SSAA Coffs Harbour Branch

SSAA Coffs: Outdoor facility accessible by public road, handicap accessible, membership available. Welcome to the game….

Disciplines

The Dairyville Range is predominantly a Benchrest Club, some consider it too easy using a front and rear rest when target shooting, but benchrest shooting is essentially about accuracy and testing skills and gear to the highest degree, so if you consider that an IRB target centre ring is only 6mm in diameter and that the X dot is a minute 1mm in diameter you begin to appreciate just h

ow accurate you have to be at 50m, often an IRB competition is decided on X hits in these competitions there can be many shooters who haven't missed a ten all shoot, the decision will depend on that 1mm dot. Benchrest shooting is the pinnacle of accuracy, where even after you have the rifle tuned perfectly, the ammo sorted and loaded, your rests uniform and your mind set honed for ultimate concentration just a single unseen puff of wind can bump you from 1st place to 12th. Disciplines and Scoring

Generally we have either a scoring target with rings or a group target. The scoring targets used in IRB and Hunter competitions have rings with a value for each ring up to 10, in the very centre there is a central dot if any part of your shot touches this it adds a .1 to your score, often in competition the centrals are what separates the winners. On a scoring target on the line is in, so if any part of your shot touches the line it scores that value. A plug, matching the calibre, is used to check if the result seems questionable. A group target has a marked area that the shots are required to land inside, but the position of the shots is unimportant, what group shooters aim to achieve is to have all 5 shots through the same hole. So shots are measured from centre to centre using a specially modified set of calipers to .000” the smallest group wins. IRB – International Rimfire Benchrest

IRB Target

Most competitions shoot 3 cards or details of IRB; on club competition days at Dairyville we shoot 2 cards rimfire only over 50metres. Each card has 25 scoring targets in a 5 x 5 square and 5 sighting targets positioned vertically on each side, shooters use the sighter targets to help estimate wind or other conditions before firing on the scoring targets, care must be taken not to have a stray sighter shot land on a scoring target. Only one shot per scoring target is allowed, with a total possible score of 250.25 being 25 x 10 point shots and 25 centrals. Hunter Targets

Generally shot in a 5 card match or detail Shot over 50 and 100metres in rimfire and 100 and 200metres in Centrefire. Each target card has 6 targets, one is a sighter target marked with an S and 5 scoring targets shot clockwise from the sighter, only one shot is allowed into each scoring target, with a total possible score of 250.25 being 25 x 10 point shots and 25 centrals. Group Targets

This is shot in a 5 card match or detail. Shot over 50 and 100metres in rimfire and 100 and 200 metres in Centrefire. The group target has 2 large separate targets on each card one above the other, the top target is the scoring target, and the bottom target is a sighter marked with an S. Each target has a bold square designed to be used as an aiming point. The shooter can use as many sighters as required but only 5 shots are allowed into the scoring target, the aim is to have these shots land as close as possible to one another. The ‘groups’ are then measured center to centre at the widest point, the shooter with the smallest group wins. Hunter Qualifying – NOW with metallic silhouettes for 22LR rimfire. Rabbit Target

This is a new discipline designed to develop shooters skills in the field, feral animal shaped targets are positioned a various distances and shot from varying positions, starting with a cold bore shot from the bench and finishing with a 200m freehand shot for those good enough! This is an activity rather than a competition, shooters scores can be taken however as a measure of personal achievement and progress.

26/08/2026

** UPCOMING EVENTS **

Shooting commences at time shown, please arrive at least 30 minutes prior.

Sat Aug 29: C/fire LB Group 200yds 12.30pm

Sun Aug 30: 9am Practice Alison/Jon Brown

25/08/2026

Wednesday Shoots: The range is open Wednesday for practice Rimfire and Centrefire from 8.30am to set-up. Shooting starts at 9.00am, range closes midday.

If it's flooding please confirm the range will be opened before driving out or check for closures at http://ssaacoffsharbour.org.au/

25/08/2026

SSAA Benchrest results from Dairyville range.

