Sunday 7th November 2010 - Battle of Britain Postal Shoot

We arrived in Aylesbury just after 10.00, ready to take part in the Battle of Britain shooting competition. Flight Lieutenant Gilson allowed us onto the range and we were each given a No.8 rifle for the day. We were instructed to clean the rifles before beginning and we then set up our targets at the end of the 25m range. We started by fireing two by five round groups to check the sights on the rifles and we were then instructed on how to improve our shooting with position and breathing technique. After a short break, we returned to the range to fire two more five round groups in order to apply what we had learnt. Next, we did a practice competition shoot with ten rounds fired at a five target card, two rounds fired at each target. Howe D. did extremely well in practice, scoting a total of 91 out of 100. We then made any final changes to the sights before having a break. We then returned, we were ready to shoot the competition cards. Howe D dropped a few points compared to his practice however Howe M made up for the loss. Winlow and Dairy went next, scoring reasonably. Overall a very good result considering it was the first time our squadron had taken part in this competition.

Saturday 6th November - Wing Shooting Competition

After an early start and a quick breakfast at McDonalds we arrived at RAF Halton at 7:30. We had all renewed our weapon handling tests on the Thursday, so we were ready to shoot. The four of us, Howe D, Howe M, Dairy and Winlow, were split between detail one and two for the No. 8 rifle competition and we began just after 8:00. The competition consisted of a Wing marksman practice, with five rounds deliberate fired at the left hand target, followed by five rounds snap, rapid and a further five rounds deliberate, all fired at the right hand target. After collecting the targets, we were confident we had done well and we went back to the waiting detail hut before heading over to the air rifle range. For the air rifle competition, each of us was required to fire twenty rounds deliberate at a five target card, five rounds in each corner target. We finished this swiftly and although we had not done as well as the previous competition, we were still pleased with the results. The only competition left was the D.C.C.T., in which electronic rifles are fired at a target which appears on a screen. This allows the type of practice and the range of the practice to be controlled very easily. Only Howe D. and Howe M. were able to take part in this competition as they were the only ones with valid L98 A2 WHTs. Once that competition was finished, all we had to do was head back to the No. 8 range to await the results. In the end, we placed 3rd in the No.8 competition and 6th overall, a very good result.

Annual Open Evening

Our annual open evening will be taking place on Thursday 2nd December 2010. Full details have been sent to all and a return form is provided to indicate guests numbers to allow us to plan and cater accordingly.

If you wish to attend and have not received an invitation letter, please send an e-mail via the website and we will forward an electronic copy to you.