The 127th Wapinschaw
2/3 Jun 2007
The 127th Aberdeen Wapinschaw took place on 2nd/3rd June 2007 with the civilian event on the Sunday. A strong entry of 33 competitors from all over Scotland and the North of England took part in the competition. The rain held off all day but the North-East coast's typical haar and a cold Southerly wind made conditions uncomfortably cold. The main competition consisted of Muzzle Loading, Quigley, Aggregate and 300yd Matches. On the Saturday evening, teams took part in the falling plates knockout tournament against OTC, TA and RAF Auxiliary Units.
Click here to read about the history of the Aberdeen Wapinschaw.
Falling Plates Tournament
Three civilian teams took part in the Falling Plates match. Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club fielded two home teams and hosted an All-Comers team from other clubs. The military teams were armed with the semi-automatic SA80 service rifle and civilian teams were armed with a variety of modern and classic rifles. All three AFBGC teams made it through the first round soundly beating their military opponents despite the apparent disadvantage of using manually operated rifles (accuracy made up for lack of rate of fire). AFBGC 'C' however, continued to beat all-comers before being knocked out in the final round by No 2622 [Highland] Squadron RAuxAF Regiment.
AFBGC 'C' waits for the 'GO' command in the final against No 2622 [Highland] Squadron RAuxAF Regiment
ABFBGC 'C' after their almost total victory
Main Meeting
The weather stayed cold on the Sunday and the haar never really lifted but conditions allowed a full day's shooting. The morning saw the muzzle loading and "Quigley" style shooting take place alongside the main Aggregate event while the afternoon allowed a full 300yd Match programme of 4 details.
Muzzle Loading and Quigley. Five competitors took part in the black powder matches. A strong performance in the small bore event saw David Craven take the title from last year's winner, Ken Watson. In the large bore event David Squires took the title with the stronger of his two shoots after Ken Watson withdrew from the match. Another strong showing saw David Whyte take the Quigley trophy for the third year in a row. The muzzle loading entry was down this year which was disappointing but this allowed a lane to be freed for late entry aggregate competitors to be fitted in.
Aggregate. The Vintage saw another third time winner in Jim McCall, taking the title with his Trapdoor Springfield. In the Classic Class David Whyte maintained his winning form taking the title with a strong score of 129. The Veteran Class went to Griff Elliott with a Mosin Nagant and a 21 point margin over the runner up. In the optical classes; the Sporting title went to Peter Sinclair and, for the second time but with a year out the Open title went to Don Robertson.
300yd Match. For the second year, the Iron Sights Class in the 300yd Match went to Jim McCall, shooting a P14. Optical Class went to Richard Cherrie and F Class to Peter Marshall.
Picture Report
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The civilian falling plates teams pose with the runners-up bugle |
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AFBGC 'B' (Allcomers) start their rundown |
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And win their round convincingly! |
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Ken Watson caps off his Enfield rifle at the beginning of the muzzle loading rifle event |
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Chris Whytock and Neville Collier compete against each other in the Classic Class with SMLEs |
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Richard Cherrie competes with his M1 Garand in the Veteran Class |
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Martin Kay on his way to winning the Victor Ludorum shoots his AR-15 Speedmaster |
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Prizegiving The prizes were presented by Lt Col. Grenville Johnson Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. |
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Peter Marshall 300yds Match F Class |
David Craven Rose Bowl for the Small Bore Muzzle Loading event |
David Squires receives the Military Class Cup for Muzzle Loading |
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David Whyte receives the Alvis Trophy for the Quigley Match |
Jim McCall receives the Rose Bowl as Vintage Champion |
David Whyte comes up again as Classic Class Champion |
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Griff Elliott Veteran Champion |
Peter Sinclair Sporting Rifle Champion |
Don Robertson Open Rifle Champion |
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Martin Kay Receives the County Ladies Brooch as Aberdeen Wapinschaw Victor Ludurom |
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The Prizewinners at the 127th Aberdeen Wapinschaw |
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People at the Aberdeen Wapinschaw
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Neil James and Major Vic Cowie at the 127th Aberdeen Wapinschaw |
Chief Range Officer Steve Ryder controls Black Dog range during the 127th Aberdeen Wapinschaw |
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Charles and Lara Bestwick Range Marshall and Range Officer confer during the Wapinschaw |
Charles Bestwick, Range Marshall for the 127th Wapinschaw |
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Some competitors from the past plus some still competing catch up at the Aberdeen Wapinschaw |
RSM Hogg and Roland Weir catch up at the Aberdeen Wapinschaw |
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The results are listed on my Results Page
Pictures by David Squires ©
Updated 18 June 2007.
