GB to Canada and USA

Americas Match team announced shortly
Canada team announced
Commonwealth Match team announced
Outlander Match team announced

Click here to view current photos from the tour.

Click here to view earlier photos from 23rd August to 25th August.

Click here to view earlier photos from 20th August to 22nd August.

Click here to view earlier photos from 11th August to 19th August.

Click here to view videos from the tour.

GB Team scores by shoot

Friday 3rd September USA wins the Americas match in the most testing conditions seen at Raton this week.

Thursday 2nd September David Luckman wins the Spirit of America Aggregate after a 5 way shoot-off.

Wednesday 1st September GB Team narrowly beaten into second place in the short-range match.

Tuesday 31st August Another day another 45 rounds on score.

Monday 30th August The Folsom Team Match - Alistair Speirs (our correspondent) scores a perfect 500.

Sunday 29th August Another individual match - Captain Webster leads the way.

Saturday 28th August First day of Individual shooting. Jon Cload takes 1st prize.

Friday 27th August K-Bobs House Match. Richards Target is best GB team on the day.

Thursday 26th August First day on Raton's Whittington Center - practice day.

Wednesday 25th August Another day on the ranch before the drive to Raton.

Tuesday 24th August Nigel rides 'Big Jim' as team spend relaxing day at Echo Canyon Ranch.

Monday 23rd August After a night in Toronto, the team flies to Denver for the second stage of the tour.

-------------------------- Team leaves Canada ---------------------------

Sunday 22nd August Team packs up (shoe tree) and heads down to Toronto.

Saturday 21st August Canada win the Canada Match, David Calvert wins the Governor General's.

Friday 20th August Great Britain wins the Commonwealth Match by 13 points from Canada. David Luckman pipped at the final hurdle by Jim Paton in the Grand Aggregate.

Thursday 19th August David Luckman wins 4 trophies and GB wins the Outlander.

Wednesday 18th August More intersting winds in the afternoon shoots but Nigel Ball goes clean on the day.

Tuesday 17th August Wind arrives on the range for the Alexander of Tunis at 900m !!

Monday 16th August Jon Underwood and David Luckman stay clean after 2nd day of Grand.

Sunday 15th August David Richards wins Ottawa Regiment in tieshoot, Toby Raincock wins Tilton.

Saturday 14th August Jon Underwood wins the Gooderham.

Friday 13th August The team settled in at Connaught and shot the first warm up match.

Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th August The team packed up at Bisley travelled out to Ottawa.

The team Fund-raising auction raised approximately £8,000. Many thanks to those who attended and in particular those successful bidders!

There were many successes for team members during the National Rifle Association's annual Imperial Meeting. You can read the full report by Alistair Speirs by clicking here.

Prudential held a corporate day. See photos.

Report on the team's second training weekend.

Report on the team's first training weekend.

The team members and reserves enjoyed much success at the Imperial meeting at Bisley this year. Over the 10 day meeting in July, Parag Patel excelled by both winning the Grand Aggregate for the second time in two years and coming second in the Queen's Final. Nigel Ball earned his 'SM' winning the second stage of the Queen's Prize. 13 managed the top 100 of the Grand Aggregate with 17 in the top 200. 12 shot in the Queen's Final.

In the World Individual Long Range Championships which followed the main NRA meeting, 14 of the team and reserves finished in the top 100 competitors. John Pugsley deserves particular mention as he won the Silver Medal in the Championships, as does Nigel Ball who won the Bronze Medal.