Dress impressions

[Maggot]

A competitor whose dress, equipment or position is thought inappropriate or likely to bring the Association into disrepute may be challenged by the RO or other member of staff, and may be required to withdraw."

You do realise this covers far more than camo gear don't you? I remember when young girlies were banned from wearing tight shorts as they could be a bit too revealing but I guess you guys will say

Baggy shorts on men can be very revealing - you would not believe the amount of "meat and two veg" I have seen whilst walking along the firing point. Its not pretty guys

I have no problem with someone wearing the odd bit of camo (in fact I had a very nice pair of camo trousers when they were fashionable in the early 80s) but I think we all know the difference between someone wearing a camo item because the weather or other conditions require it and some complete saddo Walt covered head to toe!

Love

karen

You carry binos then Karen

Look mate, no worries, my wife has banned me from wearing my crusty old rugby shorts outside the house thankfully.

You have to put them on a lead anyway!!

[Maggot]

From the 2014 NRA Bible:

"SECTION 57 – DRESS, EQUIPMENT AND POSITIONS
201 Dress for civilian target shooting should be appropriate to the Discipline
and weather prevailing or expected. Military uniform should only be worn by
military personnel on duty (Para 202). A competitor whose dress, equipment
or position is thought inappropriate or likely to bring the Association into
disrepute may be challenged by the RO or other member of staff, and may be
required to withdraw."

Answers all the questions and should be enforced.

No it doesn't!
Do your homework; I refer you to the 2014 Bisley Bible on the rules for CSR. And yes I do wear one!

Page 98 Para 400:
"Modern medium-weight and heavyweight purpose-designed canvas,
leather or synthetic shooting jackets are prohibited. Similarly, the wearing
of excessive layers of clothing, with the purpose of restricting upper body
movement (thereby providing support), is also prohibited. The wearing of the
UK military issue sniper smock is allowed. Sling keepers are allowed.

Mick, If I could get one I would wear it mate, those sling keepers are ideal.

Practical though.

[Maggot]

Whilst we are on the subject...


May I just say on behalf of TR shooters... :55:

I bumped into Maggot wearing my TR jacket on Century a few weeks back...he was quite rude...but I'd of been disappointed had he not been razz

Why was Maggot wearing your TR jacket........ It must have been quite a snug fit tongueout

zzzzom

Not anymore matey.

Anyway I was thinking of nicking some of it to patch my sofa up...spookily its from DFS

[Gaz]

The 2 sections do seem at odds? but the CSR section does not mention its ok to wear UK MOD boots, dpm trousers, green net scarf's, Vietnam jungle hats & yes i have actually seen it on Butt 19/300yds dpm face paint! I believe it addresses (pun?) the issue from a purely functional need with respect to the discipline of CSR shooting, & not the image presented as one parent described to me as 'portly weekend snipers' because they were in head to toe camo.

Image is everything & prejudice everywhere. The sport / interest does not need a paramilitary camo image, is got enough BS to deal with.

so what would you suggest? all black? too ninja! all tan? desert ninja, all blue? looks black when wet! tweed? you'll upset the Chelsea set, denim? soaks up water too quickly, and looks like a bunch of Dick Emery skinheads (actually that one might have wings...) I agree face paint and scrim maybe a bit excessive, but surplus boots are a boon for someone looking for warm comfortable footwear to go mud plugging in, without paying the earth for civi equivalents, same for DPM cheap and suitable for the job,boonie hats? keeps the sun off the back of your neck and doesn't give you concussion when the scope hits it on recoil like the peak of a baseball hat can(I'm guessing that reversed baseball caps are too SWAT to be allowed?)
the problem with worrying about the publics perception is that the sort of people who are liable to complain are the sort of people who are liable to complain! they complain just as vigorously about airsoft,paintball,tattoo's,piercings and strange hairdo's! they will just find something to complain about.

