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Brendan Atkinson
@brendan
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Joined: Jan 15, 2025
Last seen: Feb 18, 2026
Topics: 0 / Replies: 16
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RE: WHY SHOOT THE NATIONALS

I attended my first Nationals in 1976 in Canberra. I only had a light varmint rifle in those days, but was willing to watch and learn. I had the ple...

22 hours ago
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RE: Australia Day Championship Results 2026

The 2026 AD shoot was my 44th (where have the years gone?) and it is still one of the benchrest highlights of the year. Yes, we are down on numbers, b...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Merry Christmas

In SA we did a ring around to the various Discipline Chairmen (in SA) to find out how many firearms would be needed if they were to attend their Natio...

2 months ago
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RE: Flagged changes to NSW licensing

Gentlemen..... I believe you have misinterpreted my post. I have no intention of remaining silent, but my point was that until we know exactly what ...

2 months ago
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RE: Flagged changes to NSW licensing

Could not agree more with the above. However, we need to wait and see what changes etc are proposed before making any comments. Firearm owners have ...

2 months ago
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RE: Australia Day 2026

I attended the first one in 1980 and have attended every year since then except for one, when I attended the SHOT Show in Las Vegas. I have always con...

2 months ago
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RE: Preferred brand of SR benchrest primer

Check with Jerome Ziersch at ZCR in Auburn SA. He has a good stock of most things and I know he has primers. Look up the website Ziersch Custom Rifles

4 months ago
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RE: Hill top

With current situation regarding available ranges, any possibility of a 'new' one would be welcome.

7 months ago
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RE: ladies day try shooting

One of our Monarto Range Clubs ran a "Girls with Guns" day and had to close entries at 100 applications! I was an RO that day and it was a hoot. The...

7 months ago
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RE: Short Range Trophies- seeking locations

At the 2025 BR Nats I think that all trophies for the BR classes were there, but the trophies for the light and heavy hunter class were not supplied. ...

9 months ago
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RE: Barry Warwick HOF #29, RIP

The passing of Barry was not unexpected but never the less was another loss to the benchrest community. Barry was one of the true 'characters' of Auss...

11 months ago
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RE: Trading Table

I think this is a great idea. I can remember that at big shoots there were always advertisements on the notice board for things 'for sale'. With the...

12 months ago
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RE: Local Club competitions.

At Para Range in SA we shoot twice a month and spread the shoots over all classes including hunter.

1 year ago
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RE: Ann Brummell HOF#8

A great loss to the benchrest community. Supported benchrest at State, National and International level. Fierce competitor in her day and driving fo...

1 year ago
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RE: Range wind Characteristics

Without doubt, wind and condition reading are the hardest things to learn in benchrest shooting. You will only learn it by practice. There are a few b...

1 year ago
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