Potted
History:
Clachnacuddin
is the name of an area close to Inverness, the area is part of
Inverness City and is about a mile or two from the City centre.
It would appear that what is now know as the Clachnacuddin Small Bore Rifle Club was formed in or by 1913. We do not yet have many details of the early years of the club. All of the National membership information was kept in London and was destroyed during the Blitz in 1941. The club may have been variously known as "Inverness smallbore" but should not to be confused with the fullbore club that was in existence about 1880. This latter "club" was a precursor to the TA.
Apart
from a few early reports (and a trophy of 1912) most of our records -
and the memory of our members - really starts around the time of the
Second World War. At this time the club shot in the Cameron
Barracks near Raigmore. In the 50's it moved to the Haugh -
apparently shooting in an attic above a pub - and in
the 60's moved to our current base for indoor shooting. We had a
50/100 yard outdoor range at Dochfour for some years which was
renovated and reopened in 2009 as more of the members took an active
interest in outdoor shooting. More history
available here.
In
2008 we affilated with Cawdor Rifle&Pistol Club. This allowed
our members to shoot outdoors at 50m and 100 yards. Here is a
couple
of pictures of the 50m range at Cawdor 50m 50m, and of
the firing point at 100y 100y.
This range has many advantages - it is closer to Inverness, not shared
- so we have a more
days avalable, has a covered firing
point and the ability to shoot 50/100 from a single
firing point.
We
shoot .22 in
our indoor clubhouse in Inverness, and outdoor at the Dochgarroch
range. The club accepts all members - provided they pass
the checks imposed by the police firearms unit - our youngest junior is
about 11 years of age, our oldest wont tell us his age(!) and we
have a significant number of female shooters - of all ages. We
have about 45 active members, some shoot recreationally, some compete
internationally, most compete in national leagues.
During the Winter Season the club meets Monday and Thursday evenings at our Club House with an approximate 1900 start. During the Summer Season the club meets Monday evenings about 1900, dates and times for outdoor tend to be Thursday from about 1700 but is a bit weather dependant.
The club can provide access to all the equipment that is needed to take up the sport - rifles, ammunition, shooting jackets, gloves etc, together with basic training.
Our 25 yard indoor range has 7 firing points, each detail takes about 15 minutes so we can accommodate a reasonable number of shooters in an evening. 75-100 cards shot in an evening is common.
Our 50m/100yard outdoor range has 8 firing points.
The club is active in the local leagues as well as in national postal leagues. Club members are encouraged to participate in such leagues. A smaller number of members regularly travel to 50m/100yard outdoor shoots throughout Scotland and compete in SSRA outdoor shoots.
There
is an intensive induction course run by the club for
new-starts/beginners.
This is during September - before the start of the winter
season.
At present we have two NSRA registered Club
Instructors, each of whom are likely to move to club coach in the
future.
Before attending the club to shoot (or handling any weapons in the club) we require that you either have a current Firearms Certificate/Shotgun Certificate or that you complete a questionnaire that can be submitted to the Police Firearms Unit.
For
further membership informationcontact:
secretary@clach.scotnet.co.uk.
It would be appreciated if you would include your postal address and -
if possible - a land-line telephone number on your first contact.
| Links
to external sites |
|
| Shooting
outdoors - some notes and guidance |
Kendal Rifle Club |
| UIT
forums - old but worth a read |
archived |
| Stirton.com
- shooting web forum - if you are going anywhere read this |
stirton.com |
| Stuff
to do with an application for a Firearms Certificate |
Application info for a Fire Arms Certificate (FAC) |
| Hampton
Rifle club page - good notes |
prone shooting |
| NSPCC
- Physical contact and young people in Scotland |
NSPCC
web site link |
| ISSF rule book for 2009 |
ISSF
rules (pdf) |
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