December competitions & Guest Day

The annual turkey shoot will be in the morning of 15th December (must be finished by 12.30) First prize will be £25 meat voucher. There will also be the 'back-to-front' competition, with more prizes too

Mince pies and sausage rolls will be available

The AGM is on 15th Dec, starting at 1pm and afterwards the prizes for the 2012 competitions will be awarded.

The club will be open over the Christmas period as usual. The 29th December is a guest day,if you would like to bring a guest please let Janet have their details by 15th December (a bit earlier than usual)

.... and don't forget to get your entries in for the 2013 Eley competition - the sooner the better

Beckingham - 25th Nov

Finally, we made it!

The storms on Saturday night had me a bit worried. Would anyone turn up?

I am pleased to report the rain stopped before we reached Beckingham. The winds were challenging in the morning, but the shooters did exceptionally well and achieved some fantastic groups. The afternoon shooters had much better conditions - the wind dropped and the sun came out.

Many thanks to those of you who had faith and joined us. It was a great day and hopefully the first of many.

I have tried to arrange some more bookings at Beckingham, but unfortunately the first date it's available is Sunday 3rd March (400m) and the next is 28th April (600m). This is because it's been booked out for maintenance and military activity. I have submitted bids for these dates but they won't be confirmed until nearer the time.

UPDATE: the military require the ranges on 3rd March and 28th April, so we have been gazumped! I will put in requests for further dates and keep my fingers crossed!!!


Watch this space - and click here if you would like us to send you details

November Comps - Results

Centrefire Benchrest (Group)

1st A Taylor (10mm)
2nd J Armitage (22mm)
3rd A Armitage (42mm)
4th J Taylor (45mm)
5th S Scott (50mm)

Arnold Kalin Pistol

1st J Taylor (73)
2nd A Armitage (69)
3rd P Lee (61)
4th S Scott (19)

The Running Boar Competition was cancelled as the range was waterlogged

Burgers - 24th Nov

Sheila's cooking burgers for 24th November

Eley Postal Competition 2013

The entry form for the 2013 Eley Postal competition is now available. It's open to all shooters, you do not have to be a member of the NSRA to enter.

Click here to download

Closing date for entries is 2nd Jan, so we will need all names in by Saturday 29th Dec** at the very latest please.

The first round has to be shot by 4th Feb, so there won't be much time once we have got the stickers back

You need to enter the class appropriate to your average score, but people who reached the finals in 2012 have to enter a higher class in 2013. If your average scores are not available, you will need to shoot some cards before we decide which class to enter you in.

This year, shooters with exceptionally high scores for their group will be reclassified by the NSRA into the appropriate class for Round 2 of the competition.

We have regularly had shooters enter the benchrest and lighteweight sporting rifle (standing) comps. We've also had entries in the prone competition and we could probably accommodate the 3-Position and the LSR timed competitions.

The entry fee is £6 per event.

The list will be on the board in the Club Room (or you can email Janet)

** We will be sending off a list of names on 17th Dec so we get the stickers in good time. But, if you miss this date we will send a supplementary list to meet the final 2nd Jan deadline

Firearms Licensing - online services

Did you know that you can now notify the Firearms Dept electronically if you sell/acquire firearms or to notify change of address

Click here for the online forms for Lincolnshire

Northern Arms Fair at Newark 2nd Dec

Click here for more info

Dates

Black Powder Licence - changes

From June 2012 there was a change in the legislation and a new 'COER' Control of Explosives Certificate was introduced which removes the requirement to apply to the HSE for a separate approval to transport explosives. The new Certificate is available from Firearms Licensing Depts.
Click here for more information

AGM - 15th December

Our AGM will be at 1pm on 15th December this year.

The Christmas Shoot will take place in the morning as usual, with the turkey target and back-to-front target. There will also be a raffle for the Christmas Hamper.

Following the AGM the trophies and shields for the competitions held throughout the year will be presented, including the annual shield for the overall winner.

The formal notification and the agenda will be sent out in due course.

Safe Shooter Session 17th Nov

We are now in a position to arrange regular visits to Beckingham (the next visit is on Sunday 25th Nov) and you will need a Safe Shooter Card if you want to attend. 

Carl's running a Safe Shooter session for us on Saturday 17th November from 1pm to 3pm (ish). There is no charge for the training for club members, but the cards cost £7

Please let Janet know if you wish to attend the training session, and if you are interested in the shoot at Beckingham on the 25th

Beckingham - 25th Nov

We are booking the 400m Range at Beckingham for Sunday 25th November. (The 600m has already been booked by the Notts & Derby Vintage Arms Society)

The cost will be £25 per person

Max calibre 7.62/.308.

Members of local NRA clubs are welcome to join us.
Shooters must be over 16 and have FAC, Club Membership Card and NRA Safe Shooter Card

Click here to email if you are interested

Military Fair at Newark 4th Nov

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Young Shots at Riseholme

Youngsters, aged between 7 and 17, experienced seven different activities on the day; fly fishing (Salmon and Trout Association), clay shooting (CSPA), gun dogs, hawking (Woodside Falconry), ferreting, target air rifle shooting (NASR) and archery.

Read more here