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Forbes Sporting Shooters SSAA Forbes Branch

Locality: Forbes, New South Wales

Address: Dr Young Drive, near the Forbes Aerodrome 2871 Forbes, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 A little damp at the range today

24.01.2022 Hand operated clay target throwers for sale $250 each or ono with base

24.01.2022 Another good roll up of Shooters last Sandy for the 22 shoot. We found the grass a bit hard going after all the lovely recent rain. So in response we will be having a working bee to tame the grass. So anyone who has some spare time on Sat 5th Sept at 9am can help by bringing their whipper snipper pushmower and themselves of course

23.01.2022 Thanks to Phil and Roy for the visit.

23.01.2022 Good numbers to this mornings Rimfire shoot . Centrefire this afternoon at 2pm. Enclosed shoes must be worn and please bring hearing protection.

23.01.2022 Hello to you all. Just a short note to let you know that there is a working bee this Sat 28 Sept 8.30/9.00 start this is so we can get the center fire range up and running Hope to see you there as many hands make light work

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Laurie Redfern on winning the SSAA NSW Sporting Clays State Title (veterans) held at Griffith on the weekend. Some great shooting on a challenging lay out.

22.01.2022 On behalf of the Forbes ssaa we would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas n hope to see everyone in the new year

22.01.2022 Rimfire shoot under way - plenty of shooters enjoying their Sunday morning

21.01.2022 Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with set up and pack up for todays shoot. Some creative targets made for a great days shooting. Top shot for the day - Matt 66/75 followed by Dave 61/75 and Ben 59/75. Thank you to everyone who turned out today to support our club.

19.01.2022 Centre fire range open tomorrow Sunday 1st March from 2pm

19.01.2022 5 Stand State Titles to be held by SSAA Albury

19.01.2022 Look whats arrived - this will add variety to our next shoot. Many thanks to Graham & Terry from Kenny Transport for the prompt delivery and Simon from Outdoor Trading Co suppliers of Pro Matic traps.

18.01.2022 As you can tell by the photo some clays do survive to fight another day. Due to Covid 19 restrictions our Bimonthly meeting will be held at the SSAA Range on Sat 15/8 /2020 starting at 11am with Social distancing rules to apply

18.01.2022 Good to see new shooters visiting the Forbes range over the weekend. We had 5 juniors and some new to the sport adults as well.

18.01.2022 I would like to thank all the volunteers who Help in all we had 7

18.01.2022 First shoot on our new centrefire range . Thanks to the dedicated shooters who turned up to shoot in hot blustery conditions. Next centrefire shoot will be 16th Feb at 2pm

18.01.2022 Thanks again to those who turned up & worked their hearts out at the working bee on Saturday With the rimfire nearly completed it will take a few more working bees to be up to scratch

17.01.2022 Wednesday Rimfire shoots will now start at 2pm

17.01.2022 Fantastic day of shooting today , Congatulations to Dave M & Sean M on achieving a perfect round of 25 in todays 5 stand . Winners for the day were Cam S (99) Dave M (97) Ben S (91). Thanks to Norm , Ben , Phill & Tony for setting such a great lay out. Tomorrows sporting clays field shoot will start at 930am .

16.01.2022 Look what’s arrived - this will add variety to our next shoot. Many thanks to Graham & Terry from Kenny Transport for the prompt delivery and Simon from Outdoor Trading Co suppliers of Pro Matic traps.

16.01.2022 On behalf of the Forbes SSAA i would like to wish all our members and visitors a happy new year and hope to see you in the future

13.01.2022 Centrefire Range will be open Sunday 2nd February from 2pm. Range fees -SSAA members $10, non members $20. Sign in at the Rimfire range - all firearms to remain in vehicles until range officer declares range open.

13.01.2022 Sorry for the late report on the Cliff Bradley Memorial shoot which was held on Sunday 14th March Congratulations to the winner. This shoot was well attended by locals and those from further a field

13.01.2022 SSAA Forbes Range has re-opened following our renovations -Rimfire shoots as per calendar with the next Sunday shoot 29th at 10am. Centrefire will commence as soon as the new benches and target frames are installed.

12.01.2022 Last shoot of the year not sure if father teaching the son or son teaching the father

12.01.2022 REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS No centre fire rifles to used on the Forbes SSAA Range until final inspection and approval from Firearms Registry. This will take place shortly and we will advise when centrefire matches can commence. RIMFIRE, PISTOL & SHOTGUN ONLY>

11.01.2022 At the shot gun range

11.01.2022 Here's a video of some ex-servicemen using a 303 rifle with peep Sights at the local range. Take note that the next Bimonthly meeting will now be held at the Sport &Rec Club 14 Oct2020 at 7:30pm .All members welcome with sign in & Social distancing rules apply

