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Dave Meaby

Dave MeabyIt is with heavy hearts that we have to announce the death of Dave Meaby. Dave, former club secretary for Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Marksmen and the Welsh Gallery Rifle Club, as well as organiser for the Army (ATSC) Gallery Rifle Open competitions, sadly passed away on Saturday August 18th 2018.

Dave was a regular at many of our Gallery Rifle Open meetings at Bisley and often helped out as a range officer. In the last few years he was the face of Welsh Gallery Rifle shooting organising the Welsh GR Open in Haverfordwest – acting as Match Director, squadding administrator and stats processor.

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Dave – keeping stuff running.

Dave will be missed by all this friends and colleagues on the GR circuit. Our thoughts are with his family and close friends at this difficult time.

Dave’s funeral will on Tuesday 28th August at 11.00 at Flintshire Memorial Park and Crematorium,

Oakenholt Lane,
Northop,
Flintshire,
CH7 6DF

https://www.flintshirememorial.co.uk/

Then afterwards at the Springfield hotel
A55 Expressway,
Pentre Halkyn,
Holywell,
CH8 8BA
https://www.thespringfieldhotel.com/

In accordance with Dave’s wishes, there are to be strictly NO flowers, but if anyone wishes to make a donation then please do so to either St Kentigerns Hospice or Macmillan Nurses.

Results from the 2018 Galleryrifle Welsh Open

Welsh Line

Haverfordwest Target Shooting club again hosted the Galleryrifle Welsh Open for 2018.  Now a three day meeting running from Friday morning to early afternoon on Sunday.

 

The venue also plays host to a Wales – England head to head match . The match was the finale of the Saturday’s activities and resulted in a narrow victory for England.  Results of the head to head match and the individual match results are below.

 

Wales England Head to Head match

Welsh Galleryrifle Open Individual results

The 2018 Derby Open Meeting

FINAL Results for Derby now available

 

The Derby Open took place from mid day Friday 22nd June to Sunday 24th June

It was a record breaker with 114 competitors and over 1120 events being shot. It was fantastic to see 15 new faces, some completely new to the competition circuit.

I think you will agree that the prize table was excellent with numerous high value prizes to be chosen. This was mainly due to extraordinary support from the eleven sponsors who supported the meeting. It is worth mentioning them by name as they deserve our thanks and having confidence in our sport. Please support them in return.

The Home Countries International Match was won by Wales, congratulations.  England won the Pistol and Revolver matches. Winner team members were presented with Brownells medals.

A link to the scores is here.

The Man v Man LBP event was won by Gary “the Bullet” Bowden with Adrian Kwa second. The Man v Man rifle event was won by Jim Starley with Jake Mossom as runner up.

The Mini McQueen was won by Laura Warwick (using Jake’s rifle!)

The entry fees from these competitions and donations at the BBQ  raised £286 for the Air Ambulance.  Thank you for your generosity.

The Derby Open is a team effort and would not be possible without the 30 or so Range Crew who worked unbelievably hard over the weekend. Special thanks go to Team Smoothy for their help and not forgetting the guys in Stats who produced the final results in record time, and most importantly Pam & Mick on the BBQ.

We hope you all enjoyed everything, and the weather was OK too.

Jim

 

The Derby Open is sponsored by:

Brownells
RWS Ammunition
The National Rifle Association
Wentworth Sporting Supplies
The Countryman Of Derby
PRAESIDIA Rifle Accessories
Shooting Supplies Ltd
Rude Fat Dog
CORRTACTICAL
MarlinSpares.com

MLAGB Revolver Meeting

MLAGB21 – 22 July on Melville Bay E. 

Early Bird entry deadline – 2nd July. Entries postmarked 2nd July will be deemed to have been completed by 30th June and are eligible for the £3 per match reduced fee – i.e., £5 per match.

Entry forms to Jim – surreybranch.rpm@gmail.com

Entry Forms

2018 Aberdeen Wapinschaw Results

AFBGCProvisional results for the 2018 Aberdeen Wapinschaw are now published. Direct link to PDF here.

 

The Phoenix Meeting 2018

(25th – 27th May) 

Provisional Results are now Available
The deadline for protests and challenges is Friday 8 June 2018

 

For more details visit the NRA website

 

 

The 2018 FDPC Western Winner

fdpc logoThe 2018 FDPC Western Winner was held for the second time at the Shepton Mallet Target Shooting Club – the indoor home range of FDPC. Many thanks to the headline sponsor of this event – The Sportsmans Gun Centre.

Taking place over the weekend – 12th – 13th May it was a busy couple of days. Four events were offered in all gun types –  T&P1, Multi-Target, 1020 and the 1500 – and results are available below. Any challenges or corrections by the end of Friday 18th May please.

2018 Western Winner Results

Sportsmans

The 2018 Imperial Gallery Rifle & Pistol Meeting

Imperial 2018The 2018 Imperial GR&P meeting, taking place on Melville Ranges, will be held from Wednesday the 18th July to Sunday the 22nd July.

The meeting is open to all shooters and offers competition in Gallery Rifle Centrefire (GRCF), Gallery Rifle Small-Bore (GRSB), Long Barrel Revolver and Pistol (LBR/LBP) and Muzzle Loading Revolver/Pistol (MLP/MLR)

There are unlimited medal entry matches, squadded trophy matches and team matches.

