Firearms of the Wars of the British Empire Marksmanship Contest - Open to Public at Shongum - April 19

[GoldenKnight 8]

“The sun never sets on the British Empire” &  (Every subject) “may retain weapons necessary for the defense of home and person” 

Once indisputable truths, the sun has set on both these concepts in Great Britain. As a result of current British Law, many of the firearms once held in British collections have found new homes in “The Land of the Free.”   Americans now own them.

 

In Memory of British rights won and lost and as a tribute to Our Second Amendment,

The New Jersey Arms Collector’s Club Inc.

Invites the new owners of these weapons to compete in a marksmanship contest using

 

THE FIRARMS OF THE WARS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

 

Saturday, April 19, 2014

 

Shongum Sportsmen’s Association Chapel Hill Range

Janes Chapel Road, Mansfield, NJ

From Center of Hackettstown, take ROUTE 46 WEST. Turn Left onto  RUSSLING RD ( (2. Miles from RT 517 by Best’s Fruit Farm).  At end, (1.5 miles), Turn LEFT onto BARKER’S MILL RD (.2 Miles.)  Turn RIGHT onto MT BETHEL RD. (1 Mile), Turn RIGHT onto JANE’S CHAPEL ROAD   Range approx 1 mile on RIGHT

 

SIGHT-IN:  9:00 am – 10:00 am RIFLES 10-12:30   Lunch: 12:30pm – 1:00pm HANDGUNS 1-3PM

 

ENTRY FEES*

NJACC  / Shongum Members: $20.00  

Non-NJACC Members : $30.00  for Complete Series

Family/significant others:$60 for two benches and up to 6 for lunch.

Fee  gives you ten targets. Additional targets $1 each  

Full Entry Fee includes Lunch in Club House. Haggis and hot dogs ($5.00 Lunch Only)

*Note:  Price Differential for Non-Members is applicable towards Membership Due if shooter joins NJACC..

 

PRIZES:  Trophies to Best in Each Class. QUEEN VICTORIA to best female shooter. YOUNG WINSTON to best junior (under 18)

FIREARMS:  Curios and Relics of the Period.  Repros Acceptable Original Style Stocks and Sights

 

Most Contests Require 10 Shots in 2 Minutes

Any Position Including Bench* Unless Otherwise Noted. * Rifles must be fired from shoulder unless excused.

 

The following Contests Require Five Shots, Position Optional EXCEPT #1

  1.  WATERLOO                                               Smoothbore Flintlock  – Brown Bess  ,25 yards,5 minutes(off hand)           

  2.  CRIMEA WAR                                            Percussion Rifle or Carbine (Enfield .577) -100 Yards,2 minutes

  3.  ZULU WARS                                              Snyder Enfield or Martini Henry – 100  Yds,2 minutes

 

The following Contests Require 10 Shots, Position Optional   100 Yards

  4.   BOER WAR                                               Any Lee Medford, Martini-Enfield, or Lee Enfield Mark I,M93/95 Mauser  

  5.   FLANDERS FIELD                                    Canadian Ross, SMLE

  6.   HOME GUARD                                          P14 or 1917 Enfield

  7.   MONTE CASINO                                       #4 Enfield

  8.   BURMA                                                     #5 Jungle Carbine

  9.   END OF EMPIRE                                      Indian #2A or #4 in 7.62 NATO or NJ Legal SLR  style(inch "FAL")w/o Trilux

10.   TRAINER                                                  Any British/Canadian Training Rifle in .22 Rimfire 

11.   SNIPER                                                     MK IV(T) 7.62 NATO, .303  or Whitworth, Scope Optional(one shot)TriluxSLR

 

Contests Require 12 Shots, OFF HAND One hand  50 feet

12.  EMPIRE REVOLVER                                    Any Webley, Colt, or S&W in .455 or .45 Conversion, M1917 S&W or Colt

13   UNITED KINGDOM 38/200  REVOLVER        Any Webley, Enfield, Colt or S&W in .38/200, .38 S&W or .38 Colt N.P.

14.  COMMONWEATH AUTO                                Webley ,Colt in .455, Colt 1911, 1911A1, in .45 ACP, Browning HP 9mm

  

15.  COMMANDO                                               Semi-Auto Thompson/ Semi Auto STEN  (Range  50 yards)

 

PUBLIC INVITED -  Shoot Chairman – STAN GURSKI  [email protected]  732 388-1202

 

See the New Jersey Arms Collectors Club Website: www.njacc.info

 

 

[GoldenKnight 8]

It IS fun! Actually, it doesn't get much more fun than this. Good times, good people and good food too for lunch.  These events give you an opportunity to use your vintage items in a fun event where everyone is welcome.

[RobertJames 14]

NOW that looks like fun !

 

Agreed, I'd like to get my P14 in working order to bring to this.  

[Fishpaw 17]

No category for a belt fed Vickers gun?

[usnmars 136]

Agreed, I'd like to get my P14 in working order to bring to this.

 

Gimme a shout and well get her runnin

[RobertJames 14]

What's up with it?

 

There's a crack in the stock, not sure if it can be repaired or will need to be replaced.  There's also a part near the bolt stop that pivots the spent shell out of the receiver that's broken.  I hope that made sense.  It's a drill rifle, needs some touch-up nickel plating, and I'd like to run some go/no-go gauges through it.

 

Gimme a shout and well get her runnin

 

I'll send you a PM.

[GoldenKnight 8]

Fishpaw, I asked the Shoot Chairman about your question and he said "New jersey's ban on belts that hold more than 15 rounds takes the fun out of a Vickers event"

 

Nevertheless, there are many other events in the Match using other British rifles so that there is plenty of fun to be had on April 19. Any opportunity bring out your vintage rifles with other collectors is a good day!

[GoldenKnight 8]

Also, other upcoming matches this year include:

 

British Empire Shoot April 16, 2014 Weapons of the British Empire Shongum Range

 

Memorial Day Match May 24, 2014 US Military Weapons 1776-Present, Shongum Range

 

TV-Land Cop Show Shoot June 28, 2014 TV-Land Handguns, Shongum Pistol Range

 

V-J Day Match Aug. 23, 2014 WW-II Pacific Theater Rifles, Shongum Range

 

End of the Evil Empire October Soviet Block Rifles 1900-1985, Cherry Ridge

 

Armistice Day Nov. 8, 2014 Weapons of WWI, Shongum Range

 

See the website at www.njacc.info for more information.

[GoldenKnight 8]

Just a reminder, this fun match is open to the public and new attendees are very welcome. Hope to see you there, even if you participate in only one event, it's great fun on Saturday!  So get out that old Enfield or other Brit rifle and have some fun this weekend!  Lunch is good too.

[T Bill 649]

Being part Welsh, English, and Scot, I would beg to differ on the culinary attributes of haggis.  Good Luck at the event.

[GoldenKnight 8]

You could be right about that. But anyway the hot dogs are good.