Mother's fears over "gun nut" intimidation
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AN ANYTOWN mother spoke of how a group of armed men in camo gear charged at her as she went for a walk with her infant daughter.

"I took my little Abby out on Saturday afternoon", sniffed tearful 26-yr-old mum Debbie Smith, "and I could hear the gun range was in use so I had a look over the fence as you do."

Forward Drive resident Debbie was completely unprepared for what she saw next.

"There were all these gun nuts in camo gear waving their weapons at us," she said. "They started shouting and a few of them began running at me. I was petrified - they didn't look like they were in the army and I was worried what they might do to Abby."

"The men were shouting as they ran across and I was worried they might have been mercenaries training for something. I grabbed Abby and fled, we're so lucky nothing bad happened to us."

A spokesman for the Anytown Rifle Club denied armed men in paramilitary clothes intimidated Ms Smith.

"We were engaged in the lawful sport of target shooting. There are no regulations on clothes that members of the club may wear while shooting with us."

Have you been affected by Anytown Gun Range users? Call the newsdesk now...

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I obviously made the above up, and being shooters you can all read into the subtext there (idiot looks over boundary fence during shoot, RCO + assistants go to "have words" after stopping the range and getting everyone to put their rifles down). But if you think it's impossible for that sort of negative coverage to get into a local paper because of "the sort of people who are liable to complain", you're burying your head in the sand.

[Polchraine]

Are the Airsoft and Paint-ball crowds the ones that do spend most of their time dressed up? Quite often I will see them in town centres advertising their commercial operations - fully dressed in camo-gear with various insignia and flashes attached.

[Chapuis]

Gaz wrote "I obviously made the above up"

Obvious journalistic training showing through there Gaz. :lol:

[Sim G]

How does cowboy action shooting and the BWSS fit in with all this?

But what about the cowboys......?!

[BamBam]

I find the term "Japanese General" racist and derogatory, please tell the bloke who wrote the letter to join the 21st century and stop judging people by their appearance.

[meles meles]

If you wear dresses, oomans, don't be surprised if we get the wrong impression of you...

[Chuck]

I find the term "Japanese General" racist and derogatory, please tell the bloke who wrote the letter to join the 21st century and stop judging people by their appearance.

:55: emrolleyes :roll:

Tell him yourself. Which general in particular is it that was offended, is he a member of the forum, do you know hom or are you being offened just in case or just because you think you are being clever and correct -which it is not!

BamBam: Absolutely no offence intended here but if that was a SERIOUS COMMENT please - get a life mate. If that is all you have to worry about you have it made!

Funny but you did not seem to spout any of your PC vapours when the Scots were getting jibed last week.

They all bang on about how it affects us all...yet I as a Brit have no vote wtfwtf

They are still part of the UK for now....yet we allow them to allow under 18s to vote (although the few they interviewed seemed to have more idea rather than jumping on the "Stuff the English" bandwagon).

And as for the bleating that someone "leaked" the fact that the RBS may well move south if the get whet they want...leaked.....arseholes!!

Them and any other large concern that wants a reasonably certain future not being taxed to buggery when the grass appears to be browner!!

Any decent leader would have made this quite clear in a transparent process involving the future of his population. Once done, it wont go away (although I have a sneaking suspicion that whatever happens, the English (or the former UK) will end up paying for it....as usual.

Its all about the sweaty socks wanting their cake and eating it.

Why should they have the pound, how is that independence? If they went the way of Greece we would end up carrying the can, its not rocket science :cool2:

This has bot really been thought through, be either side.

My solution.

Hadrians minefield with hadrians DMZ for 10 miles this side

Did you know that copper wire was accidentally discovered when 2 jocks were fighting over an old penny........

Must have missed your comments but that's by the by. PC is stupid enough without it being selective! In fact very few thought to comment as such, even though they were invited.

Anyway, it was not taken the way you have reacted to that statement about the japanese general. emrolleyes If you want to be PC try Gun Trader. :cheers:

Enough said - back to the topic eh...