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Journal Sorted.Indd National Rifle Association Journal Winter 2007 Volume LXXXVI Number 3 National Rifle Association Journal Winter 2007 Volume LXXXVI Number 3 Great Britain World Champions Great Britain - World Veterans Team Champions Great Britain - World Under 25 Team Champions NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CONTENTS JOURNAL 2 Notes from the Secretary General WINTER 2007 6 Retirement of NRA Chairman VOLUME LXXXVI NUMBER 3 7 Membership Matters 8 Notes from the Director of Shooting Published three times a year by the 12 Notes from the Managing Director of NSC National Rifl e Association 13 Notes from the Director of Training Bisley, National Shooting Centre 15 Forthcoming Tours/Regional News/ Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB Shooting Discipline Matters 21 Annual General Meeting Telephone: 01483 797777 24 Notes from the Firearms Liaison Offi cer 0845 1307620 (local rate) 25 Home Reloading Fax: 01483 797285 27 Simon Dixon - New NSC Chairman Range Offi ce: 01483 797777 ext 152 28 High Performance Projectiles Clay Range Offi ce: 01483 797666 31 T Rex - Utterances from his Ark E-mail: [email protected] 32 NRA Tour to the Channel Islands Website: http://www.nra.org.uk 36 Schools Meeting 39 Match Rifl e Meeting Chairman: Vacant 42 Target Rifl e Meeting Secretary General: Glynn Alger 49 Bisley General Meeting Membership Secretary: Heather Webb 56 F Class Meeting Managing Director NSC: Jeremy Staples MRICS 58 Never Give In 60 Match Rifl e Tour of Victoria and Tasmania Director of Shooting: Martin Farnan MBE TD 61 GB Historical Rifl e Team to South Africa Financial Manager: Bruce Pollard ACA 63 Territorials Take Triple Crown Editor: Karen Robertson 64 NRA Council and General Council Committee Editorial Advisory Panel: Members Glynn Alger, Colin Judge, Tony de Launay, 66 General Council and Committee Attendance Ted Molyneux, Carol Painting, Robert Stafford 67 New Members of General Council 68 GB Rifl e Team to Canada Advertising: 75 World Veterans Team Championship Print-Rite, 31 Parklands, Freeland, 77 World Under 25 Team Championship Nr Witney, Oxon OX29 8HX 79 Talking With John Prictor Tel/Fax: 01993 881662 81 The Athelings 83 Summary Accounts Material for inclusion in the Journal should be sent to: 84 Letters Karen Robertson 86 Obituaries National Rifl e Association 88 Trade Members Bisley, National Shooting Centre ADVERTISERS INDEX Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB Telephone: 01483 797777 ext 146 85 Big Red Shooting Company E-mail: [email protected] 14 Bisley Pavilion ibc Border Barrels Production and distribution of the NRA Journal by ibc Centra Print-Rite, Oxford. 17 Churchleys Gun Shop 85 Norman Clark Material for inclusion must reach the Editor before: 35 Diverse Trading Company bc Edgar Brothers 15 January for Spring issue 27 A Ford 1 April for Summer issue 35 Haring 1 September for Winter issue 38 HPS Target Rifl es Ltd 53 NSRA 40 Andrew Tucker Target Sports The Editor reserves the right to determine the contents of the NRA Journal 80 TWP Designs and to edit or shorten material for publication. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Publishers. Whilst every care is ifc Viking Arms taken to ensure that the contents of the magazine are accurate, the Publishers Outside cover photo: James Lewis GM by Peter Hornsby assume no responsibility for errors. The publication of advertisements or Inside cover photos: The Great Britain Palma Team, the Great editorial relating to fi rearms or associated requisites is not a guarantee Britain Veterans Team, the Great Britain that such items are endorsed by the NRA. Whilst every care is taken with Under 25 Team and David Luckman. advertising the Publishers cannot accept any responsibility for any resulting Photos by the teams and Peter Hornsby. unsatisfactory transactions. Artwork originated by the NRA Journal for its Why two covers? Because they all deserve the front cover! customers will remain under the copyright of the NRA Journal and may only be reproduced with specifi c 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 NOTES FROM THE statement taking relating to the accident our member had witnessed, accompanied by tea and biscuits. SECRETARY GENERAL Six weeks later the doorbell rings. Our member fi nds the police outside with a warrant for his fi rearms, ammunition and Firearms Certifi cate. He is informed that his flippant comment has been adjudged to amount to ‘threats to kill’, hence the seizure. Our member, who incidentally is elderly, writes to the Firearms Licensing Department concerned, admitting by he had made a stupid