Gallery Rifle & Pistol News
In the November issue I mentioned the advantages to club members and to us all if more clubs are willing to organise open meetings. The only real movement since then is a discussion I had with one club organiser who is seriously considering dropping an open meeting from the calendar. He finds it hard to motivate club members to turn out to run it when there is only a small amount to be made for the club. Profit is not the only motive for holding an open meeting but most clubs would like to see a reasonable return on the investment of time and resources, especially as all the members are giving up a day or two of their range time too.
There are some clubs with excellent facilities for different events who are only able to hold open meetings with the help of organisers and range crew from other clubs. At least they make their facilities available and they are to be thanked for that but once they have seen how to do it why not have a go themselves?
Most of the work is done in the back office before and after and that is not everyone’s favourite way to spend their free time but it only takes a couple of club members with the desire to make it succeed and you have a meeting. Range officers and assistance on the day is usually a little easier to find even if it means going out to other local clubs for help.
The most important thing to understand is that competitors are generally happy that someone is putting on a shoot at all and the fact that there are a few rough edges can be forgiven. Just get the squadding and the stats right and they will be happy. The benefits of a local circuit of open meetings are obvious. You don’t have to travel too far, you will know a lot of the competitors and beginners gain a lot of experience quickly in a welcoming environment. The future growth of GR&P largely depends on clubs encouraging beginners and one way to do this is to show what we do and what fun it is by having a big day of open competition. By attracting competitors from other local clubs and further afield the bar is gradually raised and the desire to improve grows.
The NRA Gallery Rifle & Pistol committee will shortly be producing an article on running an open event. Please have a look at it and think seriously about
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putting one on in your area. Practical help is available – just contact
gallery@nra.org.uk. Finally, here is the latest calendar for 2010. Entry forms for the Phoenix Meeting are out now and you can enter on line. Check the NSC website and your emails.
DATES FOR 2010 April 24-25 April 25
May 2 May 8 May 9
May 28-30 June 5
June 26-27 July 10-11
July10-24 July 18
July 24-25
August 28-29 September 19
October 17
October 23-24 October 30-30 November 12-14 December 30
Basildon 1500 Basildon
Steel Challenge Budleigh Farm Devon
Mattersey Ten Mattersey
Frome Western Winner Bristol Shield Practical GR&P Dorset
The Phoenix Meeting NSC Bisley
Open WCSA Gallery Rifle Warminster Wilts Derby 1500 Derby
Fermoy International GR Ireland
The Imperial Meeting NSC Bisley
Mattersey Steel Shoot Mattersey
Frome Three Gun Shield Dorset
Gallery Rifle National Championships NSC Bisley Mattersey Bianchi Mattersey
Shield Steel Challenge GR&P Dorset
The Trafalgar Meeting NSC Bisley
Autumn Action Weekend NSC Bisley
Leitmar International GR Germany
Shield Christmas Shoot Dorset
(Either contact the organisers direct or go to
www.gal-
leryrifle.com for entry forms.)
GR&P = Gallery Rifle Centre Fire (GRCF), Gallery Rifle Small Bore (GRSB), Long Barrelled Pistol (LBP) and Long Barrelled Revolver (LBR)
Please go to the Gallery Rifle website
www.galleryri-
fle.com for more news and information.
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