Australia's Day...

[rox]

Australia wins Mackinnon then Jim Corbett (AUS) takes Queen’s with 297.46 (building on his astonishing stage II score of 149.28).





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[meles meles]

Congratulations ! Makes up a little for the trouncing at Lords..

[Christel]

Rox, thank you for posting the pictures.

Well done indeed James Corbett

[ovenpaa]

Well done to Jim Corbett indeed, he shot superbly for the duration and justly deserved win.

[Dougan]

So a modern rifle was used by the winner this year...

Cheers for the piccies Rox

[Gaz]

He must have had one helluva hangover today - I dropped out of following the chair around Bisley at about 4am and they were still going strong!

[IainWR]

So a modern rifle was used by the winner this year...

Modern rifles have been used most years since 1986, when Geoff Cox was, I believe, the first winner to use a SwIng.

[Dougan]

So a modern rifle was used by the winner this year...

Modern rifles have been used most years since 1986, when Geoff Cox was, I believe, the first winner to use a SwIng.

I seem to remember the last few winners had quite modest rifles (one was a paramount), with fairly traditional wooden stocks (one with foam taped to it as a cheek-piece) and one winner using an old 2 point sling...

...where as this year the rifle is what I would consider very modern in comparison...and how long is that barrel!?

[meles meles]

Would you be allowed a barrel that reached all the way to the target ?

[Steve E]

Jim Corbetts barrel is a 35" Border fitted to a Barnard Action in a cast aluminium stock. As long as the all up weight is less than 6.5kgs you can have a barrel as long as you like.