Ballymena Rifle and Pistol Club

Notice from BR&PC Committee 8th June 2011 - As from now no more applications for membership of Ballymena Rifle & Pistol Club will be accepted until further notice.

Notice from BR&PC committee 17th Nov '10 -
1. All competition cards being submitted through "Ballymena Rifle & Pistol Club" must only be shot on Ballymena Rifle & Pistol Club ranges and must be witnessed on the day of shooting by another club member who was present on the range at the time. If no other member is available on the range then the stickers must be applied and the card witnessed by the RO before the card is shot.
2. In order to preserve the seats no pistol rigs should be worn in the new clubroom.
3. No guns to be cleaned in the new clubroom.
4. First time visitors (guests) to the club, unless entered in a competition, are entitled to a free introductory day. All subsequent visits will require the normal visitor fee to be paid.

(Notice from PSNI 2nd Aug 2010). In order to remove additional paperwork to be completed by applicants changes have been made to the referee process when completing firearms application form 30/1 as follows:
With immediate effect the referee form 30/41 will no longer require completion by individual referees. Part E of the application form 30/1 will still require completion and declaration by individual referees as that remains a requirement of Article 4 The Firearms (NI) Order 2004.
It will still be necessary to have each referee confirm the photographic details and if the application is for a target firearm then one referee must be an official of the member's firearm club.
The current application form 30/1 and associated guidance notes have been amended and are available to download from the forms page or at http://www.psni.police.uk/index/advice-and-legislation/firearms/advice_firearms_forms.htm It is accepted that there will be a considerable number of older forms and paperwork in circulation, however applications submitted on older type forms will not be rejected if there are no referee forms enclosed.

(Notice from PSNI 11th June 2010). In light of recent thefts of firearms belonging to members of target shooting clubs you are reminded to take all reasonable precautions to safeguard the security of your firearms. In particular:
l Don't draw unnecessary attention to firearms in public, i.e. whilst transporting them to and from approved ranges.
l Be vigilant whilst travelling to and from approved ranges and report any suspicious activity to local police.
l Do not leave the keys for any gun cabinets within the vicinity of the cabinet.
Note: It is a condition of your Firearm Certificate that where a bolt action rifle is held on certificate the bolt must be removed and stored separately in an approved gun cabinet/safe.
Where other types of firearm are held consideration should be given to storing barrels, slides, cylinders etc separately from the frame in an approved gun cabinet/safe.

The PSNI now require the 30/40 form for club approval for variation or renewal of a firearms certificate be replaced with a 30/40(a) form which requires confirmation that each firearm has been used at least three times in the past 12 months.
It is the individuals responsibility to attend the club the required number of time per year to be able to log the use of each of the firearms and the disciplines that were shot with them in the attendance register.
Remember, if you don't use them you lose them.

Sat 19th Nov - BRPC would like to thank the organisers and helpers for the PPC shoot and the competitors who took part in it.

Sat 5th Nov - Started out foggy and a bit nippy but got better as the day went on. Basically a good day for the last Practical mini rifle competition of the year. Everybody seemed to have an enjoyable day and the craic was good as usual. Our thanks to everyone who organised, set up, ran and scored the stages and to those shooters who took part.

Sat 15th Oct - B.R.& P.C. once again had the pleasure of hosting what was the last (outdoor) URA Practical Pistol shoot for this year and we would like to thank all the URA & BR&PC members for their hard work in setting up, running and subsequently dismantling all the stages throughout the year. We would also like to thank those members and their good ladies who provided the catering and refreshments for all these events and for collating and publishing the scores. Also, a very special thanks to all the members from various clubs throughout the UK and Ireland who travelled long distances just to take part. Although today got off to a damp start it was once again a well attended match and was an enjoyable days shooting for all concerned and we hope to see you all back here again next year. The results for all the years competitions are available on the Members page. If you took part and want access to them just send a request with your details to the e-mail address at the bottom of the page.

Sat 1st Oct - BRPC would like to thank the organisers and helpers for the recent Cowboy Action and PPC shoots and the competitors who took part in them.

Sat 10th Sept - Started out a bit damp but soon brightened into a lovely day for our penultimate Practical Pistol Competition this year. BRPC would once again like to thank all the competitors for turning up and taking part and also all the organisers and helpers for making it run so smoothly.

Sat 13th Aug - Log into the members only section for kid Cool's latest satirical take on our Cowboy Action Shoot and a selection of photos of the participants under the "Club Photos" page.

Sat 6th Aug - Not too bad a day weather wise. Just a little damp now and again but that didn't stop the fun at our 5th Practical Pistol competition this year. Once again we would like to thank all the competitors and the usual suspects for organising, running and helping out.