There were initial concerns about the weather conditions and potential disruption to the first few days of the Championships. A severe weather warning forecasting gales combined with heavy rain had been issued as the tail of Hurricane Katia approached the UK. In the event Monday's practice session began in somewhat gloomy damp weather, but only one competition was disrupted with a brief but heavy rain squall. All competitions were completed and winds reduced through the week and conditions improved.

The Championships were an outstanding success for Match Director George Arnold (pictured right) and his volunteer helpers on the range and in the MLAGB's Bisley Club House. Competition was friendly and keen with some outstanding scores being achieved. Notable are new World Records at 1000 yards in both Original and Reproduction rifle classes:

• Original - J de Villiers (South Africa) : 64.1
• Reproduction - T Smit (South Africa) : 64.3

One further exceptional achievement was by H. Ruediger (Germany) who scored 50.5 at 500 yards during the Mid-Range Team competition. This is the first time that the a maximum score of 50 has been achieved in an MLAIC Championship. This achievement was marked by the award of a special certificate and bottle of champagne.

Original match rifles are becoming scarcer on the range, they do however remain competitive as the above 1000 yard world records demonstrate. It is also notable that the Grand Aggregate winner in Original class had a higher score than Reproduction class.