Shooter Alan Moar set a new isles record for the automatic ball trap (ABT) as Shetland Clay Target Club held three selection shoots at the weekend.

A group of clay shooters travelled to Orkney at the weekend to take part in the annual inter-county, an event which has been ongoing since 1980.

High scores were produced at the two Scottish selection shoots held at the Black Gaet on Saturday and Sunday.

The high scorers in the both clay target events held at the weekend had to overcome the weather.

On Saturday afternoon the 100-target automatic ball trap (ABT) Scottish qualifier had an entry of nine.  The sun shone most of the afternoon, making for good visibility, but a strong wind from behind made the targets dive…

Shetland Clay Target Club held a 100-target Scottish Olympic skeet selection shoot last Sunday.

The shoot started in good conditions and John Magnus Laurenson and Bryan Sutherland, who are due to represent Shetland at the island games in Åland, both hit 22s in the first of the four rounds.

In round two John improved with…

Seven clay shooters took part in a 100 target automatic ball trap (ABT) Scottish selection shoot on Sunday.

The scores count towards an average for the discipline for the shooter and can be counted towards a place in the Scottish ABT team. Shooters can count three scores from the local ground but have to obtain…

IT WAS a case of mixed fortunes with the weather conditions for the nine shooters who entered the 50-target Universal Trench Trophy competition on Sunday.

The first 15 targets were shot by squad one in perfect conditions, with the sun out and a dark north sky making the targets easy to see.

Three shooters were…

THE ANNUAL Double Rise Trophy clay shoot held last Sunday produced the highest scores seen in the 19 years the event has been held.

Double Rise is two targets thrown simultaneously to a fixed height and angle at Down the Line (DTL) speed. The wind on the day was fairly strong from behind resulting in…

LAST weekend completed the selection process for the Shetland’s island games sporting clay shooting team.

Two 70 target shoots were held, one on Saturday afternoon and the other on Sunday morning, and both shoots were well attended and shot in good conditions.

On Saturday Peter Ratter maintained his grasp on a team place and hit…

SHETLAND’S clay shooters have had more success on the mainland, starting with John Magnus Laurenson being picked to represent Scotland at the Olympic Skeet Home International this weekend at Auchterhouse.

More success came last weekend when five shooters attended the ABT Scottish Championship at Ayr. The shoot was a two-day 200 target event. At the…

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