Report from World Benchrest Championships in Australia
There was “Thunder Down-Under” last week at the 2013 World Benchrest Championships (WBC 2013) in Australia. The event was held at the Silverdale Range, a 1.5 hour-drive west of Sydney, NSW. This event drew roughly 80 of the world’s best 100/200 yard Benchrest group shooters who competed both individually and on national teams. Squads from Australia, Canada, Finland, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the USA vied for WBC team honors. Both Australia and the United States fielded three teams, while New Zealand and South Africa each fielded two squads.
Conditions were vicious at times, with extremely high winds in a few relays. To show you how tough things were, legendary shooter Tony Boyer had a 1.560″ group during the LV 200-yard match, while Tom Libby shot a shocking 2.280″ group in the same relay. We can’t remember when we’ve ever seen groups like that posted by shooters of this skill level.
In team competition, the strong USA ‘A-Team’ finished first followed by South Africa A (second place) and Australia A (third place). Ed Adams, Tony Boyer, Gene Bukys, and Bob Scarbrough Jr. were the members of the winning USA A-Team.
In individual competition, Americans finished 1-2-3 in the Two-Gun. Texan Charles Huckeba topped the field, winning the Two-Gun Overall with a 0.2804 Grand Agg. Gene Bukys (0.2863) was second, and Bob Scarbrough Jr. (0.2881) finished third. In fourth place overall was South African Roland Thomsen (0.2919), while New Zealander Peter Haxell (0.2940) finished fifth. The top five for each of the LV and HV yardages are listed below.
Complete WBC 2013 Results have been posted on the Australian Benchrest Bulletin website. Scroll down and look for the blue “Latest Stuff” tab on the lower left. There you’ll find links for WBC 2013 events under the “Latest Results” header.
| Light Varmint Grand Agg 1. Gene Bukys (USA-A) .2796 2. Todd Tyler (USA-C) .2817 3. Roland Thomsen (SA-A) .2952 4. Peter Haxell (NZ-A) .2971 5. Jan Hemmes (SA-A) .3024 |
Light Varmint 100 Yards 1. Freddie Botha (SA-B) .1936 2. Todd Tyler (USA-C) .2258 3. Wayne Campbell (USA-B) .2464 4. Peter Haxell (NZ-A) .2484 5. Gene Bukys (USA-A) .2486 |
Light Varmint 200 Yards 1. Jan Hemmes (SA-A) .2939 2. Gert Le Roes (SA-B) .2962 3. Roland Thomsen (SA-A) .2978 4. Gene Bukys (USA-A) .3106 5. Todd Tyler (USA-C) .3375 |
| Heavy Varmint Grand Agg 1. Ivan Piani (ITA-A) .2389 2. Bob Scarbrough (USA-A) .2399 3. Ch. Huckeba (USA-C) .2424 4. Tony Boyer (USA-A) .2520 5. Ed Adams (USA-A) .2781 |
Heavy Varmint 100 Yards 1. Tony Boyer (USA-A) .1574 2. Ch. Huckeba (USA-C) .1722 3. C. Whittleton (AUS-B) .1872 4. Wyn. Campbell (USA-B) .1874 5. Bob Scarbrough (USA-A) .1900 |
Heavy Varmint 200 Yards 1. Ivan Piani (ITA-A) .2786 2. Ed Adams (USA-A) .2869 3. Bob Scarbrough (USA-A) .2897 4. Ch. Huckeba (USA-C) .3126 5. Jari Laulumaa (FIN-A) .3168 |
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