Wingham Rifle Club

05/06/2026

🏆 Day 1 of the Wingham Open Rifle Championships kicks off today!

Today we'll be shooting ranges over 400m and 2 x 500-yard matches, and if yesterday was anything to go by, it's going to be a real test of skill and patience.

Yesterday's sweepstakes was contested on the 600-yard mound using the 300m aiming mark. The wind was up, conditions were tricky, and the challenge was made even tougher by a tiny centre to aim at. It certainly kept everyone honest and demanded plenty of concentration on every shot.

Congratulations to yesterday's sweepstakes winners:

🥇 TRA
Chris Schwebel (Holsworthy RC) – 71.8

🥇 TRB
Sandi Moore (Mossman Neutral Bay) 68.2

🥇 TRC
Ella Coffey (West Wallsend) 59.1

🥇 FSA
Ray Nash (Wingham RC) 76.1

🥇 FSB
Kylie Mitchell (Spring Ridge RC) 69.1

🥇 F Open
Brendan Rice (Wingham RC) 83.1

🥇 FTR
Daniel Silver (Marrickville RC) 64.1

🥇 Sporter PCO
Sam Addison (Wingham RC) 72.5

Well done to all grade winners for mastering some very challenging conditions. With the wind up and a tiny centre to aim at, every point had to be earned.

Best of luck to all competitors for Day 1 of the Championships. Looking forward to seeing how the scores stack up over the 400m and 500-yard ranges today.

🎯💨

28/05/2026

Only one week away until the action starts - Looking forward to hosting everyone over the long weekend

Register for our OPM please on this link

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18/05/2026

Did my first run up to Gundy last year and was one of the best shoots of the year - get involved.

Lock this one into the calendar — the 2026 Goondiwindi Prize Shoot is shaping up to be a great weekend of shooting.

With the new range distances for 2026, competitors will tackle 700m and double 800m on Sunday.

The F Class Challenge is also back and will once again run in conjunction with the Goondiwindi Prize Shoot.

More details coming soon — watch this space.

14/05/2026

🔧 CLUB WORKING BEE THIS SATURDAY 🔧

We’ll be holding a working bee at the club this Saturday from 9:00am and would love to see as many members there as possible helping out. After the working Bee is done we will have a shoot at 600Y

With the OPM coming up, it’s important we get the club looking its best and ready for the event. There are plenty of jobs to do, and every bit of help makes a big difference.

If you can make it, please bring along any gloves or tools that may be useful.

Many hands make light work — see you Saturday! 💪

09/05/2026

🏆 Wingham Rifle Club – Club Championship Round 2 (400m)

Round 2 is done and dusted! While conditions looked near perfect, a sneaky tailing breeze kept drifting shots across the target and made things far from easy.

Shoot of the Day goes to Ed Luszczynski, who fired a brilliant possible in Stage 2—top effort!

Great to welcome new shooters, father and. son duo Jason and Harrison, with young Harry (12) shooting a fantastic 107 on debut

Also awesome to see Terry and Dean back—the club is growing, and it’s great to see more people getting involved in this sport!

We had 22 shooters on the mound, which is fantastic to see and made for a fun day out on the range.

TRA Grade
🥇 Winner: Dave Morton – 99.13
Equal 1st - M. Chad – 99.13
Rob Sweegers – 99.12
N. Drain – 99.10
Kathryn Sweegers – 98.10

TRB Grade
🥇 Winner: J. Russell – 90.6

F Standard A
🥇 Winner: E. Kent – 117.7
C. Barnard – 116.9
R. Bartlett – 115.8
T. Barnard – 115.7
R. Nash – 114.9

F Standard B
🥇 Winner: E. Luszczynski – 116.7
Harrison A – 107.2
Jason A – 99.7

F Open
🥇 Winner: L. Raftery – 119.15
B. Rice – 119.10
S. Southwell – 117.8

PCO
🥇 Winner: J. Starling – 100.17
M. Graham – 97.8

PC
🥇 Winner: J. Kent – 99.15
Terry – 94.4
Dean – 90.3

🎯 Handicap Highlights
E. Luszczynski – 102.91
L. Raftery – 101.94
E. Kent – 101.62

Another strong round across all grades—well done to everyone who took part
We’re building great momentum—bring on Round 3!

05/05/2026

Huge shoutout to our members who represented us at Spring Ridge OPM last Saturday!

Jason – 2nd place (PCO)
Sam – 3rd place (PCO)
Emma – 2nd place (FSA)
Brendan – 9th place (FOpen)

Great effort all around and awesome to see you out there competing and pushing yourselves. Proud of the team!

04/05/2026

Register for our OPM please on this link

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04/05/2026

Wingham Rifle Club – 2026 Season | Round 1 – 300m 🎯

It was great to be back on the mound kicking off the 2026 season, with a strong turnout and plenty of enthusiasm to get the year underway.

Conditions were fairly steady early, giving everyone a good chance to settle in, before gradually flicking around later in the day and keeping shooters on their toes. The cooler temperatures were a welcome change, and we’re now into what is one of the best times of year for scoring.

T-Rifle A
Kathryn Sweegers – 100.11
Dave Morton – 100.11
M. Chad – 100.10
Rob Sweegers – 99.11
N. Drain – 96.5

Kathryn Sweegers and Dave Morton share the win here, both shooting clean scores to set the early pace in TRA.

T-Rifle B
John Russell – 92.5

John Russell leads TRB, getting his campaign underway with a solid opening score.

F-Standard A
Rob Bartlett – 118.11

Rob Bartlett dominates FSA in Round 1 with a strong 118, showing early form.

F-Standard B
Ed Luszczynski – 115.7

Ed Luszczynski starts the season well, taking out FSB with a composed performance.

F-Open
Lance Raftery – 117.6
Brendan Rice – 116.12
John Kent – 112.5

Lance Raftery edges out a competitive F-Open field with consistent shooting across both stages.

PCO
Jason Starling – 100.15
Mick Graham – 100.13
Phil Berry – 99.8

PC
Dean Attwood – 98.7
Terry Fardouly – 93.6

Jason Starling takes out PCO in a tight finish, just edging Mick Graham with a slightly higher centre count.

🏆 Shoot of the Day
Phil Berry – 99.8
A brilliant performance to take out Shoot of the Day honours, showing quality shooting in Round 1.

👏 Welcome to the Club
We were pleased to have two new shooters join us for their first day, with Terry and Dean shooting in PC using a club rifle. Great to have you both on the mound — we’re glad to host you and look forward to seeing your progress!

A solid opening round with plenty of tight competition already emerging — looking forward to Round 2

01/05/2026

27/04/2026

Results from last weekends Ciry of Sydney MDRA are in and well done Emma Kent on another stellar performance.

Best of luck to all our shooters headed to Spring Ridge Rifle Club for their OPM and welcome back all to Wingham this saturday for the first round of this seasons fixtures.