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Journal Winter Sorted.Indd National Rifle Association Journal Winter 2009 Volume LXXXVIII Number 3 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION CONTENTS JOURNAL 2 Notes from the Secretary General WINTER 2009 4 Notes from the Shooting Division VOLUME LXXXVIII NUMBER 3 7 Notes from the Managing Director of NSC 8 Notes from the Director of Training Published three times a year by the 10 Notes from the Firearms Liaison Offi cer(s) National Rifl e Association 12 Shooting Discipline Matters 14 Notes from the Regional Manager Bisley, National Shooting Centre 15 Regional Matters Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB 18 Membership Matters Telephone: 01483 797777 18 Forthcoming Tours 0845 1307620 (local rate) 21 Running Deer and Running Man Targets Fax: 01483 797285 26 Annual General Meeting Range Offi ce: 01483 797777 ext 152 32 Clock Tower Challenge Clay Range Offi ce: 01483 797666 34 Talking with Lt Col Lester Holley 35 A Man for all Seasons E-mail: [email protected] 37 Scenes from the Service Rifl e Meeting Website: http://www.nra.org.uk 38 Imperial Meeting - Match Rifl e Chairman: Robin Pizer 41 T Rex - Basking in the Afterglow Secretary General: Glynn Alger 43 Imperial Meeting - Schools’ Meeting 46 Membership Secretary: Heather Webb Running Deer Championship 47 Imperial Meeting - Target Rifl e Managing Director NSC: Jeremy Staples MRICS 55 F Class World Championships Financial Manager: Bruce Pollard ACA 61 Bisley General Meeting Editor: Karen Robertson 66 Fantasy Target Shooting Teams Editorial Advisory Panel: 67 BAE Systems Inter-Factory Competition Glynn Alger, David Cooper, Tim Elliott, 69 General Council and Committee Attendance Colin Judge, Tony de Launay, Steve McDowell, 70 Council and General Council Committee Ted Molyneux, David Pollard Members 72 New Trustees Advertising: 73 Old Guildfordians Rifl e Club Quincentenary 76 London and Middlesex Reloaded Print-Rite, 31 Parklands, Freeland, 80 Clock Tower Restoration Nr Witney, Oxon OX29 8HX 81 1989 Athelings Reunion Tel/Fax: 01993 881662 83 Shooting in the Olympic Games 85 Letters Material for inclusion in the Journal should be sent to: 92 Obituaries Karen Robertson 96 Trade Members National Rifl e Association Bisley, National Shooting Centre ADVERTISERS INDEX Brookwood, Surrey GU24 0PB 53 A1 Hearing Telephone: 01483 797777 ext 146 79 Bisley Pavilion E-mail: [email protected] 77 Centra 11 Norman Clark Production and distribution of the NRA Journal by 46 Diverse Trading Company Print-Rite, Oxford. bc Edgar Brothers 9 A Ford Material for inclusion must reach the Editor before: 7 Fox Firearms 15 January for Spring issue 59 Gunshop 6 1 April for Summer issue 4 Haring 36 HPS Target Rifl es Ltd 1 September for Winter issue ibc Midway UK 20 NSRA 10 Portsmouth Gun Centre 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 60 RUAG contributors are not necessarily those of the Publishers. Whilst every care is 68 Jo Scrimshaw taken to ensure that the contents of the magazine are accurate, the Publishers 89 Andrew Tucker Target Sports assume no responsibility for errors. The publication of advertisements or 84 TWP Designs editorial relating to fi rearms or associated requisites is not a guarantee ifc Viking Arms that such items are endorsed by the NRA. Whilst every care is taken with advertising the Publishers cannot accept any responsibility for any resulting Cover photo: Nick Tremlett (GM) by Alan Keating unsatisfactory transactions. Artwork originated by the NRA Journal for its 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 In the longer term we have developed a valuable relationship with friends in the House, who are willing SECRETARY GENERAL to work with us in the future. Regional Development As you may be aware, the emphasis of NATSS has now switched to joint working on a number of issues of mutual benefi t to the NRA and NSRA. The CPSA dropped out in July, although we have high hopes they will return to the party when they are able. by The key outcome of this process has been the allocation Glynn of funding from Sport England to develop shooting Alger away from Bisley in the regions. To this end the project involving the NRA and the NSRA will be appointing a National Development Manager to be quickly followed by part-time Regional Development Offi cers to interact directly at local level with clubs and fi nd sources of funding from Sports Partnerships and Olympics Local Authorities. At fi rst glance the Olympics may not be one of those This project is also closely linked to the talks with issues that fullbore shooters would see as an NRA Sport England, as