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IainWR wrote:

barney57 wrote:[

IainWR

I have to come down on the side of James here,,,as I think you might have misunderstood him slightly,,,,here we have a Trained British Army sniper offering his services, to ensure good and safe shooting to people who are new to the world of target shooting on Ranges,,,I think that is what his point is,,,,The British Army's Sniper Course is one of the hardest, if not, the hardest small arms course in the Army, as a trained British Army Sniper james would rank as one of the best trained marksmen/Snipers in the world,,, no question!

your quote....isn't primarily about helping people shoot straight. It's primarily about helping people find their way through the necessarily complex administration that surrounds an event as big as the Imperial. unquote...



I feel that James, would fit in very well in a civilian competition,,he will have taken part in many Military Competitions,as have I,,,can I ask how many Military Competitions you have partaken in??



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Errr ...

I've just retired after 34 years Regular Service in the Royal Air Force. I have shot in every RAF Skill-at-Arms meeting since 1979 and have represented the RAF overseas on at least 15 occasions. I was once a Forward Air Control supervisor and have held RCO qualifications for everything up to and including live 1000 lb bombs.

I say again, the mentoring (Aunts and Uncles) scheme isn't about teaching people to shoot, and it certainly isn't about the safe running of ranges. It's about helping people to find their way around the biggest shooting match in Europe. The scheme isn't even run by the NRA, though the NRA recognises it's value and provides advertising and message forwarding. It's run entirely voluntarily by a retired serviceman who matches up suitable volunteers to those asking for help.

Oh, and if any sniper would like to shoot against me, him with his L96A1 / scope sight / issue smock and issue ammo and me with my Gemini Quadlock / iron sight / Truttmann jacket and RWS 155s, I'll take the challenge 2ss and 15 on a target range at 1000 yards. Slab of beer on the result?

Iain

Rifleman798 wrote:Thanks for the support Guys.
Barney, I have shot at CENTSAAM Bisley(Equivilant to the Imperial meeting, if not bigger) being in Army 100 Every year and winning various titles including moving Target champion 2007, We were Army Sniper champions 2006 aswell. I was Pistol 30, Shot in Australia, South Africa, USA representing the British Army and shooting competitions throughout the UK. Im not going into detail.

All I wanted to do was just share my knowledge and experiences. Im a modest bloke and Im embarressed in a way posting what Ive won etc, But I feel the NRA should see what kind of people are out there who want to help and what they can offer. Shooters could learn a lot from ex Soldiers like me and I can name a few who are far superior to me. The level of Marksmanship in the Army is amazing. But when these Soldiers leave the Army then what?
To be honest I shouldnt feel put out by not being given a chance but I took it to heart. Worse thing I should have done. Im just going to plod on and do what I enjoy and if anyone wants a hand then I will do what I can. Hopefully be able to shoot with some forum members in the near future and share experiences and tips with eachother.


James

IainWR wrote:All please note the NRA professional staff are still hard at work at this time in the evening!

Has anyone poked the management about overtime of late? :roll:

HeatherW762 wrote:

IainWR wrote:All please note the NRA professional staff are still hard at work at this time in the evening!

Has anyone poked the management about overtime of late? :roll:

What's that? Don't think I've had a penny over my wages since I joined!!

Heather

Gun Pimp wrote:Hey Heather,

Have you got it yet??
Got mine today!

Vince