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last updated 04 Feb 2010 18:45
Where is Belmont Range
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The Q Store
Open Thu - Sat 10 am - 5 pm

Shootenstuff
 International Shooting Gear

Q Store Price list
Contact Michael or Jenny
direct on 07 3843 5377
Stores Order Form
qstore@qldrifle.com

QRA Merchandise
Caps, Shirts, Jerseys, Mugs, Stubby Coolers, Bullet Pens
email alison@qldrifle.com

The QRA Club
 Members Dinner Nights
will be back in 2010
bookings essential,
RSVP by Tuesday prior please
jamo_1@bigpond.com
0407 734 253

QRA Members Club trading hours
Licensed trading hours
Thursdays 3-8 pm
Fridays 3-10 pm
Saturdays 1 pm - 10 pm

Firearms for Sale
contact the office 07 3398 4309
alison@qldrifle.com

Electronic Targets
available for hire to QRA/NRAA
members - Tue/Wed/Thu am
book minimum one week prior
QRA Office 07 3398 4309

Phoenix Club shoots
Thursday afternoons from 12 pm
on electronic targets, enquiries to
Allan Jamieson 0404 578 968

QRA Newsletters 2009
Latest Edition, previous editions
on the Newsletter, Links & Forms page

MDRA Fixtures Results
amended Dec 2009
Thanks to Tony Sultana for
providing the results.

Bill Casey, the QRA Historian
See the History page

Coaches Notebook
Coaching and Simulation Training
nominations to host club or QRA

Long Range Benchrest
Monthly Shoots on Sundays
1000 Yard Shooting on YouTube

Hand Loading
Training Courses
with Stuart and Annie Elliot

Queen's Winners since 1878
Do you have a photo of a
past QRA Queen's winner,
send us a copy for our history project!

Bruce Scott
winner of Commonwealth Games
Gold and Silver Medals in
Fullbore Rifle Shooting
Melbourne 2006

Australian Rifle Team
Palma 2007

Australia Post Rules
Can I transport my rifle by post?
YES in some states, see attachment to
Post Bulletin 2006 Num 7

Travelling Overseas with Firearms
Import/Export Permits

SEDRA Fixtures on Electronic Targets

The South East DRA shooting their fixtures on electronic targets at Belmont
 

        Where are the Rifle Clubs in South Queensland?      

The Q Store

Accommodation

The QRA Club

Bryan Smith Optometrist

 Firearms Licence Training
 Course Dates
Accredited firearms safety courses are
conducted on regularly by the QRA at the
Belmont Rifle Range
 Firearms Licence
 Safety Course Brochure
 Firearms for Sale

 QRA Shop - The Q Store
 Shop Price List
Open Thu - Sat 10 am - 5 pm
Target Shooting Supplies
Contact the Q Store direct
07 3843 5377 or qstore@qldrifle.com
 Shop Order Form
Prices are indicative only and
are subject to change without notice.  
Please confirm the price at the time of ordering.
 

 Accommodation
A wide range of accommodation
is available at the Belmont Range
10% discount for QRA members
 Accommodation Brochure & Rates

 The QRA Club
The QRA Club is open to members and guests,
is licensed and features beer on tap
and espresso coffee:
Thursdays 3-8 pm
Fridays 3-10 pm
Saturdays 1 pm - 10 pm

Bryan Smith Optometrist

03 5258 2061 / 0404 540 497
Bryan is pictured with
George Edser, Top Scorer
2007 National Teams Match

Sports Vision Information

What did QRA do in 2009?

Go the Girls!

Carol Solomon won the Darling Downs Rifle Club Open Prize Meeting in November and
Helen Griffiths added to her trophy cabinet winning the SARA Grand in October

Darling Downs Rifle Club Open Prize Meeting
29 November 2009

Photos and Results ...

North Arm and Lilley DRA
Prize Meeting 24/25 October 2009

David Brown won the Lilley District Open with a score of 147.13
Results and Photos

Competitors enjoyed the beautiful weather but not the wind
during the North Arm and LDRA Prize Meeting at Yandina

Darling Downs DRA
Prize Meeting 4 October 2009

John Hislop, Ipswich Rifle Club, winner of the DDDRA Prize Meeting
at Toowoomba Rifle Range   Results...

