁt'͕ƉŝƐƚŽůƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĚŝĚŶŽƚŐĞƚƚŽ
contribute much this year but I do see future prospects,
ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĨƌŽŵŽƵƌũƵŶŝŽƌƐ͘Ɛ/ŚĞĂĚŽīƚŽtŚĂŶŐĂƌĞŝ͕
/ ǁŝƐŚ LJŽƵ Ăůů Ă DĞƌƌLJ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ͕ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ
God willing, a safe and happy 2015.
Peter Werder
Bullshooter #231
WŝƐƚŽů^ŚŽŽƟŶŐĐĂƚĞƌƐĨŽƌĂůůĂŐĞƐ͊
ĂĐWĞƌƌŝƩϭϯĂŶĚŝůůWĞƉƉĞƌϵϭƐŚŽŽƟŶŐƚŚĞDͬ>EĂƟŽŶĂůƐ
EĞǁWůLJŵŽƵƚŚƐŶĞǁĐůƵďƌŽŽŵƐĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĮƌĞŝŶ:ƵŶĞƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ
Pistol NZ
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CAS Section news by Tuscon
,ŝŐŚEŽŽŶ͚ϭϰͲWE^EĂƟŽŶĂůƐͬ^^^EZĞŐŝŽŶĂůƐ
As we arrived to help the Ashburton guys put up the
marquee on Tuesday evening, the clouds were already
threatening. By the next morning, there had been
some showers and it would steadily worsen as the day
progressed. But that didn’t dampen the spirits of the 31
shooters gathered to shoot the 6 Wild Bunch stages.
^ŚŽŽƟŶŐƚŚĞdĞdžĂƐ^ƚĂƌǁŝƚŚƚŚĞϭϵϭϭƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŽďĞŽŶĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƌĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐĂŵŽŶŐƵŵďůĞƐ͞ŶŝĐĞĞĂƐLJ
ŵĂƚĐŚ͘͟ŌĞƌƐŽŵĞĨƵŶƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ǁĞǁĞƌĞĂůůůŽŽŬŝŶŐĂďŝƚ
bedraggled by day’s end. Witch Doctor = 1stDŽĚĞƌŶ͕ZƵďLJ
Redsmoke = 1st>ĂĚLJDŽĚĞƌŶ͕ŽŝƚĂŝůLJсϭstdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů͘
>ŝŐŚƚŶŝŶŐ:ĂĐŬ͘Z^ŚŽƚǁĂƐĂůƐŽƚŚĞĞǀĞŶƚƵĂů,ŝŐŚEŽŽŶ
DĂƚĐŚtŝŶŶĞƌKǀĞƌĂůů͘
ŌĞƌ ůƵŶĐŚ ƚŚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ŐŽƚ ƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘ KŶĞ
notable award was ‘Spirit of the Game’. This went to
ƵŵďůĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐůLJ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ŽĨ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů
holster rig from the USA to the youngest ‘wanna be’
ĐŽǁďŽLJŽŶƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞ͘>ŽƌĂĚŽ<ŝĚŝƐZŽŽƐƚĞƌ͛ƐůŝƩůĞďƌŽƚŚĞƌ
and he worked hard all weekend picking up brass. He’s
good and really keen and when he gets old enough to
ďĞŐŝŶƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ũƵƐƚǁĂƚĐŚŽƵƚ͘tŝƚŚƚŚŝƐŇĂƐŚŚŽůƐƚĞƌƌŝŐ
he’ll have the makings of a champ.
ŌĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĨĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŽĨ
ZƵďLJ ZĞĚƐŵŽŬĞ ĂŶĚ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ƟƚůĞƐ ŽĨ
^^^EZĞŐŝŽŶĂůĂŶĚWE>ĂĚŝĞƐĂŶĚDĞŶ͛ƐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ
ĨŽƌ ϮϬϭϰ͘ ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ LJŽƵ ďŽƚŚ͕ ǁĞůů ĚŽŶĞ͘ ůƐŽ
ĐŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ǁŽŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ
during ‘High Noon’.
