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(8/5/12) The PSA Newsletter

The 2012-2 Newsletter has just been prepared and printed - we'll post them over the coming few days.
Here are the BIG version - at PSA NEWS 2012-2 BIG
and the small version at PSA NEWS 2012-2 small
If you would like to contribute anything to the next newsletter, please let us have your memories, photos, articles - anything (non-libellous) you wish. We need fresh articles.

IT'S A NEW YEAR NOW.....

MANY thanks to everyone who has renewed their subscription this year.
In case you've forgotten, our membership year runs from 1st April to 31st March the following year. We did this to avoid adding the cost of renewals to the already heavy bills following Christmas and New Year, but it has had the disadvantage on not being an obvious date to remember, so if you haven't yet renewed (and want to) could you please contact us as soon as possible?

YOUR ELECTRONIC GUN USE FORM

Please complete this form after every shoot where you have used YOUR target guns. (NB: if you don't use your own gun, there's no need to complete a form.) It's a legal requirement to have this information, and a club rule as well.

YOUR GUNUSE FORM

If you want to test it, please put your name on it, but put "TEST" in any of the areas you complete.

(12/5/12) The PSA 100 Scores

The PSA 100 competition scores update - up to and including the 12th May are to be found here.

(10/3/12) - THREE NEW POSSIBILITIES

Indoor 100 yard range
It is very possible that we may be able to hire the Cheshire Police indoor 100 yard range at Winsford. It's not a "done deal" yet, but it is something Cheshire Police are very seriously considering, and we hope to know the costs soon.
We could use it at weekends or during the evening, but since we don't know the cost yet we can't say how much the range fees will be, except to say that if there is sufficient interest then we'll subsidise those fees to make it worthwhile to the members IE: NOT too expensive. Interested? Please cast youe vote in the poll on the left.

1,000 yard shoot
Grange Rifle & Pistol Club are looking to run a 1,000 yard shoot at Altcar Ranges near Formby and have invited any of our members, although the date has yet to be arranged.
You will probably require a range pass (which Grange can help to arrange) but if you're interested - please vote on the left.

Re-Loading Course
We've been asked about this a few times and now Graham Reeves has kindly offered to run one at a suitable date in the near future. Several people have already asked to do the course - so please vote on the left if you're one of them, or haven't yet asked but would be interested.

PLEASE NOTE: If you've already informed us that you'd like to attend any of these, please vote as well. If you want to go but haven't told us, please vote and contact Mary to let her know so that we know who to contact if the proposals go ahead or not, as the case may be.

Rifle for Sale

Mark Clements has the following rifle for sale - A Remington 700 VLS (Varmint Laminated Stock, Heavy Barrel) in 308, looking to sell it for about £400.

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( 8/3/12) - Our "Clubbz" Website (please read)

For over a year we've had a presence on the "Clubbz" register of UK clubs which has been evolving, improving and adding extra features over the year.
The membership system has now been sorted out so now you can become a "member" of the site by signing in at the bottom of the page at Phoenix Shooters Association Clubbz site
So why would you want to?
Well, we hope to use their facility to inform members automatically by e-mail of events and cancellations, as the current system we use has some disadvantages and has been known to miss members off on the odd occassion. If you join the "Clubbz" website as a member of Phoenix, it will help us and may save Mary some time and aggravation!

(5/3/12) The PSA Newsletter

At last the 2012 Newsletter is out - We've just posted it. It also includes your subscription renewal forms for 2012/13.
See - PSA NEWS 2012-1
If you would like to contribute anything to the next newsletter, please let us have your memories, photos, articles - anything (non-libellous) you wish. We need fresh articles.

(5/3/12) Rifle for sale

John Spence from Warrington & District Rifle & Pistol Club has a .22 rifle for sale.
See - Rifle for sale - details - Please ask Mary if you'd like further details, or contact John via e-mail.

4/1/11 - Sealand date changes already
The new system for booking dates at Sealand appears to be suffering from teething problems, and one of the results is that we have had several of our dates changed within a fortnight of "confirmation."
It's worth remembering that for speed, your comoputer may well "cache" a version of a particular page on a website, and simply re-load it when you visit again. This is fast, BUT it means that you might be looking at an outdated page, so it is always as well to refresh the page - usually by pressing F5 - before reading it. This way you'll get the very latest information.

