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NRA24 Autumn 2017.Pdf NATIONAL RIFLE JOURNAL ASSOCIATION Autumn 2017 – Volume XCVI No. 3 £4.25£4.25 PGARA SHOOTS TO THE TOP How Patel finally won the Queen’s Prize PLUS! 20 PAGES OF IMPERIAL REPORTS Every discipline covered! SHOOTING .50 CAL THE 14-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDRA WINNER RANGE ACCESS NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION Autumn 2017 – Volume XCVI No. 3 5 WELCOME 34 GET INVOLVED WITH GALLERY Andrew Mercer hails another successful Neil Francis on why the Imperial Gallery Rifle Imperial Meeting and Pistol events are for everyone 6 NEWS 36A DAY in THE LIFE OF QUEEN’s NRA membership on the up, electronic targets Six competitors from different walks of life tell at the ready, and more essential news Silke Lohmann their Queen’s I experiences 9 IMPERIAL INTRODUCTION 40 FULL MARKS We kick off 20 pages of Imperial coverage with What the Imperial marking team got up to in an overview of the Meeting the butts this year 10 PATEL’S MAJESTIC PRIZE 42 42 YEARS OF STATS Parag Patel has won just about every prize in Sharon Crabb reveals how the stats effort at the shooting – and now he has won the Queen’s Imperial has changed from 1975 to today Prize too. Alun Lewis saw him do it 44 FINAL EFFORT 14 WATSON ON TARGET A look behind the scenes at the RAFTRC’s Matt Charlton gives us a shoot-by-shoot scoring work on Queen’s Final day Cover photo by James Marchington account of Chris Watson’s TR Grand Aggregate victory Managing editor: Colin Fallon 46M ASTERING THE MCQUEEN Graphic design: Matt Smith Nothing quite compares to the McQueen final, Advertising sales: 16 LUCKMAN’S SKILL says Martin Camp [email protected] David Luckman, St George’s winner 2017, tells Contributors: Nigel Barrett, Martin us what it was like to win the prize for a third time 48TH E FUTURE OF TR Camp, Matt Charlton, Nic Couldrey, We grab a few words with Daisy Armstrong, Charles Dickenson, Neil Francis, George 18 TEAM EFFORT 14-year-old winner of the Alexandra Granycome, Jodie Gray-Piazza, James All the results from the National, Kolapore and Harris, Raf Jah, David Kent, Jeremy Mackinnon matches 50C OTTESLOE COMES BACK Langley, Mike Jenvey, Silke Lohmann, The action from the second outing of the David Luckman, Alun Lewis, Katia Malcaus Cooper, Hattie Mansell, John Morgan- 20 CADETS COME BACK Cottesloe Heath Challenge Hosey, Des Parr, Iain Robertson, Derek The second year of the Cadet Imperial was Stimpson, Steve Wallis, Rich Wells another encouraging success 52 ShOOTS AND EVENTS Stock photography: Lee Bowditch, Paul All the big events outside the Imperial, from the Deach, Matt Limb, James Marchington 22 IHAM INTEREST Gallery Rifle World Championships to the Inter Chief executive: Zillah Byng-Thorne Derek Stimpson reports from the Imperial Counties shoot Non-executive chairman: Peter Allen Historic Arms Meeting Chief financial officer: Penny Ladkin-Brand 56 ROARING FIFTIES 24OP ROB ON T Raf Jah spends a day with the Fifty Calibre NRA chief executive: Andrew Mercer Chairman: John Webster Silke Lohmann reports from the Match Rifle Shooters Assocation Address: National Rifle Association, Bisley, events as Rob Lygoe scoops the Hopton Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB 58 REGIONAL UPDATE T: 01483 797777 F: 01483 797285 26 F CLASS HEROES Nic Couldrey has the latest developments on W: www.nra.org.uk We’ve got all the winners from a busy set of access to MoD ranges To contact the NRA editorial committee, Imperial F Class competitions please email: [email protected] 60A LL BOOKED UP? The NRA Journal is published on behalf of 29 RUNNING AWAY WITH IT We get word from the range office on the National Rifle Association by Future plc. Steve Wallis has all the news from the British availability on Butt Zero and Stickledown Address: Units 1 & 2, Sugarbrook Court, Running Deer Championships Aston Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs B60 3EX T: 01225 442244 62 RESULTS E: [email protected] 30 METHUEN MAGIC Top performers from the Imperial and elsewhere John Morgan-Hosey brings us the Methuen © Future plc, 2017 individual and team winners, and all the other 64 TRADE MEMBERS All rights reserved. Editorial Imperial CSR results All the NRA’s trade members matter, pictures and text may not be reproduced without permission. Views 32 SCENES FROM THE SERVICES 66 MESSAGE 10 expressed are not necessarily those of the Imagery from the Services events that kicked off Grand Aggregate winner Chris Watson tells National Rifle Association. the Imperial in June Katia Malcaus Cooper more National Rifle Association 3 Chief Executive | WELCOME Significant developments Chief executive Andrew Mercer hails the completion of NRA projects far and wide, from electronic targets at Bisley to a new range near Brackley leven brand spanking new electronic targets are now available on Stickledown range – hooray! Their