Cirencester and District Air Rifle and Pistol League
THE Cirencester and District Air Rifle and Pistol League fired its first shoot of the 2017/2018 season at Down Ampney village hall on Tuesday, September 5.

Top team of the evening was South Cerney with 457, from Smithy Transport (442), Meysey Hampton (415) and, with three new members, Cirencester Vics on 238.

The Scratch Cup

Winner: D.J. Franklin 194, runner-up: Derek Rackley 193

Div I: D.J Franklin 194, Derek Rackley 193

Div II: Frank Warner 185, Joe Carter 182

Div III: George Rackley 184, Yvonne Collier 166, Keith Williams 165

Div IV: Barbara Fullick 157, John Fullick 139, A. Manning 135

Top evening air rifle individual match scores: Derek Rackley 99, D.J. Franklin 96, Mick Ash 96.

Top evening air pistol individual match scores: Mark Smith 87, Harry Wills 82.

Evening match results

South Cerney: Derek Rackley 99, Mick Ash 96, D.J. Franklin 96, Yvonne Collier 86, John Cummings 80. 4 pts = 457. Keith Williams 76. Handicap 516 = 3 pts.

Smithy Transport: Mark Smith 93, Joe Carter 92, Emily Rackley 87, George Rackley 86, Peter Baillie 84. 3 pts = 442. Handicap 510 = 2 pts.

Meysey Hampton: John Hicks 92, Harry Wills 86, David Poole 84, Tony Clack 78, Harold Stevens 76. 2 pts = 415. Barbara Fullick 75, John Fullick 71. Handicap 518 = 4 pts.

Cirencester Vics: Frank Warner 93, A. Manning 70, J. Garrard 49, M. Manning 26. 1 pt = 238. Handicap 307 = 1 pt.

League members please note the next six-yard shooting evening will be held at Down Ampney village hall on Tuesday, September 19 at 7.30pm, when the Recoilless Cup will be held, with Meysey Hampton on target duty.