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Welcome to the National Rifle Club of Scotland Website
For the encouragement and development of scientific rifle shooting
at long ranges.
The Club is the body responsible for representing Scotland in Long Range Rifle Shooting, and in particular in the International Match for the Elcho Shield.
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NRC of S Autumn Meeting - Entry Form
September 11th/12th Jubilee Range, Glen Tilt, Blair Atholl
Scotland cleans up in International Team Shoots at Bisley
Some very well known names to us appear on the winning teams - Jim McAllister, Mike Barlow,
Tim Kidner, Mike Baillie-Hamilton, Allan Mabon Hamish Hunter and Des Parr to name but a few. Well done guys.
It is to be noted that four shooters: Mike Barlow, Tim Kidner, Angus McLeod and David Hossack appear in both TR and MR winning teams in the same year - must be some sort of record!
David Hossack shot in the Scotland team at the last win - exactly 40 years ago, we understand that was his first - not a bad innings! (and our Alastair Munro was the adjutant)
Tim Kidner and Hamish Hunter coached the Scottish F-Class team to victory. Shooters on the team included Mike Barlow, Angus McLeod and Jim McAllister.
So Mike, Tim and Angus have appeared in winning MR, TR & F-Class teams in the one year - a record indeed surely?
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Scotland
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1734v174 |
England
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1715v162 |
Wales
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1690v138 |
Ireland
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1665v125 |
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NRC of S Spring Meeting - Results
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Mike Barlow appeared to need less elevation than
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Angus McLeod receiving the Crawford Cup from Rosemary
Meldrum |
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Bottoms up |
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Can anyone see the targets? |
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Time
to use the Gazebos |
Fifteen
Members of NRC of S assembled in Glen Tilt for the Club closed Spring competition on 22nd and 23rd May.
In almost antipodean weather on Saturday, Tim Kidner,
well acclimatised and fresh from a sterling Woomera performance,
top scored with 284.24, two points ahead of Angus Mcleod.
Shooting conditions were initially fairly benign, but
became rather more active as the temperature rose through
the day.
On Sunday overnight torrential rain eased at breakfast
time and the mists lifted as shooting commenced. Apart
from one brief downpour, the gazebos provided welcome
shelter on what developed into warm, sunny and high-scoring
conditions. Only near the end of the final 1233 detail
did Glen Tilt revert to normal with 360 degree choice
of wind flag direction available simultaneously. By this
time though the leaders had completed the course.
Top score on the day came from Mike Barlow on 221.23
one point ahead of AC-S and Gus McL, each with 220.26.
This proved sufficient to give Gus's two day total of
502.47 overall victory and the Crawford Cup by a single
point from Tim and Mike B, both on 501.44. However the
outstanding score of the weekend came on Sunday from
our solitary F-classer, Des Parr, with a prodigious 225.40;
an any-calibre range record which will not be easily
bettered.
Finally, your humble correspondent is able to report
that, once again, selective observance of our leader's
advice can sometimes prove more profitable than total
submission to diktat. |
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Bisley Spring Meeting
The combined Bisley
Spring Meeting of the English VIII, NRCofS and Welsh RA saw
Scots well to the fore again. On Saturday Angus McLeod
led with a super 1 off (perversely at the easy distance
of 1,000x).
He carried this form over into Sunday but faltered slightly
at the end to let Mike Barlow win the Sunday aggregate,
overall aggregate and
Scottish VIII cup. In the middle of all this Angus had
a run of over 60 bulls including 15 at 1,200x. On Sunday
it was the turn of elderly
gents to have 75s at 1,200x - David Friend for England
and our very own Allan Campbell-Smith scoring his first
in 51 years of trying.
He did this partly by listening to advice from his captain
and partly by completely ignoring further advice from
his captain. Knowing what
to listen to is obviously important. His captain also
placed respectably partly thanks to converting all 12
sighters over the two days. The perennial
English Vet Nick Tremlett snuck in amongst the otherwise
all Scottish open trophy winners thanks to a brace of
74s at 1,200x to take
the 1,200x aggregate, second equal overall and of course
the English Gold Jewel. The entry was unfortunately down
a little as the GB Woomera
team kit was still en route home through clouds of volcanic
ash. The kit arrived in time for Sunday only and allowed
the baggage master to
join the fray with a respectable score which would have
been a good score if he had only contented himself with
shooting at only one target.
The weather was unseasonably cold with a north easterly
wind which did not change all weekend including Friday
when we had hoped to have
a Scottish practice but were told Stickledown was fully
booked. Actually it turned out to be empty due to a late
call off by the military
which did at least allow some members to practice with
the whole of Stickledown to themselves. Our thanks go
to the Hisseys, father and son,
and Tim Elliot for organising a well run shoot.
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GB Match Rifle Team in Australia
The GB Match Rifle team have been to Australia to defend the Woomera trophy. The team included three Scots - Tim Kidner, Jim McAllister and Will Meldrum.
Unfortunately GB lost the Woomera Trophy (by just 3 points from a 1762 total).
The results
can be found here.
Tim (first
GBMRT cap) had the highest GB team individual's score by only dropping 1 point. |
High Muzzle Energy limit ready reckoner for use at Bisley
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on above chart for more information about Muzzle Energy
Limits
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Match
Rifle Dates 2010
| Blair |
18th April |
WARC/NRC
of S joint practice |
| Bisley |
6/7th May |
Squad practice |
| Bisley |
8/9th May |
Combined Spring Meeting |
| Blair |
22/23 May |
NRC
of S Spring Meeting Closed |
| Blair |
13th June |
WARC/NRCofS joint practice |
| Bisley |
8th? July |
Lex Lyons Match |
| Bisley |
10/13 July |
Hopton |
| Bisley |
14th July |
Elcho |
| Bisley |
30th August |
Welsh Open |
| Blair |
11/12th September |
NRC
of S Autumn Meeting Open |
| Bisley |
25/26th September |
English/Irish Autumn |
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Elcho
team photographs
If
any NRC of S member that participated in an Elcho Team
Shoot and has 'mislaid/lost' their own copy of that
team photograph, then Mike Baillie-Hamilton may
well
be able to provide you with a replacement photograph
from the Club 'collection'.
Please
note that illuminated 2006 and 2009 photographs
are currently in production. |
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