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Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:31 pm
by Alpha1
I have just received a email from my Club Secretary apparently he has been informed by Range staff that with immediate effect civilian shooting clubs are no longer allowed to use any electronic targets or activation systems on our local MOD ranges. He has spoken to the Range officer who has confirmed this. Apparently this was agreed between the NRA and MOD after they spent millions of our taxpayers money to install Nato standard target marking systems.The view is that we are not to be trusted to use the system in a competent none destructive manner. Well done the NRA for your support and consultation. This has ruined our 2014 shooting bookings.
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:39 pm
by meles meles
Hmmm, if true doesn't this harken back to the bad old days when the NRA thought they were there to control their members rather than vice versa ?
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 6:56 pm
by Gaz
I'd like to see the note from the MoD in writing before boarding the outrage bus...
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:45 pm
by lapua338
meles meles wrote:Hmmm, if true doesn't this harken back to the bad old days when the NRA thought they were there to control their members rather than vice versa ?
Are you kidding me? There's never been a good day in the past 30 or so years.
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:19 pm
by Tiff
Can you please find out if there is anything in writing about this from the MOD - I'm hoping it's just another local landmarc issue…
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:21 pm
by dodgyrog
Where's the NRA rep - he could shed light on this - PERHAPS!
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:21 pm
by techguy
Tiff wrote:Can you please find out if there is anything in writing about this from the MOD - I'm hoping it's just another local landmarc issue…
This.
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 8:38 pm
by IainWR
Alpha1 wrote:I have just received a email from my Club Secretary apparently he has been informed by Range staff that with immediate effect civilian shooting clubs are no longer allowed to use any electronic targets or activation systems on our local MOD ranges. He has spoken to the Range officer who has confirmed this. Apparently this was agreed between the NRA and MOD after they spent millions of our taxpayers money to install Nato standard target marking systems.The view is that we are not to be trusted to use the system in a competent none destructive manner. Well done the NRA for your support and consultation. This has ruined our 2014 shooting bookings.
As far as I know (and this stuff would arrive first on my desk), my sight of this thread at home is the first the NRA know of this. Please check the facts and send me the correspondence.
I am out of the office till Tuesday, but will be monitoring this site, and will check PMs occasionally.
Iain
NRA Firearms Officer
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 9:13 pm
by dromia
This appears to be the issue I raised with your before Christmas Iain now being implemented.
Re: Use of electronic targetry on MOD ranges now banned
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 9:17 pm
by IainWR
Christel an inability to delete a message is a bit strange.