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Tom Turner

Tom-Turner-shooter-profile-resized Age: 41
ACTA Club: Cessnock NSW
Preferred Discipline: ISSF Double Trap, ISSF Trap, Trap and Sporting Clays
Age Started Clay Target Shooting: 12
Years Clay Target Shooting: 29
Shooting Achievements: Some of my achievements have included competing in Olympic Games, World Cups and World Championships. I have won several National ISSF Championships in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also several state championships. I have also represented Australia in DTL and won several National DTL championships.
2013 ISSF Achievements include:
National ISSF Championships in Brisbane - High gun Double Trap & third overall. Commonwealth Double Trap 1st AA. Overall in Trench.
New Zealand ISSF Championships - Double Trap overall high gun & third overall. Trench overall high gun. South Island Championships - overall Double Trap and first Trench AA.
Australia Cup in Adelaide - Overall.
Victorian State ISSF Championships - Double Trap third overall.
Australia Cup in Perth - Double Trap third overall.
Queensland State Championships in Brisbane - Double Trap overall.
Australia Cup in Melbourne - Double Trap third overall.
New South Wales State ISSF Championships - Double Trap overall.
International Grand Prix in Sydney - Double Trap overall.
Australia Cup in Brisbane - Double Trap overall.
Australia Cup final in Sydney - Double Trap overall.
Oceania Games in Sydney - Double Trap, qualified into the final with equal highest qulaifying score.
Other Interests: Recreational hunting, fishing and outdoor activiites and my family. Coaching.
Other Personal Info: Married to Sarah-Jane with 2 children, Taylah-Jane and Jack, both of whom are clay target shooters. I completed my school certificate and then became a butcher and kangaroo trapper. Other work included a hotelier, driving a cab and working in an abbatoir before opening my own business, Arms and Ammo in 2007.

 

October 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Australian Sporting Team in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman’s Report
From the Rule Book
Commonwealth Trap Carnival
8th ICTSF World English Sporting Championships
2025 Universal Trench World Championships
Top Talent at Maryborough Compak
Matty Patmore wins Golden Clay at Cobar
A Rodeo Night to Remember
2025 ISSF World Championship Teams
Psychological Skills for Shooting
ACTA New Members
Northern Territory DTL Carnival
Ode from Phantom
VCTA North West Zone School Shoot
Thirteen Squads at Colbinabbin
Waratah Notes
Vale Jeff Nash
Competition Results: VCTA, SACTA, TCTA, NSWCTA, QCTA, WACTA
ACTA Rules Supervisors
VCTA North West Zone Carnival
Burdekin’s August Shoot
Competition Strong at Maryborough
Double Trouble at Bega
VCTA Accredited Coaches
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges


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