Central Qld Target Sports - Raglan
Coaching and Simulation Training 3/4 October 2009

Ray Truelson coached by Bill Kneebone at Raglan
QRA conducted Coaching and Simulation Training for Central Qld Target Sports
and other CQDRA Clubs at the Raglan Range

Happy Birthday Pratten Rifle Club

Pratten Rifle Club was founded on 24 June 1909.
Read some history of the Pratten Rifle Club.

Bundaberg-Burnett Rifle Club
Prize Meeting 26-27 Sep 2009

Wendy and Wayne Latham, Natives Rifle Club, with their No 1 Badges
for A and B Grade at the Bundaberg-Burnett Rifle Club Prize Meeting
 Photos courtesy of Gordon Collie  Photos and Results...

Bundaberg-Burnett Rifle Club Captain Ken Skillington
and Secretary John Simmonds on the 900 yards mound on Sunday.

Barcaldine Rifle Club Prize Meeting
12-13 Sep 2009

2009 Barcaldine Aggregate Winners Results...

Goondiwindi Rifle Club Border Championships
5-6 Sep 2009

Rob Doughty, Russell Saxby and competitors at the Goondiwindi Border Championships
Results...

2009 QRA Queens Results ...  More Photos

Mark Buchanan 500.57 and Diane Collings 500.55

2009 QRA Queens Results ...  Photos
Some matches and aggregate placings required adjustment due to competitor errors
Friday-Sunday 14-16 Aug 2009

Mark Buchanan wins the QRA Queens with a score of 500.57

A record number of full bore rifle shooters line up across 46 targets at 300 yards
for the opening range of the Queensland Rifle Association
Queens Prize Meeting at Belmont Range

Thursday 13 Aug 2009

Gray Robertson, Wurgabup Rifle Club WA won the Duncan Lead Up
with a score of 300.47 from a field of 301 competitors
counting out George Edser, Central Rifle Club and Colin Cole, North Arm Rifle Club
with 300.41 and 300.39 respectively

Wednesday 12 Aug 2009

Rob Bondfield, Southern Downs Rifle Club,
one of three competitors in the Duncan to open at 300 yards with 50.10
receiving his medal from Darryl Crow NRANZ

2009 National Teams Matches
Tuesday 11 Aug 2009

Matthew Pozzebon, University of Qld Rifle Club and Qld U25 State Team
U25 Top Off Rifle in the National Teams Match with a score of 200.21

Congratulations to the Victorian Rifle Team on winning
the Sweet Aggregate   Progressive Team Results

Monday 10 Aug 2009

Congratulations to the Queensland Rifle Team on winning
the Merrett Match with a score of 1987.207 NRAA Results ...   Photos

The Queensland Team preparing for the final stage at 1000 yards
on the Duncan Range at Belmont

NSW U25 Team won the WA Match with a score of 990.87
NRAA Results ...

Sunday 9 Aug 2009

NSW State Team won the Bruce White Team Match at 300 Yards
Coaches Tony McGuigan and Steve Negus

WA U25 State Team winning the Tasmania Match at 300 yards
Full results go to www.nraa.com.au

Gerry Austgen
East Perth Rifle Club
Winner MDRA Prize Meeting
Results ...

Have you entered the 2009 QRA Queens Prize Meeting
8-16 August 2009?

There really is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow on the Duncan Range
for the future winners of the QRA Queens Prize Meeting
$4000-A grade, $1000-B grade, $500-C Grade, $1000-F Std, $500-F Open
Duncan - 300, 500, 600, 700, 900 and 1000 yards
New Queens Match Format - 300, 500, 600, 600, 500, 800, 900, 900, 900, 1000 yards
Thanks to Gillian Webb-Enslin for the great photo,
does this bode well for Bill Baker of Pacific Rifle Club?

