Just a quick note to wish you all the best of the season. It is raining today and tomorrow so thankfully we are not shooting. Hopefully it will all be sunny in time for the Hero Shoot.

The Hero Shoot will be at 200 yards and we will do (within reason) whatever people want to do on the day so don’t be late and think about what you would like to shoot.

Please renew your membership as soon as possible so we can let some more of the probationers join and plan the years activities.

While you are taking a break (I know the committee need one) take 5 minutes to read the article from the recent NRA Journal regarding Firearms and the police.I am sure they wont mind its reproduction as it provides some important points that you should be aware of in the event of a visit from HMC.

NRA Firearms Advice

Happy Christmas

Well not a huge turn out, reports of colds and other commitments kept some away. Still not a problem as those who did turn out were rewarded with a fun and quick shoot with everyone getting a prize at the end – what could be better?

Once we got going it went smoothly and everyone enjoyed themselves. In the spirit of Christmas there was shared riles and a selection of Mince Pies. There was plenty to do and no hanging around.

There was something for everyone and we will definitely be doing a McSanta (McQueen) pairs again as that was excellent fun. In general shooting in pairs worked well so expect to see it again at some point in the future (Team Service Rifle Anyone)??

The results are in the results page and as the photos show there were plenty of cheerful faces.

Our president Ted Molyneux gave out the prizes and wished us all the seasons greetings and good luck for 2014. Ted is stepping down as President at the AGM as he is reducing his commitments. He has been on the committee since 1943 so we have to thank him for his commitment to the club over the years. He is irreplaceable.

So Happy Christmas and see you at the Hero Shoot.

A damp day but it all went off OK with the new barricades getting a work out (See the photos Section). Results are on the Results page (Where Else?)

Next stop is the Christmas shoot. Remember you will need some guns and a gift to the value of £5.00 (Wrapped) to enter. If you get a prize then remember the big bottle may be the cooking sherry!!

See the links for the course of fire.

The Christmas shoot will be changing so see the course of fire and be prepared. See you at the Service Rifle shoot tomorrow.

The Dorking Christmas Shoot Sunday 8th December

The next shoot is Service Rifle and we are making some changes! We have new barricades to use and as this gives us more options we are running the shoot as part competition and part training.

So Malcolm Dalgleish is going to provide the course of fire around an introduction to barricades. The new barricades are more substantial and allow more shooting positions and rests so we feel some practice may be in order first.

There are options for Standing, Kneeling, Prone, Strong/Weak Shoulder, behind cover etc. This may be a bit complicated under a full competition so some practice is in order first. We hope you will find this a benefit and it may help improve some scores and reduce the number to holes in the target hut that is beginning to resemble a Swiss cheese!

There will be at least three courses of fire at 200 and 1 at 100 yards and so you will need extra ammo for practice. So bring at least 52 rounds and your chargers / Bayonets etc so make the most of this opportunity. We will have allot to get through so the range briefing will be at 9.15.

BRING EXTRA AMMO

DON’T BE LATE

BE PROMPT ON AND OFF THE POINT

HAVE FUN (DON’T SHOOT THE HUT)

Take a look

We will shortly be able to reopen the club membership as Chris Gordon has kindly agreed to become Membership Secretary.  Chris is Joined on the Committee by Barry Springer who has also kindly agreed to help with running the club. We are grateful to both of these individuals as it can be a big task to keep everything going in the right direction. We are after all volunteers.

We will shortly be adding some signage to the car park in respect of legal notices but members and visitors are reminded that-

The users of the clubs car park and facilities do so at their own risk and the club or committee will not accept any liability for any accidents, Damage or loss Incurred.

The pavilion project is still moving forward along with the other range developments and we will keep you informed when there is progress to report.

Well it was a bit of a wash out and due to low demand and horrible weather the competition was cancelled. Some hardy shooters shot from 600 and dived back into the hut for shelter.

The targets didn’t play up in the bad weather so that’s a good sign and we will sort out some Gazebos at some future point once we have the pavilion built so we have somewhere to sotre them.

On a Brighter note Chris Gordon has agreed to act and Membership Secretary so once he has got his head round it we should be able to re open the club to probationary members as we have a bit of a backlog of people wanting to join.

As ever we will keep you informed.

This is an appeal from the committee. We need a membership secretary to sort out the new membership applications and keep the records up to date. The current record is held electronically and it’s not too bad a job but we are all busy with other projects and could do with a hand. We have had a number of applications from new shooters and from friends of existing members that we have currently refused due to the need of an extra pair of hands.
Can you help?
We will support you with the tasks as much as we can so please think hard about how you can help the club.
Contact us using the contact form on the membership page.
Thanks for your support

The forthcoming Handicap Cup is going to be slightly amended to make it more practical and easier to administer. So instead of 300 / 300 / 500 and a strange handicap system that no one understands we are going to have a more normal Queens 2 shoot.

This will therefore be a 2 & 10 at 300, 500 and 600 yards. There will be a TR and a scoped Rifle competition. Depending on the turn out this year we may introduce a classification system for TR in the future similar to the NRA Classification (X,A,O & T). For now we are going to keep it simple.

If case anyone wants to know what is happening with the development of the hut this has been handed over to an independent project manager to sort out Building Control, Tenders, Plans and the Construction. This should ensure it is done correctly, transparently and no individual or body can be accused of exerting any undue influence on the proceedings.

We will keep you advised as and when we have anything to add.

If you have any questions then don’t forget to ask.

Well the forecast is reasonable so fingers crossed. We are at 500 yards for a practice so I expect it will be fairly busy. That being the case we will be asking for additional volunteers to help with Range Officer duties so please help if you can. We will show you what to do an if you have an NRA RCO Qualification that will help.

We will have some limited supplies of ammo but no club rifles as Mike is working. So bring your own (Zeroed) Rifle or chat up a mate and see if you can borrow one on the day.

See you there ( you might even want to try setting up or putting away!)

Well we had the shoot. It was a quick one with everyone having a chance to shoot what they wanted and all went off without a hitch. The attached photo shows that if you forget your breach flag then there are other options. I bet you wont leave this one on the point.