Wednesday, July 29, 2009.

A quick and dirty report as I am very busy and the NRA internet is on again, off again. It would seem like there is a person on a bicycle dynamo powering their internet service. The moment that person stops peddling, the internet goes down.

The individual World F Class Championship is over. We essentially got overpowered by the 7mm guns. Bisley is not a range that you can win using 6.5mm guns, which is what the whole US Team is using. Of the top 10 positions, all but one were Brits with 7mm guns. The odd one was a Scott also with a 7mm gun. Our top shooter was Jeff Traylor who came in 14th place. Jeff has shot very well and consistently throughout all the Imperials as well as the World Championships. Traylor got a bunch of medals including a gold for individual distances, Bob Bock got a bronze for 900 yards, Brian Otey got a gold for one of the distances, Mid got a couple and I got a bronze for 800 yards. I will give a full report after I get back.

The first day of the team match did not go well for us. The Brits are leading by 19 points, we are in second place and South Africa in third. I had some gun issues yesterday and dropped a few points – no not the 19 points we are behind! I will be probably be using Jeff Cochrans gun today so that should get even more interesting. Coaches are doing a good job. Our Rutland Team is kicking butt and is leading by 30 points. Looks like our FT/R team is doing well, but I do not have full details.

Tonight is our last night here and we leave tomorrow morning for the USA.