National Rifle Association Journal Summer 2002 Volume LXXXI Number 2 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CONTENTS JOURNAL 2 Chief Executive’s Notes SUMMER 2002 5 Shooting Manager’s Notes VOLUME LXXXI NUMBER 2 8 Discipline and Regional Matters 8 Sporting Rifle Published three times a year by the 9 Classic Arms National Rifle Association, Bisley Camp, 10 F Class Rifle Brookwood, Woking, Surrey GU24 0PB 11 300 Metres Telephone: 01483 797777 12 Practical Rifle 0845 1307620 (local rate) 14 London and South-East Regional Report Fax: 01483 797285 14 Forthcoming Tours E-mail:
[email protected] 16 Holidaying with the Match Rifle Web site: http://www.nra.org.uk 18 Dungannon R&PC tour the West Indies Range Office: 22 Want to Shoot for your Home Country? Telephone: 01483 797777 Ext: 152 24 The SWING SIN71 Rifle Prototype 26 Talking with Mick Gault Chairman of Council: John Jackman FCA 28 Chairman’s Speech to the SGM Chief Executive: Colin Cheshire OBE 31 Recent Developments Shooting Manager: Martin Farnan MBE TD 32 Team Funding - Myths Exploded Financial Manager: Michael Blythe FCA LLB 33 Have you been Swindled? Membership: Heather Doust 34 Council & Principal Committee Attendance Editor: Karen Robertson 35 Brits in South Africa Editorial Advisory Panel: 38 GB Under 19 Team in South Africa Colin Cheshire, Colin Judge, Tony de Launay, 41 A Guide to the XVII Commonwealth Games Ted Molyneux, Carol Painting, Robert Stafford 46 Shooting: Bisley will call the shots Advertising: 49 Obituaries Print-Rite, The Willows, School Lane, 54 The Ricochet Rifle Club Logo Explained Stadhampton, Oxford OX44 7TR 55 Trade Members Tel/Fax: 01865 400002 56 Member’s Page Setting and design: Karen Robertson ADVERTISERS INDEX Tel/Fax: 01491 824109 A I E-mail:
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