ĂLJϮ͘tĞǁĞƌĞŽīƚŽƚŚĞůŽŶŐƌĂŶŐĞƐŚŽŽƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ůŽƚ ŬŝŶĚĞƌ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐĞƚͲƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů
ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶϭϱϬŵĞƚĞƌƐĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĨŽƌƐƉĞĐƚĂƟŶŐ͘^ŽŵĞ
ŽĨƚŚĞĐŽǁďŽLJƐĂŶĚĐŽǁŐŝƌůƐƐŚŽǁĞĚƵƐƐŽŵĞŵŝŐŚƚLJĮŶĞ
ůŽŶŐƌĂŶŐĞƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐ͘ƵƚǁŚĞŶŝƚĐĂŵĞƚŽĐŽǁďŽLJ
clays, a couple of the Aussies were given a couple of loud
͚Yh< Yh< Yh<͛^ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ͚ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ďŝƌĚ͛ ĐĂůů ǁĂƐ
ŐŝǀĞŶ͘ >ĂƚĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ǁĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŝƐƚŽů
range for the speed matches and Blazing Irons.
ĂLJ ϯ͘ DŽƐƚ ǁĞƌĞ ƵƉ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ĞLJĞĚ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŚLJ ƚĂŝůĞĚ ĂŶĚ
ƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌ,ŝŐŚEŽŽŶ͘ƚŽƚĂůŽĨϳϳƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐǁŽƵůĚďĂƩůĞ
it out for SASS Winners Buckles, PNZ medals and other
awards. It was good to see 8 shooters cross the ditch from
Australia to join us for High Noon. This year the shoot
was based on ‘The Lone Ranger’ and this theme would
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŽƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƵŵĞƐĂƚƚŚĞ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ
ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐďĂŶƋƵĞƚ͘ƚƚŚĞ^ŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŚĂƚĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŌĞƌ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐŽĨƵƉͲĐŽŵŝŶŐƐŚŽŽƚƐ͕tŝĐŬĞĚtŝůůǁĂƐ
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă WE DĞƌŝƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁĂƌĚ ĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ
all the background, under the radar, work and assistance
ŚĞŚĂƐŐŝǀĞŶĐŽǁďŽLJĂĐƟŽŶƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞ^^ĞĐƟŽŶ
over the years. Thank you Wicked Will.
ĂLJ ϰ͘ DŽƌĞ ƐƚĂŐĞƐ ƚŽ ƚĞƐƚ ŽƵƌ Ăŝŵ͕ ŽƵƌ ƐƉĞĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƌ
thinking. Stage 11 was a real test for those who just
ǁĞŶƚƚŽƐĐŚŽŽůƚŽĞĂƚƚŚĞŝƌůƵŶĐŚ͘DĂŶLJǁŝƐŚĞĚƚŚĞLJŚĂĚ
listened to their teacher a bit more when the stage asked
ƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐƚŽĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚĞƚĂƌŐĞƚƐŝŶĂŶDƐŚĂƉĞ͕ƚŚĞŶĂt
ƐŚĂƉĞ͘ ŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚďƵƌƚŽŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ƐƚĂī
ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽĨĞĞĚƚŚĞƐŚŽŽƚĞƌƐǁĞůů͘
Scoring was done with the Aces scoring programme along
ǁŝƚŚĂŚĂƌĚĐŽƉLJďĂĐŬͲƵƉ͘dŚĂƚĞǀĞŶŝŶŐƚŚĞǀĞŶƵĞĨŽƌƚŚĞ
ĂŶƋƵĞƚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƌŽǀŝĞǁ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ;ďĞƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ
ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞͿ͘dǁŽ>ŽŶĞZĂŶŐĞƌƐ͕ƚǁŽdŽŶƚŽƐ͕ĂďŽdž
ŽĨĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚ>ŽŶĞZĂŶŐĞƌĮůŵŝŶƚŚĞŵŽǀŝĞ
theatre were some of the entertainment for the evening.
'ŽůĚĞŶƵīĂůŽĞƐǁĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚƚŽŝŐĂĚ:ŽŚŶ͕ƵƐƚLJ
Trails, Goldie, Howdy, Shiny, Trinity, and Young Phil.
ŽŶŐƌĂƚƵůĂƟŽŶƐƚŽƚŚŽƐĞĐŽǁďŽLJƐ͘
ZƵďLJĂŶĚdƌŝŶŝƚLJ
WE^EĂƟŽŶĂůͬ^^^ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůtŝŶŶĞƌƐϮϬϭϰ
Of course these big shoots don’t happen without the help
of some sponsors. The major sponsors for this shoot were
,ĂLJĞƐΘƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƐ͕tĂŝŬĂƚŽDŝůŬŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ŐƚĞĐŚ͕::
>ƚĚ͕ ZĂǀĞŶƐĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ &ŝƚ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶƐ͘ dŚĂŶŬ LJŽƵ ƚŽ all
sponsors who support our sport.It was a great shoot and
a big thank you to all those who organized and helped.