23/12/11 - The last shoot of 2011
Well, we finally made it to the end of the year!
The last shoot a the Geoffrey Place Range was very well attended, and despite a series of "issues" we managed to get through the competitions, and I'll post the results here in the next day or so, Christmas celebration permitting.

We didn't make it to a record year for attendances, but we did come VERY close.

So - a Happy Christmas to everyone !

18/11/11 - The Christmas Sealand Shoot

The day did not look at all promising as most of us battled our way to Sealand ranges through hail, snow and ice. Not to be put off we set the range up and started on the supported competitions. Despite being hit by hail and wind we persevered.

Many thanks to Steve Barnes who brought a portable calor gas heater for the shed. Some of us did not find this until after the range was closed but it was so welcome. We have now bought two for the range so both the butts and the spectators in the shed can be a little warmer. A brilliant idea Steve. Also many thanks to Ian Mason who helped to rescue Ben Pilgrim whose car broke down on the range -after he had towed him out onto a public road, Ian waited with him until the RAC arrived. MANY thanks Ian for this most helpful, supportive and completely unselfish act.

The Scores were -

Supported Scoped:
1st Daniel Owen 99
2nd= Doug Jones 93
2nd= Ian Mason 93
4th Michael Davies 92
5th Arias Jannsenns 91
6th= Ben Pilgrim 89
6th= Steve Barnes 89
8th Sean Clarke 88
9th Julian Thomas 84
10th Rob Benyon 72

Supported iron Sights.
1st Doug Jones 88
2nd David Booth 87
3rd Hwfa Jones 26

FIREARMS E-PETITIONS TO PARLIAMENT


There are at least twelve amongst the 38 petitions to government relating to firearms which may be of interest to you -
See- Government e-petitions relating to Firearms
Please visit the site and if you feel it appropriate, why not sign those that make sense?

23/11/11 -

(13/11/11) A BBC Video involving an MP (Member of Phoenix!)

The re-birth of Wrexham Lager

(1/12/11) FOR SALE

An Anschutz .22lr 64MPR (Multi-Purpose Rifle) - A versatile, incredibly accurate, rifle that can be used for prone, three position, benchrest and sporting rifle smallbore competitions as well as out in the field.
Spec: Match 64 heavy barrel & action, two-stage trigger, hardwood stock, adjustable butt, forearm accessory rail (for sling attachments etc), 2x 5 shot magazines, single shot adaptor, target bipod, screw cut with invisible thread protector, moderator, usable with scope (not included) or dioptric sights (optional extra), immaculate condition, only used in dry weather, only ~1500 shots fired, £650.
Manufacturers details can be found here
Contact Oly on olylowe(AT)hotmail.com for more details/pictures etc. (You replace the "(AT)" with a "@" - this is done to avoid spam.)

(5/10/11) A little more about Mostyn house School

A short BBC video about the sale of Mostyn House School
See - BBC News, North West

(13/10/11) 6.5 X 55 ammo for sale

  1. 22 Hornady 1240gr SP Interlock
  2. 15 Lapua 123gr Scenar
  3. 28 139gr Scenar
  4. 24 Lapua Training
  5. 6 reloads
  6. Plastic Case for 2 & 3 above
All the above in 65.X55 calibre. - Stuart Hodkinson has the above for sale - See Mike or Mary for further details.

(5/10/11) The NRA IS going to change!

When we were at Bisley for the "Bisley Live" event, we had the chance to speak to a lot of officials from various shooting organisations, and it was clear that the NRA are going through some devastating changes just now. I believe it will change for the better.

I know we've seen promises before - such as the NRA running all MoD Ranges in the UK, reducing our bureaucracy and removing the extra costs of licenses to use those ranges. I know NONE of these promises were kept, and in fact things got far worse rather than better.

That said, the amazing financial mess the NRA now find themselves in (see NRA AGM and Bisley AGM) will I'm sure be the catalyst for change.

