Category Archives: Membership

Happy New Year and 2021 Program

Happy New Year to all

The 2021 Programme has been added to the Programme page for your information. We have no idea what is going to happen next year or when things will return to normal. At the moment most of us are in tier 4 so no one is going anywhere soon and the range will remain closed until we can.

The programme for 2021 will nominally start on 10 January but I very much doubt we will be able to reopen until February at the earliest. We will continue with the pre-booked shoots at various ranges and when we can safely mix more normally we will rejig the programme and add some of the old style shoots depending on the timing and regulations.

The dates are set so we can at lease plan when we might be able to shoot and will take it from there.

Sorry we can’t offer more at this stage but with your support we will get going as soon as it is permitted and safe to do so.

Don’t forget to renew your membership and maintain your shooting record. You still have a licence to maintain and renew (at some point). If you own a Lever Release / Mars Rifle then you will have to hand this in by March. It is advisable to not forget to do so!

Sunday 13 December 100 x Gallery Rifle, Booking Closed

We are shooting again on Sunday at 100 yards and the booking is Closed. This will be the last shoot of the year. Like the last Gallery Rifle you will need to bring your own patches. The details will still be 20 minutes with a 10 minute change over to allow for patching etc.

The usual rules apply so email the usual address for a slot. The list is below

201213 Range Booking 100x

Not the Home Office Compensation for Lever Release and MARS rifles is on the Legislation page.

Chris will be emailing the membership renewals soon and we are holding last years prices.

The fees are £120 for Non NRA Members and £105 for NRA members. The difference being largely due to the Insurance cost.

I will update the membership forms on the web site shortly but Chris will email these anyway. No form no membership, its quite simple.

See you on Sunday.

Hero Shoot

A Happy New Year to all our members.

This also means you have to pay your subs by the end of the month or you won’t be a member any longer.

We had a busy shoot today with just under 30 shooters attending. No rain and plenty of interesting guns on show. We are grateful to Chris who is taking the role of our official photographer so below are a selection of photos of today’s activities.

See you at the next shoot that is a 100 / 200 practice.

More FAC Restrictions

The shoot this wekend is cancelled due to the bike ride but instead of shooting you can do the consultation to try to prevent more restrictions on FAC grants and renewals. The message below is from BASC. You need to take part in the consultation. If you dont then its your fault if this comes to pass. It will take 5 minutes.

Gents – you’ve probably already seen this Government consultation (see e-mail below) but it is essential that as many shooters respond as soon as possible otherwise we all face more draconian legislation and more hurdles to jump to renew our Licences. The proposed 10 yearly Licence renewals are welcome, but if it becomes mandatory to obtain a Doctor’s medical declaration upon renewal, but there is no obligation on a Doctor to engage with the process, or to keep any fees at a reasonable level, then the potential ramifications are obvious. This could be very serious if it is your Doctor who happens to be opposed to anyone holding firearms fullstop and simply refuses to take part. The proposals do not put any legal duty on the Doctor to even consider your request.

This consultation closes on 17th September 2019 so please ensure that you respond before then.

 

Do not simply rely on others doing this, please submit your own views to protect your sport and your rights, as the more responses the Government get pointing out the glaring errors in their proposals the greater the chance they will do something about it and make amendments.

 

Please forward this message onto anyone you know who shoots and invite then to submit their views.

Firearms licensing consultation

Please respond today!

BASC urges all shooters in England, Wales and Scotland to respond to a consultation that could lead to a significant change in firearms licensing.

The Home Office is consulting on draft statutory firearms licensing guidance for chief officers of police in England, Wales and Scotland.

The proposals would make it mandatory for anyone applying for the grant or renewal of a shotgun or firearms certificate to have their medical declaration information verified by their doctor. However, the proposals place no obligation on the doctors to take part and there is absolutely no guidance on a reasonable charging regime.

BASC wants an efficient, cost-effective, robust system of firearms licensing that protects public safety and provides excellent service to the shooting community. We believe that all parties in the licensing process in England, Wales and Scotland should have statutory duties and must include the doctors.

Combined with an obligatory encoded reminder on medical records, this will facilitate the introduction of ten-year certificates, reducing the burden on the police, doctors and the shooting community.

Click here for the consultation documents.

You can respond by completing a short survey or emailing the Home Office directly.

Click here to complete the consultation response survey.

Click here to email your views to the Home Office.

Reproduced from a BASC message.

Sunday 9 June, Knight Cup, Gellibrand Shield & AGM Updated

The weather was fine and we had a good turn out for the shoot.

The scores are on the results page. The shoot was based on a 3/5/6  2×10 fired with the A Whyte being 300 & 500 and the Gellibrand Shield being 500 & 600.

We held the AGM afterwards and that went off without a hitch so its business as usual. See you at the next one, Modern Mc Queens.

 

 

AGM Sunday 29 April – Updated + Scores

Results

Scores on the results pages – very well shot by some (not me though). TR was won by Rob B with a 103.13 and the scoped by Paul U with a 105.12.

Scores on the results page, any mistakes then let me know as it’s probably my fault.

AGM – Job done, no drama, business as usual and a profitable year.

Next shoot is a Service Rifle.

