Shooting, or lack of it.

[MartinS]

Martin, give PSG a try, there's a club about 30 minutes from you :)

Cheers but I'm being thick!!

PSG?

[TattooedGun]

Practical Shot-Gun

[MartinS]

Practical Shot-Gun

Cheers

I told yer I was thick!!

[Tower75]

Does anyone know, off the top of their head, how much a membership for the NRA is?

I'm thinking that instead of blattin' off 25-50 rounds every other month, I perhaps join the NRA, store up the materiel and go for a proper, full-day of shooting at Bisley. Might be worth it in the long run.

What'd ya think?

[rox]

Does anyone know, off the top of their head, how much a membership for the NRA is?

£ 70.00 (first year reduced to £ 45.00 for new members) - according to this page.

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[Steve E]

Annual Standard Membership of the NRA is £70. There is a New Member Promotion of £45. PM Heather 762 as she is the membership secretary of the NRA or call her on 01483 787777 ext 155 and she will give you all the info that you need.

[rox]

store up the materiel and go for a proper, full-day of shooting at Bisley.

What'd ya think?

That's the sort of thing I do. Due to working abroad I don't get to shoot nearly as much as I used to, so when I do get on the range I like to shoot intensively, cost-effectively, and make maximum use of target time. I generally like to share a target between 2, or sometimes 3 (at most), with the goal of shooting approx. 75 rounds per half-day session, and that works out at roughly £25.00 (between 3) or £35.00 (between 2) in range fees for a target and marker per half-day. Alternatively an hour on the 300m range is just £15.00, so if I'm pressed for time that's just long enough to fit in a quick 60 shot match, which is sufficient that I can still feel that I've done a worthwhile amount of shooting when I get back to work.

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[Tower75]

Okay, I've decided. I reckons I'll join the NRA in the next year. (I was amazed that the NRA is cheaper then my rifle-club!)

That way I can pool the materiél and HM's currency together, go once every 3 odd moths and instead of blattin' off 25-50 rounds I can have a proper day of it. "Go hardcore" as a friend of mine would say.

Question for the Bisley'ers. When you go, how many rounds, on average, do you get through in a day there?

[Steve E]

Okay, I've decided. I reckons I'll join the NRA in the next year. (I was amazed that the NRA is cheaper then my rifle-club!)

That way I can pool the materiél and HM's currency together, go once every 3 odd moths and instead of blattin' off 25-50 rounds I can have a proper day of it. "Go hardcore" as a friend of mine would say.

Question for the Bisley'ers. When you go, how many rounds, on average, do you get through in a day there?

How many rounds you get through in a day depends on what you are doing. If it is a competition it can be 70 rounds or more. If it is just a morning or afternoon practice session probably no more than 50 rounds. I do'nt just blatt' off rounds it has to be constructive. It also depends on who you shoot with and how many of you there are on a target.

[ovenpaa]

Shooting long range outside of a competition a maximum of 50 over a day and usually less. The Viking will shoot maybe 25-30 over a day, a couple of sighters, a group or two and then move back is her norm.

For competitions I seem to shoot anywhere from 2+15 over three distances so 51 or 2+15 over six so 102 rounds over the day with a possible 2+7, 2+10 or 2+20 thrown in for good measure.

I have shot 300+ 7,62x51 at 600 before however I was getting tired at the end and the rifle was all but starting to smoke.