NRA Bulletin February 2013

[Christel]

THE NRA BULLETIN

NRA SR Day

NRA Sporting Rifle Day

The NRA will be holding two Sporting Rifle days supported by Edgar Brothers at the British Sporting Rifle Club and Butt Zero ranges on March 9th & 10th.

Edgar Brothers will supply a variety of rifles to try and there will be a range of targets including running deer, time limit, and firebirds.

Places are open to NRA members and non members who hold an FAC.

For more information and to book your place click here.


NRA Training Courses

RCO HME 3rd March

Club Coach 9th & 10th March

Club Instructor 30th & 31st March

Wind Course 6th & 7th April

MLAGB RCO 27th April

For a full list of training courses, events and competitions taking place in 2013 click here.


Shooting club

NRA Shooting Club Days

The NRA Shooting Club holds shoots on a regular basis throughout the year and all NRA members are automatically members of the club with no additional charge.

The next NRA Shooting club days are:

Saturday 16th March

Thursday 28th March

Sunday 14th April

Sunday 21st April

Friday 26th April

If you would like to be added to the contact list and receive further details on the club please email Heather.Webb@nra.org.uk





NRA TRADE MEMBER

shooting shed

Shooting SHED Ltd is a new UK based company dedicated to the design and manufacture of a range of bespoke precision reloading, measuring and shooting accessories, full-bore rifle actions and chassis systems already used by shooters and champions at all levels and disciplines both UK and International.

The Shooting SHED is run by NRA members David & Christel who are passionate about the UK shooting scene and are both long distance enthusiasts.

Why not visit their website for more information on their range reloading and accuracy related products and see how they can help you improve your scores and keep your rifle in tip top condition.

www.shootingshed.co.uk

"Something shiny from the SHED"



Coming soon....

Both the Phoenix Meeting and the 144th Annual Imperial Meeting online entry systems will be available from 18th March through the NRA website, where all the relevant rules and information for NRA flagship events can be found.




NRA NEWS



Congratulations Kristian


The NRA would like to congratulate Kristian Callaghan who won gold at last months Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Kristian won TeamGB's first gold medal of the festival in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol. This was followed the next day with a bronze in the 50m Pistol. As as a result he has been named "Athlete of the Month" at the University of Bath where he is studying engineering.

Kristian trained for the event at Bisley using Cheylesmore Range and the NRA are delighted we could help support him in his success.

Kristain commented 'The day I won my gold medal it was 47 degrees on the range...just a little warmer than Cheylesmore!"





Competitions


The results from the successful Multi-Gun match which was held over 16th-17th February are now online and a full match report will be found in the next issue of the NRA Journal.

The penultimate CSR Winter League event is being held on 3rd March. Online entry is available on the NRA website and this meeting's challenge consists of a Short Range Rural Contact Match and a Combat Match.

Spring Action Weekend online entry form is up and running with a chance to win your entry fee back if you enter by 9th March.

If you wish to take part in the .22rf trial being held on the 27th April, entry forms and match conditions are available at .22rf Long Range Trial .



NRA Camp Update


The NRA are pleased to welcome new staff members who have formed the new housekeeping team led by Diane Sawyer.



NRA Cleaners

The team will be working on a 7 day rota basis endeavouring to keep the ablutions clean and tidy for you all. If you have any compliments or suggestions please contact Amanda on 01483 798816 or Amanda.vaughan@nra.org.uk .


Sporting Gun - An exhibition of classic and historic sporting guns and rifles

The HESA Spring Exhibition and Open Shoot will take place on March 2nd 2013 11am to 3pm. There will be an exhibition of classic and historic sporting guns and rifles including the civilian pistols, the sporting guns, and early breechloaders. For more information click here.



Appeal for Coaches for NRA Open Day

Thank you to all those members who have already offered their help for the Open Day taking place on May 4th. As a result of increased shooting events being offered, we are still looking for more volunteers to help on the day and this is where we hope you could help? If you are able to assist in anyway at all on the 4th May please contact Guy Larcombe on southern@nra.org.uk .



Palma Target
Clubs Mini Palma Match


A Mini Palma Match will be held on 27th April for teams of eight from any club, school or county affiliated to the NRA. The Purples Match will be held on the following day which will hopefully give many teams a great weekend's shooting.

If your club, school or county would like to compete please contact Karen Robertson at matchsec@raftrc.org.uk or click here for further details.


UK Gun Laws

There are a small but continuous stream of government epetitions in which the object is to reduce the anti-social severity of the UK's gun laws. The present one aims to restore the law to the position prior to 1988 and 1997 Amendment Acts. to sign the epetition click here


Range Office Update


NRA Individual Members

It is the NRA's responsibility to provide the means to register your shooting activities carried out at Bisley. It is the indivduals responsibility to ensure that you make the entry on the shooters database in the range office. Range office staff are often requested to provide a record of individual shooting records and if this has not been entered onto the database at the appropriate time becomes a time consuming exercise for range staff to complete. If you are unsure about how to enter your details please speak with a member of the range office staff the next time you are visting Bisley and we will be more than happy to talk you through the process.

Melville Range

If you are using the turning targets on bays B to E at 50m please ensure that you replace the mechanism covers after use. These have been put in place to stop sand and debris from fouling up the turners and rendering them unserviceable. Please help us to help you the customer.



National Rifle Association, Bisley National Shooting Centre, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0PB
Registered Charity No: 219858
Contact us at info@nra.org.uk or call 01483 797777