August members night.
"The rifles that beat the Boer" is a presentation showing a collection of relevant rifles of the period, and discussion thereof. Other opinions will be canvassed.
An added attraction will be a demonstration and sampling of various techniques for making Biltong.
The evening starts with a BBQ at 7:00 pm, and the other events start at 8:00 pm. The BBQ will be provided by the club, but you need to bring your own liquid refreshments.
There will be two notices sent to you. Please respond to the RSVP in the second notice so we can get the catering right.
See you there
Bob
Additional Range Day
Today's range activities are:
100m.
Registration opens at 9:00 am
25m sighting in range opens at 9:30 am until midday
Morning.
General practice on all benches and ground lanes
10:00 am, BASR (bolt action service rifle)
Prone, 5 shots in 5 minutes
Sitting, 5 shots sitting in 2 minutes
Kneeling, 5 shots kneeling in 1 minute
Kneeling snap, 5 exposures each of 4 seconds, on call.
General practice during and after the BASR
Afternoon
General practice all afternoon
What: A Special General Meeting is called to make a minor amendment to the new NADS Constitution voted in at the AGM on 24th June 2020
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday September 1st 2020
Why: After submitting our new Constitution to Charities Services they requested we amend the wording of clause 28.2 – the ‘Winding Up’ clause
Existing Wording: clause 28.2, “If upon the winding up or dissolution of the Branch there remains, after the satisfaction of all its liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Branch but shall be given or transferred to another branch of the National Association or to the National Association. If there are no other branches of the National Association or the National Association does not exist, at that time, then surplus assets must be transfer to a not-for-profit organisation, society or charity which has similar objects of the Branch, to be determined by a resolution passed by a majority of the members of the Branch present in person at a general meeting to be held according to these rules at or before the winding up or dissolution of the Branch.”
Proposed Wording: clause 28.2 “If upon the winding up or dissolution of the Branch there remains, after the satisfaction of all its liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Branch but shall be given or transferred to an organisation which has similar charitable objects to the Branch, to be determined by a resolution passed by a majority of the members of the Branch present in person at a general meeting to be held according to these rules at or before the winding up or dissolution of the Branch.”
Reason for the Change: As a registered charity if NADS was to wind up for whatever reason the assets and property of a charity must be donated to another charity. As the National Association is not a registered charity the Charities Act states they cannot be the beneficiaries of our assets and property. This wording is simpler, and would include the other branches.
Please email treasurer@nads.org.nz if you have any questions in regard to this change.
Kind regards,
Mark Blackie
September members night.
"One-pot delights and disasters" is a cooking competition with very few rules, and even fewer guarantees of survival.
Rules:
Teams of two (one of the team must be a branch member, the other can be someone who can actually cook) Only one pot allowed - no size limit (provide own heat source) One hour allowed No use of the kitchen Must produce food for four (one for the judges and the other three for us to eat afterwards)
Teams of two (one of the team must be a branch member, the other can be someone who can actually cook)
Only one pot allowed - no size limit (provide own heat source)
One hour allowed
No use of the kitchen
Must produce food for four (one for the judges and the other three for us to eat afterwards)
The evening starts with the cooking. Guests are encouraged to ask questions of the competitors, and generally offer helpful and unwanted advice.
Judging will start at 8:00 pm, and we will eat the results later.
Judges TBA
Bring your own liquid refreshments.
If you want to enter a team, please email Bob after you get the first notice
b3o2b7m5c@gmail.com
General practice on all benches and remaining ground lanes not used by the NSRS
9:45 am National Sporting Rifle Shoot (NSRS)
Centre Fire (20 rounds required)
Prone, 5 shots in 2 minutes
Sitting, 5 shots in 2 minutes
Kneeling, 5 shots in 2 minutes
Snap, standing, 5 single shots at 4 seconds per exposure
No sighters. No target gear or accessories beyond a shooting mat and kneeling roll.