previously mentioned, relating to interest, in that our bit of the sport is not represented National and Regional Centres of Excellence, all of in the Games. However, the NRA has a fundamental which are designed to promote and support shooting belief that it needs to support shooting in all its various nationally, in the regions, which the NRA places as a lawful forms and disciplines. high priority. Being the Trustees for Bisley, we thought that the Evidence of this is the number of interest-free loans most essential issue for the sport was that, as well as the Association is making, on an annual basis, to clubs a successful 2012 in medal terms, the sport ought to wishing to build or upgrade ranges. This is seen as get some solid legacy out of the Games. To this end an essential investment in facilities to help promote the NRA employed a professional development team shooting away from Bisley. to ensure that we could make a credible bid in all our Additionally, the NRA has spent a considerable interests for the event to come to the National Shooting amount of effort in making proposals to the MoD to Centre. The aim was to create the conditions at Bisley increase access to ranges for civilians at a time when to host World Championships going forward, plus the ‘war effort’ has brought increased pressure on the offer a home to Team GB and the Paralympic Team. use of ranges for training. More importantly we looked to be able to promote the sport from a world class shooting centre for the We have also made representations regarding those benefi t of all. ranges that the Army are intending to close or mothball in an effort to save money. We have asked that the During the course of this whole debate we have been in NRA be allowed to assess all such ranges to judge discussion with Sport England to get more investment the feasibility of keeping them open for mixed use by into the sport. They saw the Olympic facilities forming cadets, reserve forces and civilians. The Association is part of a modern multi-discipline facility as the currently examining at least two ranges that fall within ‘National Centre of Excellence’, with them willing to this category, both of which are being considered as make further investment in similar facilities nationally potential ‘Regional Centres of Excellence’. as ‘Regional Centres of Excellence’. Similarly the Chairman, Robin Pizer, is leading a To avoid any doubt, our bid for the Olympic shooting project looking at the feasibility of developing a model venue, despite what has been said publicly, was for 300 metre ‘no danger area ranges’ acceptable for the least expensive, met all the security and safety the UK. conditions, plus providing a full legacy. After exerting pressure through meetings, the press Access to MoD Ranges and friends in Parliament we have got the Olympic In recent meetings with the MoD we were informed authorities to the table to talk legacy for shooting. If that the military, in an effort to cut costs, were going we do get legacy out of the Olympics it will be due to look to reduce their use of ranges by 25 to 50% largely to the investment that the NRA has made in at weekends. Initially it appeared as though this the wider interest of the sport. proposal was to be a general closure of ranges. 2 The NRA has made the point, which has now been Members of the General Council re-elected Mark accepted, that, if the military create a gap, civilians Haslakiewicz as Treasurer and Dick Horrocks as would probably want to fi ll it, thus getting increased Vice-Chairman of the General Council for a period access to their ranges rather than less. This is of course of three years. accepting that clubs would have to bear the full cost Members of the General Council co-opted Chris Farr of using the ranges and and paying the wardens. to the General Council as Gallery Rifl e and Pistol The Association is hopeful that clubs will be able to Discipline Representative for a period of two years shoot more often. However, to enable this to be done and co-opted Charles Murton to the General Council more effi ciently, it is hoped that clubs will be willing to for a period of three years. act co-operatively, ensuring that ranges are used more Members of the General Council elected John cost effectively by sharing them, thus reducing the Bloomfi eld, Tony Clayton and Guy Larcombe and bill. It is also hoped that, via an informal co-operative re-elected George Barnard, David Calvert and John arrangement, distances and sequences of shoots can Carmichael to the Shooting Committee for a period be agreed and everyone accommodated.
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