Written by: David Minshall
Friday 4 April – Sunday 6 April members of the Long Range Rifles Branch of the MLAGB enjoyed three days of unbroken sunshine (yes, you read that right!) at Bisley. Saturday was the MLAGB 300 yard Rifle Championship for Enfield rifle and target rifle, and the Branch arranged a day of practice either side of the match – 900 and 1,000 yards on Friday and 600 and 1,000 yards on Sunday.
Despite the sunshine, mornings were still cool, and there was a fresh wind all weekend. The warming afternoons did see the mirage getting more prevalent, and some unwanted stronger wind gusts. For the first shoot of the year it was nice to be able to get on the range and enjoy some long range training, with members shooting primarily muzzle loading rifle, plus some black powder cartridge rifle. Nice too, getting the first of the MLAGB series of mid and long matches for the year underway.