10.01.2022 2021 Shoot Calendars

08.01.2022 SSAA Griffith Sporting Shooters Host Successful NSW Sporting Clays State Titles and Dave Wallace Memorial Shoot Many of the best sporting clays shooters from ar...ound south eastern Australia attended the NSW Sporting Clays State Titles and the Dave Wallace Memorial Shoot at the SSAA Griffith Sporting Clays Range last weekend. The shoot was well attended with competitors attending from around NSW, ACT and Victoria including Sydney, Canberra, Forbes, Narrabri, Ulladulla, Shepparton, Albury and all over the Riverina Region to compete in this popular annual shoot as they vied to be crowned the NSW Sporting Clays Champion. The shoot consisted of 200 targets, set on two separate sporting clays courses, that were set up by local members in the bush around the hilly escarpment at the Dave Wallace Range. Local SSAA members set an excellent variety of different targets that challenged all the shooters and were worthy of a State Titles. Many of the visiting shooters had difficulty with the Griffith range which is quite unique with clay targets thrown down, up and along cliff faces as well as having competitors shoot from atop towers. The wide variety of simulated field targets coming from all directions in the bush required competitors to stay focussed to post a credible score. The home grown advantage held by local shooters and regular visitors who are used to these conditions showed in the final results. The shoot received generous sponsorship from Rod McNabb Caltex, LIFTEK, F I Lasers & Hydraulics, SJR Industries, Yarran Wines, Red Belly Blood Oranges, Precision Aviation, Capital Hotel Group, Casella Wines, Bronze Wing Ammunition and Laporte Traps with over $7,000 in prizes on offer to the overall and grade winners. Local shooter Bart Brighenti demonstrated his superior skills with the sport of sporting clays and was crowned 2019 NSW Sporting Clays State Champion with a score of 169/200 targets. Runner up was an outstanding junior shooter from Shepparton Thomas Bilney, who scored 161/200. The 100 targets on Saturday also comprised the Dave Wallace Memorial Shoot with Mick Keirl from Tongala Vic awarded the High Gun with a top score of 86/100. While many high scores were posted, only one competitor, Michael Munro from Beckom managed to post a perfect round of 25 targets. This was a particularly outstanding achievement as high winds on Saturday blew the clay targets wildly off course at times. Winners on the podium over the weekend were: Dave Wallace Memorial Shoot High Gun; Mick Keirl 83/100 AA Grade: Bart Brighenti (Griffith) 81, Ricky Bilney (Shepparton) 81, Jamie Cirillo (Griffith) 80 A Grade: Michael Munro (Beckom) 82, Rod Wharton (Denilquin) 80, Matt Dent (Forbes) 79 B Grade: Michael Scarfone (Griffith) 81, Stewart Brown (Karabar) 74, Jason McGrath (Ariah Park) 73 C Grade: Michael Rombola (Griffith) 74, Guy Pitchford (Sydney) 68, Ben Smith (Forbes) 53 Veteran: Laurie Redfern (Forbes) 83, Sid Gugliemino (Griffith) 81, Milton Cartright (Temora) 74 Junior: Thomas Bilney (Shepparton) 80, Charlie North (Edgeroi) 75, Nicholas Brighenti (Griffith) 74 2019 NSW Sporting Clays State Titles State Champion: Bart Brighenti 169/200 AA Grade: Thomas Bilney (Shepparton) 161, Jamie Cirillo (Griffith) 161, Graeme Bennett (Wallaroo) 157 A Grade: Rod Wharton (Deniliquin) 157, Alfonso Toscan (Griffith) 154, Angelo Salamon (Griffith) 151 B Grade: Michael Scarfone (Griffith) 150, Stewart Brown (Karabar) 148, Jason McGrath (Ariah Park) 143 C Grade: Michael Rombola (Griffith) 141, Guy Pitchford (Sydney) 132 Ben Smith (Forbes) 101 Veteran: Laurie Redfern (Forbes) 158, Sid Gugliemino (Griffith) 157, Milton Cartright (Temora) 150 Super Veteran: Robert Duncan (Howlong) 146, Warren Brown (Griffith) 123, Alex Mikolajewicz (Albury) 119 Junior: Thomas Bilney (Shepparton) 168, Charlie North (Edgeroi) 148, Nicholas Brighenti (Griffith) 148

07.01.2022 2020 Rimfire Shoots

06.01.2022 Following the good work last Saturday there will be another Working bee Saturday 6Oct. As there is still a bit of work to be done on both ranges It is hoped that those who have spare time can assist in any way Thanks

06.01.2022 Winners from today’s memorial shoot

06.01.2022 On behalf of Forbes SSAA we would like to thank Joan & the West family for Supplying the trophies for the Graham West Memorial Shoot held on the Weekend. A good day shooting was had by all

05.01.2022 Here is some video of our centrefire shoot held Sunday Feb 2

05.01.2022 Its a little wet at the range today

05.01.2022 Our working bee that was organized for Saturday 27th March has been postponed due to the rain. Stay tuned for the new working bee date

03.01.2022 On behalf of the Forbes ssaa we would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas

02.01.2022 On behalf of the Forbes SSAA we would like to wish everyone a happy new year we hope its a little wetter than the last one. And lets give a thought to our volunteers especially those family who has lost loved ones

01.01.2022 Good to see the numbers returning to all different disciplines of SSAA shooting at the local Forbes range .Thanks to everyone for social distancing whilst attending. Great to see some new faces trying out the Sport.