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Service Rifle 1

No time today as we had a committee meeting after the shoot. Loads of stuff to sort out and the pass from er indoors has expired.

The results are on the results page – well shot to all those who turned out on a damp day.

Going forward – due to the Home Office requirement to record attendance (we do this already) and to this we have to add a record of who shot which rifle on which day you will be required to download the attendance form and get this signed by the Range officer / committee member before you shoot. A copy of your completed form will have to be given to the membership secretary at the end of the year so we can keep the records up to date.

No form no shoot No form at the end of the year then no membership.

Please help us to comply with the ever-increasing rules by sorting out your form and adding a list of your firearms on the back.

Here is a further link to the form

2016 Shooting Record XLS

2016 Shooting Record pdf

31 January 2016 SR1

The Course of fire is on the relevant page so make sure you read it before hand. It saves time on the day. I know some find it fun to wind me up and not read it but on days when it may be chilly and damp it holds everything up. Likewise the only button you need to press on the radios is the PTT one (Push to Talk) or the Call one. Changing the channel and locking the handset is shall we say ‘unhelpful’.

Anyway rant over (for now) and come along for a blast, all welcome and we should have the club gun and some (but not much) ammo.

You are strongly recommended to buy your own ammo in sufficient quantity before hand. There are several members who are RFD’s so have a word with them I am sure they would be happy to help. The Club ammo is really ment for those who are going to use the club gun.

We would like to have all the membership renewals in by the end of this month so if you have not renewed please do so. We will be sending a list to the Police of all those who have not renewed by 31/1/16 and who have not shot in the last 12 Months to the Police as we are obliged to do. If you are on this list they are likely to  .. well best avoided if you can.

See you at the weekend.

 

Programme 2016

We have the provisional program below and on the programme page. The dates and events are subject to change depending on circumstances. A downloadable form is available in Excel as well if you wish to edit the shooting record and add your guns etc to your page.

Although we keep a record of attendance it is up to you to keep a record of what you shoot and when. See you on the range. The next shoot is Service Rifle.

2016 Shooting Program

2016 Shooting Record

2016 Shooting Record

 

Hero Shoot

Happy New Year to all of you.

Sundays shoot will be at 100 and 200 yards on manual targets. We will decide what to do on the day depending on who turns up and the weather (the latter looks to be a bit damp).

The 100 yard details will be shot on the Gallery Rifle targets so you are advised to bring a spotting scope to see the holes. It will be a good opportunity for you to zero your guns for the coming year.

The shoot on 17th will be a further 100 / 200 practice (not SR1) while we get the dates sorted out for the whole year and publish the programme. Dont forget to send in your membership renewals.

See you Sunday

Competency Cards

The NRA have changed the requirements for clubs issuing Compency Cards to the point where we feel the revised regulations will make it too onerous for us to continue to issue them in 2016. You do not need one to shoot at Dorking.

We have a small stock of cards that we can issue up to an expiry date of 31/12/2017. These will be issued on a first Come First Served to members who request them before the end of the 2015 by emailing ddrccttee@btopenworld.com and requesting one.

You will have to:-

  • Request one before the end of this year – No exceptions. We wont issue them after 1/1/16 although we can distribute those prepared before the end of this year.
  • Be a full Current Member
  • Be considered Safe for the disciplines requested – Obviously.
  • Continue to be a member (send in your renewal for 2016) – I will be updating the renewal form and emailing them shortly.
  • Have to visit the range and collect the card and sign for it once you have paid your renewal.
  • Will have shot regularly at Dorking during 2015

Once again you don’t need one to shoot at Dorking and if you are an NRA member you can obtain one from them. It is not the clubs responsibility to manage your shooting on other ranges – we already have enough to do.

Request yours if you need one – If you snooze you loose.

Happy Christmas

 

2015 Christmas Shoot

Thanks to all who turned out and helped make the day a success (well sort of) The targets went on holiday early and we had to skip 600 but the pairs snaps and McQueen went fine and was good fun.

