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GalleryRifle Shooting in the UK

The Annual HCNM Match

At the GR&P National Championships

Nats - mtFor the last half dozen years or so the Gallery Rifle National Championship meeting has hosted the Home Countries National match. This is a head to head affair with teams from England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland having the opportunity to compete in the popular disciplines of T&P1 and Multi-Target matches in both Centrefire and Smallbore.

The nation’s captains have named their teams for the 2014 championship which will take place as usual on Melville Ranges, Bisley on saturday the 23rd August. Prizegiving will be in the English XX club from 18:00 onwards where the bar will be open for drinks and food.

 

The Teams

Scotland

SB – Jonny Cormie, John Crouch, Scott Lyon, Robert J Tonner (jnr), Greg Rastall
CF – Charles Bestwick, Graeme Dodds, Glen Gordon, Leslie Kong, Norman Veitch

 England

SB – Jim Smith, Keith Cox, David Hackett, Matthew Peppitt, David Guest
CF – Peter Watts, Chris West, Colin McMichael, Morne Van Dalen, John Shine

Wales

SB – Taff Wilcox, Andy Summers, Jon Avetoomyan, Terry Fry, Gwyn Roberts.
CF – Terry Lowman, Dale Rogers, Gerry Betteridge, Ian Price, Bob Worthington

The Imperial GR&P Meeting

Imperial shootersSome photos below from the Imperial meeting held from the 9th to the 13th July on Melville Ranges (and beyond out of hours).

This is a meeting many Gallery Rifle shooters seem to skip over. A great pity as it offers a lot at the height of the Summer. The NRA Summer Journal will be offering a rundown of what the meeting is about.

Be sure to check it out.

The BDMP vs. Jersey Pistol Match

Leitmar Ranges, August 2014

SLG Bisley

The BDMP vs. Jersey Pistol Match 2014 was held in Leitmar, Germany this year. Since SLG Bisley is affiliated to the BDMP a small contingent is allowed to attend and participate in the revolver and pistol extravaganza. Additionally, since a number of our attendees are England Gallery Rifle team members it was decided that the match should become a 3 way true International match : Germany vs. Jersey vs. England.

Read Alan’s full report over on the SLG Bisley web site……………..

Gallery Rifle National Championships

Still time to enter – on-line entry forms here

National ChampionshipsWith this year’s Gallery Rifle National Championships approaching over the weekend of the 23-24 August volunteers are required to help run the event. If you have volunteered to help – many thanks. Please see the Range Allocation schedule for where you are working.

The weekend has a similar format to the usual GRAWS: We are running all the usual GR&P favourites throughout the weekend, along with Speed Steels, Bianchi, Target Shotgun, 200yd and McQueen matches on Saturday only.

You will be able to buy reshoots for the Speed steels and the McQueen on the range for only £4 a go, a good way to hone your skills and earn a medal or two!

The Gallery Rifle National Championshipsrifle-shooter

Bisley Ranges 23-24 August

Enter on-line

Current Range Officer Rota

The Welsh Open Gallery Rifle  Championships

Welsh flagsThese championships took place over the 9-10 August at the Haverfordwest Shooting Ground.

Results are now available over on the 2014 results page.


 

On Friday the 8th August  Haverfordwest Shooting Ground hosted an official Wales v England Head to Head match. Teams from the nations competed in the usual T&P1 and Multi-Target matches as a preliminary to the overall Championships.

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England Flag

 

 

 

The Teams

England: Jim Smith (Capt), Colin McMichael, Neil Francis, David Guest, Keith Cox

Wales: Taff Wilcox (Capt), Andy Summers, Terry Fry, Gerry Betteridge, Dale Rogers

The Results

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Wentworth Sporting Supplies – Opening Weekend

12th – 13th September 2014

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Photos from Derby

Derby RPC Some photos from the 2014 Derby Open courtesy of local photography efforts from Derby and the JSPC.