Trophies
dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵƚŽƚŚŽƐĞǁŚŽŐŽƚƚŚĞŝƌ^ƚƌŽƉŚŝĞƐĞŶŐƌĂǀĞĚ
ĂŶĚ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƐŚďƵƌƚŽŶ ŽŶ ƟŵĞ ƐŽ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ
presented at the shoot.
^ƉŽƩĞƌƐ
You are reminded that you must watch the targets as
ǁĞůů ĂƐ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Śŝƚ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƐƉŽƩĞƌƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ
spread out if possible so that each one has a slightly
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĂƐƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ͘ ůƐŽ ďĞ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ
and safest place to be for across range movement as well
as downrange movement by the shooter. If in doubt, just
ask the RO.
TV
Good to see yet another young shooter appearing on
ŽƵƌdsƐĐƌĞĞŶ͘^ƵƌĞůLJǁŝƚŚƚŚĞůŝŬĞƐŽĨdŝīĂŶLJWŝƉĞƌĂŶĚ
>ŝŐŚƚŶŝŶŐ :ĂĐŬ ŐĞƫŶŐ Ăŝƌ ƟŵĞ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŵŽƌĞ
ĂLJϱ͘dŚĞƐƚĂŐĞǁĂƐƐĞƚĨŽƌDĂƐƚĞƌ'ƵŶĮŐŚƚĞƌ͘>ĞĂƚŚĞƌ new young shooters into our ranks in PNZ. Because as we
was strapped on, ammo sorted, the scenario was ĂůůŬŶŽǁ͕ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐŝƐĂ͚ĐŽŽů͛ƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽ͘/ƚ͛ƐĂůƐŽĂŐƌĞĂƚ
evaluated and nerves were ‘sort of’ kept in check. In the ĨĂŵŝůLJƐƉŽƌƚ͘^ƉƌĞĂĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ͘;ŽŶƚͲWĂŐĞϭϵͿ
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Bullshooter #232
Christmas I hope you all have a great Xmas and New Year.
DĂLJ ^ĂŶƚĂ ďĞ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƵƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŐƵŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůŽĂĚŝŶŐ ŐĞĂƌ͘
ŶũŽLJLJŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJƟŵĞĂŶĚǁĞ͛ůůƐĞĞLJ͛ĂůůĂƚĂƐŚŽŽƚŝŶƚŚĞ
New Year.
WŚŽƚŽƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞϮϬϭϰŽǁďŽLJEĂƟŽŶĂůƐďLJdƵƐĐŽŶ
Chisholm Trail
ZƵďLJ͕ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ͕ DLJƐŬĂů͕
Bigun and Dolly all
travelled over to
Queensland to shoot
ŚŝƐŚŽůŵ dƌĂŝů͘ ZĞĂĚ
the trip report.
