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Year of Birth: | |
| Member Since: | 1971 | |
| ACTA Club: | Started at Burnie Gun Club | |
| Preferred Discipline: | Olympic Trap | |
| Years Clay Target Shooting: | 40+ years | |
| Shooting Achievements: | National Championships – Ladies 1975 – Double Rise in Tasmania 1981 – Points Score, Champion of Champions, Single Barrel & 3rd in Double Rise in Melbourne 1990 – 3rd in Single Barrel in Tasmania 1995 – Single Barrel & 3rd in Double Rise in Melbourne. 1996 – Single Barrel, Double Rise, 2nd in Champion of Champions & 3rd in Points Score in Tasmania. 1998 – Single Barrel, 2nd Double Rise, 3rd Double Barrel in Perth 1999 – Points Score, Champion of Champions, 3rd Single Barrel in Roma. 2000 – Points Score, Champion of Champions in Wagga. 2002 – Points Score in Wagga. 2003 – Double Barrel, Single Barrel, 3rd Double Rise in Wagga. 2005 – Champion of Champions in Perth. 2007 – Double Rise, Double Barrel in Wagga. 2010 – 2nd Single Barrel in Wagga. 2012 – 3rd Single Barrel in Wagga. 2014 – 3rd Single Barrel in Wagga. Commonwealth Championships SSAA 1980 – It is believed that Nan was the 1st lady to be chosen to shoot in the open shoulder to shoulder team for Tasmania at the Nationals in Melbourne 1981, also the 1st lady in Australia. The following year the mens team became known as the Open Team. Nan was also the first person to shoot a possible to qualify for the shoulder to shoulder team. Mackintosh Teams Victorian State – Ladies State Championships High Guns Trench (ISSF) Team to Italy 1994. DTL (Trap) Team to Wales 1999. Ladies team came second. 1997 - Oceania Games came 1st in Ladies and also took out 1st in the Ladies team. ISSF – Open Trench (Trap) OD Team. State Trench Ladies Team – 1990, 93. State (Tasmania) Ladies High Guns for DTL (Trap) State (Tasmania) Ladies DTL Teams State (Tasmania) Ladies Skeet Teams Postal Teams (Tasmania) 1987, 89, 91, 93, 98, 99, 2001, 02, 05 to 2010, 2015. (15 teams). Numerous club Championships. Too many to count. |
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| Other Interests: | It was under the guidance of Nanette’s father, Reuben Abblitt that she started shooting in 1969. She only dabbled in it for the first 2 years. The first time she had a shot she got a ¼ of the targets so she knew there was room to improve. In those days it was the old hand release traps at Burnie Gun Club and they were pretty easy to read and her dad used to tell her which way the target would go but it didn’t mean she got it as she used her dads old Browning gun and it didn’t fit so there were bruises but it didn’t stop her from having a go. She borrowed a Winchester 101 until she was able to buy her own Winchester 101. Back in those days everyone had a 101 and you could leave your gun on the gun rack, so there were often people going out to shoot with the wrong gun and didn’t even realise it. So what did Nan do, she had her name engraved in it. Also way back when you could win 3 novices and then it was in open company. This was about the time grades came about. Thank god for grades. Nan only shot at Burnie, Mersey and Rosebery clubs back then and won her first championship at Rosebery in 1973. She only started getting around the other clubs in the state after she married in 1979 and moved south. Nan won her first State Championship high gun at Huonville, Tasmania. | |
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November 2024 CTSN
On the cover: NSWCTA Executive members, Don Turner and Erik Geltch with NSW Trap Carnival High Gun, Peter Attard.
Inside this month's edition
ACTA Chairman's Report
MyClubsMyScores: Inclusion of Shoot-off Scores
42nd Australasian Police and Services Championships
QCTA Skeet Carnival
Answer to Your Gun Club’s Lead Shot Recovery
James Willett Prepares for Year’s Final Competition
Dealership Announcement: CR Kennedy/Fabarm
Waratah Notes
42nd World Universal Trench Championships
VCTA NWZ DTL Carnival
Accommodation for 2025 ACTA Skeet/DTL Nationals
89th World Skeet Shooting 2024 Championships
Psychological Skills for Shooting
What’s Happening in the VCTA
Competition Results: SACTA 68, VCTA 70, NSWCTA 76, QCTA 80, TCTA 80, WACTA 80
Charters Towers CTC Annual
From our Archives
Chinchilla Annual 2 Day Carnival
Fun Day at Bega
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges
ACTA New Members
2025 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application
