Rang Update & Scoped Rifle Shoot

Firstly a big thank you to all those who turned out to help with the targets today. We got the problem sorted by 9am and started at the normal time. It seems the rubber was a bit loose so we retensioned that and it all seemed fine. No odd shots and no sound sensor errors.

We have more to do on the targets and once the club house is sorted then the whole target hut needs rebuilding, the target lifters replaced and the targets overhauled. It is the intention to have some spare targets so we can have one or two being serviced. Still that’s a way off in the future. The good news is that is all worked and we shot as normal.

The scope on the club AE has been replaced and is now zeroed. The new 6-24 side focus Sightron has an excellent reticule and is a pleasure to shoot. It has given the rifle a new lease of life and I am sure it will be a popular choice for the forthcoming scoped rifle shoot.

The next shoot is the scoped rifle shoot and will be 2*15 at 300 and 500 yards on 200 & 300 targets respectively.

We have further good news on the hut rebuild. The footings are now in and we should be able to get the build going fairly soon.

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There is always someone who can’t resist wet concrete!

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Fingers corssed it all goes smoothly next time

 

 

Targets

We have found out a bit more about the target problem as two volunteers kindly spent most of this afternoon takeing target 4 apart. The long and the short of it is that the void where the sound sensors sit contained a large amount of debris that has to be cleared.

Hopefully this will now work better / reliably so it is fairly clear that we need to do this to the other targets. This takes several people and can’t be done with shooting in progress so as a result there will be more work party on Sunday than shooting.

It is vital to have the targets working properly so I hope you will be understanding and come along and help. We will need the whole target / butts area tidying up while the targets are dismantled and repaired.

We will do some testing first then see what we can do in the way of repairs so we can all get reliable use in the longer term.

You may want to bring a few tools with you as well as a gun.

 

 

Shoot on Sunday 28 September

We have had some work done on the targets but are not entirely sure if the problems we have been experiencing have been fixed. We are therefore cancelling the scheduled competition and having a practice at 200 and POSSIBLY 300 yards. With potentially unreliable targets it isn’t reasonable to attempt a competition.

Those of you who were at the last shoot will know the drill, report to the RO any of the stray 1’s that happen (they go in the same places as opposed to simply bad shots), together with any sound sensor errors. We will build up a further report of any defects for consideration by the manufacturers (if needs be).

We may also break from shooting at some point and take apart one or two of the targets to see if we can find anything inside that is amiss.

So it’s not a free for all practice and we would like some help in monitoring the problems so we can correct them and get back to normal.

Please therefore  bring something accurate as we need to make sure the flyers are obvious.

Hopefully we can fix the problem or at least get a better understanding of it so please be prepared to be flexible.

Practice Shoot and the next TR shoot

To those of you who attended today you will be aware that the targets are playing up again. This is a new problem we have not seen before and we will attempt to fix before the next shoot. If we can’t reliably fix the problem we may have to make the next shoot a practice so keep an eye on the web site and we will post an update if we get any news.

On a positive note the shuttering work for the clubhouse is progressing well.

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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.