Markers Wanted
The QRA is looking for additional Markers for the Queens
QRA Queens Aug 2010
NRAA Queens Oct 2010
QRA Queens Aug 2011
NRAA Queens & World Championships Oct 2011
Send your contact details and availability to Rex or Karen

Australian Shooting Games 1000 Yard Benchrest
25/26 July 2009

Mitchell Tallar aged 15 from Tamworth, winner of the Australian Shooting Games
1000 Yard Benchrest Heavy Gun Class Aggregate on the International Range at Belmont, 
thanks to Stuart Elliott for the great photos.  Slideshow ...

Qld Match Rifle Championships
18/19 July 2009

John Kielly, Pheasant Creek Rifle Club won the 2009 Qld Match Rifle Championships
and scored a double possible at 1200 yards in the 20 shot and 15 shot matches Results ...

Coaching and Simulation at Muckadilla Rifle Club
18/19 July 2009

Front: Fred Hewitt, Marlene Rennick, Melissa
Back: Dennis Brown, Bim Langton, David Brown, Shannon
Robert Henderson, Dylanne Henderson, Phil Dewhurst

Marlene Rennick, Robert Henderson and Dylanne Henderson aged 13

Put the next May Day shoot in your calendar and head 45km west of Roma on the Warrego Hwy
The Eric Burey Memorial Rifle Range is right next to the Muckadilla Hall and the Muckadilla Hotel

James Corbett wins 2009 NRAA Queens

James Corbett, Benalla RC won the NRAA Queens with a score of  499.66
from Barbara Bell, Holsworthy RC with a score of 499.59
The Kaltenberg Cup was cancelled due to the inclement weather

Belmont turns on the rain for the NRAA Queens final
21 June 2009

The umbrellas were out for the final day of the NRAA Queens at Belmont
with the conditions making sighting a challenge from 900 and 1000 yards

The President's lead up shoot was won by Peter Pearce, Kyneton RC with 350.48
from Andrew Wilson Mosman/Neutral Bay RC on 350.45
James Corbett, Benalla RC, was leading the Queens after Day 2 with 400.55,
followed by Mark Buchanan, Roseville RC on 400.51 and Peter Pearce on 400.48

Qld and NSW inaugurate the "Martin Baxter Trophy"

John Hislop congratulates John Baxter (NSW Team Captain)
Queensland (1967) was defeated by NSW (1976) by just 9 points in the inaugural
Baxter Martin Trophy shoot at Belmont on 16 June 2009
with State teams of 10 firing the Merrett match ranges over 300, 600, 900 and 1000 yards

Qld Under 25 Team Training
Goondiwindi Range 6-7 June 2009

Queensland Under 25s beat a strong team from Goondiwindi Rifle Club with their Coach Ernie Mace
on the challenging Goondiwindi range during their training for the National Teams matches
which will be held at Belmont in August this year read more ...

Southern Downs DRA Prize Meeting
Warwick Range 16/17 May 2009

Catherine Smith, Brisbane Mariners Rifle Club

Mitch Maguire and fellow students from The Armidale School Rifle Club

Shooters on the mound at the Warwick Rifle Range

North Arm .303 Shoot 26 April 2009

Brian Long, Pittsworth Rifle Club produced an outstanding 150.15
to win the Aggregate trophy at the North Arm .303 Shoot.
The rifle had belonged to his father Ted Long who also shoots with Pittsworth.  Results...

Champion of Champions and City vs Country
Belmont 4/5 Apr 09

Congratulations to QRA State Champion of Champions
Ashley Bidgood 150.23, Crows Nest Goombungee Rifle Club
 and Dale Arrowsmith 149.14, University of Queensland Rifle Club  Results...

The Champion of Champions match was reduced to 15 shots at 900 and 1000 yards due to recent rains.
The City vs Country match was shot at 900, 900 and 1000 yards due to recent rains.   Results...

14 year old Isaac Francis, Darling Downs Rifle Club, top scorer with 147.13 for the Country U25 Team
receives the team trophy from QRA Life Member Jim Rush
Country U25 429.32 def City U25 429.26
photos courtesy of Gordon Collie, Agriprose

City Open 2199.189 def County Open 2178.184     Country F Standard 964 def City F Standard 952

City F Open 1328 def Country F Open 1324            City Vets 723.58 def Country Vets 721.58

South Burnett DRA Prize Meeting
Wondai 28/29 Mar 09

Sisters Norma and Eileen Iszlaub make the presentation to
South Burnett Open winner Rob Bondfield of  Warwick.  Results ...
They donated the perpetual prize in memory of their brother Gordon Iszlaub,
one of Wondai Rifle Club’s finest shooters who represented Queensland and Australia.

