I left home in Weston-super-Mare at 7.00am on December 10th, having recommissioned my Pro-T , changed the scope and done my practice ready for this competition. I was aware it was going to be cold but I always have plenty of kit in the car and the weather forecasts for possible snow did not worry […]
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BFTA 2022 AGM – Draft Minutes
Below are the draft minutes from the recent BFTA AGM. BFTA AGM Minutes 19th November 2022
Shoot Dates 2023
Here are the shoot dates for 2023. As we get the venues for the BFTA shoots the calendar will be updated. SWEFTA-Dates 2023
Dartmoor vs West Devon Benchrest – Round 1
The first of this years inter club benchrest matches took place at West Devon on Sunday, I wasn’t able to attend but the turnout was good and both clubs put in some excellent scores. After the first round Dartmoor have the lead but a strong team or a windy day can soon turn the scores […]
SWEFTA Trophy Shoot – Phoenix AGC
The forecast for the day was absolutely terrible; 18 MPH winds gusting to 40 MPH and an 80% chance of rain from pretty much the start of the day… but forecasts can be misleading, or just wrong. The team at Phoenix AGC had really pulled out the stops for the hosting of their first SWEFTA […]
SWEFTA Bench Rest Final – Dartmoor
Write up and photos from Paul Salmon Today, 8.10.22. Dartmoor hosted the very first SWEFTA benchrest final. The top six scorers, from each participating club’s home league were invited to attend. Purbeck and Dartmoor were fully represented but West Devon were a man down, due to Bill Hartnoll suffering last minute car trouble and Graham Noyce getting his dates […]
SWEFTA AGM – Voting System
As we have a number of new faces within the region who may not have been to a SWEFTA AGM before, I thought it worth a few words to explain how the AGM is run. There are relatively few items on the agenda this year, but the procedure is always the same. Each club has […]
SWEFTA Bench Rest Final – Date and Time
SWEFTA Benchrest Shoot Off will take place at Dartmoor Marksmen on 8th October. 3 Cards to be shot on the day. Directions attached also on SWEFTA web site under clubs. Due to limited parking please car share. Open Class, all other SWEFTA BR rules will apply. Safety Briefing at 8.45 am. (Due to distance, Purbeck […]
SWEFTA Summer League Round 7 – Shebbear
An excellent end to the season all round. We arrived at Shebbear to find it cool, misty and absolutely still, not a breath of wind to be felt. Many experienced SWEFTA members were seen to be looking around just to check they were at the right venue… Windy Ridge? With no wind? That’ll do. Much […]
SWEFTA Summer League Round 6 – Purbeck
Well despite what the weather forecast predicted, we had an excellent and dry day at Purbeck. The forecast did get one thing right though, the wind was troublesome all day. The Purbeck crew had done an excellent job on both courses, they were familiar and yet different, with a few twists and turns to tax […]