comment, apologising for any Glynn offence caused. Alger Weeks and months go by without any form of reply. At the same time he keeps contacting the offi cer in charge of the case, only to be told the matter is under serious consideration for prosecution by a ‘superior’ offi cer. World Long Range Rifl e Championships, Finally after missing half of the shooting season having Ottawa got nowhere he contacts the NRA and gets me on the Great Britain had an excellent result at the World case, for my sins. Championships in Canada when the Palma, Veterans My initial port of call was to telephone the Firearms and Under 25 teams all won their titles. In addition Liaison Department dealing with the matter. I told David Luckman won the Individual World Long them who I was, that I was from the NRA and that I Range Championship. During the course of the was speaking on behalf of a member. The fi rst reaction events the GB teams routinely broke existing world was “We cannot talk to you about the detail of a case records establishing, in the words of a South African and reveal personal information”. I stated that I only competitor, “a new standard for everyone to aim wanted to speak to the case offi cer concerned and give at”. a view about the case not discuss the detail because I The National Rifle Association is proud of the had all that in front of me. I was told “You will have accomplishments of its teams and in particular to write in then.” A discussion ensued about how wishes to congratulate its successful captains Martin long our client had been kept waiting to date with no Townsend, Mick Barr and Ed Jeens. answers. It soon became evident that I was going to get nowhere. The achievement of the teams is all the more remarkable when you take into account that they Next ploy. I asked who was in overall charge of the were self-funded, with members working hard to raise Firearms Liaison Department. I was told the name money through sponsorship and corporate events, of the Departmental Manager. I asked again for the because centralised sports funding from Government person in overall charge and got the same reply. I then is now purely focussed upon Olympic disciplines and said “To avoid any doubt, usually Firearms Liaison charity rules do not permit the Association to donate Departments will be under the control of either the money in support of elite shooting. Assistant Chief Constable Crime or Operations, who is in charge.” There followed a pregnant pause. It’s Not Always Who You Know But What You Eventually I was told it was ACC Operations I needed Know to speak to. The other day I received a note from my Membership I telephoned the ACC’s staff offi cer. A pleasant young Department asking if I could intervene with the Police lady answered the phone and took my details. I on behalf of a shooter who is a member of an affi liated explained the details of the case to her, in particular club. pointing out that the person in question at the time Basically the facts were that the affi liated member had of the alleged incident was doing his civic duty, was witnessed a road traffi c accident. When the young in the privacy of his own home, was relaxed at the woman police offi cer attended his house he was in time, was elderly and thus was not fully conversant the garage cleaning his fi rearms. The offi cer asked with the modern rules of interaction. I admitted he why he had the rifl es. As a joke he said something had said something inappropriate but he had made inappropriate in our Politically Correct obsessed a formal apology. world. At this stage I pointed out that the chances of our There was no reaction from the police offi cer. What member being a real threat to public safety was followed was a relaxed two hour interview and stretching things a bit, particularly as it had taken 2 six weeks to seize his fi rearms. I then went on to This may seem some way off but now we know there question the fact that no one would engage with him is serious intent on behalf of the MoD we will have or tell him what was going on. I further pointed out much work to do between now and then to ensure we the unwillingness to talk to me when I was trying to get everything right fi rst time. help the process, effectively getting blanked at which At the same time the NRA has been instrumental in stage the staff offi cer said “Mr Alger I am sure that did assisting clubs deal with a number of issues this year not happen.” I replied “As a recently retired Police enabling the reopening of ranges to civilians for the Superintendent I think I can tell when I am being most part in the North and Midlands.
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