Duncan Range Inundated
Due to the constant rain over Belmont on 2 Apr 09,
the weekend shooting program has been adjusted, more info ...
BOMBOM Weather Information

Sat 4 Apr 09    AM - Champion of Champions will be 600, 600, 900 and 1000 yards
PM - MDRA Clubs will shoot at 600 yards
Sun 5 Apr 09   City vs Country will be 600, 600, 900 and 1000 yards

Electronic Target Trials at Belmont
14 Mar 09

Phoenix Club shoots long range rifle matches on Thursday afternoons from 12 pm.
From 2 April 2009, the electronic targets will be available for hire during this time,
by QRA members and NRAA affiliates.   Contact Allan Jamieson 0404 578 968 for bookings.

QRA Club members participate in electronic target trials at Belmont Range
demonstrated by Kim Potter from WA
photos courtesy of SEDRA Councillor Andrew Mayfield

Pratten Rifle Club

Pratten Rifle Club was founded on 24 June 1909 and will celebrate its centenary this year.
Pratten is one of the only clubs west of Brisbane with a 900 yard range
Read some history of the Pratten Rifle Club courtesy of Gordon Collie, Agriprose.
Look for this article in the Queensland Country Life magazine.

Please contact QRA if you can you contribute to the QRA History Project 1927 - 2002

National Ladies Teams Matches
Victoria 2-3 March 2009

Congratulations to the Queensland Ladies Team
Winner of the Presidents Match, Runner Up in the Medland Match
Catherine O'Loghlen, Natives RC, Jenny Hausler, Brisbane RC,
Jenny Jordan-Hobbs, University of Qld RC, Helen Griffiths, Pacific RC,
Karen Cole, North Arm RC, Cathy Smith, Brisbane Mariners RC, results ...

SEDRA Open Prize Meeting
Beaudesert 1 March 2009

Winners Elyse Morrison, Ipswich RC, Ken Lobwein, Ipswich RC
and Lowell Tillack, Goondiwindi RC, results ...

Crows Nest/Goombungee Rifle Club
Open Prize Meeting 7/8 Feb 2009

The Crows Nest/Goombungee Rifle Club Sweeps was won by club member Dean Smith
from Ashley Bidgood, (left) and the Prize Shoot was won by Kim O'Loghlen, Natives Rifle RC (right).
Photos courtesy of Gordon Collie, Agriprose   Results ...

Gary Thompson, Darling Downs RC and Greg Balderson, Barcaldine RC (above),
Carol Solomon, Brian Pickles and and Len Solomon, Natives RC (below)
were among 75 competitors battling the fickle breezes on the Bill Dukes Rifle Range

QRA members coach The Armidale School

QRA members Rob Bondfield, Southern Downs RC, Andrew Mayfield, Ipswich RC,
and Jim Vasey, Gold Coast City RC assisted State Coach Meredith Nestor and Executive Officer Rex Wigney to conduct a Coaching and Simulation training camp for
The Armidale School Rifle Team at Belmont 31 Jan/1 Feb 2009
organised by the Shooting Master, Trevor Thatcher. 
The TAS boys are looking forward to the Goondiwindi and Warwick Prize Meetings

QRA members selected in NRAA Teams to
New Zealand January 2009

Six QRA members were selected in the NRAA Team to New Zealand in January 2009
Congratulations to Bill Baker, Pacific RC, Darren Enslin, Pacific RC, Rob Cadden, Central RC,
Andrew Burns, North Arm RC, George Edser, Central RC, Rex Wigney, University of Qld RC ...Results

Three QRA members were selected in the NRAA Ladies Team to New Zealand in January 2009
Congratulations to Helen Griffiths, Catherine O'Loghlen and Jenny Hausler

Two QRA members were selected in the NRAA Veterans Team to New Zealand.
Congratulations to Bill Read, University of Qld RC and Bob Skelton, City of Brisbane RC