April 2026 (2) - Flipbook - Page 108
On Target
NEWSLETTER OF THE BUFFALO RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
126 Mar 2026
Wellington the windy
Well, we now know why the wind turbine
people are busy “greening” the area. It
was very, very windy this past weekend.
This however did not deter the dedicated
and 13 shooters and 2 supporters presenting for the joy of our sport.
The easterly facing range was initially a
little sunny to see the targets, so we used
the time to do some running repairs on
the frames and aiming marks. Mark appeared with an armload of black corflute
circles, and frames were patched with ply
and the new aiming marks pasted on.
Thanks to Mark for the corflute and everyone for pitching in. Job was done in
no time.
Nearest the pin
The 2nd detail had less windy conditions
but then we could see mirage, this way,
that way, every way but again a few 5s.
Brad holding his elevation
By 10am we were all set up to start with
our new buffalo target from 600 yards.
The target went up, and the frame
snapped in the wind. Did I mention it
was windy? The second frame was sent
up with additional bracing, and it held
on but took 3 people to wrangle it. We
were scoring it a 5 for the heart and 3 for
the body and was taking every effort to
get on to the target. Eventually the
scores rolled in and a few 5s were shot.
Gavin landed one dead centre in the
“heart”.
( sorry mate, we forgot about organising
the cash pool…)
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It was sunny and getting warmer as we
broke for lunch and the shade of the
club house was very welcome. As usual
we lunched longer than we should and
eventually we made it back out to the
600y mound for a crack at the standard
target.
By now it was hot and breezy and even
hotter when the breeze stopped. The
cows watched on with disinterest. The
mirage was as bad as the earlier wind.
The target was looking like a spinning
saw blade, but Mark’s bright orange
markers were glowing, and it was easy to
see the scores. The results were mixed
in the tough conditions. Mark ended his
April, 2026 - Issue #2
