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National Rifle Association Journal Winter 2010 Volume LXXXIX Number 3 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION Contents JOURNAL 2 NRA Strategy – Mapping our Future WINTER 2010 4 The NRA Outside Bisley VOLUME LXXXIX NUMBER 3 5 Notes from the Secretary General 7 Shooting Matters – Competitions Published three times a year by the 9 Notes from the Managing Director of NSC National Rifle Association 10 Shooting Matters – Range Operations Bisley, National Shooting Centre 13 Notes from the Director of Training Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB 16 Notes from the Membership Department Telephone: 01483 797777 16 Notes from the Regional Manager 0845 1307620 (local rate) 19 Notes from the Firearms Liaison Officer Fax: 01483 797285 20 Shooting Discipline Matters Range Office: 01483 797777 ext 152 26 Introducing Graham Gold Clay Range Office: 01483 797666 27 From the Cowshed E-mail: [email protected] 28 Forthcoming Tours Website: http://www.nra.org.uk 30 Annual General Meeting Chairman: Robin Pizer 35 BAE Systems Inter-Factory Competition Secretary General: Glynn Alger 37 Scenes from the Service Rifle Meeting Membership Secretary: Heather Webb 38 Gold Challenge Managing Director NSC: Jeremy Staples MRICS 40 Imperial Meeting – Match Rifle Financial Manager: Graham Gold FCCA 44 Imperial Meeting – Gallery Rifle and Pistol Editor: Karen Robertson 44 Imperial Meeting – Schools Editorial Advisory Panel: 46 Imperial Meeting – Target Rifle Glynn Alger, David Cooper, Tim Elliott, 54 GB Under 25 Team to Jersey Colin Judge, Tony de Launay, Steve McDowell, 58 Jersey RifleAssociation Championships Ted Molyneux, David Pollard 60 Athelings Centenary Tour 64 Bisley General Meeting Advertising: 74 GB Match Rifle eamT to Australia Print-Rite, 31 Parklands, Freeland, 79 Commonwealth Games Nr Witney, Oxon OX29 8HX 87 General Council and Committee Attendance Tel/Fax: 01993 881662 88 NRA Council, General Council and Committee Members Material for inclusion in the Journal should be sent to: 90 T Rex – Preparing for Hibernation Karen Robertson 92 Memories of Hawksworth Rifle Range National RifleAssociation 94 Obituaries Bisley, National Shooting Centre 96 Trade Members Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB Telephone: 01483 797777 ext 146 Advertisers index E-mail: [email protected] 62 Ayling Cars Production and distribution of the NRA Journal by 63 Bisley Pavilion Print-Rite, Oxford. ibc Centra 93 Norman Clark Material for inclusion must reach the Editor before: 8 Diverse Trading Company 15 January for Spring issue 73 A Ford 1 April for Summer issue 82 Fox Firearms 1 September for Winter issue 8 Haring 12 HPS Target Rifles Ltd 36 HPS Target Rifles Ltd The Editor reserves the right to determine the contents of the NRA Journal and to edit or shorten material for publication. The views expressed by bc Midway UK contributors are not necessarily those of the Publishers. Whilst every care is 17 NSRA taken to ensure that the contents of the magazine are accurate, the Publishers 15 Andrew Tucker Target Sports assume no responsibility for errors. The publication of advertisements or 78 TWP Designs editorial relating to firearms or associated requisites is not a guarantee that such items are endorsed by the NRA. Whilst every care is taken with ifc Viking Arms advertising the Publishers cannot accept any responsibility for any resulting unsatisfactory transactions. Artwork originated by the NRA Journal for its Cover photo: David Calvert (GM SC QM) by Alan Keating customers will remain under the copyright of the NRA Journal and may only be reproduced with specific permission. Every possible care will be taken of Expected publication dates manuscripts and photographs but the Publishers cannot accept responsibility Spring End of February for any loss or damage however caused. The NRA Journal reserves copyright Summer Middle of May on all material contained in the Journal. Winter October/November 1 nrA strAtegy – MApping our Future Introduction Our strategy in brief Over the last few years the health of the NRA has been Essentially, we aim to promote target shooting as transformed. Our membership is growing steadily, widely as possible as a sport, but hold dear to the whilst tight management, despite recent setbacks, original spirit of our Association as playing a role in is beginning to restore our financial position. At promoting marksmanship in defence of the realm. the same time, the world changes around us and Over time, the relative weight of these may have we need to both stay abreast of change and take changed and certainly the way we go about them, advantage when we can for the benefit of the sport. but both are clear in our strategic objectives and the Strengthening the finances of the NRA will be secured activities that support them. at a price, however. The trustees would be the first to Our strategy is to build Bisley into the revenue- recognise the consequences of delaying maintenance generating