John MH

Racking the action three times was to remind the operator to remove the magazine if they had omitted that step.

L85 drills do not require the action to be racked three times.

I think the range is still there and in use.

Just now, ds1 said:

.. (remember the Graham Titus days at St. Just, John? ).

Yes I do, he was a manager at a Jewellers in Truro IIRC.

2 hours ago, brown dog said:

Blimey, yep. Remember that one.  .... the bullet from an eye 🤮

This one:

Came across this online today:

Who remembers sitting through it way back when?

Bipod or Tripod?

GBPRA 'Provisional Committee' committee announced:

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The GBPRA are pleased to confirm the membership and roles of the Provisional Executive Committee as per the following. The committee are from mixed backgrounds and the members have been carefully selected to ensure impartiality. As with any new association, a membership must be established before representatives can be identified and appointed. Therefore, it is anticipated that the provisional GBPRA committee will be in post until after the first IPRF world championship in July 2022, only. After this time, the membership will be in place to vote in a free and full election of the committee and officers.

As some of the following individuals may be unknown to the wider UK shooting community, we have provided the below summary for your information:

 

Chair - Paul Hennessey: Whilst new to Precision Rifle, Paul is not new to shooting having been involved for more than 30 years in competitive target shooting, clay shooting and hunting. He is also an NRA member and RCO. Paul sits on the committee of one of the largest target sports clubs in the north East of England. His experience gained from 27 years in the financial services industry, including board level positions in operations and compliance as well as forming and running his own businesses, will stand him in good stead to drive the initiative to the inaugural world championships and the point where the membership can elect their committee and its officers. A unanimous vote elected Paul as the Chair of the GBPRA.

 

Vice-chair – Alex White: With more than 20 years firearms experience under his belt, Alex has been a member of the NRA for over a decade and has competed at county and national level in target rifle during his time with the Army Cadet Force. He has also competed internationally in 'sniper' championships in the Czech Republic. Alex has been shooting precision rifle competitions for 7-8 years and is currently sponsored by Sassen Barrels.

 

Secretary – Tim Brush: Tim is a registered first aider and acts in this capacity at his local shooting club. He enjoys shooting competitively and is keen to encourage new shooters into the Sport.

Range Liaison Officer (1) – James Ford: James began shooting aged 15 and is a keen hunter and game shooter. He has an engineering background and owns his own company.

 

Range Liaison Officer (2) – Simon Armstrong: Simon is a keen shooter and hunter in both the UK and Europe. He is an RFD and training provider with a background in pre-hospital trauma care. He is the secretary of a home office shooting Club and works closely with Police Forces and the NRA.

 

Media Officer – Christian Westcough: Christian is a senior operations manager, a keen target shooter and hunter. He has recently taken up precision rifle and is keen to promote the sport.

Members without assigned roles (currently):

 

Brad Bourner – Brad has been shooting professionally for over two decades including seven years in the Royal Marines as Sniper and Small Weapons Instructor and latterly as a professional deer manager. He has shot competitively throughout and offers rifle tuition to public. He is also a qualified RCO and 1st aider.

 

Matt Stockman – Matt was introduced to rifle shooting as a teenager with the Air Cadets. He lived in Austria for nearly a decade, where he trained for practical pistol and shotgun competitions with members of the Austrian police force. Since returning to the UK he regularly attends precision rifle matches across the country and is a team Accuracy International shooter.

 

Charles Cooper – Charles has worked as a professional director since the age of 29. As an owner operator he has run companies on three continents. He has been the Vice-Chair, Training Chair and Chair of the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association. He has been shooting for over 4 decades, is an RCO, Instructor; shoots the PRL, has a DC2 for deer management, and holds an RFD. He is also the Chair of the One Mile Club UK.

 

Josh Martin – Josh has been a keen shooter for over a decade and was the 2019 PRL winner. He is the Director of a flat roofing company and has recently opened an RFD, C2 precision. Josh is a sponsored shooter for XLR industries and is a Ruag Ammotec sponsored shooter.

Andy Welch MBE – Andy served in the Royal Navy, in particular the Fleet Air Arm, and retired at the rank of Lt Cdr after 23 years. He was appointed to be an MBE in the 1994 Honours List. He is highly experienced in rifle, shotgun and mini rifle, a Chairman of a Home Office approved club and is also a member of the UKPSA. His contributions will be invaluable to the committee.

 

The committee would also like to take this opportunity to clarify that the range owners and match director/organisers will be invited as Stake-holders to augment the GBPRA committee and to provide expertise as appropriate. We hope to contact you shortly regarding this.

In the meantime, whilst the committee encourages and welcomes communications from interested parties and stake-holders, we ask that these are submitted to via email to info@gbpra.co.uk rather than contacting individual committee members directly. We also request for senders to be patient when awaiting replies, as the committee are all volunteers with families and jobs to support.

 

Finally, the committee recognises that there is still a lot work to do at the international (IPRF) and also national (GBPRA) level. We will work tirelessly to repair the divisions in the UK Precision rifle community with two clear aims: 1.) To enable the committee to select and send a team to the inaugural world championships in 2022 and 2.) To encourage a membership, who will be able to choose who sits on their committee immediately thereafter.

