DURC were asked to assist with the logistics for the Nationals by the NTSA on the basis of the standard set by the DURC Air Rifle Open earlier in the season. This was a vindication of the effort we put into the DURC 10m Open last year.
Keith White was the offical scorer and statistician for the competition, as he has been for most of the 10m competitions in the past few seasons. I shot a 513 (ex600) on the first day but due to a foul-up, was disqualified from the Open when my second match had only 55 shots, one of my target cards being lost in the meleé that Sundays shooting proved to be. Ben shot very well, scoring a 505 on his first day, which was the first time he has broken 500. Ben Jones managed to get third place in Class D, beating off virtually all of the Wilkinstown club to do so (some twenty shooters!); and he was promoted to Class C. This was the last air shoot of the 2000-2001 season.