British Sporting Rifle Club Chamois Shoot 2021 - Sunday 29th August
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The course of fire certainly does that!
Pine Marten
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Yes: I won the wooden spoon.
A prize, at least, that doesn't need polishing or returning, which is unlikely to break and which can be used daily for the rest of your life.
Did you use your drilling for this extravagant feat?
Pine Marten
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Well... Yes. I saw there was no chance of a second go on the chamois so decided to prioritise fun over score. I was using up the surplus RWS ammunition that the rifle doesn't like much so I can reload the cases. So what happened was as one may expect but exaggerated by the 200m range rather than the usual 100m. That is to say: 3 first shots were decent (in the 8 ring). After that it was all over the place. Also: you're not supposed to shoot several rounds on 7x65R prone from a drilling. My shoulder is all green and purple.
BUT it gave everyone a really good show and a laugh, and it was fun. And on my second go at the fox with my 7mm-08 stutzen, it was much better.
I need some practice though.
That explains it. Warm-to-hot soldered two- or three-barrelled things shoot not so good, I think? The Stutzen will have given a better idea of your capabilities, and there are few of us who wouldn't benefit from more practice than we actually do!
What was the NRA chappie' about? do tell!
BC.
BC.
8x57
Distinguished Member
Yes come on spill the beans, I'm curious too.
What's the story, or is it just the NRA being their usual difficult/unhelpful selves?
Pine Marten
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Oh, it's just that apparently only ROs are allowed to park on the patch of grass near the firing point. Everyone else has to go to the patch of gravel a bit further away. Despite there being plenty of room for everyone. More to the point, this also applies to people with prosthetic limbs.
All most' unbelievable.
BC.
BC.
I’m tempted to let this one ‘build’ but here goes as PM has been part misinformed:
For as many years as I can recall the NRA has allowed the event Organisers and RCO’s to park directly behind the 200 (TWO HUNDRED) yard firing point. I’ve been issued the key to the gate to facilitate this. The primary reason, for me at least, is that it provides a certain comfort in terms of vehicle security and therefore the firearm therein as one may keep an easy and constant eye on it. This also allows all the paperwork and kit to be kept under cover if it rains.
This year, when signing for the range, I was informed parking wasn’t and never had been allowed behind the FP! I persisted in my polite representation until it became apparent the Lady who was denying me access realised I was talking about the 200 yard FP and not the 100! She then agreed to open up the gate and all looked to be fine until 11:00hrs when an NRA Safety Officer rocked up on his 4X4 and informed the RCO that all vehicles other than disabled badge holders must move their vehicles back to the car park.
Sadly I was on the FP when this occurred so I didn’t hear most of the dialogue but it strikes me there’s an element within the NRA that make it up as they go and remain wedded to an unhelpful and antagonist approach to the people that pay their wages.
K
For as many years as I can recall the NRA has allowed the event Organisers and RCO’s to park directly behind the 200 (TWO HUNDRED) yard firing point. I’ve been issued the key to the gate to facilitate this. The primary reason, for me at least, is that it provides a certain comfort in terms of vehicle security and therefore the firearm therein as one may keep an easy and constant eye on it. This also allows all the paperwork and kit to be kept under cover if it rains.
This year, when signing for the range, I was informed parking wasn’t and never had been allowed behind the FP! I persisted in my polite representation until it became apparent the Lady who was denying me access realised I was talking about the 200 yard FP and not the 100! She then agreed to open up the gate and all looked to be fine until 11:00hrs when an NRA Safety Officer rocked up on his 4X4 and informed the RCO that all vehicles other than disabled badge holders must move their vehicles back to the car park.
Sadly I was on the FP when this occurred so I didn’t hear most of the dialogue but it strikes me there’s an element within the NRA that make it up as they go and remain wedded to an unhelpful and antagonist approach to the people that pay their wages.
K
Pine Marten
Well-Known Member
Thanks for clearing that up, I was only repeating information that came through a form of Chinese whispers between people with damaged hearing...
Please find a brief account of the day that draws heavily on the BSRC Match Report as penned by the Club Captain:
British Sporting Rifle Club - Chamois & Fox Shoot - 29th August 2021
The morning of Sunday 29th August was cool with mist hanging in the hollows as three BSRC Range Officers made their way to Bisley to run the Chamois Shoot, or ‘Goat Shoot’ as it has become known since it first took place in 2002, again after missing out due to Covid-19 last year.
The shoot had been advertised as open not only to BSRC members but also members of clubs affiliated to BSRC, NRA members and sporting rifle shooters who held SSC cards and insurance to enable them to shoot alongside us. The take up was great, with a total of 39 entries on the Chamois and 25 on the Fox.