 

We look forward to working with you all to promote precision rifle shooting in GB and beyond!

If the press can resize cases it should be able to seat bullets, however, longer bullets may need to be fed up into the seating die and then dropped on the case mouth if there is not the clearance to just sit it on top of the case.

Not far at all then.

36 minutes ago, Roy W said:

Where is it based?

Just over the border, Eskdalemuir.

Things are looking up.

Buffalo Shirt http://www.buffalosystems.co.uk/products/

Would be good.

Precision Rifle Shooting GB is not a provider, venue or association, they are just a Facebook Page.

Don't know, its probably not a range at the moment, best ask Bradley.

Junk

He's not as far as I know.

This obviously got all messed up due to Covid-19 but does anyone know if there are still plans to use the Valhalla venue near Aberdeen for any type of Match going forward?

This is a recording of a Zoom Meeting where the IPRF 'Officials' discuss why they got together, where they are going and what hurdles they have to overcome. Odd that the statement at minute 10:18 that 'using a bag on a rifle and placing it on a barricade' could be classed as 'para-military' training in the UK was not challenged by the GB Rep, as that is factually wrong.

Minute 46 the RSA Rep explains very well what the current situation is in the UK.

Minute 47 is where the GB Rep speaks about whats happening in the UK, he states there are '8 Ranges' in the UK where Precision Rifle Shooting can take place, anyone want to chip in where they are?

Minute 52 talks about 'Funding' and sponsors and the need for shooters to be sponsored to be able to afford it. That cuts out 95% of current GB Precision Rifle Shooters, the UK sponsorship is concentrated on a select few, as as we know in some cases sponsorship promotes 'questionable' behaviours.

Minute 54 the President of the IPRF talks about how they are getting organised in the USA and was open about who was involved.

Minute 1:09 the GB Rep explains why AI rifles appear so much in the pictures of rifles in GB events, obviously if you are 'sponsored' by AI you'll have a lot of pictures of their rifles in the publicity from your events, strange to say they are 'not competitive' as those running 6.5 Creedmoor seem to do alright from what I have seen, self funded AI shooter might challenge that statement.

"Shout Outs" start at minute 1:30 where you promote your sponsors who give you free stuff. GB Rep 'Shouts Out' at 1:32:40.

The names of the GB Reps have been published on the IPRF website but the "Committee' remains secret and invisible.

Given the issues with C19 I cannot see that there will be that many 'Matches' in the UK to qualify, we will have to wait and see. From what I do understand is that the SIS series and Diggle are not signing up to this at present, anyone know what matches are currently going to be qualifiers?

It was recorded early hours of the morning that might explain the passive responses an only about 3 minutes of input from the GB Rep and not much more from the Swedish Rep.

Anyway I recommend that, if you have an interest in Precision Rifle Shooting, that you watch it and draw your own conclusions 😀.

https://www.facebook.com/TheShootersMindset/videos/219820126454767

Only ever shot there once, looked like a great site.

1 hour ago, Brushy said:

However, I disagree with your comment about ‘self appointed emperors’. Tiff and co have got off their bums and done something and it could be awesome. Others could have done so but didn’t. They have done this off their own backs in an attempt to promote the sport and raise the game. I don’t think anyone (in this country) will ever get rich by taking on such a thing. conversely it is likely to be hugely time consuming and for very little reward. 

No disputing that some people have done a huge amount of work and due credit and recognition is deserved.

However, both the identified IPRF GB Reps are know to have financial interests in the ‘sport’. The PRL is a registered company and you don’t register something as a company if it’s not to run it as a business and turn a profit. An individually ‘sponsored’ shooter has a interest in maintaining their sponsorship by promoting the products they have been given, they might even be tempted to branch out run a PR shooting related business out of it.

Bad press, whether deserved or not, taints products, although some would argue that all press is good news as it makes people talk about the brand. The PRL, GBPRA and the IPRF must be over the moon that they’re getting so much coverage.

Worth listening from minute 48 on about settling 'grievances' 

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-c6c9r-f99497

It does sound like Scott Satterlee talks sense, we in GB appear to be experiencing what happened in the US in the early days of PR shooting.

IMHO the wrong, for lots of reasons, (identified) people are trying to run the GBPRA end of this endeavour. 

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'If a good idea comes along we are going to use it'

Maybe try to relaunch the GBPRA in an open and transparent manner, identify all of the 'Executive Committee' for starters and not just Tish.

By contrast the The Irish Precision Rifle Association (IEPRA) launch appears to have gone a lot better.

The IPRF starts at 30 mins in.

11 minutes ago, Brushy said:

For those who are interested in the Precision Rifle World Championship / IPRF, the following discussion between Scott Satterlee and Frank Galli on the Everyday Sniper Podcast might be of interest:

https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-c6c9r-f99497

 

Listening now.

IPRF in theory sounds like a good idea problem is, has been, the execution here in the UK.

The characters involved in the UK appear to have alienated a significant number of potential supporters, whether deserved or not, that's where it sits now.