Several of the
more experienced Gallery Rifle shooters regularly
compete in competitions across the country, from Yorkshire to
Surrey, shooting mostly timed disciplines, 1500, Bianchi, MT & P&T with varying degrees of success, one or two of us usually taking away a trophy for one of the first
three places. Competition dates can be found by clicking
on the link below.
2011 Gallery rifle shooting
calendar
Entry forms,
follow the link below
The Guns we
use are customised Smallbore
Semi-automatic
rifles
(.22),
Lever action Fullbore rifles
( .38/.357/.44 etc ..)
Long barrelled Pistols
and Long barrelled Revolvers
mostly fitted with Telescopic sights or Red-Dot sights depending
on the types of target, and distances.
Click on the images below for photos of the guns we use.
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Ruger .22 Semi-automatic small-bore rifle with a Scope Marlin .357 full-bore Lever action rifle with Scope
Taurus .44 Long Barrelled Revolver with a Red Dot in Silver Browning Buckmark .22 Long Barrelled Pistol fitted with a x2 Red Dot
Click on the event names below for more photos and information on the timings and stages.
1500 - Phoenix A - Precision & Timed - Multi Target - Advancing Target
BIANCHI: Plates - Mover - Barricade - Practical
Gallery
Rifle is an action discipline
using timed events which can be shot standing, kneeling or sitting
and in certain events, prone.
It's all shot at differing targets and distances,
with a
plethora of sighting scopes & red dots, depending on the
competition the individual is shooting.
Below are some examples of Gallery Rifle disciplines: ( follow the links for the full courses of fire )
Precision & Timed involves 30 shots at 3 targets at 3 distances 25-15-10 metres and timings from 2 mins to 2 secs.
Multiple Targets is 24 shots at 2 targets (side by side) at 25-15-10 metres timings from 15 secs to 6 shots in 8 secs.
The "1500" contains 5 matches shot at different distances with timings too complex to list here but consists of 150 rounds all shot in sixes, ( six shots - reload, six shots - reload etc.. ).
The "Bianchi" is another one too complex to explain here, has 4 stages from metal plates to moving targets, also shot in sixes.
The "Man v Man" is an excellent course of fire where two competitors shoot against each other side by side at drop down plates positioned at varying distances. The shooters retire to a start line, and put both heels against a kick bar, At the start signal the shooters will move (quickly) to the shooting position, pick up their rifle, (from approx table height) load it and engage the first few targets in the order specified previously. This is followed by a compulsory reload before engaging a stop plate, the first to drop the stop plate wins that leg. The bout will be decided by the best of three legs and the winner and loser will go forward to further bouts as determined by the scoring system. This way each shooter will compete against at least two opponents even if they have the misfortune to be knocked out in the early stages. This is an exciting discipline to watch, because the two competitors have to shoot quickly and accurately to win and more often than not the stop plates are dropping together, but one falls on top of the other so the one underneath was the one that went down first.
We shoot a
countrywide Postal competition called the "Phoenix League" where the competition organisers send
us official targets, they are shot at our club and the results
posted back to the organisers.
This has been a great success as
the members that take part, usually manage a 1st
2nd or 3rd
in their respective disciplines and LCB Marksmen won the team event
for seven seasons running.
Shooters are a great bunch of people, the salt of the earth, they come from all walks of life, MP's and Judges, Teachers, Lawyers, Builders, Bricklayers, Drivers, Men and Women alike, all shoot side by side, no class distinction, sexism or racism, they will provide help and guidance to beginners and the experienced alike, if you have mislaid or forgotten anything on a shoot, the complete stranger standing next to you will think nothing of offering assistance in the way of Ammunition, Ear defenders, Eye protection, gun cleaner etc, he will muck in if your rifle gets jammed up, even an offer of the loan of a rifle is a frequent occurrence, if he can help... ...a shooter, will not see another wanting
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