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Royal British Legion Mersea Island Rifle Club

Colchester Castle - centrepiece of the home city of the

.........and of the

Home Office Range Certificate Number 165 .................. dated 28th. February 1933

The club has a 15 yard prone small-bore range with the butts under the stage of the British Legion Hall. The range was upgraded a few years ago with the introduction of additional steel backplating and bullet catcher to improve safety and defence zones. The hall also fulfils all the other requirements of a village community, and many visitors are not even aware that a target shooting facility exists on the premises.... unless they visit.

(No rifles or ammunition are kept on the premises)

N.B. With their 15yd. prone-only range, RBLMIRC benchrest competitiors must shoot at the range, and under the auspices, of the Colchester Rifle Club.

Between 1997 and 2007 the R.B.L.M.I.R.C. was the home base for the organisation of the HARC Postal Miniature Rifle Winter Leagues for historic small-bore rifles. Late in 2007, responsibility for the Leagues was handed over to the joint care of the Brighton Rifle & Pistol Club and the Bristol Rifle & Pistol Club. The 50yd/mtr Summer competitions are run by the Dorchester Rifle and Pistol Club.

For those with an interest in the formation of a rifle club in the early Twentieth Century,
we show the Ledger of AGM hand-written minutes from the setting up of the RBLMIRC in 1933.
Page 2 records the various initial expenses incurred,
including the purchase of two BSA rifles, one Greener rifle
and one converted Lee-Enfield.
Listed are the cost of the first supply of ammunition and various payments
made to the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs

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