With the title of World U21 Champion already his, 20-year-old Stock won a silver medal at senior level yesterday at the end of day one of the World Long Range Individual championship, scoring 100 ex 100 at 1,000 yards.’He produced a really good performance, shooting the 100 and four centre bulls in what I can only describe as nightmare conditions,’ team mate Bruce Horwood said this morning.
‘The gold medallist, from the USA, had one centre bull more than Peter and the fact that the centre bull totals were so low underlines the bad weather conditions.’The individual championship runs over three days and is shot at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards with gold, silver and bronze medals awarded every day at each distance.’It was originally 15 shots to count for each distance but it was cut a bit because we are already shooting from 7 am until 8.30 pm,’ Horwood explained.
‘So yesterday it was 15 shots to count at 800 and 900 and ten to count at 1,000; today it’s ten at 800 and 15 at 900 and 1,000 and tomorrow it’ll be 15 at 800 and 1,000 and ten at 900.’Horwood and Stock both shot the 800 early this morning and could both be on course for medals, each scoring 100 with Chris Cotillard on 99.In yesterday’s event Colin Mallett and Stock both dropped 14 points to score an overall 386 ex 400, putting them in 51st and 52nd place respectively.
Horwood dropped 18 and Cotillard and Alex Langley each dropped 21, so all five shooters made the prize list.Highest-placed Channel Islands shooter was Nick Macy who placed 13th overall and is a member of the CI team competing in the Palma, the World Long Range team championship which starts on Friday.Cliff Mallett’s individual score in the World Veterans team competition was sufficient to put him in 13th position overall while Horwood, Cotillard and Cliff Mallett all scored individual 150s ex 150 at 800 yards yesterday.Today’s conditions at Bisley are strong left to right winds – which the competitors are getting used to.’The good thing about strong winds on the longer ranges is that the whole leader board can change several times over the day and it gives everyone a chance of doing well,’ Horwood said.
