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2024 Fly Nationals sponsored by Nightforce

This years 2024 Fly Shoot Nationals Sponsored by NightForce Australia was held in WA at the Wanneroo Shooting Complex, approximately 40 minutes North from the lovely city of Perth. It would be a weekend of two significant highlights, but more ... Read more

2023 Fly Nationals – Little river VIc

Around 40 competitors made their way to Little River in Victoria, to contest the 2023 Fly Shoot Nationals sponsored by NightForce. The Bureau of meteorology predicted a very cold southerly front to pass through over the course of the 3 ... Read more
Prize table from the 2022 fly nationals held in Wagga NSW

2022 Fly Nationals – Wagga NSW

As we are all aware 2021 would not only see the cancellation of nearly all the registered fly matches and the 2021 Nationals, COVID would see a lot of the world go into “lockdown”.  Fortunately with 90% of the Australian ... Read more

Profile and Achievements of A Shooter – “Jacko”

G’day to all you Fly Shooters. By now it’s likely we are all starting to emerge from our Covid-induced cocoons. With some luck and good management, we might even get a shoot in sometime soon!  It’s been a good while ... Read more

2020 Nationals – Celebrating 30 Years of Fly Shooting

Canberra Celebrates 30 years of Fly shooting In 1990, 40 competitors ventured to Canberra to take part in the Inaugural Federal Cup 500m fly shoot. It was only fitting that the 2020 Fly Nationals be held at the SSAA Majura ... Read more

2019 Nationals – Batemans Bay

Have you ever stopped to ponder what it would take to consistently hit a March fly half a kilometre away? Most ‘normal’ people wouldn’t have ever entertained that thought. However, the 81 competitors who attended the SSAA Fly Shoot Nationals, ... Read more

Australia vs Texas Fly Shoot

It seems like a good while ago I read a post on our 500 meter Fly Shooter website about a bloke, Mike Cockcroft from Texas USA who contacted Les Fraser (forum administrator) making suggestions about running 500 meter Fly Shoot ... Read more

How “Not” To Point Bullets

An Exercise in Frustration aka How NOT to Point Bullets. It’s very likely most of us will be able to recall our best scores with regard to our ‘Fly” shooting. I wouldn’t be so sure that most would be able to recall ... Read more

Profile of A Shooter – “Tim Pavey”

As the new shooting season approaches, I thought it was about time to post another article. Actually, It’s well & truly overdue. Just recently there has been a little unrest at some levels within the Fly Shooting ranks which has ... Read more

Mollying Projectiles! Is there a better way?

A Discussion on Wet Molly Vs Dry Molly Methods. A while later, when visiting Matt Paroz (gunsmith), I noticed a vibratory tumbler similar to mine sitting on the grass in his backyard. Taking a peek inside I noticed a pile ... Read more