Angus Reddrop-Miller needs precision as an apprentice engineer with the Kyabram firm of J and R Engineering and has taken some of those skills on to some of Australia’s shooting ranges.
In January, Reddrop-Miller claimed a state title in the five stand event at the Victorian championships in Shepparton.
That was an appetiser for the National Sporting Shooters of Australia’s Championships staged at Runnymede, Tasmania, earlier this month.
Competing for the last time in the titles as a junior, Reddrop-Miller made the most of it, claiming gold medals in two events.
In two previous attempts at the nationals, he had to settle for minor-placegetter medals, so was naturally stoked to have reached another level this year.
Reddrop-Miller’s sport involves shooting targets that can appear from anywhere, demanding split-second reactions from the shooter to hit them, some as far as 60m away.
While schooling in Shepparton, Reddrop-Miller was introduced to the sport by teacher Craig Hunt, who now lives at Cobram.
‘‘He really got me into it,’’ Reddrop-Miller said.
Reddrop-Miller is also pleased with the support he gets from his Kyabram workplace boss, Gino D’Angelo, who also happens to be a keen shooter.
Rather than the competitive side, Reddrop-Miller reckons the best thing about the sport is mixing with the people involved in it.
‘‘They are all really good people who give you a lot of encouragement, which makes it so much more enjoyable,’’ he said.
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