dŽƉƚŚƌĞĞůĂĚŝĞƐDLJƐŬĂů͕ZƵďLJĂŶĚWĂƟĞŶĐĞ
dŽƉdŚƌĞĞKǀĞƌĂůů>ŝŐŚƚŶŝŶŐ:ĂĐŬ͕Z^ŚŽƚĂŶĚdƌŝŶŝƚLJ
ƵĞůŽǁŶhŶĚĞƌ
Z ^ŚŽƚ gave us all
a good rundown at
High Noon of what to
expect at next year’s
‘Duel Down Under’. This will be the 16thƟŵĞǁĞ͛ǀĞĨĂĐĞĚ
ŽīŝŶƚŚŝƐŽŶŐŽŝŶŐďĂƩůĞĨŽƌƐƵƉƌĞŵĂĐLJ͘ŶĚŽƵƌĐŽǁďŽLJƐ
ĚŽŚĂǀĞĂďĞƩĞƌǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƌĞĐŽƌĚƚŚĂŶƚŚĞůĂĐŬĂƉƐ͊>Ğƚ͛Ɛ
keep it that way. Held in Dalby, Queensland from 1stʹϱth
Ɖƌŝů;ĂƐƚĞƌͿ͕ŝƚ͛ƐƐŚĂƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŽďĞĞƉŝĐ͘dŚĞƵƐƐŝĞƐǁŝůů
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props. It’ll be a great
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The November issue
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Chisholm
Trail 2014
by Myskal
ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶEĂƟŽŶĂůƐĂŶĚ^^^
ZĞŐŝŽŶĂůŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ
Six kiwis, Trinity
;ĂŬĂ ĂƌLJů ĂůůͿ͕
Ruby
Redsmoke
;ĂŬĂ dƌĂĐĞLJ ĂůůͿ͕
ŚƌŝƐƚĂů ;ĂŬĂ 'ŝŶĂ
ŽůĞ͕
dƌĂĐĞLJ͛Ɛ
DƵŵͿ͕ ĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ
Dolly (aka Shonetlle
DŝůŶĞͿ͕ /ŵĂ ŝŐ͛hŶ
;ĂŬĂĂǀĞ'ƌŝĸƚŚͿĂŶĚDLJƐŬĂů;ĂŬĂ<ŝƌƐƚLJ'ƌŝĸƚŚͿŚĞĂĚĞĚ
ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƚĐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŚŝƐŚŽůŵ dƌĂŝů ŚĞůĚ Ăƚ
ĂƉƟĂŶ͛Ɛ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ ŽŵƉůĞdž͕ ũƵƐƚ ƐŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ
DŝůůŵĞƌƌĂŶ͘
ĐŽǁďŽLJƐƚĂŐĞƐďƵƚĂĚĚŝŶŐŝŶĂƌŝŇĞŝŶĂůĂƌŐĞƌĐĂůŝďƌĞĞŐ͗
ϯϬͲϯϬ͕ ϯϴͲϱϱ͕ ϰϱͲϳϬ ĞƚĐ͘ dŚĞ ƚǁŽ ĐĂƚĞŐŽƌŝĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐŝŶŐůĞ
ƐŚŽƚ Žƌ ůĞǀĞƌ ĂĐƟŽŶ͘ DLJƐŬĂů ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ
ladies in the single shot category (thanks for the loan of
ƚŚĞƌŝŇĞZͿ͘dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂǁĂƌŵƵƉŵĂƚĐŚŽĨϰ
stages, golly gosh some of them Aussies can shoot damn
ĨĂƐƚ͊͊͊tĞĂůƐŽ ŚĂĚ ĂŐŽ ĂƚƚŚĞdĞdžĂƐ^ƚĂƌǁŚŝĐŚ ƌŽƚĂƚĞƐ
ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĂƐ LJŽƵ Śŝƚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮǀĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ Žī͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ
also a tombstone which had to be shot from front to back,
ŚŝƫŶŐĞĂĐŚƚĂƌŐĞƚďĞĨŽƌĞŵŽǀŝŶŐŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞdžƚ͘
WƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚŝƐĞǀĞŶƚǁĞĂůůƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚĂƚĂǁĂƌŵƵƉŵĂƚĐŚ
at Dalby which consisted of 86 shooters. This was a great
way to meet some of the locals and others who have
ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚĂŶĚǁĞƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂƚŚŝƐŚůŽŵƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
ǁĞĞŬ͘tĞǁĞƌĞĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞƚŽŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŚŽƐƚĞĚďLJZĂŶĚ
ŚŝƐĨĂŵŝůLJĨŽƌĞǀĞŶŝŶŐYƐĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ͕ǁĞƐƚĂLJĞĚ
at Grizzly Wright’s motels and had venison from Wrangler
ĂŶĚƐƉŝŶ&ŝůůLJ;h^ͿǁŚŽŚĂĚďĞĞŶŚĞƌĞĂǁĞĞŬĞĂƌůŝĞƌŽŶ
Ă ŚƵŶƟŶŐ ƐĂĨĂƌŝ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐĂƵƐĂŐĞƐ
and went down a treat.
On Friday morning we all converged into the main hall for
a welcome from the local mayor. We were on the range
ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚLJ ƚŽ ŐŽ ďLJ ϴ͗ϯϬ͘ tĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞĚ ŝŶ ϲ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ
stages with close targets and good use of props. Each
scenario made you think carefully and with the added
KŶDŽŶĚĂLJǁĞƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚƚŽĂƉƚĂŝŶ͛ƐDŽƵŶƚĂŝŶǁŚĞƌĞǁĞ
stayed in clean comfortable units at the range, just across
from the main entertainment hall. We had a BBQ to use
so cooked our own meals, venison sausages among other
ŐŽŽĚŝĞƐ͊LJƚŚŝƐƟŵĞŽĨĚĂLJƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞǁĂƐĂůŝƩůĞ
more pleasant so remaining outside was a great choice.