There appears to be a fresh wind blowing through the NRA - undoubtedly upsetting many people, but I hope that it will convert the NRA into an organisation that I'd be proud to be a member of: that's certainly not been the case up to now. I feel we should support those in the NRA who are trying to make it an efficient and effective organisation; that would be good for the sport.

1/9/11- Your 2011-2 Newsletter - at last!
Your (corrected!)2011-2 Newsletter is now available in three different qualities - to suit your download speeds.

The LARGE, high quality version,

The middling-size, medium quality version

and the The small, lower-quality version.

Take your pick!
Mary posted the printed version on 31st August.

22/7/11 - New rifle
We've just bought a new club rifle in .223, which we hope to have out at the next Sealand meeting on 30th July.

16/7/11 - RESULTS
The results of the 2011 annual competitions - which would have been the "All day shoot" competitions - if we'd had one!
Now we've had a chance to collate and compute the results so LOOK HERE for the 2011 competition results - complete with an explanation of the scoring system.

If you would like me to e-mail a scan of your competitions targets from the day (the Donegal Badge and PSA 100 competitions) please let me know through our Contact page and I'll try to oblige as soon as I can.

19/5/11 - This is worth a watch - you may see yourself on film if you went to the fair, as many PSA members did. There are now TWO films
see - THE BASC GAMEKEEPERS FAIR 2011

11/7/11- The results of the Group Size competition at the Geoffrey Place Range on 9/7/11

1st = Gordon Smith
1st= Daniel Owen
3rd Mike Rimmer
4th= Alex Williams
4th= Mary Eveleigh
6th= Graham Gibbs
6th= Graham Reeves
8th Mike Eveleigh
9th Hwfa Jones
10th Sean Clark
11th Chris Perry
12th Ian Logan
13th Ron Seddon

The postitions will all go towards the Annual PSA Trophy. The system is that you can shoot in as many competitions as are available over the next few weeks, but only your best two positions will go towards deciding the trophy - so the more you shoot, the better your chances are!

The barbecue afterwards was a very pleasant affair, with the sun shining on us and the beer, wine & food doing a splendid disappearing act! Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a lovely day.

28/6/11 - The Geoffrey Place Range is listed!
AT LAST! English Heritage have designated the Geoffrey Place Range as a Grade ll listed building!
You can see the full School details at Mostyn House School listing entry number 1401335
The bit that relates to the range is...

"World War II (WWII) air raid shelter: Concrete stair entrance with barrel-shaped, corrugated steel roof set to south-west of Jarrah leads down into school's WWII air raid shelter aligned approximately north-west - south-east underneath playing field. Now a rifle range. Interior: Reinforced concrete with vaulted corrugated steel roof and original steel doors, 18-bays long. Modern partition wall with doorway and viewing window inserted to north-western end to create small office/waiting area for rifle range. Additional partition wall with shooting targets inserted to south-eastern end. Original pump and three wall-mounted lights moved from their original locations to north-west end wall."
Your work hasn't gone un-noticed, and it's has been very important in getting it listed as you can see from the comments about the wall, doorway, window, pump and lights. This is good news for us as it means that it is FAR less likely that the range will be demolished or filled-in.
All of that said, we still don't know what the future will be when the site is sold but as before the Grenfell family have been very helpful and supportive.

CLAY SHOOT

(30/06/10)

As you know David Booth (who has kindly taken on the position of Captain for our clay shoots) has come up with a farm near Chester where we can shoot clays a limited number of times.

The venue is in Cheshire, to the East of Chester near Cotton Edmunds at -
Cotton Farm, Plough Lane, Christleton, Nr Chester.
Here are Directons to Cotton Farm, and below is a Google map iof the area which may help further.


View Larger Map

There are one or two things we all need to know:
  1. We must only use felt-wadded cartridges
  2. Numbers are limited, although not too much
  3. We'll need to know beforehand if you are planning on coming.

Guns wanted

Hwfa Jones is looking for a 4.10 shotgun if anyone has one they wish to sell...Also a Long Lee, a No. 5 Jungle Carbine and a Lee Metford.

