Man v Man

OK guys – Me again – Slky Smooth of the Steels fame.

Firstly I need some sort of response re: Man v Man at lunch time as I need to gain permission and have time to make some additional steels. I have no official position within the NRA other than being a member so please contact to me with either a yes or no ASAFP.

Man V Man, as the name suggests is shot against another person, a “J” ladder is used to match competitors, winners of each stage compete against other winners, losers compete against other losers. A little movement and a tin can are involved.

On the beep step forward, place can on post and engage your steels, in the prescribed order, then compulsory reload and engage stop plate. Best of three runs. £ 5.00 per head. LBPs and rifles will compete in same comp against each other. 22 only. In my experience this is the biggest adrenalin rush in shooting, bar none.

With reguard to steels in october. Given that I do not have to consider persons on either flank I intend to set up 4 possibly 3 stages, to allow one really wide stage and 2 or 3 narrower stages.

One or two of the narrower stages will have to be shot twice, in different orders, to maintain the round count but, I think, given that the opportunity has arisen it is worth doing.

SLG and Mattersey

This weekend sees a couple of registered competitions running and its just about possible to get to the them both even though they are ~300 miles apart!

Saturday hosts the SLG Bisley 1500 and shorts open meeting. Competitions in 1500, T&P1, Multi Target and Advancing Target for all gun types. Just about still time to enter – entry forms here.

On Sunday Mattersey is running a full set of Bianchi matches with T&P1 and Multi Target matches filling the gaps. Entry forms downloadable now.

Mini McQueen at the AAW

At some previous Gallery Rifle Action Weekend (GRAW) meetings at Bisley we have squeezed in the Mini McQueen match for 2 or 3 hours in the middle of the day – usually to run on Melville range. Its proven very popular which is no surprise as its a great match to shoot. Its a smallbore ‘simulation’ of the traditional McQueen match shot at 50m. Any .22 rimfire rifle (within reason) can be used to to compete.

At the Autumn Action Weekend the Mini Mcqueen will run throughout the meeting. It will be available on Time Limit range which is to the left of Melville range complex, next to the Running Deer range.

Mini McQueen,  Course of Fire:

Target:  miniature DP14 (half size)

• Sights: Any
• Distance: 50m
• Position: seated, at a table, use of a bipod or other rest permitted

Course of fire:

This event takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.
10 shots + up to 5 sighters

Sighters: up to 5 sighting shots at a miniature or half size DP14 target

Competition: the rifle will be made ready with 10 rounds. The target will make 10 appearances of 3 seconds, with irregular intervals varying between 5 and 20 seconds each appearance of the target (over cover and at loop-holes) will be in a different place, the sequence being varied for each competitor 1 shot to be fired at each appearance.

The 2014 Autumn Action Weekend – 25-26 October

We are fast approaching the Autumn Action Weekend 2014, taking place 25-26 October.

This meeting comprises a range of Gallery Rifle & Pistol, Target Shotgun and Fullbore competitions. This year we are also launching the Mini McQueen for GRSB on Time Limit, at £5 for your first shoot, £3 for reshoots (reshoot cards available on the range).

Shooting Times

The majority of events will be available on Saturday and Sunday, however in order to manage range costs and still offer a wide choice of shoots, some events will run Saturday only.

Saturday & Sunday – GR&P events on Melville and Time Limit.
Saturday – Speed Steels on Butt Zero. Target Shotgun, 200 yd and McQueen on Short Siberia.

The online entry system is now live. The entry form is also downloadable from the website here for those who wish to enter by post.

Range Officers

Volunteer ROs are crucial to the success of the weekend, so we would value your support to run this event. If you are able to offer your time to work, please click here and complete the online form (ideally by Friday 17 October please as this enables us to pre-order accommodation and prepare range allocation). ROs will have access to Melville range for a dedicated shooting day on Friday 24 October.

This is the last major event in the UK GR&P calendar and an excellent prelude to the Target Shotgun Festival on 8 & 9 November, so I look forward to seeing you here at Bisley.

Peter Cottrell
Meeting Director

The 2014 Trafalgar Meeting

The Trafalgar Meeting if approaching – The 18-19 October 2014.  We are looking forward to this exciting annual festival of Classic and Historic Arms.  Steeped in history, this Meeting offers shooters the opportunity to compete and enjoy Classic and Historic Arms through the periods, from Muzzle Loading, Flintlock and Percussion, through Vintage, Classic, Veteran and Post Veteran.

So capture the atmosphere, and if you own firearms that fall into these categories, this Meeting is a must.

Plenty of GR type competitions are available, from pure precision events (25m, 50m and 100m), snap shooting with the Bobber, Duelling, Surrenden and the ever popular advancing target.

For further details please  download the Entry Form, rules and technical details from the NRA website.

For a successful Meeting, we rely heavily on the support and expertise of our volunteer ROs.  We are seeking support through the weekend, so if you are able to offer any time, please complete the online RO form – thank you.

Part of the celebration and tradition of the Meeting is the Trafalgar Dinner on Saturday 18 October from 8.00 pm at the ATSC, Bisley. The cost is £16.50 pp for a three course meal, coffee and mints.  A fine way to spend the evening with comrades following a full day’s shooting. More details and the booking form are available to download here.

Finally, we would like to welcome Peter Ryder, the new Classic and Historic Arms Rep, to the Meeting.  He’s looking forward to competing during the weekend and to meeting you.

Best wishes

Peter Cottrell
Match Director

JSPC OPEN COMPETITION: SEPTEMBER 20th -21st

That time of year again for the second JSPC match of the year.

Please find entry forms over on the JSPC website. Saturday gets filled very quickly so please let us know your preferences as soon as possible.

The Annual HCNM Match

At the GR&P National Championships

For 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