Work continues on the Air Range upgrade.

It is hoped that all ceiling batons will be installed tomorrow and the lining on the back half of the ceiling also installed.

The lights over the target line and the "fill in" lighting between the targets and firing line will be installed by an electrician next Wednesday and the old lighting above the firing line disconnected to enable safe removal of the existing lights and completion of the ceiling lining, painting, and installation of the new firing line lights over coming weeks.

The members that have willingly given their time to this project are looking forward to the completion of the work and enjoying the benefits of their labours.

We have been "Off the Air" for several weeks now due to a conflict between Internet Explorer on my PC and the Weebly site on which our Website has been established and we have only just discovered that we had to upgrade to another Browser which was done last night.
Work on the Air Range continues with a second coat of paint on the back wall (Target end) and the Target Light Baffle. The insulation and lining has been installed on the back wall at the Firing Line and the side wall at the entry door. 
It is hoped that the final coat of paint can be applied to the baffle and back wall this Saturday and the lighting forward of the firing line installed next week.
It is also hoped that the insulation and cladding on the other end wall at the firing line can be installed on Saturday and the undercoat applied to all three walls at the Firing Line.
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Work continued last weekend on the final stage of the Air Range upgrade with the weather damaged lining at the Target Line removed on Saturday (The welcome rain prevented us from removing the old roofing iron over the firing) by four members.
The rain had cleared by Sunday morning and work commenced shortly after 8 am with 5 members removing all the old roofing iron over the firing line and installing the roof mesh, roof blanket and new colour bond on that portion of the roof and the upright cladding linking the 2 new sections of the roof. The flashing was installed just on dark seeing the building now weatherproof.
 Work will continue over coming weeks to totally complete the project

Nine members put in a mammoth effort on Easter Saturday and Sunday installing all the "Z" Purlins for the new section of roof from the Firing Line to the Targets and back wall and then installing the Roof Mesh, Roof Mat Insulation and the new colour bond sheeting with the Flashing installed on both ends of that portion of the roof late on Sunday completing that part of the upgrade.
Janelle F. cooked beautiful scones which were demolished with her home made Fig Jam (and the obligatory cream)for morning and afternoon tea both days helping to keep those present well fed.
The dilapidated Roof over the firing line will be removed next with the Roof Mesh, Roof Mat,new Colour bond roofing  and the flashing installed to renew that section of the roof and complete the re-roofing on the entire building, hopefully on Saturday 4th May, 2019.
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There has been no competition at the Club over the last two weekends.
Last Saturday (13/4/2019) saw a big day by a number of members with one member undertaking some much needed maintenance in the Club House and assisting with heavy lifting in the Air Range when needed.
The small temporary roof over the targets and the eyebrow baffles were removed and all materials removed from the range to give a clear working area.
The two new roof trusses on the Air Range are now in place and it is hoped that we will see all Z Purlins installed on this new section next Saturday and, hopefully, at least part of the new insulation and colour bond roofing installed.
At this rate of progress, we should have the upgrade completed ahead of schedule.

It would seem that the much needed rain turned members away from the Club yesterday were a very welcome 40 mm of rain was received.

Bob had travelled over on Friday night camping at the Club doing some much needed repairs around the Club house and Ranges 1 and 2 Saturday morning.

Wayne completed a Firearms Safety Awareness Course for a visitor before Lunch earning a small donation for the Club.

The rain cleared early afternoon and Bob and Wayne then contested an Air Pistol Match both recording scores below their par but enjoying the event - possibly the last Air Pistol Match before the final stage of upgrading the Air Range is undertaken over the next few months.

Match next weekend will be Standard Pistol commencing at 1 pm

After further updates to the Club Data Base which calculates Champions for each match as well as handicaps and membership attendances, we have finally been able to update scores for the last month on this site.

Match of the day on Saturday is Centre Fire/Sports Pistol commencing at 1 pm sharp

Work commences on 13/4/2019 to complete the upgrade of the Air Range and any assistance on the day would be very much appreciated as we prepare the area from the shooting bays forward to the targets to install the new trusses and Z purlins. We would hope to possibly install the Trusses that weekend as well and, at this stage, we hope to install all purlins over Easter in readiness for the insulation and colour bond roof sheeting.

We would expect that installation of the entire roof (including replacing the existing roof over the shooting bays) will take 4 to 6 working days and the internal work installing the wall insulation and lining, new lighting and seats will take a further 3 or 4 working days by members plus a couple of days mid week with the electrician.

The end result will be a facility we can all be proud of and one which will require very little maintenance in the future

Scores for last Saturday have now been added to the Match Results page on this site.

Match of the day next Saturday is Standard Pistol commencing at 1pm.

Another successful Open has been run and won.
Numbers were down on recent Open events but this has been the case at most Clubs running Open events recently.
It was pleasing to see some competitors back in the scene after having been absent for quite a number of years.
We also had several long distance runners with two from the Canberra district but there were quite a number that had travelled 6 or 7 hours to take part in the event.
It was also pleasing to see the number of 1st time "Open" contestants taking part in the event.
Bruce Quick took out the 5 match Aggregate, Amanda Graham won the 3 Match Aggregate and Isabella Burton took out the Junior 2 Match Aggregate.
For a full list of scores recorded, please see the attached file

Glen Innes Pistol Club will this month become the first Club in New South Wales with a high pressure air pump for refilling Compressed Air Pistol Cylinders rather than rely on Dive Tanks or the Labour Intensive High Pressure Hand Pumps. (see photo of the unit below)
The Club takes delivery of the new Pump from Potter New England Firearms in time for our Open shoot in just over a week.
This pump has many advantages to Club members as they no longer have to rely on getting their Dive Tanks periodically re-certified and refilled or pump Air Pistol Cylinders up by hand with the manual pumps which require  considerable effort to fill a Cylinder from empty.
The pump will be available every weekend at the Club for those wishing to contest air matches or top up a tank if the pressure fails in their Pistol Cylinder during a match.
In the past, visiting shooters have arrived at our Competitions expecting to be able to fill their empty Cylinders before competing only to find that we have not had the facility available and have then had to chase around other competitors to borrow a pump or get a fill from someone else's Dive Tank.
This is all now in the past and we will be able to provide a service not available at most Country Pistol Clubs.