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6 Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. 2016 Junior Target Shooting Camp SSAA NSW Junior Discipline hosts first camp for the year More than 20 junior shooters from around NSW took part in the 2016 SSAA NSW Junior Target Shooting Camp held from Friday 15 to Monday 18 January at the Silverdale Rifle Range. The juniors, who all held Minor's Permits, had the opportunity to experience a variety of disciplines including Shotgun, Lever Action, Brenchrest, Silhouette and Cadet Rifle 3-Positional. Special coaching clinics were run by shooters experienced in these disciplines. Juniors were able to learn first-hand the skills and tips for particular disciplines as well as test their new found skills against their friends. The shotgun shooting clinic was particularly popular and exciting for the juniors. It was led by shotgun shooters Michael McNabb and Gemma Dunn who have represented Australia at international events. They shared their experiences and skills with the juniors who all seemed to enjoy the shotgun shooting. On the final day of the camp, juniors formed three teams and came up with their own unique team names: Bunnings Tradies, Ridiculous 7 and Mountain Goat & Friends. They took part in a junior team challenge which involved testing their skills at benchrest, 3P, lever action and shotgun events, tallying their scores to determine the overall winning team. All the juniors enjoyed the friendly rivalry and displayed great teamwork and sportsmanship. After a close competition, with some fantastic individual shooting, the Bunnings Tradies finished as the winners. Alongside the practical side of the camp, there were information sessions on firearms and range safety, longarms mechanics and ballistics as well as the correct way to score and replace targets. Every junior and volunteer left the camp with a smile on their face. Thank you to all the coaches, volunteers and supervisors who gave their time to make the camp a success. Thank you also to SSAA NSW Sydney Branch for making their Silverdale Range available and to NIOA for supplying the ammunition for the camp.