Altcar ranges [13:06 12/11/26]
These are points from an e-mail we have just received about Altcar.
- 6.5mm will only be allowed on D Range
- Clubs booking D Range to use 6.5mm will have to share the 8 lanes (500-1,00 yards)
- Extra sentry duties will be required on the road that crosses D Range when in use
- When D Range is booked, I & K Ranges will not be open for bookings
- ALL shooters using D Range will be required to perform HME (High Muzzle Energy) procedures regardless of calibre or muzzle energy
- HME procedures will be performed on I Range from 11am -12 noon on the day
- Firers must complete HME and then move over to D Range for a 12:30pm start
- Each club will now be required to pay for 2 lanes minimum as per Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) rules
- Cost increase from £42.64 to £100 for 2 targets.
- Overtime costs have risen from £450 per ½ day to £481.86 per ½ day (Shared between clubs)
- The DIO typically announce rises effective April of the year, so there is likely to be a further increase then.
Is any member prepared to take on the administration and running of Altcar for Phoenix?
Hi, its potentially possible as a joint exercise with Grange. We have about 10 hme qualified RCOs.
It would be interesting to see how many shooters members shoot 6.5 calibre and at what distance are they prepared to shoot it.
More to talk on this over tea and biscuits.
Cheers.
Thanks Keith,
As far as I can discover, we have 12 members with 6.5 calibre rifles. As for distances, I’d have to make a guess that of those 12,maybe 6 or 7 would want to shoot at ranges beyond 500 yards – but that’s just my guess.
Mike