E installation proved surprisingly straightforward once we had worked out the provision of electricity; an eye- watering quote of £60,000 for just the cable run to the butts prompted some consternation, but solar panels and trickle- charged batteries saved the day. Early reports from shooters have been very positive, with the option to book targets by the hour much appreciated. The newly refurbished Winans range is proving popular and is now regularly booked for evening club shoots. The firing point is rather basic and we will return to refurbish it over the winter. We have started consultations on our 2018-2020 Strategic Review. The main emphasis will be greater efforts to support target shooting away from Bisley, and includes fixed targets for regional funding, increasing resources for regional range safety assessment, and improving competency assessment and training. Re-configuring Bisley ranges to maximise capacity and improve the shooter experience is another key project; our range office is currently rejecting far too many bookings at prime weekends owing to lack of space. The new NRA website is going through the last few Shooting Centre near Brackley is opening this September, the checks before we launch in early October. We have resisted culmination of heroic efforts by proprietor John Thorne over the temptation to be too clever too quickly, and have several years. The complex offers targets at 10m, 25m, 50m concentrated on essential functionality (booking ranges, and 100m and is a genuine new build; their Facebook page has entering competitions, booking accommodation and so on) a host of images of the development and we wish John and his and improving navigation. The current website was created team every success for their exciting venture. in 2004 and has served us pretty well; however, it performs Secondly, the NRA has supported the construction of a poorly on mobile phones, which account for three quarters of tunnel range at Baildon Rifle and Pistol Club near Shipley in all use. I know that any change, no matter how well-intentioned West Yorkshire. The design is a great example of cost effective or carefully planned, can elicit robust comments from NRA innovation and consists of end-to-end shipping containers members, but I would encourage a measured assessment as we abutting a building providing the firing points. Nic Couldrey, navigate the transition. NRA Regional Ranges Manager, has been monitoring the The number of NRA Probationary members continues to progress of this project with keen enthusiasm. grow and recently topped 200. This is mighty good news and As we march deeper into autumn, thoughts of a successful a reflection of the attraction of the sport of target shooting. 2017 Imperial meeting start to dim. Akin to choosing a Thankfully this increase coincided with the recent move of the favourite child, it is dangerous to highlight one special moment; training team to the new facilities in the Pavilion. however, presenting the large trophy to 14 year old Daisy Away from Bisley, two range projects deserve special Armstrong from Sedbergh School for winning the Alexandra mention. Firstly, the new range complex at Silverstone after a tough tie shoot was truly a memorable moment. National Rifle Association 5 F ACS ON THE UP REPORTS Official statistics released in July NEWS show a year-on-year increase in firearms certificates, counteracting a decrease in shotgun certificates. There were 154,958 firearms certificates as of 31 March – a 1 per cent increase on the previous year STICKLEDOWN and the highest number of FACs overall since 1988. According to the figures, rural ELECTRONIC areas such as Devon and Cornwall, Sussex and North Yorkshire were the most popular constabularies for TARGETS GO LIVE firearms certificates. In terms of the number of actual rifles in circulation, there were 559,302 firearms covered by all the certificates – an increase of 4 per cent on last year – indicating that the average certificate holder now has more rifles than before. There were 9,825 new applications for firearms certificates in the 12-month period up to 31 March 2017, of which only 2 per cent (205) were refused. Of the 32,023 FAC renewal applications, just 0.2 per cent were refused. Experimental statistics revealed the average age of a certificate holder. More than half of shotgun or firearms certificate holders are over 50; but some 3,602 under-18s possess certificates. Following successful trials in the The electronic targets offer the distinct Arms Fair at the Trafalgar – 21- spring of 2017, the NRA has bought advantage of giving immediate feedback 22 October 2017, 8am to 6.30 pm 11 electronic targets that have been on fall of shot without the added cost of For the second year running, the NRA is installed on Stickledown range and are a marker. hosting this great trade event, this time in available now.
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