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VINCE’S REGULAR COLUMN WHEREBYACCURACY NUTS CAN KEEP UP TODATE WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UKBRACompetitionsThe UKBRA’s opening shoots of the 2009season took place as usual at Diggle Ranges ona bitterly cold weekend at the beginning of April.We welcomed a clutch of new shooters to oursport, in particular Gerrit van Rooynan all the wayfrom Namibia. Gerrit is living and working in theUK and will be part of the GB Benchrest Team toSouth Africa for the 2009 World Championships.At 100 yards, the wind was so switchy it wasvirtually un-readable, with several wind-flagsactually blown over and only the winner, Ian Dixonhad a respectable agg. Jack Searle took awell-deserved second place with Martin Eldershaw– returning from a two year sabbatical – in third.I’m still persevering with the 220 Beggs, whichrewarded me with two groups in the ‘ones’but I also had a couple of horrific half-inchersyet still managed to scrape into fourth place.Target Shooter contributor, Laurie Holland decidedthat it was about time he tried benchrest and socontested the Factory Sporter class with his ‘out ofthe box’ Savage LRPV chambered in 204 Ruger.Amazingly, Laurie won his Class, shot some supergroups in the process and embarrassed a few HVshooters along the way! I’m sure the 204 Rugercartridge will form the basis of a full reloading articlefor Target Shooter very shortly.Results:Heavy Varmint:1st Ian Dixon 6PPC Walker BAT 0.27542nd Jack Searle 6PPC Stolle 0.32763rd Martin Eldershaw 6PPC Stolle 0.3372Small group: Ian Dixon 0 . 1 6 3inchesFactory Sporter:1st Laurie Holland 204 Savage LRPV 0.37482nd Darrell Evans 6PPC Sako 0.5552Small group:204 Savage LRVPLaurie Holland 0.219 inchesThe following day, it was a trek up to the hill toDiggle’s 1000 yard firing point. We were swampedwith entries and shooting continued long into theafternoon. Winds on the early relays were fairly lightThe cap says it all – Dave Jackson did the double with a Light Gun win andsmall group at 1000 yards.106 Target Shooter