Event was SSAA NSW Benchrest Championships combined with the Bananacoast Championships held over 4 days from 13/8/26-16/8/26.

Experimental 100yds 1st: Michael Thompson .2347, sg .208.
1st 200yds: Les Fraser .3225, sg .416.

Top 5 Agg:
Michael Thompson .2803.
Robert Evans .3434.
Les Fraser .3536.
Damien Fry .3617.
Alistair McMillan .3973.

Sporter 100yds 1st: Michael Thompson .2118, sg .125.
200yds 1st: Michael Thompson .2376, sg .332.

Top 5 Agg:
Michael Thompson .2247.
Les Fraser .2854.
Robert Evans .2975.
Keith Sewell .3392.
Ray Beavis .3651.

Light Benchrest:
100yds 1st: Bruce Hawkins .2522.
SG: Michael Ling .120.
200yds 1st: Michael Thompson .1771, sg .292.

Top 5 Agg:
Michael Thompson .2176.
Robert Evans .2604.
Les Fraser .2700.
Keith Sewell .2714.
Ray Beavis .2763.

Heavy Benchrest 100yds 1st: Michael Thompson .1986.
SG: Robert Evans.114.
200yds 1st: Keith Sewell .2047.
SG: Damien Fry .2662.

2-Gun:
Michael Thompson .2276.
Keith Sewell .2511.
Robert Evans .2645.
Ken Eppleston .2828.
Peter Fleming .2879.
Les Fraser .2898.
Ray Beavis .2961.
Michael Ling .3172.
Peter Duncan .3195.
Rodney Richardson .3227.
Mark Tallar .3228.
Alistair McMillan .3392.
Damien Fry .3478.
Bob Cook .3632.
Keiran Grabham .3675.
Tom Buvac .3686.
Mark Walsh .3947.
Tony Brown .4077.
Bruce Hawkins .4272.
Thomas Ryan .6548.

Top 5, 3-Gun:
Michael Thompson .2266.
Robert Evans .2755.
Keith Sewell .2805.
Les Fraser .2883.
Ray Beavis .3191.

Top 5, 4-Gun:
Michael Thompson .2384.
Robert Evans .2925.
Les Fraser .3046.
Keith Sewell .3181.
Alistair McMillan .3607.

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Photos from Australian Short Range Bench Rest's post

19/08/2026

19/08/2026

** UPCOMING EVENTS **

Shooting commences at time shown, please arrive at least 30 minutes prior.

Sat Aug 22: Rimfire Score 9am
Shotgun midday

Sun Aug 23: 9am Practice David I/Trevor (3V)

12/08/2026

** UPCOMING EVENTS **

Aug 13 - 16: Bananacoast & NSW State Champs

11/08/2026

Reminder that the range is closed from tomorrow for the Bananacoast NSW State Centrefire Championships, 11-16 August 2026.

If you're available, we're always looking for volunteers to lend a helping hand 😊

10/08/2026

SSAA Benchrest results from Dairyville range.

100yds Centrefire LB Group:
Michael Thompson .2124, sg.169.
Gary Hunt .2572, sg .103.
Bob Cook .2776, sg .143.
Peter Fleming .2870, sg .220.
Robert Evans .2998, sg .240.
Keiran Grabham .3564, sg .269.
Rob Hamilton .3588, sg .162.

Rimfire 50m Group:
Bill Buchanan .3520, sg .098.
Ian Thompson .5432, sg .133.
Keiran Grabham .6636, sg .246.
Greg Sutherland .7104, sg .298.
Rod Madeley .7280, sg .204.
Bernie Axford .9668, sg .361.
Peter Fleming 1.082, sg .285.

Hunting rifle:
Brett Ewington 1.0812, sg .355.

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05/08/2026

** UPCOMING EVENTS **

Shooting commences at time shown, please arrive at least 30 minutes prior.

Sat Aug 8: R/F Group 50m 9am

Sun Aug 9: 9am Practice Bill/David G

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SSAA Coffs Harbour. P. O. Box 1411
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Wednesday	8:30am - 12pm
Sunday	9am - 12pm

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