JSPC
21 – 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
The latest ranking tables including Phoenix are now available. Next Rankings will be produced after Derby. Any problems let me know. Neil Robo
Provisional results for the 2018 Aberdeen Wapinschaw are now published. Direct link to PDF here.
For more details visit the NRA website
The 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.
The 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.
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.
The Basildon Open 2018. Taking place over the baking hot Bank Holiday weekend 4-6 May 2018.
Provisional Ranking after the SAW are now available. Any problems pm me. Next Rankings will be produced after Phoenix.. Good Shooting. Neil Robo
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
The 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.
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.
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
Advance entries close at 1200 hrs on Monday 20 March. Entries will be accepted after this, however will not be squadded.
We 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.
Flyer for the 2018 Competitive Calendar. High Quality JPG to download if required. Distribute as required – pin up in local club rooms etc.
Preparations are underway for the first GR Action Weekend of 2018:
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
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!
We classify into divisions the most popular GR&P events. Various opinions exist about how many divisions there should be and where these divisional breakpoints should lie. However we currently have what is defined.
The current philosophy is to build a hierarchical pyramid of shooters with top X class shooters forming the pinnacle and up and coming A, B (and C and D) class shooters climbing this virtual monolith.
The overall intention is to create an environment in which everyone has a chance to achieve their personal goals and compete against others of a similar ability or experience. It also produces a general comparative measure against which to gauge individual progress and improvement by promotion through the classes.
As the years have progressed scores have generally got better. Everybody who shoots a classified match has their score entered into the national database. The raw data this creates allows the breakpoints to be defined. Over the last few years this has been based on scores data going back the best part of 20 years. Some people think this skews the data slightly as we will have scores in the data-set from people who no longer shoot any more.
One method of overcoming this is to use a sliding window to only analyse scores data from the recent past in order to come to a more realistic conclusion on where fair divisions should be placed. Doing this for the last five years – looking back at scores for the last five seasons only – has slightly changed the class breakpoints as shown below.
| Class | GRSB | GRCF | LBP | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 299-300 | 300.23 |
299-300 |
299-300 |
| A | 292-298 | 299-300.22 |
292-298 |
292-298 |
| B | up to 291 | up to 298 | up to 291 | up to 291 |
| Class | GRSB | GRCF | LBP | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 587-600 |
595-600
|
588-600
|
572-600 |
| A | 567-586 |
587-594 |
568-587 |
540-571 |
| B | up to 566 |
up to 586 |
up to 567 |
up to 539 |
| Class | GRSB | GRCF | LBP | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 116-120 |
119-120 |
116-120 |
113-120 |
| A | 105-115 |
112-118 |
107-115 |
106-112 |
| B | up to 104 |
up to 111 |
up to 106 | up to 105 |
| Class | GRSB | GRCF | LBP | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 189-200 |
197-200 |
190-200 |
183-200 |
| A | 175-188 |
188-196 |
177-189 |
163-182 |
| B | up to 174 | up to 187 | up to 176 |
up to 162 |
| Class | GRSB | GRCF | LBP | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 1481-1500 |
1494-1500 |
1485-1500 |
1468-1500 |
| A | 1471-1480 |
1490-1493 |
1450-1484 |
1400-1467 |
| B | 1448-1470 |
1480-1489 |
up to 1449 |
up to 1399 |
| C | 1375-1447 |
1456-1479 |
||
| D | up to 1374 | up to 1455 |
| Class | GRSB | GRCF | LBP | LBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | 285-300 |
179-180 | 177-180 |
174-180 |
| A | 267-284 |
174-178 |
169-176 |
163-173 |
| B | up to 266 |
up to 173 |
up to 168 |
up to 162 |
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