I am a bit short on time for a bit so I will add some more details later but in the short time there is  shaky video clip of the McQueen and a couple of stills.

I have managed to repair my walkie talkies!! (Thanks Tom)

Happy Christmas – we will be sending out the renewals and there are a number of notices to post when I get a minute so keep an eye on the site (subscribe to follow if you want to be notified of new posts).

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Service Rifle 5

Weather looked a bit dodgy first thing and improved once we got started. It was damp but not wet so given the time of year we got away with it (just).

An excellent turn out of 27 shooters and some excellent scores put in by most. Some seem to think that the target is the number on the front mantlet and managed to shower the butt crew with sand. I think the future penalty for that is to carry the replacement sand up the range!

There was an excellent winning score in the classic category put in by Andy Littler with his (brand new) M1 Garand scoring 179 Our leader followed closely second with 151. Clearly time in the southern hemisphere has agreed with his shooting.

The modern class was dominated by Matt Giles with a (highest score ever recorded in a SR comp at Dorking) of 221. I am generally on my own in the modern category but the competition busted me down to third place (at least I beat Bally and thats what counts).

See you at the Christmas Shoot on the 20th. Remember you will need a Service Rifle and a Scoped rifle. Entry is a wrapped gift to the value of £5.00. We may well shoot in pairs so be prepared to share etc. If you feel like contributing some Mince pies and / or sausage Rolls we can see if we can get the oven working and have them hot at 600. Sounds like a plan, see the last post for the course of fire.

Just another thing. I have added the Results for today’s shoot to the results page and after putting it off for a while I have sorted out the overall results for the last two years. These are on the page as well.

In short the results are the total of all the scores shot for the year

2014 Classic Winner-  G Porter 498          Modern  – M Ball  560

2015 Classic Winner C Christophi 670     Modern – G Porter 782

Well shot everyone and thanks for supporting the club.

Service Rifle 6/12 and Christmas Shoot 20/12

We have nearly made it to the end of another year! The weather has turned wintry so it’s a good job we have the club house to retreat to when the weather turns bad. However there is no chance to do much of that for the next two shoots as they are mostly ‘up the other end’

On 6 December we have the final Service Rifle shoot (No5) and the course of fire has been posted to the Course of Fire page. Read it and get ready. Bring your ammo (at least 52 rounds) and a bayonet. You should all by now know the drill for these events so come along and enjoy yourselves.

Then on the 20th we have the Christmas Shoot. There is an entry fee for this shoot and its a gift to the value of £5.00 wrapped and then everyone gets a prize at the end.

The course of fire will be in three stages. At least 34 rounds

Stage 1  – Service Rifle Snaps at 200 yards 10 rounds (Sitting)

Stage 2 – Santa McQueen at 200 yards 2 sighters and 10 rounds to count (Prone)

Stage 3  – Scoped Rifle 600 yards 2 sighters and 10 rounds to count (Prone)

This may well be the return of the Pairs so you need to pair up with a mate and the scores will be totalled for the two. The pairs will shoot at the same time so we will get through the numbers and not hang about too long in the cold and or wet weather. We should have the club .303 and AI available.

So you will need ammunition and a Service and Scoped rifle. I am sure you can share with a pal if you don’t have both. It’s about having some fun so don’t be shy and come along. If you want to donate some mince pies etc then all the better.

Handicap Cup

After Saturdays rather extreme weather we had a crisp & chilly day on the range.

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The Clubhouse was well used and the availability of Coffee and warmth was welcome by all.

We had a decent turn out but not everyone shot both distances. The wind died down and the main handicap was the low sun that was a challenge at some times.

Mark P was the best shot in the TR with 142.11 and the Scoped Section was won by Barry S with 150.25. Good shooting and a pleasant day overall. The full results are on the relevant page.

The next shoot is the final Service Rifle of the year and after that its the Christmas shoot.

The course of fire will be posted soon (when I sort it out!)