John Hastie (sport shooter)
John Hastie (19 March 1938 – 4 October 2021) was a New Zealand shooter and gunsmith.Born in Hastings on 19 March 1938, Hastie grew up shooting rabbits on a Hawke's Bay sheep station.[1][2] In 1966, he began long-range target shooting at the Okawa Rifle Club, where he was mentored by Maurie Gordon.[1] Hastie competed for New Zealand in full-bore rifle shooting at the 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games.With Tony Halberg, he built the rifles that the New Zealand team used to place third at the 1999 world championship at Bloemfontein.