This shoot is in the program as a 2 x 15 at 50 and 600 yards. We are not going to be operating a hadicap system and it will be a standard TR scoring shoot with a section alongside for Scoped Rifles so all are welcome.
We will segregate muzzle breaks as normal and you are welcome to shoot both types if you want. It you want to shoot it as just a practice then thats fine but you will have to stick to the course of fire.
Not sure about the weather as yet but we will see how we go.
We held the annual Boar Trophy Team TR shoot today with teams from Horsham, Bookham, Chichester, Wandsworth and of course the home team Dorking. It was an overcast and, at times damp day but it was well supported and we raised about £265 for the Royal British Legion’s poppy appeal.
After the shooting at 300 yards we held the traditional two minutes silence to respect the fallen of conflicts past and present.
The 300 Yard Shooters.
Instead of the usual 500 yard shoot we moved it to 600 yards to make better use of the club house in the damp weather. the club house was as usual very much appreciated with it being warm and dry with proper facilities and a hot cup of something.
The tem shoot was won by Horsham with 291.27, Wandsworth with 284.28 second. the results are on the page for the team shoot. We were delighted to welcome some new shooters for this TR event.
Of course the catering was once again provided by Barry who not only shoots the deer but makes the sausages himself (they are to die for) and provides them for the club members and our guests at no charge. He has provided this many times of late and we very much appreciate his effort and (very tasty) contribution.
So Thank you to all of you who came along, those who helped, as you contribution no matter how small (and many well above and beyond) who made the event possible.
Enjoy.
Nice day for a shoot and a some good scores put in. We made it difficult by shooting 300 and 600 yards on 200 and 500 target centres. This may not sound like much of a difference but it makes a significant impact on scores. There were two 75’s, one from each of the Springers – there is definitely some sharp competition between those two.
The results are on the relevant page and I have included to overall results from the two scoped rifle competitions
Well done to Barry Springer who won today with 147.18
The overall winner for both shoots was Alistair Springer with 294 for both shoots. Well shot!
The scores from today include the overall results and are on the Results page.
The next shoot is the Boar Hill so its likely to be a busy two distance TR shoot. We have had plenty of interest from teams from other clubs so it will be a busy day. There may be some catering of sorts and all enterants will pay a £5.00 entrance Fee in aid of the Royal British Legion. There may be a seperate charge for food but we have not worked that out yet.
Not much in the way of posts recently I see! Its been a bit quieter as the main project of the George Arnold Pavillion is initially complete. There are still however many (too many!) minor things to sort out and these are ongoing. Thanks to all of you who help out.
Anyway we have the Scoped Rifle Shoot on Sunday. The course of fire is 2×15 at 300 and 500 yards. We may well shoot the second stage at 600 yards so we can make better use of the club house. It doesn’t make much difference to the shooting but its less far to carry the gear and a cup of coffee between details is welcome.
We will not have ammunition or the club AI available as its carer has gone on holiday (lucky him) so sort your ammo out in advance and I will see you on Sunday.
We have the Boar Hill shoot coming up after this one and its a primarily TR shoot. We seem to have many promises of teams from other clubs so if you intend to enter a team let Mark now the numbers in advance so we can be prepared.
DONT FORGET THE CLOCKS CHANGE ON SATURDAY NIGHT.THEY GO BACK ONE HOUR. If any of you forget and turn up early the you can help the rest of us set up!
The scores have been posted on the page. Not a great turn out but a number of us had other commitments (Work in my case),
The next shoot is a 300 / 500 practice so we will probably see more of you then.
Today we hosted the annual Bookham TR championship for Full Bore and also shooters from Chichester and Sussex County RA for their Autumn Meeting. The course of fire was a full Queens 2 (300/500/600 2×10) with sufficient shooters for a teamcompetition alongside the individual (results on the page) so it was a good all round competition.
Not only did we use the club house we also had the return of the 600 yard point (and Barry’s BBQ). We had some excellent shooting and two scores of 149 (16) that thought they had the top score in the bag. There was however a score of 150 (14) taking the top position so well shot by all.
The teams were 4 shooters from Dorking, Bookham, Sussex and Chichester with the team shoot being won by Dorking with 550.37.
Thanks to our guests for coming along and giving us a run for our money. After 5 years of hard work it is amazing to at last have full facilities in a club house with a proper loo, kitchen, hot water etc. The pictures below show the club house being used exactly as was intended. Members and guests enjoying the day, under cover with somewhere to sit etc. The 600 point is great to shoot on.
There are too many to thank individually as many helped the day go smoothly. Thanks to Phil for doing the bulk of the RO duties, Sid for making sure the targets worked (they all did with no hitches) and for Barry and Alistair for providing the BBQ and the excellent venison sausages.
George and Frank can be proud that their efforts to get this project from the drawing board to reality. I still can’t quite believe we have managed it.
Thanks again to all of you.
Nick Baulf has appealed for any information on his Land Rover that got nicked on Monday from outside his house. Its is a great looking vehicle and very distinctive as the pictures below show.
If you see this or one like it please contact Nick On:-
nickbaulf@hotmail.com or 07894 340450
We would all be grateful if you could look out for this vehicle as Nick has spent many hours restoring it and its theft is an outrage. The thieves may will have changed the plates but if you see it please contact Nick.
Thanks – we will have to walk up the range now!
This weekend we welcome teams from Bookham and Sussex County for a Queens 2 shoot (2×10 at3/5/6) so it’s likely to a busy (and possibly wet) day.
It will be an important day in the clubs TR calendar as we are trying to grow the support for TR events. Sussex County RA will be shooting their Autumn Meeting concurrently.
Please make every effort to welcome our visitors and note that as this is a TR competition his will take priority on range space. Scoped rifles will be shooting on the last details at each distance to ensure the competition details complete as required. Don’t let the TR aspect put you off but take note of the circumstances. There won’t be time to zero rifles on the day and you are expected to have your rifles zeroed for each distance anyway. We can’t afford target damage!
See you on Sunday
Results posted on the page. Well shot Matt – with a K31 proving you don’t need a 10 round mag and if you manage your reloads and are accurate you get the results.
Some of the scores listed are low but there were a number of members who only got a few details in as they were working on the other projects going on that day.
Thanks to Jeff and Paul for spending most of the morning assembling chairs (we now have 24) as well as arranging for some of the domestic items to furnish the club house. More items are on the way.
Sid has manged to fish the data cables out of the water and fix the 600 yard firing point electronics. So as Mark had turfed the point and seeded what will be the BBQ area, along with the wiring we have 600 yards back in use just in time for the next 3/5/6 RT shoot.
Tim was on hand to sort out the ammo requirements and help set up the targets.
So a good day overall, it didn’t rain and many thanks to everyone who turned up and helped out.
Updates in no particular order:-
That’s all I can think of for now, See you at the Service Rifle Shoot.
Dorking & District Rifle Club 
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