The  weekend  of  17th/18th  September saw  the  Glen  Innes Pistol Club hold it's semi annual Open Shoot.
The  weather could not have been better as almost 60 competitors turned out to vie for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes in each match. This years prizes were low ball tumblers with 'Glen Innes Pistol Club ISSF Open Shoot 2011' engraved into them.
The club decided to revive the lost tradition of the Saturday Night Roast Dinner hosted at the Pistol Club which was an extraordinary success thanks in large part to Kerri Tom and the kitchen volunteers tireless efforts. The meal was delicious and a great time was had by all in attendance.
The business of the Pistol Matches was run flawlessly and efficiently thanks to our Range Officer volunteers Rick Bowen, Jan Bowen, Jason Tom and Wayne Unicomb (and anybody else who volunteered to run ranges over the course of the weekend) as well as the sterling effort put in by Mick and Ron Reed in the Score Shed.
All in all it was one of the best Opens the club has held in years and was an indication of the clubs bright future.
The Open Shoot results can be viewed on the weekly results page.
Photo's of the Open can be viewed on the shooting gallery page.

The Working Bee was a resounding success. Much appreciation to all who attended to lend a hand.
The club is now fighting fit and ready for next weeks Open Shoot.
All members and visitors are encouraged to attend the Open.
During the Open Shoots the club offers a canteen with the most delicious and affordable meals you will find so drop in anytime next weekend.

Saturday the 3rd of September was a beautiful sunny day to shoot 25 yard service.
Jan Bowen shot a personal best of 550 off barrel which she was very pleased with.
Shortly after I shot a personal best of 548 which I was pretty pleased with as I had tried a different technique for one of the 25 yard stages and it seemed to be paying off. The next day I got an email telling me the scores had been miscalculated, I expected to lose ten points but instead I found out I gained ten points making it 558, a huge improvement on my previous best.
The results can be found on the weekly results page.
We then retired to the club house for our AGM.
News released in the AGM was very positive and it is clear the club has a very sunny future ahead of it.
Please don't forget the working bee is next weekend, all members are expected to attend and lend a hand.
Also don't forget the ISSF September Open Shoot is fast approaching, it's only two weeks from now.
Members are expected to show up on the weekend and lend a hand.
Visitors are encouraged to drop out to the Open and get a feel for what an Open is all about.