2009 Programme
RCO HME Regional Courses (Scotland)
A total of fifteen candidates successfully attended the RCO HME course held at Blairadam on Wednesday 24 June 2009. A number of other individuals may have been unable to attend on this occasion whilst still maintaining interest in gaining this additional qualification. Anyone in this situation should either contact Allan Mabon direct or do so via their club secretary so that further arrangements might be made. It is, however, necessary first to register for such a regional course with RCO Support at the NRA. This can be done by e-mail to Maureen Peach: maureen.peach@nra.org.uk. Registration forms are available to download from the NRA website: nra.org.uk .
Note:
typically the entry forms are in PDF format, like this: - 
, or in
DOC format, like this: - 
| What | How | When | Where | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West of Scotland Rifle Club Meeting | |
2, 3 May |
Blair Atholl | - |
| RAF/Wales | - | 16, 17 May |
Bisley | 2 |
| Scottish Multi-disciplineShooting Championships | or
|
17 May |
Blair Atholl | - |
| Anglos vs ATSC | - | - | Bisley | - |
| The Scottish Championships | |
5, 6, 7 June | Blair Atholl | 1 |
| Scottish Long Range Championships | or |
27, 28 June |
Blair Atholl | - |
| Pentagonal [TR class] & Finlux [F class] | - | 5 July |
Blair Atholl | - |
| Imperial | - | 11 ... 25 July |
Bisley | - |
| Inverness Open | or |
8, 9 August |
Cawdor | - |
| Tullibardine Open | - | 22, 23 August | Blair Atholl | - |
| East of Scotland Open | or |
26 September |
Blair Atholl | 3 |
| London Scottish Rifle Club/ HAC | - | - | Bisley | - |
| Scotland vs L&MRA | - | 10, 11 October |
Bisley | 2 |
| F-Class European Championships | - | 30 Oct., 1 Nov. | Bisley | - |
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Notes
- See note
from the Chairman Tim Kidner. here
- Update 7/2/09
- Note change of location, and also the Blair Atholl range is in Imperial units.
2009 team availability
Available for team selection, etc? Yes, then print off and return this (new) form. Also please note that the LMRA
match is to be held at Bisley; i.e. the letter you received is wrong,
and the programme (below)
is correct.Captain of Scotland
At the AGM, Lindsay Peden was duly elected as the new Captain of the Scotland Team.SRA AGM for season 2008
- Chairman's report as presented at the AGM is avaliable here
- 2008 AGM minutes (when available)
SRA tour of Australia 
An SRA team to Australia is announced, and below is a letter from its
captain, David Hossack. David may be contacted at
Most members will know that the SRA has honoured me with
leading a Scottish team back to Sydney next year in order to try to
repeat the famous victory we achieved there in 2000.
While in no way wishing to interfere with or interrupt preparations for the forthcoming tour to South Africa next month, I would like to draw your attention to the following note, since this Australian tour is only a year away and we need to start thinking about detailed planning upon our return from South Africa.
A good number of members have expressed interest in this tour,
and by means of this note I would like to remind anybody else who
fancies what should be a really entertaining and fun tour to get in
touch with me within the next month when I shall be seeking commitment
from those chosen to be in the team.
The current plan is to fly to Sydney on or about Tuesday 7th September to give us some recovery time prior to taking part in the team and International matches which start on Saturday 11th, and to compete in the 150th Anniversary meeting from Wednesday 15th which culminates in the NSW Queens Prize on Sunday 19th September. The next day would be free to explore around Sydney during which we could perhaps drive to Hunters Valley, the famous wine area and/or explore a bit of the hinterland including the Blue Mountains, or have a look around Sydney and ‘The Rocks’ area or perhaps climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I hope to arrange a team dinner that evening on board a luxurious private boat touring around Sydney Harbour like we did in 2000.
We would fly from Sydney to Perth on Tuesday 21 September. This would give us Wednesday 22 September to settle in / sort ourselves out in Perth before starting shooting on 23rd September, culminating in an International match on Tuesday 28th.
It is possible that for those who can spare the time, a short
holiday might be possible prior to the main tour at a place yet to be
determined, but this will depend upon available time and cost.
For those of you already ‘on the list’, I have already been in touch. For anybody who has not heard from me and who would be interested in being considered for the team, please get in touch with me within the next month as we will be looking for firm commitment in April for those selected.
Best wishes
David Hossack
HME Range officer qualification
A further thirteen candidates successfully attended the RCO course run at Kinross over the weekend of 15/16 November. A number of those present indicated interest in gaining the additional High Muzzle Energy firearms qualification. Would all members - and others - wishing to gain this qualification please note that their first step must be to register with the NRA for such a course, at the same time contacting me to advise of their intentions? With a list of registered interested individuals, a date can then be determined on which a suitable course will be run. A venue in the shape of the Shooting Lodge at Gleneagles has generously been offered by Chris Jenkins of the Gleneagles Shooting School and has been gratefully accepted. The course will most likely be run between late afternoon and evening on a weekday.
Allan Mabon Hon. Sec. SRA
