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13th

U.B.C Meet at the Greyhound Airgun Club, Coventry.

Sponsored by ARMEX

Saturday 1st

August 2015

Contents

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The venue ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3

Facilities and Non-Competition Attractions …..………………………………………………….………………3

Admission……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3

Timetable ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Important Members ……………………………………………………………………………………………………4

Signing In Procedure ………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

Safety Notes …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

The Competitions………………………………………………………………………………………………………5

The Awards…….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...5

Range Rules……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

Loan of Pistols………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

The whole day is based on the T.V. Programme TOP SHOT centred around a

James Bond 007 Theme. WARNING THIS WILL BE FANCY DRESS!!

There will be awards on the day for the Top Shot (not forgetting the Wooden Spoons)

A Laminated Team Neck Pass will be handed out to each competitor when you sign in.

It will be colour coded to represent what

TEAM you will be in.

Awards also for the Best dressed Bond, Bond Girl or Villain

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The venue will be at the Greyhound Airgun Club, Coventry Just off Junction 3 M6, whose grounds are adjacent to

the Greyhound Inn, Sutton Stop, Longford, Coventry. CV6 6DF

Telephone: 024 76363046 (in case you need directions or want to book accommodation etc.)

Facilities and Non-Competition Attractions.

The Greyhound Pub/Restaurant is adjacent to the club so you won't be short of food (and their toilet facilities

may be used) There will also be a Burger stand on the grounds. Pitching of tents is available on-site. There will be

plenty of parking spaces for all.

A MAP showing the location of the venue and places to stay overnight can be found here >MAP< .

Solware RFD will set up their gazebo, where you will be able to purchase Airgun related items.

Jonas (BigredJ) will have his 'Simple Targets' on show in the plinking area

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Air-Targets will be present with their automated turning target equipment

and are preparing targets especially for this meet.

We will have the usual system for the loan of pistols by competitors who wish to enter a competition for which

they do not own the type of pistol required. Pistols will have dedicated soft cases for protection and the person

taking them on loan will officially sign for them.

Admission

Will be set at £10 for Adults & £5 for Children (up to 14yrs). You can arrange to pay in advance by PayPal, cheque

or postal order by contacting Paddy at ubc.competition@googlemail.com (you will also be able to pay on the

day, but advance payment would speed up the signing in process).

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Timetable

8.30 am The grounds will be open and manned for signing in (see below for procedure)

10.00 am A safety briefing will be given (General safety notes are included in this document)

(or earlier if it is clear the majority of competitors are present)

10.15 am Start of Main Award Competitions & Fun Shoots. All shoots (6 yard Pistol Paper Targets, Bell

Target Shooting, Four Top Shot Areas) will be run independently in clearly designated areas.

There will also be a designated plinking / zeroing area and a safe area for gassing and testing of

guns.

3.30 pm This is the latest time for you to hand in your competitors pack (which should contain your

completed score cards and any Paper Targets you have shot).

4.00 pm Presentation of Awards

Important Members Organising the Proceedings

The following photograph shows some of the main members who give their time to help the smooth running of the Meets (just so new members know who’s who).

Back row, left to right: Jef Lockyer (JefL), Patrick Egan (Pad. E), Jason Curtis (cookie), Paul Carter (whiteleaves),

Cheryl Beaver (Mrs MikeB) & Mike Beaver (MikeB).

Signing In Procedure

On arrival please proceed to the signing in gazebo which will be open from 8.30 am. If you have already paid then

you just sign in and you will be given your competitors pack which will contain any targets (paper) that you will need

together with score cards for these and the different plate competitions. If you have not paid, do not worry – you

can make your payment(s) and then sign in and get your pack.

Please ensure that you hand in your scorecards and targets AS SOON AS YOU HAVE COMPLETED

SHOOTING – collating the scores is very time-consuming and the sooner we can make a start on this

process the more smoothly the Award Presentation will proceed.

