Winter 2002 - National Rifle Association

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so that net range charges will remain at the same levelas for 2002.You will remember that Council agreed that bookingsof targets for the purpose of running corporate days forcommercial reasons, rather than the promotion of thesport, will be charged a per capita fee for those attendingthe corporate day. This has been set at £25 per guest.This will not apply to bookings made for the sole purposeof promoting the sport of shooting. Club secretaries, orindividuals making such bookings, will be asked toindicate, when making a booking for a corporate day,for what purpose the targets are being booked.Firearms and AmmunitionAmmunition PricesThe purchase price from Royal Ordnance Radway GreenTarget Ammunition for 2003 has not yet beenannounced. It is therefore not possible to give the revisedammunition prices for sale to members for 2003 in thisedition of the Journal. These will be ascertained as soonas possible and details will be made available toindividual members and to affiliated Clubs.Use of Breech FlagsIt has been found possible to insert a breech flag in acertain type of modern target rifle while, at the sametime, a live round was retained by the flag in the rear ofthe action. A possible consequence could be that, whenthe breech flag is removed and the bolt closed, a liveround could unknowingly be fed into the chamber withthe obvious safety implications. You are advised to checkwhether this is possible with your rifle, and if so, to takethe most stringent precautions to ensure that this isprevented.However, this matter will be considered by the ShootingCommittee and may be referred to in the Spring Journal.Range Office Target (ROT)You may be aware that the Range Office has beenarranging for a ROT to be available at as many rangesas possible as often as possible. This target is availableby the hour and may be booked in the Range Office at arate of £6 per hour. This is ideal if you are testingammunition or running in a barrel. Since this is oftenprovided due to the cancellation of an existing booking,the distance cannot be guaranteed in advance.Imperial MeetingPrize ListsHeavy involvement in the Commonwealth Gamesdelayed work on producing the Prize List book.However this has now been sent to the printers andshould be ready for distribution, along with your medals,bars and prize money, by late October or earlyNovember.Web SiteThose who surf the web will have noticed that not allresults were displayed on the web site this year. Thiswas due to the fact that the results come from a varietyof sources, some produced by the main computerprogram, some from a PC, some are word processed etc.8It would have taken an inordinate amount of time toproduce them all in HTML format so these particularones were not put on the web site.It is planned to computerise more events in 2003, whichwill make it very much easier to put more results on theweb site. This process will be completed in 2004 whenit is hoped to put all results on the web site the day theygo final.Dates for 2003The 134th Imperial Meeting will be held a week laterthan this year, and will run from 5 July to 19 July. Theseevents will be preceded by the Services and CadetsMeetings which will start on 22 June. The WorldVeterans, Under 21 and Under 25 Team Matches will beheld on Sunday 20 July and the World Individual LongRange Championships will then follow from Monday21 to Wednesday 23 July inclusive. The Palma PracticeDay will be on Thursday 24 July; the Palma World LongRange Championships will be held on Friday 25 andSaturday 26 July 2003.ProgrammeThe programme of events for 2003 will be similar to 2002,but an Australia Match and a Junior Australia Matchwill also be held, probably on Second Tuesday.Entry FormsEntry forms will be included in the Spring Journal, duefor publication at the end of February 2003.Service RifleThere will be some changes in individual matchconditions next year. Practice 1 of Match 4 (The ARAAssociation or NRA Queen Mary) will now be fired ona Triple Figure 11, the central Figure 11 scoring five andfour as usual but the two flank targets, which will becovered with ochre coloured paper only, will score twopoints. In addition Practice 4 will revert to ten exposuresof three seconds only, and the no shoot exposures havebeen dispensed with. The match conditions for the Inter-Services FIBUA have been modified in line with theproposed changes to Match 17 which will be publishedin due course.Target Rifle, Match Rifle and F ClassThere are no known changes to date, but I will give anupdate in the Spring Journal.Gallery Rifle and Muzzle Loading PistolThere will be some changes to make the Gallery Rifleand Pistol Meeting more popular and relevant, and thesewill be notified in the Spring Journal.Historic ArmsIt is possible that some changes will be made to theprogramme of this meeting but the sub-committee hasnot yet met to confirm any changes. Again I will givean update in the Spring Journal.Trade StandsIf you plan to set up a Trade Stand during the ImperialMeeting please contact Doug Glaister as soon as possible.A standard space will be £30 plus VAT per day, withlarger sites in the region of £60 plus VAT. Space islimited, and early application is advisable.
