2016 Year end Trophy Winners at WARC AGM

Robert Thomson won the F open but did not attend the AGM.

Lost and Found

The prescription sunglasses shown below were found on the range.

Suppose they were taken to the Range in case of that odd occurrence phenomena - sunshine!

John Potter has them.

WARC Work Shop

A work-party was held on Sunday 6th November in which all our targets and materials were moved to a modern workshop in Blair Atholl which we have rented for the winter. Photo shows our newly volunteered "target master" John Potter surrounded by volunteers at the workshop after the successful move. Now that the targets have been moved, work can be carried out on them at almost any convenient time by smaller groups. Considerable work on the targets is planned and volunteers are encouraged to offer their services to John Potter. Any member not volunteering may be press ganged ....

Major Alexander John Munro MBE TD

10^th September 1916 - 1^st September 2016

We are sad and sorry to tell members that Alastair died just short of his 100th birthday. Alastair was on the committee for 63 years, was chairman for 33 years, was at other times Secretary and Treasurer of the Club, and acted as range warden of Jubilee Range from its opening in 1977 until he had to give up full bore shooting at the age of 93.

Keith Baxby

There is an obituary in the 'Scotsman' newspaper, unfortunately it makes scant mention of Alastair's shooting career and his huge contribution to Scottish smallbore and fullbore shooting, including the establishment of Jubilee range, now the home of Scottish fullbore shooting. Members may like to read it for an appreciation of the rest of his extraordinary life

For the record: His amputation was at Bridge of Earn Perth.

Members who missed Keith Baxby's excellent summary of Alastair's shooting career at the funeral service will have to wait for the NRA Journal which is expected to carry a shooting related obituary.

P.S.
Link to a special 90^th birthday celebration for Alastair in 2006.

Lochboisdale Team Shoot

Results

Murray Cup

Results

Approved Clubs - New Home Office Guidance

The Home Office has published new guidance for Approved Rifle and Pistol Clubs with key changes including: Guest Members

The following is courtesy of the NRA:-

Guest Members

We are pleased that the NRA's amendments have been accepted; the definition of "guest member" has been extended to include any member of another Approved Club; and visitors with a FAC or Visitor's permit.

This is helpful and will allow Approved Clubs greater opportunities to broaden the use of guest membership. For example guests who are members of another Approved Club or possess a FAC or Visitor's permit will not require one-to-one supervision, and may be invited to shoot in club competitions and events.

Clubs are required to notify the police of guest days only where the guest(s) are neither / nor members of another Approved Club or visitors with a FAC or Visitor's permit.

The NRA Club Insurance policy covers guest membership; we will review this cover at the end of this year in the light of these new regulations.

The long standing requirement for Clubs shooting at Bisley to notify the range office of guest days continue; this allows range staff to monitor the activities / supervision of shooters without NRA Shooter Certification Cards (NRA SCC).

For the avoidance of doubt all Club members (including all categories of guests) who shoot at Bisley and MoD ranges who do not have an relevant NRA SCC must be supervised on a one-to-one basis by a club member with a relevant NRA SCC or NRA qualified instructor.

Membership Application, Cessation of Membership, Attendance and Non-Attendance

Applications for new membership to be notified to the police must now include full name with date and place of birth.

An attendance register should be kept of all members; for those members with a FAC the register should include the calibre, type and serial number of the firearm(s) used and date used. The NRA's membership database has an online facility for members to record their shooting and includes a helpful print facility.

Clubs are required to notify the police if a membership ceases (within 1 month notice) or if the member has not shot (as soon as practicable and ideally within 1 month notice) with the club for a period of 12 months; the police will then check that FAC holders are still regularly using their firearms. This requirement does not extend to Guest Members.

Club Officers

Club officers are required to ensure they are aware of firearms laws relevant to the membership of the clubs and use their best efforts to ensure that all members remain of good character. The NRA's professional staff can provide advice; contact the membership department in the first instance.

The police have good intelligence regarding the conduct of FAC holders; this is not necessarily the case with members of Approved Clubs who do not possess their own FAC and clubs should remain alert to changes in these members' circumstances.

Ranges and Insurance

Approved clubs are expected to have access to a range deemed suitable to their approval (full bore, small bore and muzzle loading pistol); and have adequate financial arrangements (such as the NRA club insurance policy) in place to meet any injury or damage claim.

Full details of the new Home Office Guidance

(NRA posted: 18-Jul-16)

Mike Baillie-Hamilton and other Scots have successes with Match Rifle at Bisley

Crosses Team Shoot - Cawdor vs WARC

Results

Owning an Airgun in Scotland?

In case any of the visitors to this web site are wondering about how to go about registering an Airgun wherther or not they already hold an FAC in Scotland then this link to the BASC may help:

Scotland’s New Airgun Licence Explained

SRA 'The Scottish"

Results

Club Shoot

5^th June Results

Pentagonal & Finlux Team Shoots

Results

Scottish Multi-discipline Shooting Championships

Results

2016 West of Scotland Open Championship Results

Home Office - Guidance to Police - April 2016

Extract: Guidance to Police - April 2016 para 13.53

"Target shooters may be expected to use their firearms fairly regularly, say three or more times a year. ..."

It is expected that the above conditions (and many more for Target Shooters) may well be made more stringent with the proposed change in the Law allowing Police to both write and enforce the 'Guidance to Police' document.

Further details from UK Shooting News

Scottish Target Shooting (STS)

The STS web site is up and running with the facility to join as a Member. Please read the accompanying STS letter on Membership application options first.

STS Flyer document

Letter from STS about Membership options

2015 AGM Minutes and Accounts
Updated Constitution and Bye Laws
(WARC Members Area)

2016 Season opening letter to Members
from John MacDonald WARC Chairman

NRA Range Conducting Officer - Status

NRA RCO qualification lasts for 6 years after last renewal/successful course completion.

If you have a NRA RCO card then please check it to ensure it is still valid. There is only a certain amount of grace period for renewal. Otherwise the full course will have to be completed again.

The relevant NRA web page is here for course details. The RCO renewal form (2013) is here.