Does anyone know where there may be guns like this for sale, or do you have one you'd like to sell? Let Hwfa know.

The PSA 100 Rules

(25/04/11)

Over the years the PSA 100 competion has evolved into four different "classes" or competitions, and we felt it was time (after some prompting - thanks David!) to rationalise the rules so that everyone knows what's what.

The oiginal "fullbore" rifle competitions remain the same - one for iron sights and the other for 'scoped rifles, but to cater for those who have lighter rifles firing lighter bullets with the resultant reduction in recoil, the "smallbore" competition evolved, with no differentiation between types of sights. The "floor" for the fullbore competition will be rifles of .30 calibre (bore) such as .303, .308, 30'06 etc.

whilst we don't want to turn this into an equipment-escalation competition, we felt (as did many members) that it would also be right to allow slings if anyone wants to use them.

S0 - without further ado - here are The PSA 100 Rules, 2011, ver 1.0

For Sale a TIKKA T3 Hunter in .223

(06/04/11)

With Walnut stock and sling Swivel Eyelets.
Very accurate 1:8 twist - shoots up to 80grn bullets and really likes Nato ammunition too .
6 shot magazine, Optiloc Blue bases Stainless Steel 30mm mounts that will accomodate scope up to 56mm. (Cost £95)
Also fitted Nikko Stirling Nighteater Illuminated Mildot Scope 6-24x56.
Rifle has had limited use for Fox control and only used on range for zeroing.
So all in all in great condition. Rifle and mounts £525, Scope £80.

Contact - Graham Gibbs

10 Bore Shotgun for Sale

(28/02/11)

For Sale - a side-by-side MIGUEL LARRANAGA, two stars stamped underside each barrel (choke). Sensible offer accepted. See Steve Latham.

Sunday Shoots?

(11/05/11)

One or two members have asked if we could have some Sunday morning shoots at Sealand rather than the current Saturday mornings.
We're going to look into it, but our main worry is the cost; you do not get many military units or cadet units booking on Sundays, and only a few clubs. Whenever we "share" Sealand, it nearly halves the cost.If we can't share it will mean that we will usually be subjected to the maximum costs for range warden's overtime and range hire, which is in the region £150, depending on the number of lanes we use.

So, if sufficient members want us to book Sunday dates we'll do just that. I've put a poll on this page (or on the blog/bulletin board) over the coming days so that you can let us know your thoughts.

West Coast Sports Price List

(07/02/11)

Here's a link to the West Coast Sports Price list from January 2011.

.303 LEE ENFIELD RIFLE FOR SALE

(24/10/10)

Eddie Johnson has a .303 Lee Enfield Rifle for sale - Long Branch model, with sling, sleeve and re-loading dies.
£300 the lot!

See Mike or Mary for details.

RIFLES FOR SALE

(22/10/10)

Ritchie Whitworth has the following guns for sale-

1. Mauser P14 7.62mm rifle. Right hand bolt, left hand target stock with adjustable front sling swivel. Fitted with Parker Hale Mk VII micrometer sights and a heavy hand hammer finished target barrell. Very accurate good condition. £250

2 Mauser P14 7.62mm rifle. Right hand bolt and stock. Fitted with Parker Hale Mk VII micrometer sights Shoots well, reasonable condition £150.

3 Winchester Mod 70 .243 sporter right handed. Fitted with Bushell vcariable 3-9 x Scope and leather sling. Comes with padded carry sling. Lightweight and compact rifle ideal for Stalking / Foxing. Very nice condition. £400

Shotgun for sale

(12/08/10)

Lincoln Premier 12 gauge O/U multi-choke, with 5 chokes, still with original box. Price £495.00

Contact:
Mark Hodgkinson
email: mark@hodgkinson.com
mobile: 07970 267854
Review at - Shooting Times review of Lincoln Premier Basic

Please visit Our Discussion forum or blog- This is where YOU can pass comment on any subject you wish.
You'll see it has been completely re-vamped thanks to Simon Wootton, and it will be updated and changed very regularly from now on. It's there for you - please use it in any way you want.

