A very successful Club day was held last Saturday to mark the Official Opening of the new 25 Metre Range Building by Member for Northern Tablelands, Adam Marshall MP, and Mayor of Glen Innes Seven Council, Rob Banham.
The day started with 7 members contesting a Standard Pistol Match. We all then enjoyed a relaxing lunch and then 11 members contested a Centre Fire/Sport Pistol match after lunch.
Both Adam and Rob then completed the Temporary Exemption Firearms form and sampled two different Centre Fire Pistols before cutting the ribbon to Officially Open the Range.
Both Adam and Ron then had a good look at the Air Range and sampled an Air Pistol with both being suitably impressed with both the Air Range and the Air Pistol.
All in all it was a very pleasant and successful day for the Club and its members

An interesting day on Saturday in perfect weather conditions.
Bob contested an Air Pistol Match early before we moved to the 25 metre range and contested a Standard Pistol Match before Lunch and a 25 Metre Black Powder Match after lunch with Charles joining in and firing a Centre Match as the Black Powder Match progressed.
The scores were nothing to write home about but the matches very much enjoyed.
Trevor was very productive making a start on preparing targets for the February Open - a thankless task in the background.
We have a full Club day planned for next Saturday (19/11/2022) before the Official Opening of the new 25 metre Range Building by Adam Marshall at 3 pm.
Hopefully, we will see a good turnout of members with as many as possible wearing their club shirts.

November is an exiting month for Glen Innes Pistol Club with the new 25 metre Range building to be officially opened by the Hon. Adam Marshall, Member for Northern Tablelands on Saturday 19th November.
The day will be marked with a full day of Club competition commencing at 10 am with a Standard Pistol Match (with Air Pistol as an alternate Match. Lunch will be provided at 12 noon and a Centre Fire/Sport Pistol Match will be contested commencing at 1 pm sharp with the Official Opening at 3 pm followed by afternoon tea.

The last 12 months has been testing for Club members with the old 25 metre building being demolished in  October 2021 and the construction of the new building plagued with numerous delays and frustrations, particularly for those members who devoted so much time getting the new building completed and operational.

During this time, there was no turning targets available and attendances dropped off as a result with only a hand full of members contesting live fire matches on static targets on the 50 metre range.

Since the building was completed, there have been several weekends with good attendances and participation and it is hoped that this will continue with attendance numbers rising.

Next Saturday (12/11/2022) the matches of the day are 25 metre Black Powder and Rapid Fire