RANGE SAFETY (See detailed Rules at the end of this leaflet)

Our range safety rules have to sensibly cover this range of guns. Use of eye protection, whilst not mandatory, is strongly recommended whenever on the range. If you have any questions please ask a range official.

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THE COMPETITIONS Note that there won't be a 6yd Competition this year but the Pulley System will be open with a whole range of UBC Targets for people to use.

There are 4 main 007 competitions. You will receive a target pack including a score card to record results for

each competition. The printed Courses of Fire will be placed within each Shooting Area. Please hand in each

scorecard (together with the targets where paper targets are involved) as you complete each competitions. This will

enable us to collate the scores more efficiently for processing the Awards & Certificates.

The pack will also include a Top Shot Certificate and a colour coded Team Patch.

JAMES BOND 007 TOP SHOT - FOUR AREA TIMED COMPETITIONS

The Awards Awards will be handed out at the end (from 4.00 pm). The Top Shot Awards will be made on a Team basis and an

Armex Pistol will be awarded to the winner of the Raffle Ticket Handed out from a Shooting Area.

ANYONE COULD WIN.

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RANGE RULES

1. When a gun is not (i) on the firing line or (ii) in a designated safe area, it will be unloaded of any pellets and/or magazines and carried in a case/slip or in a holster which fully covers the trigger.

2. Pellets and/or magazines will only be loaded into the gun on the firing line or in a designated safe area.

3. Air or CO2 will only be loaded into the gun at the firing line or in a designated safe area.

4. No gun will be cocked except at the firing line or in a designated safe area.

5. When a gun is on the firing line or in a designated safe area and is not holstered or cased it must be directed downrange or at a designated safe backstop.

6. If you have a jam or a problem with your gun do not carry it off the range, lay the gun on the firing line pointing safely downrange and notify a range official.

7. If you wish to allow another shooter to use your gun do not hand guns across lanes, have the other shooter come to your firing position or make your gun safe and carry it in a case/slip or holster to their position.

8. On the command MAKE SAFE or at the sound of a horn blast you must safely unload your gun; removing any pellets and/or magazines. If your gun cannot be safely unloaded in this way fire all pellets in it into the ground downrange of the firing line, make it safe and lay it down pointing down range on the firing line.

9. On the command CEASE FIRE or at the sound of a single whistle blast or siren you must immediately CEASE FIRE. If at this time you have a loaded gun lay it on the firing line pointing downrange, stand, raise your hand and request assistance from the nearest range official who will arrange for you and your gun to be safely taken to a designated safe area.

10. On the command RESUME FIRING or at the sound of a double whistle/siren blast safely resume your course of fire.

11. Advice or direction from designated range officials will be followed; failure in this may result in exclusion from the range.

12. Range officials will exclude from the range anyone found under the influence of alcohol.

13. A safety briefing will take place at the beginning of the meet.

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Loan of Pistols (when a competitor does not own the type needed for a particular competition).

Within the designated plinking area there will be a holding area for pistols which UBC members have generously offered to others when they wish to enter a competition for which they do not own the particular type of pistol needed. You will be able to trial the pistol first on the plinking range and, if you find it suitable, it will be issued to you in a numbered and labeled, soft protective pistol slip (as in the photograph above) for the duration of the competition you wish to enter. You will sign for the pistol and records will be kept so as to easily relocate the pistol for others to use. It would be appreciated if you could return the pistol to the holding area as soon as you have shot the competition so as to make it available to someone else. We expect this new arrangement to speed up the awarded competitions and enable more people to take part in as many as possible. The owners of these pistols have freely offered them for loan but any problems, damage or faults arising from their use will be a matter to be resolved between the person who takes the pistol on loan and the actual owner. It is not expected that there would be any difficulties between any UBC members but the person who has the pistol on loan agrees to this arrangement by signing the record sheet when they take temporary possession of the pistol.