The first stage of the Queen's Prize was shot today along with the Conan Doyle. The heat continued and although the NRA changed lots of ammunition a couple of days ago to solve the problem that shooters were having with blown primers, some of these problems came back today. So while there were some blown primers and even a couple of broken extractors as a result of the heat, the Canadians persevered and there were a number of excellent performances today. There were a total of 12 Canadians who qualified for the second stage of the Queens. The cut-off score was 102.12. Along with the 11 Canadians who qualified for the second stage of the St. Georges, the standard of shooting has been excellent.
Also, we named the team who will be firing the Overseas match tomorrow. This match is 1 sighter and 7 shots for score at 300, 500 and 600 yards. It has been quite a while since we won this match and we are looking forward to some success tomorrow. Tomorrow also will be the tie shoot involving Des Vamplew for the St. George's first stage. The day ends with the second stage of the St. George's (15 shots at 600 yards). So the first of a couple of very busy days for Team Canada. More to follow tomorrow with, hopefully, a summary of successes for the Canadian Team.
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