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Garrick & Marlow Cup

We had a turnout of over 30 shooters today with the majority being TR competitors. We welcomed teams from Epsom, Bookham and Chichester so from that point of view it was a great success.

Unfortunately we were somewhat let down by the targets that started to register scores of 1 in the middle of 5’s and V’s so there is something going on there that we will have to sort out. This happened more often than can be explained by the odd bad shot. Apologies to anyone who was affected by this, we will endeavour to rectify the problem (not one we have seen before).

On the range front we have progress. The pictures below show that the piles have been installed – the odd bits of plastic are covering the installed piles ready for the concrete. The other picture shows the steels and shuttering that will be installed ready for the concrete. We will then get the main contractor on site to get on with the build and the restoration of our 600 yard firing point.

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Results are on the Results page and again given the target issue I am sure some of you did much better than the numbers show.  Feel free to come back to another shoot and try again. We will update the web site if there is any progress.

Service Rifle 4 and Range Update

Results from todays shoot are available on the Results Page. Well done to those who risked the weather and had an entertaining shoot.

We are delighted to report that the piling contractor is on site and has successfully driven the test piles. The remaining piles for the foundations will be driven over the course of the next 10 days. Once the piling is completed the ground beam will be constructed.
We hope the lead contractor will be back on site shortly thereafter to continue with construction of the main fabric of the club house.

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The next shoot is TR at 300 and 500 2×15. We are expecting a team from Bookham and possibly Chichester. Others are welcome provided they apply in advance so we have an idea of numbers. Although it is primarily a TR shoot others are welcome provided they stick to the course of fire. Muzzle breaks will be segregated to separate details.

Enjoy

McQueen Pairs

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Well that was fun and we will certainly do that again. Thanks to those who turned out and helped run the shoot. It was a great way to spend a sunny sunday morning. Not too many shooters so we all had a good blast. It was a bit of a confusing event to shoot and there was some fast decision-making and confusion with targets popping up in pairs.

You have to agree with your partner who is taking the higher/lower or the left and right shots and even then the blur your partners bullet made you realise you had to shoot at the other target and so a fast switch was required all within 3 seconds. Anyway it was a good event and lots of fun. Next time we run it come and have a go. There is a club gun and we had plenty of ammo.

The hardware present was impressive but unless you get the shooting on the correct target then the overall score didn’t make the grade as you were only allowed 10 scoring shots on each target.

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The scores are on the results page. Don’t pay too much attention to the individual scores as you didn’t necessarily shoot every shot at the same target. It’s the overall that counts.

See you next time for the Service Rifle.

Program Revision

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The delays in building the pavilion mean we have had to shift the program around a bit. Shoots that were published as being at 600 yards have been amended to 500 yards until we can get 600 up and running again.

A revised program has been uploaded to the relevant page but a copy can be found here:-

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We will probably switch some back to 600 once we know when we will have the firing point ready. So note the revisions and keep an eye on the web site as we may amend the distances back when we can.

We are currently waiting for the piles to be installed then the base can be prepared and then the pavilion built. We have been promised that the piles will be fitted next week but don’t count on it.

See you at the McQueen on Sunday.

McQueen Pairs – Sunday 3 August

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A note to all to clarify this forthcoming event. We trialled this at the Christmas Shoot and it seemed to be fun so we are doing it again – and why not!

It is shot with one McQueen Castle (per team) with two targets and two shooters. Targets are exposed simultaneously and the shooters have to decide who takes which target.

So you have 10 rounds each and no more than 10 hits on each target per detail. If there are more than 10 shots on a single target then you lose the highest scoring shot on that target.

Work it out with your buddy who will take each shot and don’t double up on a target – all in 3 seconds. The maximum score is 50.10 per target making a total of 100.20.

It’s not as difficult as it sounds and when we did it before it was great fun.

The club rifle will be available but it would help is members would share their rifles as there is only one club gun. Shoot with your mates and as its only a fun shoot. There will be no drawing random names out of a hat as it gets too complicated with latecomers.

It is a labour intensive shoot so expect to have several trips to the butts but we should be able to swap round fairly quickly.

Remember its supposed to be fun so enjoy yourselves and remember to lend a hand with the organisation. Briefing at 9.20 so don’t be late.

 

The Kirby Cup

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The above competition is this Sunday and we have a couple of notices to inform you about.

Due to the absence of a 600 yard firing point the competition instead of being 2 x 7 at 3/5/6 will be amended to 2 x 10 at 3/5. This will make it easier to run and a better shoot in the circumstances.

On the subject of running it we are very light on committee members available this weekend for a variety of reasons. So our President Graham Arthur has kindly agreed to oversee the event and he will be supported by Malcolm Dalgleish and Greg Box who will cover the Range Officer duties. Tim Hammond will be on hand to sort out Target 4 (battle damage) and ensure the targets don’t play up. We (me especially) are extremely grateful to these members to step up and ensure the shoot could go ahead. Remember the club is run by volunteers not paid officials.

In general we rely on a very small pool of people to run things so going forward we would be grateful for any help we can get. With this in mind I have created a list fo general duties we have to cover in a day and how to set up the range. It may help you understand what needs doing, how it gets done, and perhaps volunteer for some of it from time to time.

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With regard to the ongoing saga of the George Arnold Pavillion we are currently waiting for a contractor to fit the necessary piles to the build site so we can lay the foundations. They are apparently overloaded with work so we are waiting in a queue. This, I am told, is the reason for the hole in the ground remaining unfilled! We will have to move some of the shoots around for the latter part of the year as a result so we will keep you informed.

Have a good shoot on Sunday and Give the range staff a hand, (Please)

McQueen and Kirby Cup

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The McQueen was shot today in superb weather. The results are on the relevant page (if you think I have got yours wrong then let me know.) No prizes for guessing the top shooter. The first score of the day set the standard that was unbeaten (50.10 – no practice, just the two sighters).

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As regards the next event (the Kirby Cup) we have a manpower shortage. Due to a variety of reasons our usual range staff have other commitments and cannot run the shoot. Our President Graham Arthur has offered to oversee things but he cannot manage the event single handed and we need some help from the membership for this and other shoots in general.
We would like some volunteers to step forward and help run the Kirby Cup and to assist with other shoots in the future. The duties would include early arrival, setting up the targets, face changes range officering and putting away/locking up. We really have too few people to do these things and would like some more volunteers to help. The committee are volunteers and cannot always be available.

The Kirby Cup is a particular problem but in any event some more help with Range Management would be much appreciated. So please offer to help (in advance) and we can run the shoot.

In general we would like to increase our pool of members who can assist with shoots and turn up on a regular and reliable basis.

So offers would be appreciated so the event can go ahead.

Pavillion Update – The watertable is still too high to dig the foundations so we are waiting for the contractors to install the necessary Piling so the build can get started. I dont have any more information than that but if you want more then please contact Frank Roberts or George Cotton.

Membership update

I have been carrying around the membership cards all year and out of nearly 100 members I still have at least 35 who have not been to the range this year!  One of them is for a member who made a huge fuss when I mentioned we may scrap having membership cards!