Photo from the BGRC National Shoot Tasmania 2012

International Big Game / Dangerous Game Shoot
6th September 2014

The fifth, informal, biennial International Big Game Rifle shoot is planed for 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The date is 6th September 2014 and will be held at the SSAA Little River range near Melbourne.

The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) is sponsoring this event and it will be hosted by the SSAA Big Game Rifle Club of Victoria (BGRC).

Five events will be shot using a mixture of popular courses of fire from around the world. At least one event will use the South African animal targets. An event with pop up lion targets will also be included. The Special Snap and Double Rifle events have proved very popular in other countries and will feature in the program. The final format for the day will be decided closer to the shoot date.

Due to the constraints of travelling with firearms the events will be set up to use just two firearms – a single barrel rifle and a double barrel rifle. However, the course of fire will be such that a shooter using just one firearm will be competitive.

Members of the Big Game Rifle Club of Victoria will provide the following assistance.

• Some billeted accommodation will be available with members of the BGRC.
• Transport assistance in the Melbourne /Geelong area.
• Safe storage of firearms while in the Melbourne area.

An accommodation list will be available in due course.

For general information please contact Graeme Wright:
Email: thepilotgw AT hotmail.com
Mobile: 0418-710608

For information regarding the Melbourne area and the BGRC please contact Neil Hibble:
Email: Neil.Hibble AT minterellison.com
Mobile: 0401-717700

International Organization of Big Game Rifle shooting.

At this event in 2014 one objective will be to form an International body that will look after the interests of big game rifle shooters. In general terms this organization would foster and perpetuate an interest in the use of vintage and modern big game sporting rifles. In particular, to encourage competitive shooting with a view towards better field skills, safe handling, and care of such firearms. The underlining principles of competition would be to keep it at a fairly low key and friendly level. Where possible, competitions would utilise simulated field conditions thus encouraging improved skills in the pursuit of large and dangerous game.

An important part of this organization would be to formalize a biennial shoot that rotates around all participating countries. One option is to form a committee along the lines of the one that looks after the International Muzzleloaders. The muzzleloaders have a biennial shoot that rotates around all member countries. The president of the committee is always from the next host country. There would be no membership as such for this organization except at the committee level. This means that any individual who is a member of a national group or organization that shares similar values to the proposed “International Group”, would automatically be eligible to take part in the international activities and shoots.

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Photo from the BGRC National Shoot Tasmania 2012