I have posted the scores on the results page.Sounds like those present had a nice day. I was in Bucharest working on my communication skills!
Contrary to what you may have heard about Romania it is a very nice place and not how one imagines if you read the british press. Anyway the next shoot is Service Rifle so I will work out a course of fire and post it when I get a minute.
See you then
We held the Kirby cup today that consists of a Queens 1 for both TR and Scoped rifles. It was a very successful day with a high turnout but not all those attending put in a score card. We were saved from the rain and the weather stayed fine. The scoped rifle shooters put in some good scores with 3 of 105 with the top shot being Alistair Springer with 105.19. TR shooters fond the conditions more challenging and I suppose we ‘could try harder’ (particularly in my case).
Anyway a bad day on the range beats a good day in the office any day.
The AGM was held in the club house and was fortunately largely uneventful compared with other years!
We did discuss the new CASC regulations that we will make every effort to comply with will mean some changes and we will outline these for a special general meeting to be held in the autumn once we have finalised a strategy. You can help the club and yourselves by attending at least 7 events a year at the range. It’s not a big ask and will make a difference. A link to the regulations is in a post from several weeks ago.
The scores are on the results page and a heavy work schedule and forthcoming departure for a spell in Eastern Europe precludes me from writing more at the moment.
See you all soon.
Scores posted on the results page. Apologies to Bob S. who didn’t shoot a 50.1 but a 50.10 that is a completely different score. In my defense it was written on the score sheet as 51 so it wasn’t clear. Anyway a clear winner.
Well shot all, a great day to be on the range!
See you at the AGM
The Modern McQueens is on Sunday at 300 yards. We will not have the club gun or ammunition available due to the holders of such being committed elsewhere. The course of fire for the McQueens is available on the COF page.
The AGM will be held after the shoot on the 22 May at 1 pm. The notices have been emailed but are available here:-
Update
A busy but a bit chilly day. Scores on the Result’s Page. No time to add more.
Well shot to all and see you next time.
We should be ok with the weather so grab some ammo, rifle and bayonet and we will see you on Sunday.
Some pictures from the last Gallery Rifle shoot. I particularly like the 9mm lever release rifles that several members have. As I now have a spare slot on my ticket (!) I might have to get one.
Firstly the scores from Sundays Scoped Rifle Shoot are now posted on the Results page. We decided to shoot both stages at 600 to take advantage of the club house with the possibilities of rain (I still got wet – but at least the majority of the kit was dry).
The AGM
We have had to move the AGM to 22 May 2016 due to a number of date clashes with other shoots. Apologies for that. The shoot is on a Sunday after the Kirby Cup.
Our forthcoming challenges is the revised legislation relating to The Community Amateur Sports Clubs.
The Government guidance notes are available by following this link:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/community-amateur-sports-clubs-detailed-guidance-notes
We have been registered since about 2002 under CASC and this was done at the time when we received the large bequest. What the regulations boil down to as far as we are concerned is that over 50% of members have to be ‘participating’ and will have to turn up to the range about 7 or more times per year. If we have under 50% participating members then we are liable to Corporation tax on our investment income and full business rates.
This is not something cooked up by the committee and is Government Legislation. We don’t have any more details outside what is available on the link.
We will review the options in more detail at the AGM.
Update
Results Posted, Well done Rob Bennett who was the top shot in the 303/TR Competition and also won the 303 Trophy. His Score was 95.5 overall with a 47.2 for the 303 stage.
The Team Shoot, the Penguin was won (for the first time in a while by Dorking! so Congratulations to the team of Tim, Frank and Guy.
Got to dash so will update the site for the next shoot in a day or two. We had a turn out of over 25 so lets keep the attendance up. The next shoot is the scoped rifle and on the 10th of April is the AGM after the Gallery Rifle Shoot.
We are having a slight change of the program for this shoot to make better use of the facilities and to make it a bit easier for the older Rifles.
The shoot has traditionally been 2×10 at 300 with a 303 and 2×10 @ 500 with a 7.62. The match is a TR shoot against Horsham Rifle Club. Most, if not all Horsham members are members of Dorking anyway so we just decide who shoots for who on the day.
The 303 stage has always been a little challenging as the rifles are getting on and the rifles tend to shoot a big group. So to make this a bit easier and to reflect the different target sizes we will shoot the 303 part of the shoot at 200 yards with the targets set for a 300 yard scoring size. The 200 modern V bull is too small to hit with a modern rifle let alone one over 70 years old.
The 500 yard firing point need a rebuild and this is scheduled for some time this year when we can get on the ground. As we have a nice point at 600 the target rifle stage will be at that distance and then if the weather is horrendous and / or cold we can use the club house.
Nothing has to be carried so far either so it seems to be a better fit all round.
The competition is for Target Rifles but Scoped rifles are welcomed provided they stick to the course of fire etc.
So that’s the plan – see you next Sunday.
The results page has been updated with the scores for todays shoot. We had a strong turn out with over 30 shootings on the range. It proves that there is plenty of room for both the TR and scoped shooters to shoot the same course of fire side by side. We segregate muzzle brakes for obvious reasons so remember that for future shoots.
Will shot to Jonno Brooking who won the TR with 96.8 and to Alistair Springer with a 99.11. It was a chilly day and the wind was unreadable so well done to all.
The 500 yard point is going to be refurbished this year as it has sunk a bit at the front so we may shoot the penguin at 300 and 600.
The next shoot is the Penguin & 303 trophy so its 303 at 300 and a 7.62 at 600. Scoped and TR welcome so see you then.
Ok so it’s going to be cold but it will be dry so there is no excuse for not turning out for tomorrows shoot. It is a TR/Scoped comp and in the programme it is set to be 2×15 at 300 & 500. Depending on the turn out and the temperature it may be prudent to make this 2×10 at 300 and 600 to shorten the time in the cold and make more use of the club house at 600 where we can be warm in between details.
We can decide on the day and there is no reason why you cannot shoot both the TR and the Scoped details I will be doing both if I can do up the Shooting Jacket that is always the challenge at the beginning of the season.
Dont be shy and I will see you tomorrow.
The scores are (finally) posted on the Results page and as this was a classic competition the Mauser won at the last-minute over the Nagant. Well shot by the President and the Captain. We only have one of these in the program this year and I missed it so I will see if there is time to have a further 200 yard go at some future date.
Plenty of Modern shooters and despite the mud the event remains popular. We have tried McQueens pairs in the past and we may want to have that at some point so something tl look forward to in warmer weather.
The next shoot is the A White / Garrick that is a 2 x 15 at 300 and 500 for TR and scoped rifle so Weather / Targets / domestic issues permitting I will see you there.
Thanks to to all of you have renewed your subscriptions.
Lets work together for a good years shooting.
A reminder that guests are only permitted if the details are provided 48 hours in advance and the person holds a full FAC. The will have to complete and submit a form (below in Word and pdf)
Visitors who do not hold a FAC are not allowed to shoot unless the shoot is designated in advance as a guest day (see the Home Office Rules) and in the event of a shoot being declared a guest day then the details of those attending will have to be submitted a week in advance so we have time to inform the relevant authorities.
Dates – Provisional
Provisional for the AGM is 10 April after the shoot in the club house.
Surrey Cycle race is provisionally set for the 31 July so the range will be closed that day. I cant find any firm information on this as yet.
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