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SWEFTA Benchrest – July Results

Dartmoor. Dartmoor benchrest – Round 5 The outcome of every benchrest match at Dartmoor is largely determined by the wind – and our ability to understand what it is doing on that particular day. The flags, the leaves on the trees, the sound of the wind, these indicators dictate where to aim off, and how far.  But […]

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SWEFTA Benchrest – June 2024 Results

First results this month come from West Devon. West Devon. Dartmoor. A very strong and gusting wind was blowing downrange, whipping over the top of the benches and fishtailing down toward the targets. It was generally agreed, prior to the start of the match, that a score of 240 would be a realistic goal in these conditions. And so […]

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SWEFTA Benchrest – May 2024

Below are reports and results from this month’s BR competitions. Dartmoor Dartmoor benchrest Rd 3. Today’s weather forecast looked promising, 3 to 4 mph winds with moderate gusts. But as is so often the case these relatively benign conditions can prove to be far trickier than an obvious steady wind coming from a particular direction. The overall […]

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SWEFTA Bench Rest – April 2024

Dartmoor Dartmoor benchrest round 2.  Sixteen of us struggled to overcome some incredibly difficult, and typically Dartmoor, wind conditions today, the flags were constantly rotating from left to right, the propellers either spinning flat out or at a complete standstill, and the regular strong gusts were causing pellets to strike both high and low – which made calculating the […]

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SWEFTA Bench Rest – March 2024

Dartmoor. On Saturday 9th March Dartmoor held the first benchrest match of the season, this will be our fifth full year of BR competition, discounting 2020 when covid severely restricted access to the club. Our inaugural match took place in March 2018, and the weather conditions were the very worst we’ve ever encountered – featuring gale force winds and heavy rain. Only […]

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SWEFTA 2024 Summer League – Results.

The 2024 scores sheets are now live, the following links will hopefully remain valid throughout the year, so as long as you keep these you’ll be able to check in on the scores at any time. FT – 2024 scores sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XhNYaYWpSRpJWN-yEFRU28LLCHXiFHtfX2rwGYQ0STs/edit?usp=sharing HFT – 2024 scores sheets https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Hz3fcHhWGZT8akkcXDksMQs9AjaL5dV4GQlat9GNRqM/edit?usp=sharing

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SWEFTA Benchrest League – September results

Below are the results and write ups from Dartmoor, West Devon and Purbeck rounds of the BR League. Dartmoor. Dartmoor BR – round 8. Our penultimate round saw thirteen Dartmoor members joined by three visitors from the Glevum club – Tom Jacobs, Justin Tricky, and Mike Tucker. The day started out with a fairly gentle breeze at […]

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