Just time for a quick update

Scores are on the results page in pdf and Excel formats. (the results for the last McQueens have been updated to pdf as well)

Well shot – over 30 shooters attended, only scores seem to have come in from the TR shooters and as stated we welcomed teams from the Sussex County Rifle Association and Bookham (who were there after all). All are welcome and it was great to see so many enjoying the facilities.

To those who came along today as guests – I hope you enjoyed yourselves and you are welcome again. We are expecting a large turnout for the Remembrance day shoot in November.

Top shooter was our very own Mr Cotton with a 150.23. Sussex won the team shoot with the Sussex A making 582.66 against Dorking’s 568.57.

The next shoot is TR and all are welcome to that so see you then.

Pass has expired so got to dash

Great turn out today 21 score cards handed in ane many more shooters came along for a blast as well – Not sure how many as there were too many to count. The work and effort yesterday paid off and we had all 4 targets working without a hitch so great work all.

The shooting was decent and the top score went to Alistair S with a score of 149.27 Barry was second with 148.21 There were two more scores of 148.17 from Vince and me but he won third place on a 600 countback finishing 5,V,5 and i finished V,4,V – Vince I know you are watching – I don’t always fix the scores!

However having said that this was round 2 of the scoped Rifle shoot and the overall winner of those who put in a score for both events with 293.29 (X300) was er,me. So Vince perhaps you are right. The scores are on the results page and no, I don’t fiddle them.

We had some fun as well and Phil had a new toy that we had to try out it’s a 5.56 MARS Trigger

release VZ58 –

Means the trigger on the first pull releases the working parts forward and then a second pull fires. Its a lot of fun and we only wish Phil has bought along more ammo for us!

There was a big pile of sandbags in the butts – they needed shifting.

The committee has discussed how to move these for ages and we have had many suggestions of mechanical means and witchcraft / helicopters etc. In the end it was a very old-fashioned human chain. We did this in between 300 and 600 stages (that way everyone who was present got to help!)

Two lines filling the butts completely and we shifted 4 pallets worth of sandbags in about 15 minutes with very little effort and no cost. Machinery? Pah! people power.

Many thanks to all who enjoyed the shooting and came to help. It makes the club what it is.

I hope you all continue to enjoy it.

A very nice day after all this rain for the Queens II Bill & Tom Shoot. No idea why it is called that, it is lost in the Dorking history. It was a useful preparation for the forthcoming NRA Imperial Meeting. That was the plan and I certainly need the practice!

Some good shooting by the Modern boys and some tricky wind (largely unintelligible) picked up at 500 and 600. Well done to all those who turned up and had a good time.

The next shoot is a practice and the annual Cycle Race has forced a range closure on the 31st July so there will be no shoot that day.

The Scores are on the results page.

Well A good turnout and a nice shoot. No drama and everything went without a hitch! some excellent shooting and with some shooters scoring 50 in some stages, this needed a decent AR 15 but still well done. Before the modern shooters start feeling to smug its worth remembering that while we had a to Modern score of 187 (AR 15 with a scope) the top Classic shooter was a 174 with a No 4 that has to be 70 years old so respect to Neil for an excellent score.

Anyway it’s not about the score (although I wish I had shot better) it’s about having a decent day out and we all won on that score.

Some video of the mad minute & bayonets etc.

See you next time for the Bill & Tom