Imperial Meeting 2004For advance information the 2004 Imperial Meeting willbe one week later than the 2003 Meeting, therebyreverting to its traditional slot. First Saturday will be 10July and Queen’s Prize Final will be 24 July 2004.Team CaptainciesGreat Britain Match Rifle Team to Australia -October 2004Council have accepted the invitation by the NRA ofAustralia to send a Match Rifle Team to compete in theAustralian MR Championships and to compete in theInternational Team Match defending the WoomeraTrophy. The provisional programme is:SA Fullbore State Champs 20 Sep – 4 OctMR Team Practice5 OctSA MR Individual Champs 6 – 8 OctMR State Teams9 OctWoomera International Match 10 OctNominations are sought for the position of TeamCaptain, and nominees must have agreed to their namesbeing put forward. Nominations should be forwardedto the Shooting Manager by no later than 2 January 2003,and Council will then elect the Team Captain at itsmeeting towards the end of January 2003.Under 25 Team Captain 2004Nominations are sought for the position of Under 25Captain for 2004. Nominations should be forwarded tothe Shooting Manager by no later than 2 January 2003.Diamond Jubilee of Disbandment of the HomeGuardAn interesting letter has been received from the HonSecretary of the Newport (IW) & District Rifle Club(Founded 1944 by D Coy 19th Bn Hampshire HomeGuard) and is reproduced, at his request, in the letterssection of this Journal. Please read this and, if applicable,respond to the club secretary.Notes from the Shooting AdministratorNRA CoursesIt is intended that the NRA Courses Programme shouldoffer progression in terms of knowledge and trainingthroughout the year for members of the NRA and itsaffiliated clubs. Dates for all courses in 2003 will beshown in the Marksman’s Calendar (included with thenext Journal) and will be publicised separately.Probationary Members CourseThis course is primarily a course in safe handling, whichprovides an introduction to target rifle shooting. Eachcourse consists of six half day lessons. The currentautumn courses are fully subscribed; the next course willbegin in the New Year. Courses are run in the spring,early summer and autumn. Each course is limited toten students.Target Rifle Skills CourseThis weekend course will be held in the spring; it isaimed primarily at those individuals who have recentlytaken up target rifle shooting to help them develop theirbasic skills.Club Instructor CourseThis is the first step towards a coaching qualification. Acourse was held at Bisley on 21 and 22 September. It isintended that a club instructor course will be held in theAutumn each year. Successful candidates may thenprogress to GBTSF coaching courses.Range Conducting Officer CoursesThese courses are run regularly throughout the year atBisley and are run regionally on demand. The next RCOcourses at Bisley will be on 16 and 17 November. Eachcourse is a one day course. Successful candidates willbe qualified to conduct live firing on MOD or TAVRARanges. The RCO qualification is valid for six years,and can be renewed on application to the NRA.Application forms and further information on all NRAcourses can be obtained from the NRA ShootingAdministrator tel 01483 797777 ext 150 or e-mailphyllis.farnan@nra.org.uk.Details can also be found on the NRA web sitewww.nra.org.uk.CostsThe costs per person for RCO and Probationary coursesare as follows:RCO Courses run at Bisley £50(£55 if the course is to include Muzzle Loading)Probationary Courses £60 per sessionRCO Renewals £15RCO Assessors Update MeetingWe hope to hold a meeting for all NRA Assessors on 7December at Bisley to provide information about thechanges that have taken place concerning RCO courses,and to introduce the new RCO manual. We hope thatmany RCO Assessors will be able to attend. Furtherdetails will be sent to all RCO Assessors shortly.NRA Club Finder ServiceThe NRA receives numerous requests from individualsfor information about shooting clubs, and has begun theprocess of setting up a club finder service on the NRAweb site. Letters have been sent to all affiliated clubs,along with an application form, inviting them to providean email address or web site link which could be madeavailable for prospective new members to use. If you,as a club secretary, have not yet received this applicationform and would like your club to be included in the NRAClub Finder service please return your application formto the Shooting Administrator. We hope to launch thisservice shortly.General NoticesSpring General MeetingThe NRA Spring General Meeting will be held onSaturday 29 March 2003 at 5pm in the NRA Pavilion.Bisley General MeetingThe 2003 Bisley General Meeting will be held in theUmbrella Tent at 9pm on Wednesday 16 July 2003.NRA Council Committee ElectionsPlease see page 32 in this Journal for full details of NRACommittees for the forthcoming year.9
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