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April 15, 2019
General News
Imperial Tyro Classifications
Target Rifle Tyro Status For those that have perused the online version of the 2019 NRA handbook, you may have noted a change to Rule 718b, which defines Tyro status for Target Rifle. The below explains the change and its affect on classes for this year’s Imperial Meeting. Rule 718b as stated in the
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April 9, 2019
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Wg. Cdr RAB “Jimmy” James
We are sorry to report the passing of Wg. Cdr RAB “Jimmy” James. A life member of the NRA as well as the NRA’s Shooting Manager in the late 1980s, Jimmy also undertook the role of Chief Range Officer during the Imperial Meeting until the mid 1990’s. We send our thoughts and condolences to his
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April 9, 2019
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Centre of Excellence for Historic Arms
Curators required in Oman Dr Christopher Roads, the HBSA President, retired Deputy Director General of the Imperial war Museum and author of the British Soldier’s Firearm has been in Oman for several years setting up a cutting edge museum dedicated to the firearm. The project is now complete and the museum open. He is now
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March 19, 2019
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Limited Edition 150th Badge
2000 Limited Edition 150th Imperial Meeting Badges will be available to purchase upon entry and during the Imperial Meeting. Each 3¾” x 3” badge is individually hand embroidered with gold wire stitching, completed with the year of the first Imperial Meeting – 1860.
Continue reading → March 15, 2019
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Online Entry – Unavailable this weekend
Due to a system error our online entry system is currently unavailable. We anticipate this will be active again on Monday . If you are looking to enter competitions or courses over the weekend you can still download an entry form and email it to the relevant NRA contact. We apologise for any inconvenience this
Continue reading → March 7, 2019
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New Gehmann Optics
Gehmann have recently introduced two new optical products for use in the rearsight of rifles: Dioptre 0.0x (part No. 50300-0) : described as a dioptre with an adjustment range of +/- 5 dioptres without any form of optical magnification. This is device therefore not the same as the earlier and still available “variable dioptre” giving
Continue reading → January 17, 2019
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Imperial Ammunition
I am pleased to be able to inform members of our findings from the investigation into reports that a number of competitors experienced unexplained wide shots and/or larger groups than usual or expected during last year’s Imperial using the issue Lot of GGG ammunition (020-GGG-18). We have been fully supported by GGG (supplier of the
Continue reading → January 10, 2019
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New General Manager for Sporting Clay Ranges
Hot News! The NRA has exciting plans for our sporting clay shooting on Cottesloe Heath and Long Siberia ranges at Bisley Camp, with major refurbishments starting July 2019. Sporting Clays at Bisley – New General Manager 2019 will see the beginning of a new era for sporting clay shooting at Bisley with the Cottesloe
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