No time today for a full report so Pictures only. They tell the story.
Club House is Ready, Needs some chairs etc but that’s on the way.Great job by the Construction Team It has been a huge undertaking and well worth it. Many Thanks.
Gallery Targets
Yes we coud all hit them with everything from a .22’s, .44’s, 45’s, 357’s, 9mm’s and a 45/70. It was great fun.
Some Impressive shooting as well
We will be doing this one again some time.
This is a new shoot in the calendar and I don’t have any clear idea of the level of interest it will generate. This is how its planned to go on the day (So Far).
We have new manual targets for this (NRA PL7 targets) and the holder will take 2 targets so we can shoot 8 at a time if there is demand.
We will shoot at 100 yards. Shooters will shoot up to 20 rounds in a string to make sure they are ‘on’ and then they will go forward and patch out / replace the target if necessary. The next lot will then have a go. We should be able to get a decent amount of shooting in using that method. If we have demand we can run some sort of mini competition on the day but it’s up to you!
The firearms recommended are .22 rifles and pistol caliber carbines and the like. I am trying to avoid full size rifles but if that’s all you have and want an opportunity to shoot at 100 yards then bring it along and have a go. I am thinking of the Nagant Carbines and AK types that seem to be challenged at 200 yards.
One thing to note is that you will need to bring a spotting scope or binoculars as it may be difficult to see the fall of shot.
It may be difficult to fit a breach flag to some rifles but I expect the usual high standard to care and safety to be taken so there is no chance of an ‘Incident’.
Whilst I expect there to be some who take a few rounds to get on I would hope that we don’t shred the new target holders / Numbers / shed and anyone who is not up to a reasonable standard may be asked to repair their damage!
So that’s the proposal. See you next weekend.
Kirby Cup scores are on the results page. The day was dominated by the younger members with Jonno getting 97.8 in the TR and Alistair 100.18 in the scoped. That left a couple of dads proud but wondering if making the kids pay for their own ammo may slow the down a bit. Anyway well done to all.
The club house is nearly ready. The floor will be done in a week or so and then the remainder of the outside landscaping and completion of the 600 yard point and we are good to go.
There are some program changes as the Water aid Cycle race is on 2 August so the range will be closed that day and the shoot cancelled.We will also be cancelling the McQueen shoot on 16 August as well due to some technical reasons.
We have been looking forward to trying out the new Gallery targets so this shoot will be held the following week on Sunday 9 August.
I realise that changing shoot dates is never popular but we will replace the McQueen with the Gallery and hold this on the 9th. The range will be closed on the other dates.
Results, such as they are show on the results page. Nice day for shooting and we had more shooters than those that handed in a score. I am sure I could have put in a decent score if only I hadn’t lost the screw that fixes the sight to the Rifle (Bugger) If anyone picked one up at the last 500 shoot I would be grateful for its return.
There have been a couple of tweaks to the program.
The shoot on 23/7 is going to be a 200/300 Practice
15/8 will be the Modern McQueens 3
The forms have been updated as required. The Club House moves forward. The floor finish is going down in early July. I am told the interior is fitted out. There are still things to do but we are nearly there. A bug Thank you to Frank & George who have spent many Fridays on site sorting out the builders.
The results for Sundays events (the final version that is) are now on the relevant page. Well shot Mark with a top score in the SRA section of 133. He was only two points ahead of Paul with 131 and several more scores close behind. A great shoot and the sunny weather made it a good day to be on the range. Lets face it a day on the range beats most things.
Aside from the pictures of the club house and some action video of one of the new M1 Garands in use I have to thank our resident electrical engineers (one medical and one aircraft) who spent the first part of the shoot re-wiring target 3 to resolve the issue we had at the last shoot. It seems that the previous shot damage caused the intermittent results.
So many thanks to Andy and Sid for fixing the targets. The club depends on volunteers to help keep things going.
Club House moved forward – More work on the 600 point and Huts – What huts?
One of the new M1Garands – Nice!
More M1 Action
Sounds an impressive title but the targets played up and the shoot was curtailed. Still the club house is coming on well and it didn’t rain. The results, such as they, have been posted to the relevant page.
The old huts
The new club house, cladding almost finished and the start of the new 600 yard firing point (actually at 600 yards now)
The spruced up target shed
We will yet again work on the targets and see what part of the wiring is playing up this time. The new targets have been delivered from Norway so we will have a replacement set soon.
The next shoot is Service Rifle and all the targets will thankfully be manual!
If you ever wonder why the targets are sometimes unreliable and blame the committee for not ‘doing something’
This is the primary reason for target failure. – Bad Shooting.
FFS zero your guns before shredding the targets.
No Rain so it was worth shooting after all the dire weather forecasts. Some good shooting and some not so good. Having made new McQueen targets yesterday and saying woe betide anyone who shot them up the prize for doing just that goes to, well er, (bit embarrassing really) ME! The no 4T sight was a bit off and I shredded one of the new poles and covered Andy Reed in splinters. I will be giving myself a telling off later.
Still it was a nice day although a bit chilly. Results on the page.
Probably the most successful day we have had on the range for a while. I can’t thank all of you who turned out enough. I lost count of the number of people who turned up and gave their time and considerable skills & effort to help us complete a number of fairly vital tasks.
I would like to thank you all individually but I lost count and was too busy (as we all were).
We managed to re-roof the target shed along with a tidy up and general repairs, start installing the lighting in the hut as well so we have some were lit and dry to fix the new targets when they arrive shortly. The Target hut, shed and 100 and 200 yard shelters all had a coat of preservative. We made the new manual targets for the Carbine Shoot in August and completed some very tricky re wiring of the electronic targets and tested them at all distances.
We made new McQueen and Fig 11 targets and numerous other small jobs.
Really we couldn’t have asked for more and a heartfelt thanks to all of you from me on behalf of the club. Really it restores ones faith in human nature.
The weather held off and we have to go back to the range tomorrow and do some shooting. Woe betide anyone who damages anything we have just fixed.
It’s the Classic McQueen at 200 yard competition but any scoped rifle can take part. We have no mains power so it will be manual only. There will not be a club gun or ammo available so do a deal with someone if you want to shoot.
The weather may well be awful!!
Thanks again to everyone
The club house continues to move forward
Well not quite, the work party is on Saturday and the McQueen Classic is on Sunday. The weather is changeable so I am not sure what we will get done but we will have a go on both days.
For those of you coming to the work party we will be making the targets for the carbine shoot and putting some modern equivalent of Creosote on the woodwork for the benches etc.
There will be other odds and ends to do so find something you think needs tidying and get stuck in.
If you intend to do some painting then could you bring your own brush etc as I don’t want to end up buying loads etc. We aim to start some time after 9 and the more hands then the quicker we can leave.
Sundays shoot is the classic McQueen and the club rifle will probably not be available so do a deal with a mate etc.
See you for a weekend of fun at Dorking!
Dorking & District Rifle Club 
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