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OC Rifle Club News 2012 |
OCs win the "Q" Match! Report
These are the headlines for 2012.
Disclaimer: all the following material was written by the previous Hon. Sec. of the OCRC, Ted Eilley, and represents his views alone.
17th March - Long Range Practice
We expected six shooters for this morning shoot, the first of the season. In the end, for reasons ranging from viral attack through family crisis to personal injury, only two of us completed shoots at both ranges and one had to retire at the half-way point. The two "stayers" acquited themselves reasonably well with scores in the low to middle 90s without coaching, not bad in the circumstances: dull and damp, turning to wet, weather and a wind that got tricky at 1000 yards.
31st March - Short Range Practice
For this shoot the conditions were dry but quite chilly, especially at 600 yards where there was more exposure to the wind. Seven of us turned up; Rob Welford scored 97.8, Rob Pile scored 95.8 and the rest of us were, frankly, also-rans. We must rise to the challenge on 14th April!
14th April - Short Range "Q" Match
We had a very good turnout, ten shooters, for this event on a fine, if chilly, afternoon. As at least one school was only able to raise four it was agreed that the match would be decided on the basis of teams of four, with three nominated before the start. We decided that we would aim to declare two four man team results by the end of the day.
As the results below show, the OCs won this match. Rob Pile received the trophy, or another view, and the "B" team came third.
| Team | 500x | 600x | Total |
| Old Cranleighans "A" | 195.20 | 182.8 | 377.28 |
| Old Framlinghamians "A" | 191.15 | 185.15 | 376.30 |
| Old Cranleighans "B" | 189.16 | 179.9 | 368.25 |
| KCS Old Boys | 185.14 | 180.15 | 365.29 |
| Old Lawrentians | 187.14 | 178.13 | 365.27 |
| Lancing Old Boys | 185.10 | 176.8 | 361.18 |
| Old Framlinghamians "B" | 182.13 | 176.11 | 358.24 |
| Old Alleynians | 182.7 | 172.5 | 354.12 |
| Old Albanians | 176.9 | 177.9 | 353.18 |
There were some organisational wrinkles: the match got off to a slow start because of a radio problem and at 600 yards we all had to shoot on 500 yard targets because there were not enough 600 yard ones available. Now, the only differences between the 500 target and the 600 one are the sizes of the bull/V bull: 10.5"/6.3" and 13"/7.8" respectively. The reader might like to consider what, if anything, that says about the scores of the various teams. Some of us are old enough to remember when the same target was used at both 500 and 600 yards. As far as the OCs were concerned the organisation was excellent: to get ten shooters through at both ranges in the time available was a tour de force for which your scribe can claim no credit whatsoever.
28th April - Long Range "Q" Match
As forecast, it was a wet afternoon that greeted the seven OCs who were able to make themselves available for this match. Nevertheless, we succeeded in getting everyone through at both ranges with one-to-one coaching, helped by the use of spare target space made available by other teams with fewer shooters. Your reporter found the most trying aspect of the weather was the poor light at 1000 yards: he can remember seeing the aiming mark for sure only twice in the ten shots and was relieved to get up from the firing point with a score of 45.2.
The match was decided by teams of three with two nominated at the start; the results are:
| Team | 900x | 1000x | Total |
| Old Framlinghamians "A" | 147.16 | 142.16 | 289.32 |
| Old Lawrentians "A" | 141.16 | 139.8 | 280.24 |
| Old Cranleighans "A" | 139.10 | 141.6 | 280.16 |
| Old Framlinghamians "B" | 143.13 | 136.8 | 279.21 |
| KCS Old Boys | 138.14 | 136.10 | 274.24 |
| Lancing Old Boys "A" | 143.17 | 129.6 | 272.23 |
| Old Cranleighans "B" | 140.11 | 132.8 | 272.19 |
| Old Lawrentians "B" | 135.2 | 126.5 | 261.7 |
| Lancing Old Boys "B" | No rec'd | No rec'd | 176.13 |
The Old Albanians did not record a score and the Old Alleynians did not take part. It is apparent that we could not match our performance of 14th April but we did not disgrace ourselves either.
A report will appear here.
23rd June - Cranleigh Tankard and Match v. The School
A report will appear here.
A report will appear here.
18th August - Long Range Shoot
A report will appear here.
23rd September - The Annual Prize Meeting
The programme for the day will:
A report will appear here.
13th October - Season Wind-up and AGM
A report will appear here. The AGM will take place after shooting. The Agenda is:
| 1. | Apologies for absence | 5. | Hon. Treasurer's Report |
| 2. | Minute of the last Annual General Meeting | 6. | Election of Officers |
| 3. | Matters arising from the Minutes | 7. | Fixtures and arrangements for 2013 |
| 4. | Hon. Secretary's Report | 8. | Any other business |
| Rob Pile, Hon. Sec. OCRC |
For more information contact the Hon. Secretary, Rob Pile:
R J Pile
rob.pile@btopenworld.com
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