Wellington Smallbore Rifle Association

And we're off! Wellington Open 2026 is underway and the temperature in the range is above zero. I'd go so far as to say, well above zero. And there's tea and coffee available to warm you up afterwards.
Scores are live here:

2026 Welly Open Champs - TV Scores

We shot the Interassociation Open and B grade matches today. Each is a 5 person team shooting 1x20 shot match.
We're not going to share the scores until after scores have to be submitted (end of August) but suffice to say I think we'll be keeping the selectors on. Team scores in both grades were pretty good and there were some top notch individual scores too.
Thanks to Deane Kennedy for supplying birthday cake in absentia. Happy birthday Deane!
Thanks also to Dave Rew for stepping up to run this match when Deane realised it was his birthday. It's not like it happens every year.

WSRA Working Bee – Tomorrow from 10:00am.
A reminder that we have a working bee at the range tomorrow, starting at 10:00am, to help get the range looking its best ahead of the Wellington Open next weekend.

Our main tasks are to:
- Clear the remaining silt from the range floor
- Dig out around the back of the range to help prevent future flooding during heavy rain

If we have enough people, we'll also tidy up the driveway.

Please bring:
Spades
Shovels
Stiff brooms

If anyone has access to another wet vac, we could definitely put it to good use.

The more volunteers we have, the quicker the job will be. If you can spare a couple hours, come along and help us get the range ready for a great Open weekend.

Thanks everyone!

Well folks, here are the results from the Whanganui Open shot yesterday and today at the Okoia Range. That's the same range where Wellington has won the last two Rees Scroll competitions so we should do good there, right?
The D graders held up their end of the bargain and Max Parsons winning and Emma Dagger runner-up (both Ngaio Rifle Club )
Anaci du Plessis came 2nd in B grade.
And that was it for graded placings for Wellington shooters.
Rob Taylor and Pippa Taylor shot in the final, and Rob came 2nd in that.
This was the last qualifying shoot for the North Island teams to shoot against the South Island in Auckland in August. We're looking forward to the teams being named in the next week or two.