Sealand Competitions

(18/08/2010)

Rufus Binks has asked if we would like ask your opinion on different types of competition at Sealand, and has asked me to set up a survey so that you can let us know what you think.
Please let us know, by clicking Here to take the survey


So far (18/08/10) 28 people have responded, and since the club has around 100 members it might be best to keep the survey open until we get a good few more so that we can say that we have a majority opinion - at least from those who visit the website and who felt like responding.
At the moment, -
  • 22 members want more competitions at 300 yards
  • 19 members want more competitions at 100 yards
  • 1 member did not want more competitions
  • 1 member did not want any more competitions
  • 20 members would be interested in group-size competitions
  • 8 were not interested,
  • 5 were not sure.
  • 11 expressed interest in "cold bore" competitions
  • 10 in moving target, and
  • 11 in timed exposure competitions.
Many thanks to those who have taken the time to offer their opinions - if you haven't, why not let us know now?

12 Bore Shotgun for sale

(6/11/09)

Alan Campbell has an AYA No4 Side by Side ejector shotgun for sale - and to quote Alan -

"Would any member be interested in this at the massive price of £75. Application in for FAC and I need the space in my gun cabinet."

Alan can be contacted on 0151-513-2803.

The Safe Shooting System, and Certificates of Competency

(07/09/09)

There has been a lot of concern about this system, which has been foisted on us by the MoD via the NRA.

We're sorry about this extra bureaucracy, and we've done our level best to limit the effects, but one thing IS important:

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATE WITH YOU WHEN YOU SHOOT AT SEALAND.

If you don't it will mean that you will have to have one-to-one supervision throughout your shoot, which will tie up another member and prevent him or her from shooting whilst you shoot - not a happy state of affairs. If you can't find your certificate, let us know immediately, but there will be a charge for replacement (Sorry - this is from the NRA - not us!)

If you haven't got a certificate of competence, you will have to pass the course if you want to continue to shoot (unsupervised) at Sealand - or ANY military ranges I'm afraid.

Once again, we're very sorry that we have been forced into this - but if we want to continue to shoot at Sealand, then this is what we have to do. Please, if you've have any concerns, contact us so that we can help.

Sealand Ranges Barrier

(05/07/09)

NOTE - the barrier to Sealand Ranges has now been repaired.

To open it you must press the "C" or "cancel" key, followed by 3 1 8 2, which is the entry code.

DISCOUNT FOR PSA MEMBERS

(05/05/09)

Richmond has very kindly offered a 20% discount on the items at The Thin Read Line.... VERY generous - Thanks Richmond!

New Shooting Association

(24/09/08)

Another shooting organisation has been formed - see - The National Shooting Association.
This has been formed from ex-members of the Sportsman's Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (SAGBNI) apparently as a break-away group. Where all this will lead, I don't know.

The Geoffrey Place Range

(14/3/08)

Thanks to the incredibly hard work done over the past two years, we finally had the formal opening of the range on WEDNESDAY 27th February at 7:00 pm.
Thanks to everyone who came to the opening to make it such a success - we hope you had a good time!
The refinements to the ventilation distribution system will be done over the coming months, but the range is now in use. We can expect some snags to occur and we will want to add some refinements, but we'll deal with them as they arise.


Message from Bill Wiggin MP for shooters.

I spoke to Bill Wiggin MP at a House of Lords meeting of the British Shooting Sports council, of which he is very supportive.
As a result of the meeting Bill penned this article for use by the shooting organisations, and it's WELL worth reading - by EVERY shooter.
Why it pays to keep your MP fully informed!

And to back it up...........

This is an EXCELLENT site which helps everyone to contact their MP by letter, e-mail ,fax and 'phone - WELL worth a visit - and well worth using, particularly in the light of Bill Wiggins' comments. Just enter your postcode to get details of your MP, and how to contact him or her.
TheyWorkForYou.com
There is also a very easy to use e-mail form to help you.
You should try the form below - its brevity belies its great power! Just try typing - say - "Firearms Licensing" into the "Search Parliament" box.....
You can even set it up to send you an e-mail when those words are used in Parliament!

TheyWorkForYou.com