The format of the Imperial is slightly different to many GR meetings people may attend so we advise downloading the entry form and GR&P Handbook

On-line entry is available for Trophy and Team Matches. A downloadable entry form is also available. Entries on the day will also be accepted.

The 2018 Scottish Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championships

STS imageThe 2018 Scottish Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championship will be held over two weekends at two different venues. The event will commence on the 13-15th July at Joint Services Pistol Club’s Colmsliehill Range where a series of short events will be held and the Championship will conclude with the 1500 plus additional short events on the 11-12th August at Drums Links, home of Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club. This registered event is open to all shooters.

A friendly “for honours” 1500 match held between Scotland and Visitors is proposed for the weekend at Drums for CF and SB teams. This match will be arranged and discussed further between Team Captains.

Entry Forms available here

Basildon Open 2018 – Results

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The Basildon Open 2018. Taking place over the baking hot Bank Holiday weekend 4-6 May 2018.

Individual Results

Fred Davis

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Fred Davis

Fred Davis The sad news have just been received of the death of Fred Davis one of our long standing Gallery Rifle Range Officers who could most often be seen running ranges on Melville at the Bisley GRAWs and the Trafalgar and IHAM meetings – again at Bisley.

Fred took ill a couple of years ago so we have not seen him on the ranges for a little while. Here he can be seen on the right talking to Rob Tonner from Scotland with fellow Range Officer John Penn, in the background, running Melville Bay B at the 2015 Gallery Rifle National Championships.

Thoughts from all his fellow ROs and shooting colleagues go to his family – RIP Fred.

Fred’s funeral is on the 27th March at 10:15 at Eltham crematorium

2018 Handbooks

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2018 Handbooks

Handbook-2018The 2018 handbooks are now at the printers.

The Handbook is in 3 sections for 2018. The main rule book, the 2018 Phoenix Booklet and the Imperial GR&P booklet.

Thanks to all our sponsors and advertisers, contributors, proof readers, checkers and generally interested parties.

 

The Spring Action Weekend: 24-25 March 2018

Entries are now OPEN for the Spring Action Weekend 2018:
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 March 2018

This weekend offers the first opportunity of the year to shoot a range of matches within Gallery Rifle & Pistol, Long-Barrelled Pistol & Revolver, Fullbore Rifle, Classic & Historic, Target Shotgun and Practical Pistol disciplines. Run in a relaxed but professional setting, we look forward to welcoming both novice and experienced competitors to Bisley for this enjoyable weekend of shooting.

This year over 140 matches will take place between Short Siberia, Melville, Butt Zero, Time Limit and Winans ranges.

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NEW for 2018

  • The WA48 – Open to LBP & LBR, this event consists of 4 stages at distances ranging from 7-25m.
  • Match 6392 – The popular 200x match now offers a specific category for post 1955 Service Optic Rifles

The Spring Action Weekend also sees the return of the popular Mini McQueen, which will be running throughout the weekend on Time Limit.

Alongside the main event, the Practical Pistol Match (2nd Round of the NRA Handgun League) will be shot exclusively on Sunday on Butt Zero.

Get dusting off your Historic rifles! This weekend is offering 30 matches in the Classic, Carbine, Veteran and Vintage disciplines.

More details and the paper entry form for this event are available on our website

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Advance entries close at 1200 hrs on Monday 20 March. Entries will be accepted after this, however will not be squadded.

Range Officers

ROWe are in need of volunteer ROs to run matches across the weekend. If you are able to offer some time please complete the online form. ROs will have access to the ranges to shoot their matches during the afternoon of Thursday 22 March, and all day on Friday 23 March.

2018 GR&P Competitive Calendar

Flyer for the 2018 Competitive Calendar. High Quality JPG to download if required. Distribute as required – pin up in local club rooms etc.

2018-calendar

Spring Action Weekend

ROs and Volunteers Needed

ROPreparations are underway for the first GR Action Weekend of 2018:

Spring Action Weekend (23rd – 25th March)

We would be delighted to welcome you to Bisley as an RO for this year’s Meeting. The Spring Action Weekend comprises of multiple events hosted on a variety of ranges, so there are plenty of jobs to help out with!

We offer mileage, meals and NRA accommodation (if required). By working on the weekend you also have the opportunity to shoot some or all of your events on the Friday, before the main Meeting gets underway.

You do not need to be a qualified RCO to volunteer. ROs will be supported by experienced, qualified NRA RCOs, making this an excellent chance for you to gain experience running a range of competitions.

Deadline for Volunteer sign-ups is Wednesday 7th March
The form will take approximately 5 minutes of your time.  Please complete it at your earliest possible convenience so we can manage your requirements, and ensure there is accommodation available for you (if required)

Volunteer your time for the SAW

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As an RO you ensure our competitions run safely and professionally, whilst also advising and encouraging competitors, including those new to Bisley and lacking confidence. It goes without saying that this RO support is a key element to the success of our events.

 

The NRA is fortunate to have committed ROs who consistently give up their time to support events through the year. There are a range of competitions we wish to run, however we need more ROs to provide adequate cover on the ranges.

Please spread the word at your local clubs as there may be less experienced ROs wishing to gain further experience and perhaps take up the opportunity to enter a competition or two!