At about 5:30 each evening we were joined by a Kangaroo
ĂŶĚŚĞƌ:ŽĞLJǁŚŽŚĂĚĐŽŵĞŝŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐƟĐŬƐƚŽĞŶũŽLJƚŚĞ
ŐƌĂƐƐLJƉůĂŝŶƐ͘ďŽƵƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞŽĨĚĂLJƚŚĞƐŽƵŶĚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
bird life is amazing.
^ŚŽŽƟŶŐ
On Tuesday there were a variety of long range events, the
ŐŝƌůƐŚĞĂĚĞĚƚŽdŽŽǁŽŽŵďĂĨŽƌĂůŝƩůĞƌĞƚĂŝůƚŚĞƌĂƉLJǁŚŝůĞ
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ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƐŝĚĞĞǀĞŶƚƐǁĞĐŽƵůĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ
in. On Wednesday we had a go at cowboy clays, missing a
ĨĞǁĂŶĚŚŝƫŶŐŽŶĞŽƌƚǁŽ͊/ŵĂŝŐ͛ƵŶĂŶĚDLJƐŬĂůďŽƚŚ
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issue of heat, we really had to concentrate on the task at
hand. It was a welcome change not having to be an RO,
ďƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽǁďŽLJ ǁĂLJ ǁĞ Ăůů ŐŽƚ ƐƚƵĐŬ ŝŶ ƐƉŽƩĞĚ
ĂŶĚĚŝĚŽƵƌďŝƚ͘KƵƌƉŽƐƐĞǁĂƐĂůůĮŶŝƐŚĞĚďLJϮƉŵĂďŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƚĞŵƉ Śŝƚ ϯϯ ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ ƐŽ ŝƚ ǁĂƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ
ĐĂďŝŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂŝƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƵƐ͊͊dŚĞŽƌŽŶĂƐĂŶĚ
ĐŝĚĞƌƐůĞŌŽŶŝĐĞǁĞƌĞůŝĨĞƐĂǀĞƌƐŵŽƐƚĚĂLJƐ͘dŚĞǁĂƐŚƵƉ
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from day one saw both
dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ DLJƐŬĂů
ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ĐůĞĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ϲ
stages.
Day two dawned
clear with the temp
ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŽ Đůŝŵď
early. Once again the
targets were close
and personal which
allowed
everybody
to go fast but at their
peril. Another 6 stages
ǁĞƌĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚǁŝƚŚdƌŝŶŝƚLJĂŶĚDLJƐŬĂůƐƟůůĐůĞĂŶ͘ŐƌĞĂƚ
achievement as only 7 out of the 204 shooters managed
this. Saturday night saw everyone dressed in glamorous
ĂƫƌĞ ĂǁĂŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ
ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ͛ƐĨĞƐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
This began with a
ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐŵĞĂů͕ƚŚĞŶ
the announcements
of the top 16 men
and top 8 lady
shooters
who
were to compete
in
the
master
ŐƵŶĮŐŚƚĞƌ ĞǀĞŶƚ
on Sunday. Trinity and Ruby Redsmoke were both
ŶĂŵĞĚ͊͊͊ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĚĂŶĐŝŶŐ
ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞƚŽĞŶũŽLJ͘ŌĞƌĂƌĂƚŚĞƌůŽŶŐĞǀĞŶŝŶŐǁŝƚŚĂ
ĨĞǁďĞǀǀŝĞƐĂŶĚůŽƚƐŽĨĚĂŶĐŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŶƟĐƐŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƚŽ
ƌĞƟƌĞƚŽŽƵƌĐĂďŝŶƐŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶ͘
On Sunday morning everyone
headed back out to the range to
ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ Žƌ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞ
ƚŚĞ ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŐƵŶĮŐŚƚĞƌ ĞǀĞŶƚ͘
Unfortunately Ruby Redsmoke’s
shoulder was giving her trouble
so she pulled out. Trinity was
ŬŶŽĐŬĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ƌŽƵŶĚ͘
dŚĞŵĞŶ͛ƐĞǀĞŶƚǁĂƐǁŽŶďLJZ
Shot and the ladies by Jazzy Jess.
dŚŽƐĞƚǁŽƚŚĞŶŚĂĚŽŶĞĮŶĂůŐŽ
with Jazzy Jess coming out on
ƚŽƉ͊͊ dŚĞ ƉƌŝnjĞŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽůůŽǁĞĚ
with the Kiwis all achieving well
in their categories.