Photo Set 1Photo Set 2Photo Set 3

 

 

Song – Rollercoaster (instrumental)  by Felisha Booker, J. Henry

The Home Countries Nationals.

wales-flagWe ask for one and we get two. The next Home Countries National Match looks very much likely to be a two way affair.

Wales will be hosting England at the Haverfordwest shooting ground over the weekend of the Welsh Open meeting – 9-10 August 2014.

The head to head match itself will take place on Friday 8th August. Five English shooters and Five Welsh shooters will compete in the usual matches of T&P1 and Multi-target across both calibre types.England Gallery Rifle Team

We wish both teams the best of luck, good shooting and a true aim.

 

Ranking Tables – post Derby

RankingsThe updated ranking tables now available. How’s everyone getting on?

Rankings

Next classified meeting is the Welsh Open – 9-10 August.

The 2014 Derby Open – Results

 

Derby 2014 Open

Home Countries National Match at Derby

DERBY RPCTeams from England, Scotland and Wales competed on Friday the 27th June at the excellent range facilities that Derby RPC has to offer for the first three way Home Countries National Match outside of Bisley.

HCNM matches consist of the Timed and Precision One event and the Multi Target event in both Centrefire and Smallbore. Teams of five shooters compete head to head in all four events with the lowest score in each event being dropped. The winners are simply the highest bullet score across all four events.

Overall Results of the competition

1st.   Wales         3311.254
2nd.   England       3300.233
3rd.   Scotland      3256.197

Individual Results

Multi Target – Centre Fire

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Wales, , ,England, , ,Scotland,

Taff Wilcox,117.15,, Jim Smith,116.15,, Norman Veitch,118.16
Jon Avetoomyan,116.14,,Neil Francis, 114.13,, Graeme Dodds,115.12
Terry Fry,116.12,,Keith Cox,114.10,, Mike Hibbard,114.11
Andy Summers,115.15,, John Shine,113.11,,Leslie Kong,114.11
Bob Worthington,86.06,,Pete Cooper,110.07,, Bill Pow,110.11

, 464.56, ,, 457.49, ,, 461.50
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 Timed & Precision one – Centre Fire

[table]

Wales, ,, England, ,, Scotland,

Terry Fry,300.24,, Keith Cox, 300.23,, Leslie Kong,300.18

Andy Summers,300.23,, John Shine, 300.22,, Bill Pow, 299.21

Taff Wilcox,300.22,, Neil Francis, 300.22, ,Graeme Dodds, 299.20
Jon Avetoomyan,299.26,,Jim Smith, 299.19,, Mike Hibbard, 299.10

Bob Worthington,279.18, , Pete Cooper, 298.13,, Norman Veitch, 299.14

, 1199.95, , ,1199.86, ,, 1197.69
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Timed and Precision One – Small Bore

[table]

Wales,, , England,, , Scotland,

Andy Summers,298.14,, Keith Cox, 300.15,, Graeme Dodds,295.14
Jon Avetoomyan,298.13,, John Shine, 299.15,, Norman Veitch, 294.10
Taff Wilcox,296.16,, Jim Smith, 297.19,, Bill Pow, 292.12
Terry Fry,296.11,, Neil Francis, 295.9,, Leslie Kong, 291.09
Bob Worthington,293.07,, Morné Van Dalen, 227.09,, Mike Hibbard, 287.09

,1188.54,,,1192.58,,,1173.45
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Multi Target – Small Bore

[table]

Wales,,, England,, , Scotland,

Terry Fry,118.18, ,Morné Van Dalen, 114.09,, Bill Pow,107.08
Andy Summers,118.14,, Keith Cox, 113.13,, Graeme Dodds, 107.07
Jon Avetoomyan,113.07,, Jim Smith, 113.10,, Mike Hibbard, 107.06
Taff Wilcox,111.10,, Neil Francis, 112.07,, Norman Veitch, 104.12
Bob Worthington,107.05,, John Shine, 97.02,, Leslie Kong, 103.05

,460.49,,,452.39,,,425.33
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The Home Countries Challenge Match

Derby RPC;  27th June 2014

The first Home Countries challenge match to be held outside of Bisley since 2009 will take place at Derby RPC on Friday 27th June 2014.

