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Gallery Rifle News
This is the time of year when meeting organisers are
getting to work on next year’s competitions. If your club
is thinking about putting on an open meeting and would
like some advice and assistance the GR&P section of
the NRA will do what they can to help. Just drop an
email to gallery@nra.org.uk.
If more clubs put on open meetings we will be
able to create informal regional competition
circuits which will benefit everyone. The clubs
may make a little money and competitors will
find it easier (and cheaper) to travel locally. New
competitors will gain valuable match experience
which will encourage them to travel further to more
venues. Club members will learn what it takes to
organise and run a meeting and improve their skills
as Range Officers. A well run meeting always has an
effect on the competitors and they take back a
positive message to their clubs. They also take back
what they have learnt about how to improve their
shooting and best practice in safety standards.
Some of you may have been following what has
become a fairly hot topic and that is what is the
definition of Gallery Rifle Centre Fire (GRCF). It seemed
fairly straightforward ten years ago but we have moved
on and it is time to revisit it. The new definition, which
is in the draft stage at the moment, will address the new
developments in rifle design and also the continuing
interest in classic and historic rifles. Three gun types
are proposed as follows.
GRCF (“Standard”) allows any lever action rifle which
has an integral tube magazine. There is no list of
calibres but, as is currently the case, downloaded full
bore rifle calibres are not allowed.
GRCF Classic covers rifles that are eligible to
compete in the Trafalgar and Imperial Historic Arms
Meetings.
GRCF Open is for anything else – rifles with different
actions, detachable magazines etc.
The idea is to keep it as simple as possible while
allowing as many competitors as possible to take part
on an equal footing.
We are now near the need of the competition season so
now is the time to change your ammunition, sights etc –
not just before a competition, as so many of us do to our
cost! Plenty of practice time and a couple of Christmas
shoots in December which are now part of the regular
calendar.
Also a few dates for 2010 so you can start planning your
year. Entry forms will be starting to come out in January.
COMPETITION CALENDAR
November 14-15
December 5
December 30
International 1500 and Short
Events
BDMP Range, Leitmar
Germany
GRSB, GRCF & 30M1 carbine
Gallery Rifle Christmas Shoot
and Social
National Shooting Centre,
Bisley
Christmas Shoot
Shield Shooting Centre, Dorset
NATIONAL SHOOTING CENTRE DATES FOR 2010
March 27-28
May 28-30
July10-24
August 28-29
October 23-24
October 30-30
Spring Action Weekend
The Phoenix Meeting
The Imperial Meeting
Gallery Rifle National
Championships
The Trafalgar Meeting
Autumn Action Weekend
(Either contact the organisers direct or go to www.galleryrifle.com
for entry forms.)
GR&P = Gallery Rifle Centre Fire (GRCF), Gallery Rifle
Small Bore (GRSB), Long Barrelled Pistol (LBP) and
Long Barrelled Revolver (LBR)
Please go to the Gallery Rifle website www.galleryrifle.
com for more news and information.
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