Diary

Today was the first day off that the team has had since last Tuesday. Consequently many took the option of having a late night and letting their hair down a little by playing pool at the local pub Lock Dock…
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Last night’s team BBQ provided an excellent chance to not only gobble up lashings of steak but also for the team to spend more time together. The opportunity was taken, given nearly all were present, to award the ‘minion prize’…
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With the American Hi –Power matches behind us it is now Day 1 of the US Fullbore Championships. This means no more decimal targets; we are on ICFRA and most importantly no more Pit Duty—Hurrah. The other bonus is that…
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Last night saw a great haul for the team at prize giving, although what was not documented was the huge output of the ammo team overnight. Minions Jeens and Rose were appointed by masters Armstrong, McLeod and Rylands to a…
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Today marked the completion of 4 days of the NRA High Power Long Range Championships, the first of the 3 Individual Championships our team is participating in prior to the Palma team match; the next 3 day individual Championship is…
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Yesterday evening saw Zoe (our excellent physiotherapist) booked fully and doing fierce work keeping all of our less able bodied shooters moving and able to shoot. Backs and shoulders have all been put in working order at all times of…
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Last night, many of the team were feeling the fatigue of the day’s shooting – comparable to about three hot Bisley days on the trot. As a result, dinner plans were somewhat simple, with many opting for delivered pizza. After…
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This was to be the warmest day of the current phase of settled weather, rising to 90 Deg. F in the shade. Of course the temperature in the “Pits” (USA parlance for what we call the Butts) was much higher…
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Three main activities were planned for today; fishing, a trip to Cedar Point amusement park and golf. The team is currently communicating via WhatsApp, rather than actually talking to each other and thus plans did not go particularly well. The…
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After a restless nights sleep, the occupants of house 1622 were awoken by the aroma of fresh coffee courtesy of the house prefect Reggie. After a brief breakfast, organized chaos followed as house members cleaned rifles ready for chamber measuring…
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