Teams from England, Scotland and Wales will compete in Timed and Precision one and Multi-Target matches in both Centrefire and Smallbore aggregates. Good luck to all the teams.

scotland-flagThe Scotland Gallery Rifle Team:

 

 

Centrefire and Smallbore

  • Graeme Dodds ( Capt)
  • Mike Hibberd
  • Norman Vietch
  • Bill Pow
  • Leslie Kong

England FlagThe England Gallery Rifle Teams:

 

Centrefire

  • Neil Francis
  • Jim Smith (Capt)
  • Keith Cox
  • John Shine
  • Peter Cooper

Smallbore

  • Morne Van Dalen
  • Jim Smith (Capt)
  • Keith Cox
  • John Shine
  • Neil Francis

wales-flagThe Welsh Gallery Rifle Team:

 

 

Centrefire and Smallbore

  • Taff Wilcox (Capt)
  • Jon Avetoomyan
  • Andy Summers
  • Bob Worthington
  • Yanto Fry

The Aberdeen Wapinschaw 2014

Wapinschaw 2014

Some of the 2014 Wapinschaw Competitors

 

A summary prize-list from the Wapinschaw is below with a brief report from the JSPC guys on their website.

An official report and full set of results can be found over on the Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club website

 

 

2014 Wapinshaw – Gallery Rifle events

0101 25m Precision GRSB 987 Charles Bestwick 286 8X
0102 25m Precision GRCF 1609 David Rees 297 21X
0121 25m Precision LBP 2340 Glenn Gordon 285 8X
0122 25m Precision LBR 2337 Greg Rastall 270 4X
0142 25m Precision MLR 2337 Greg Rastall 136 1X
0502 America Match GRCF 1609 David Rees 279 9X
0521 America Match LBP 1765 Leslie Kong 231 1X
0701 Timed & Precision 1 GRSB 1828 John Crouch 300 16X
0702 Timed & Precision 1 GRCF 1828 John Crouch 300 27X
0721 Timed & Precision 1 LBP 2340 Glenn Gordon 294 8X
0722 Timed & Precision 1 LBR 2840 Scott Lyon 296 12X
0742 Timed & Precision 1 MLR 2337 Greg Rastall 167 2X
1101 Multi-Target GRSB 1828 John Crouch 115 14X
1102 Multi-Target GRCF 2337 Greg Rastall 118 18X
1121 Multi-Target LBP 2340 Glenn Gordon 117 17X
1122 Multi-Target LBR 2840 Scott Lyon 102 7X
1301 Phoenix A GRSB 2194 Graeme Dodds 189 15X
1302 Phoenix A GRCF 1828 John Crouch 195 21X
1321 Phoenix A LBP 2340 Glenn Gordon 184 9X

The Derby Real Shooting Festival

[Filling up fast – get your entries in ASAP]

Derby Real ShootingStill time to enter this most excellent Real Shooting Festival. A great weekend’s shooting, fantastic prize table care of the very generous  sponsors, excellent facilities, camping, music and dancing.

Entry Form


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Post Phoenix Rankings

RankingsThe post Phoenix Wentworth, Neil Jones, and Rude Fat Dog Ranking Tables are now current. Check out the new tables here.

There is not much to separate the top shooters but with 14 registered classified meetings on the competitive circuit there is plenty of opportunity to get a few more scores posted throughout the season.

So far we have had 4227 cards shot in the rankings tables to end of Phoenix 2014 this compares with 2970 cards shot in the rankings tables to end of Phoenix 2013. The numbers look good so far.

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