Juniors and novice shooters are encouraged to start using a front rest for the prone serials - a day pack or bi-pod is ideal, but if you use these you can't expect your score to count for the trophy or other prizes.
For the complete rules, see the competitions page of our web site.
After the NSRS, general practice all morning.
100m
General practice
Auckland branch hosts an interbranch competition at Auckland range. Be at the gates by 8:45.
100m, 4 positions, 5 shots per position.
General practice and NSRS rim fire
Prone, 10 shots in 4 minutes
Prone rapid, 5 shots in 20 seconds
Sitting, 10 shots in 4 minutes
Kneeling, 10 shots in 4 minutes
Standing, 10 shots in 4 minutes
October members night.
Two branch members will put on a display of the skills and techniques needed to break down an animal ready for the cuts and joints for cooking or storage.
The evening will start with the demonstrations, then progress to the cooking and eating phase when the butchery is done.
Depending on the source of the animals, we might need to charge a small "dining fee", so bring $10.00 per head please, just in case. There will be no charge for road kill.
200m.
General practice on all benches and lanes
Afternoon.
General practice at 200m
50m
Rim Fire Silhouette (conducted twice)
.22 LR rifles only
prone, 5 shots, 5 chickens, one shot per chicken in 2 minutes
sitting, rams
kneeling, turkeys
standing, rams
General practice (including centre fire rifles) after the last silhouette details has finished
50m in the morning
General practice on ground lanes (no benches at 50m)
11:00 am Armistice Day commemorative shoot,
bolt action service rifles only
5 rounds on call
11:30 am, BASR
Sitting, same
Kneeling, same
Advance to the 25m mark:
Standing snap, 5 exposures of 4 seconds, one shot per exposure on call.
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The Rim Fire Challenge.
1:00 pm 15 Nov
Competition 1:
50 rounds required.
Target 1:
Prone, 10 shots in 2 minutes
Target 2:
Sitting rapid, 5 shots in 20 seconds
Target 3:
Kneeling snap, 5 calls of 5 seconds each
Target 4:
Standing, 5 shots in 1 minute
Standing rapid, 5 shots in 20 seconds
Standing snap, 5 calls of 5 seconds each
Highest scorer in each age group is the winner.
The scores from this competition will count towards the annual aggregate of the national sporting rifle shoot.
Competition 2:
25m
(at least 25 rounds)
The Ram Challenge.
25m, standing
First Round
5 rams
On "START" first to drop 5 rams wins - no limit on ammunition
Winner goes to second round, loser retires. No bye, everyone must shoot against someone else.
Second Round
Surviving shooters from round 1 pair off, matching action types.
Each shooter has a bank of 5 pigs at 25m
On "START" first to drop 5 pigs wins - no limit on ammunition
Winner goes to the elimination round, loser retires
Continue until all have fired, odd person must shoot against a winner of this round – NO bye.
Elimination Round.
Snap
Seniors pair off - no differentiation between semi-auto and bolt action.
5 chickens per shooter
Three second snap, called UP, one, two, STOP
First to miss retires; the remaining shooter is the winner of that pair
If both miss on the same call, continue until one shooter hits and one misses.
If both survive 5 shots, reset and do again.
Continue pairing shooters until only one person is left.
The last person standing is the winner of this competition.
Repeat for Juniors.
Prize Giving
BBQ and medals
A few simple rules:
.22 LR only
Standard velocity or subsonic - you will be asked to show your ammunition to the RO.
Normal supervision or juniors.
Auckland branch hosts the inter-club bolt action service rifle BASR) competition at Auckland range, be at the gates by 8:45 pm
Gala Day
25m sighting in range IS NOT OPEN TODAY
50m, novelty events for junior shooters
50m, novelty events for centre fire
100m, King of the Hill
BBQ and prizes about 1:00 pm
Shooting days may be cancelled due to bad ground conditions and poor weather. If a shooting day is cancelled, members will be advised by personal email by 8:00 pm the preceding Saturday evening.