Port Denison Gun Club’s November Monthly and Christmas Shoot

Competitors from across the region gathered for the Port Denison Gun Club’s November monthly and Christmas shoots, making for a memorable weekend filled with competition, camaraderie, and holiday cheer. Shooters from Townsville, the Burdekin, and Mackay / Sarina joined the locals for a weekend of exciting events, many of them camping out in swags, tents, and caravans, making the most of the opportunity to enjoy the club's festive spirit.

Saturday kicked off the weekend with a great turnout, as 30 participants took part in the monthly shoot. Competitors battled it out in various events, including a 25-target double barrel (DB) sweepstakes. Notable winners included J. Furini and A. Lord, both with a perfect score of 25/25 in the AA grade, and R. Zarb, who also claimed a perfect score in the A grade with 25/25. The B and C grades saw impressive performances, with D. Bartlett (24/25) and T. Bartlett (23/25) leading their respective categories.

Sunday’s Christmas shoot was a true highlight, featuring five exciting events, including the 10 Pair Deauville Doubles. The top scorers of the day were T. Coco and B. Elphinstone, who finished with a perfect score of 10/10, followed closely by A. Zarb and D. Bartlett, with 18/19.

The shoot also featured several fun handicap events, where Hams were awarded to those with the best scores, including a number of competitors who excelled in tight matches. Special thanks to Glenn, who donated three bottles of port for a novelty competition, which provided a bit of extra fun, with winners R. Ness, C. Morelli, and P. Scott taking home the prize.

The generous sponsors of the weekend, including Bow Pak, Coral’s City 2 Country, and Hall’s Firearms, provided a range of prizes. Special mention goes to Lui Populin, who donated a slab of ammo for the raffle, which was won by C. Edgerton. In addition, Colin & Cheryl generously donated six bottles of wine, which were won by lucky shooters G. Rea, A. Lord, A. Zarb, B. Bonanno, P. Le Blowitz, and C. Robertson. Hall’s Firearms also donated gift vouchers, which were claimed by R. Zarb, J. Furini, A. Gangemi, and L. Furini.

The weekend’s festivities wrapped up with the Quickie Board Hams being claimed by Lui P, Clem K, Brodie E, Leanne C, David S, Michael P, John C, Rob N, Ron C, Kinno, Michael G, Pedro LeB, and Phil S.
The Port Denison Gun Club is immensely grateful to all who helped out over the weekend—whether it was the workers, trap fillers, canteen helpers, or those who tidied up—your contributions made the weekend a success.

Don’t forget, the first monthly shoot of 2025 will be held on Sunday, 26 January 26.

Contributed with thanks to Colin Edgerton.

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Ev 4 Ham Winners: P Wade, G Clarke, W Cislowski, T Coco, C Morelli.
Ev 3 Ham Winners: J Rossato, D Stitt, P Wade, J Cerqui, C Cislowski.
Ev 2 Ham Winners: J Rossato, P Scalia, A Lord, B Gall, C Edgerton.
Ev 1 10Pr D.Doubles: P Wade, D Bartlett, T Coco, B Elphinstone.
Sat Ev 2 25TSB Bow Pak Trophy: D Bartlett, G Maltby, G Rea.
Sat Ev 3 25T PS Corals City 2 Country Trophy: B Elphinstone, M Populin, G Maltby, B Murphy.
Quickie Board Ham Winners: Brodie E, John K, Rob N, Phil S, John C, Leanne C, Lui P, Clem K, Pedro LeB, Michael P, David S, Ron C.
Raffle donated by L Populin won by C Edgerton.
Ev 5 Ham Winners: B Farry, J Kinnonmonth, W Rossato, B Micallef, G McHenry.
G McHenry presenting trophies to P Scott, C Morelli, R Ness.

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