OM Rifle Club: Malcolm John wins the Gryphon Cup at Bisley
Nine members of the OM Rifle Club headed to Bisley at the beginning of October for a fantastic weekend of shooting, rounded off with dinner together at the North London Rifle Club on the Saturday evening.
The weather was glorious: warm (bordering on hot in full shooting attire!) and not too windy, which was especially welcome at the long-range distances.
The highlight of the weekend was the Gryphon Cup on Sunday 4th October, shot over three distances: 300 yards (out of 50), 900 yards (out of 50) and 1,000 yards (out of 35), for a possible total of 135.
It was a closely fought competition, with Malcolm John (8.93-98) taking the Gryphon Cup with an excellent score of 128.07. His 48 at 900 yards and 33 at 1,000 yards were the best long-range scores of the day. Matt Kerfoot (SH. 78-83) finished a single point behind in second place on 127.07, and Charlie Sykes (5. 81-86) took third on 126.12, with an impressive 12 V-bulls across the competition.
A huge congratulations to Malcolm, and thank you to everyone who took part!
Results
Position Name 300 yds 900 yds 1,000 yds Total
1st Malcolm John 47.2 48.4 33.1 128.07
2nd Matt Kerfoot 48.3 48.3 31.1 127.07
3rd Charlie Sykes 48.5 47.3 31.4 126.12
4th Andy Symonds 47.5 45.3 31.2 123.10
5th Tom Harrison 49.5 44.3 30.1 123.09
6th Chris Marlow 46.3 42.2 32.3 120.08
7th James Glover 46.2 45.4 29.1 120.07
8th Al Lidster 48.3 43.0 28.2 119.05
9th Kenji Shermer 49.4 39.3 28.1 116.08
Scores are shown as points followed by the number of V-bulls (the inner bullseye), so 47.2 means 47 points with 2 V-bulls.
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