heart of the sport in the UK, worthy of the at Bisley, some of which is now badly overdue. At the title of the ‘home of shooting’. As such, Bisley will same time, there are many other areas that we could fund the development of the sport, where growth in prioritise. As with so many organisations today, we other parts of the country is a priority. Also, Bisley must make choices. Making the right choices is the will be a key asset to the police and armed forces in purpose of this strategy process. providing high quality training facilities in service of As we strive to shape our future in a positive direction, their marksmanship needs. This will in turn provide we are not short of options. Do we focus on not some of the resources required to meet our wider just maintaining Bisley, but upgrading its facilities? sporting development ambitions. We also seek to What emphasis do we place on developing shooting support, inform and influence government in the facilities outside of Bisley? What role should ‘grass formulation of firearms policy and law in support roots’ recruitment play versus skills development for of shooting as a legitimate, accessible and safe sport. existing shooters? How much emphasis and resource To become that critical cornerstone, we need to invest should we put upon working with and lobbying in Bisley. In the past, investment has been constrained government? as we have worked to restore our financial health. As part of a strategy review, the Council has This will include catching up on overdue maintenance undertaken a review of the strategy for the NRA, and and improving facilities, whilst retaining the heritage then mapping out how to deliver that strategy over character of the ‘home of shooting’. We need to a five year financial planning horizon. The stages improve the customer orientation of the NRA and NSC involved in this have been: in a world where service expectations have moved on. Thirdly, we need to attract both shooting-related and • Soundings from Council and Exec members on non-shooting-related revenues to reduce the call we possible elements of such a revised strategy must make on the membership. • Structured feedback on the prioritisation of Overall, this should ensure that our sport is funded those elements from both Council and then with the minimum burden on NRA members General Council, as well as members of the NSC consistent with the standards and developments we Board all expect. • Work between Exec members and their teams and Trustees and NSC non-exec directors Our Strategic Objectives around the actual implementation and the Whilst we have a range of initiatives underway at attendant financial plans. any one time, like any organisation we have scarce resources of time, people and money. It is important Our Strategy that we recognise those constraints and work within Our Aims them for the long-term health of the sport and • To promote the sport of target shooting across the Association. As far as the next five years are the UK concerned, the key strategic objectives are as follows: • ‘Catch up’ at Bisley • In all of its forms This involves overdue maintenance as well • In a way that emphasises safety and as infrastructural upgrades essential to other proper governance further strategic development. We have made • To provide facilities and related services to UK a key choice that we will seek to develop Bisley government defence and security organisations. only as far as is necessary to make it ‘fit for 2 purpose’ and that further strategic investments must maintain a degree of separation given will be made away from Bisley, in other parts of charity law regarding commercial trading arms, the country. we will seek to minimise the day-to-day impact that this has. • Commercial Revenues at Bisley • Against each key initiative for 2011, we have Encompassing both shooting and non- identified the executive responsible within shooting revenues, this is a key element of the either the NRA or NSC and ‘tagged’ both an strategy, providing the funds for us to make NRA trustee and an NSC non-exec to work with the investments we wish to make in service that person in delivering that initiative. of developing the sport. There are a range of initiatives, both large and small, currently under The next stage is to enshrine this within a 5 year discussion to this end. financial plan and set objectives for both the NRA and NSC against this strategy. The recent financial • Regional development outside Bisley challenges we have faced have set this planning back The key initiative in terms of developing our a little, but it is key to our future development. sport, the NRA is seen as very much centred on Bisley. Developing the popularity of the sport Key risks to the strategy requires us to work beyond this, making the Commercial revenues NRA more relevant and valuable to members Put simply, if we do not have the money, we cannot beyond Bisley and enhancing facilities across execute this plan.

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