Cobar Clay Target Club’s Bryan Manns finished as the Open High Gun winner at the NSW Western Zone Clay Target carnival at Dubbo on Saturday.
Manns hit 249 out of 250 targets to win the Inland Petroleum $500 cash prize.
He was one of four Cobar club members to earn High Gun status from the field of 63 shooters.
Cliff Overton, with 242/250 took out A Grade, Aiden Barraclough won the Junior title with a score of 240/260 and Kevin Hatch was the Veteran winner with 246/250.
Manns shot 199/200 to win the AA Grade NSWCTA Western Zone DTL (Down The Line) Championships.
Terry Albo, from Sydney, finished as the overall winner with a perfect score of 200/200.
Barraclough claimed the A Grade title with a score of 115/116.
Manns also qualified for the NSW Clay Target Association Western Zone Postal Team with Cobar’s Rob Thompson also earning a spot on the team.
Manns will also line up with Cobar club member Matt Stokes in the Western Zone DTL Open team, Hatch and Overton made the Veteran team and Barraclough and Darcy Manns (who had to overcome a gun malfunction), have qualified for the Junior team.
All will compete at the Australian Clay Target Association Nationals event in Wagga Wagga in October.