Bullshooter #232
ĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐŽůůLJ ϱƚŚŽǁŐŝƌů
DLJƐŬĂů
ϯƌĚ>ĂĚLJtƌĂŶŐůĞƌ
ZƵďLJZĞĚƐŵŽŬĞ ϭƐƚ>ĂĚLJͲtĞƐƚĞƌŶ
dƌŝŶŝƚLJ
/ŵĂŝŐ͛hŶ
ϱƚŚŽǁďŽLJ
ϰƚŚƵĞůŝƐƚ
/ƚ ǁĂƐ Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ǁĞĞŬ ŽĨ
ƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƌĂĚĞƌLJ͘ /
would highly recommend it
to everyone. It’s an awesome
experience to shoot among
so many other great shooters.
If you’re keen to travel over
the ditch you’ll be welcomed
ǁŝƚŚŽƉĞŶĂƌŵƐĂŶĚůŽƚƐŽĨŇŝĞƐ͕ůŝĞƐĂŶĚďůƵĞƐŬŝĞƐ͊͊͊͊
ZKhEƚŚĞ>h^͊
ůƵďĂŶĚDĞŵďĞƌƌƟĐůĞƐ
ZƵƐƐĞůů^ƚƵĂƌƚ
DĂLJϭϵϯϳͲKĐƚŽďĞƌϮϬϭϰ
ZƵƐƐĞůů ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ Ă ƌĞŐƵůĂƌ ĮdžƚƵƌĞ Ăƚ tĞůůŝŶŐƚŽŶ WŝƐƚŽů
ůƵď ĨŽƌ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ϰϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ǀĞƌLJ
ŵĂŶLJ^ƵŶĚĂLJƐŝŶƚŚĂƚƟŵĞƚŚĂƚŚĞǁĂƐŶ͛ƚĞŝƚŚĞƌƐŚŽŽƟŶŐ͕
training new shooters, or lugging the club guns from his
vehicle to the clubrooms as one of our armourers.
Very few people manage to make their presence felt as
strongly as Russell did within a club environment. The
ŶĂŵĞ ͞Z͘^ƚƵĂƌƚ͟ ŝƐ ůŝƐƚĞĚ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚĞƐƚ ƐĐŽƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ
various matches and disciplines over the years and there
are many club members who have Russell to thank for
ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƐƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƉĞƌŚĂƉƐĮdžŝŶŐƵƉƚŚĞŝƌ
ĮƌĞĂƌŵǁŝƚŚŚŝƐŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨ
engineering, physics and
chemistry knowledge. I’m
sure there were others
who decided that Wgtn
WŝƐƚŽů ůƵď ǁĂƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ
place for them due to
ŚĞĂĚƐƚƌŽŶŐ ͚ƌĂŶƟŶŐƐ͛ ĨƌŽŵ
ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ZƵƐƐĞůů ^ƚƵĂƌƚ Ͳ
he managed to polarise
people with some of his
opinions and his stories
ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂĚ Ă tĂůƚĞƌ DŝƩLJ
ŇĂǀŽƵƌƚŽƚŚĞŵ͘
ůŽŶŐͲƟŵĞ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů
teacher based in Wellington who also made notable
impressions on his students with his love of the sciences
;ĂŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƌĂŶƟŶŐƐͿ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƚĞƐƚĂŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ŬŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ
ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŚĂĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ŚĂǀĞ͕ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĞdžͲƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ
Russell’s join the club.
ZƵƐƐĞůů͛Ɛ ůĂƚĞƌ LJĞĂƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ĂīĞĐƟŽŶĂƚĞůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ
ĐĂŶŝŶĞĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐͲďŽƚŚŶĂŵĞĚ>ĞŶŶLJŝŶƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶŽĨ
ƚŚĞƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶŝƐƚ͕sůĂĚŝŵŝƌ>ĞŶŝŶ͘
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