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PRIVETT TOPS PAUL JAMES BRITISH RECOILING CHAMPIONSHIP

Air Arms shooter Steve Privett was crowned overall winner of the recent Paul James British Recoiling Championship (PJBRC), which was held at the Anston Field Target Club in Derbyshire.

Wiltshire-based Steve scored an impressive 32 with his Air Arms. He commented: “I found the wind tricky to read as it picked up one moment and dropped the next, so you didn’t know quite where to aim. Some shots you thought needed for you to allow for wind went straight and others you aimed down the middle went miles out.

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