Shooting conditions could not have been better, mainly still with little or no wind, dry and warm with some sunshine – very unlike some of the years we’ve shot this event when it has been cold wet and windy! One noticeable difference over previous years was how few people were shooting alongside us or at 100 yards, Short Siberia was decidedly empty compared to how many of us remember it.
Following the tradition of the ‘early years’ of this event there was some rather creative interpretation of the rules around what a single stick might be. This year was no exception as demonstrated by the deployment of a small and still weeping holly tree with all but several strategically placed branches left to support a rifle! Whether an Alpine Guide could be persuaded to lug such an “aid to holding” half-way up a mountain for their Client could not be decided so it’s use was permitted.
Trade in the morning was brisk but after many years of running this event the ROs have things well honed and delays were short with many being able to re-enter. Things normally slow down after lunch allowing the ROs to have a shoot, however this year I am pleased to say demand continued and it wasn’t until later in the afternoon that those engaged in FP or butts duties were able to get their rifles out.
We had seen some great shooting throughout the day and it looked as if a score of 94 from Dave M was going to take the Chamois this year, that was until Nigel J got behind the trigger and posted a very creditable 98! Continuing a theme that has been developing over the years when ROs shoot at the end of the day, and are probably so tired they don’t have the strength to wobble, Nigel also went on to win the Fox with a score of 88.
In addition to the event taking place at Bisley we have, for some years now, had fellow shooters from the Pennine Shooting Sports Association (PSSA) shooting the same Chamois and Fox at Diggle thanks to the efforts of Kristof Seaton and his cohorts. The Diggle scores are included along with the Bisley scores in the final results.
Next year's Chamois & Fox Shoot has provisionally been booked for Sunday 28th August 2022 so pencil the date into your diary now as we would like to see even more SD members take part. If there is confirmed increased interest the BSRC will consider booking a 3rd Firing Point to permit doubling up on the Chamois target which is demonstrably more popular than the Fox.
Here are the scores that omit surnames:
K
Ps: Apologies there are no pictures of the event.
British Sporting Rifle Club - Chamois & Fox Shoot - 29th August 2021
The morning of Sunday 29th August was cool with mist hanging in the hollows as three BSRC Range Officers made their way to Bisley to run the Chamois Shoot, or ‘Goat Shoot’ as it has become known since it first took place in 2002, again after missing out due to Covid-19 last year.
The shoot had been advertised as open not only to BSRC members but also members of clubs affiliated to BSRC, NRA members and sporting rifle shooters who held SSC cards and insurance to enable them to shoot alongside us. The take up was great, with a total of 39 entries on the Chamois and 25 on the Fox.
Shooting conditions could not have been better, mainly still with little or no wind, dry and warm with some sunshine – very unlike some of the years we’ve shot this event when it has been cold wet and windy! One noticeable difference over previous years was how few people were shooting alongside us or at 100 yards, Short Siberia was decidedly empty compared to how many of us remember it.
Following the tradition of the ‘early years’ of this event there was some rather creative interpretation of the rules around what a single stick might be. This year was no exception as demonstrated by the deployment of a small and still weeping holly tree with all but several strategically placed branches left to support a rifle! Whether an Alpine Guide could be persuaded to lug such an “aid to holding” half-way up a mountain for their Client could not be decided so it’s use was permitted.
Trade in the morning was brisk but after many years of running this event the ROs have things well honed and delays were short with many being able to re-enter. Things normally slow down after lunch allowing the ROs to have a shoot, however this year I am pleased to say demand continued and it wasn’t until later in the afternoon that those engaged in FP or butts duties were able to get their rifles out.
We had seen some great shooting throughout the day and it looked as if a score of 94 from Dave M was going to take the Chamois this year, that was until Nigel J got behind the trigger and posted a very creditable 98! Continuing a theme that has been developing over the years when ROs shoot at the end of the day, and are probably so tired they don’t have the strength to wobble, Nigel also went on to win the Fox with a score of 88.
In addition to the event taking place at Bisley we have, for some years now, had fellow shooters from the Pennine Shooting Sports Association (PSSA) shooting the same Chamois and Fox at Diggle thanks to the efforts of Kristof Seaton and his cohorts. The Diggle scores are included along with the Bisley scores in the final results.
Next year's Chamois & Fox Shoot has provisionally been booked for Sunday 28th August 2022 so pencil the date into your diary now as we would like to see even more SD members take part. If there is confirmed increased interest the BSRC will consider booking a 3rd Firing Point to permit doubling up on the Chamois target which is demonstrably more popular than the Fox.
Here are the scores that omit surnames:
K
Ps: Apologies there are no pictures of the event.
Pine Marten
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Yeah there are...
Start making ready for 2022
K
K
Pine Marten
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I was looking that in the calendar!
I'd better load some ammo then!
Apparently the 7X66VH is the only round appropriate to Chamois but may require advance NRA range HME zeroing! Even more problematic if using copper.
K
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