Note – we will have a Work Party on Sunday 17 June – can’t wait & details to follow. Remember the club is run for you by volunteers so help if you can.

 

The clubs AGM is on Sunday 29 April in the club house. Nominally it will take place at 2pm but if we finish the shoot early then we may bring it forward a bit.

So this means – don’t be late!

The agenda is here:-

DDRC_AGM_Agenda_2018

2017 AGM Minutes

DDRC_AGM_Minutes_30-04-17_(for 2016)

We don’t have any earth shattering things to discuss or announce as its pretty much business as usual. If you have questions to submit then please do so in advance if you want an answer on  the day.

Remember – rumours are destabilising so if you want to know what the club is doing then ask the committee and don’t rely on third hand information & assumptions.

The shoot is the Kirby Cup that is a Queens 1. That is to say its 2 x 7 at 3/5/6.TR shooters first then scoped and then the Muzzle break stuff for each distance. You know the usual drill.

See you on Sunday

 

2018 Administration & the Christmas Shoot. – Update

First things first –

2018 membership forms will be emailed soon and we would like to have the membership process completed by 31/1/2018. The forms are on the membership page but are below in pdf and word versions below:-

pdf 2018 Dorking Renewal Form Doc word 2018 Dorking Renewal Form Doc

2018 programme – on the relevant pages and as below

pdf 2018 Shooting Program xls 2018 Shooting Program

2018 Shooting Record

pdf 2018 Shooting Record xls 2018 Shooting Record

Christmas Shoot

Christmas fast approaches and we have to sort out a Christmas Shoot so here is what we have in mind. We have a potentially large number of people to cater for and as it will be cold and/or wet it needs to be something we can shift through at a reasonable pace so no one has to hang around for too long.

The shoot will be over three distances 100, 200 and 600 yards and shot in pairs so its time to find a friend and or team up with someone on the day. The entry fee will be a wrapped gift to the value of £5.00. No gift, no shoot. If you turn up late then all the friends will be taken as well. We will be starting at 9.30 sharp.

100 yards Shot on the Gallery Rifle targets 10 shots each on to a standard PL7 targets. These are grouped in pairs and the scores will be no more than 10 shots on each target. Shoot in no more than 3 minutes.

It is surprising how many members cannot either count or hit the correct target.

200 yards will be shot in pairs on a figure 11 and a figure 12 targets both showing at the same time. Again both targets will be up at the same time and you can decide who is the better shot so someone gets to shoot on the smaller target. There will be penalties if you cross fire. There will be a two-minute time limit on this and we will need a butt crew of 8 people per detail.

600 yards electronic targets shot in your pair with a time limit so no one is going to be allowed to take ages.

So that’s the plan. We will finish up at 600 yards and then have a prize giving in the club house. If you want to bring along something else like sausage rolls, mince pies or similar that we can heat up in the oven will be a welcome addition.

You can use any gun you like for the shoot and can use a different rifle for each stage if you like. We may well be able to have the club guns and we have some ammo as well.

Scores added to the Results Page – Happy Chirstmas and new year.

Gravett Cup and RCO Course

A late update of things as I have been away for a bit and am just catching up. The scores  for the Gravett cup are on the Results page. The master plan for security is to have the names in a First name / Last initial format but this only works if you know the names.  I am claiming that I didn’t prepare the file so they are not all in that format. Apologies I will try to do better in future but I am a bit time poor at the moment.

The clubs first RCO course was run at the weekend and all the delegates passed. This is excellent news and it ups the skills of shooters and RCO staff we have. We should be ever mindful of the legal issues surrounding our activities and the better recognised skills are always welcome. We need to be on top of all the legal and safety activities at all times and it is ever-changing.

We will probably run the course again next year so if you are interested make sure you register in time (not now!).

We will probably be revisiting the issue of competency cards at some point as a number of you have asked about it. If we do follow the NRA procedure then all shooters at Dorking will need to be certified and if not take a course either with us or the NRA.  If we go down this route then there are implications and administration for all. We will have another look at it and let you know.

See you on Sunday for the next shoot – the Barclay Cup being a 2 x 10 at 500 & 600. TR shooters first etc.

See you then.

Kirby Cup & AGM

Sundays shoot saw the Kirby Cup with around 20 shooters in attendance (based on the number of cards I ended up with) We used the refurbished 500 yard point for the first time with good results and saw some decent scores overall (see the Results Page).

Those of you who stayed on for or attended the AGM, thanks for your support. We have had a good year and although progress in some areas is slow we still move forward positively and in a sensible direction. The current committee was re-elected and were joined by Andy Reed and Neil Butler. Nick Baulf has agreed to be our new accounts examiner.

Finances reflect the increased expenditure but we do not intend to increase the membership fees at this time so that’s good news for all.

We have some work to finish off on the club house still and then we move on to fixing up the target hit that needs some attention.

Plenty to do so if you feel like helping out we would be happy to hear from you. There will be a work party this summer at some point – details to follow. Dont Forget we are running an ACO course so if you have not advised PAul Upward of your interest then please do so. It looks as if we will aim to run this on a non shooting weekend in September.

The next shoot is Service Rifle.