History of the LRRFC
Generally rifles chambered for 0.22LR are shot competitely at distances out to 100 yards. The LRRFC was formed to shoot competitively at distances between 200 & 500 yards. It is possable to hit an NRA target at 600 yards, if conditions are favorable.
| 1887 | .22 rimfire cartridge (probably) developed by the J Stevens Arms & Tool Co, USA |
| 1934 | A G Banks first wrote about the “long range” performance of the .22LR cartridge |
| 1940 | Banks urged MoD (unsuccessfully) to train recruits in accurate shooting using .22RF rifles |
| 1948 | Col Turbutt gave a prize for shooting at 200 yards using the .22LR |
| 1953 | Turbutt gave another prize, for shooting at 300 yards |
| 1960 | Turbutt gave his third prize, for shooting at 500 yards |
| 1997 | 50th Turbutt meeting |
| 2000 | G Kolbe included a chapter on .22LR ballistics in his “Ballistics Handbook” |
| 2009 | 62nd Turbutt meeting; article in NRA Journal about the Turbutt prizes |
| 2010 | R S Kenchington began investigating .22LR ballistics on private range in Gloucestershire |
| 2011 | Kenchington’s article about LRRF shooting in Spring NRA Journal |
| 2012 | Kenchington won the 500 yds and aggregate at the 65th Turbutt meeting |
| 2013 | After correspondence with Kenchington, NRA held its first LR SB Match for TRSB and MRSB |
| 2013 | First invitation Autumn Meeting, 200 and 300 yds at Bisley, won by John Mead (99, 91) |
| 2015 | Informal discussions among interested competitors about forming a LRRFC |
| 2016 | Inaugural committee meeting of LRRFC; “Plumbulla Longe It”; recognition of SRSB rifle |
| 2016 | First Derbyshire v LRRFC Challenge Match at Thorpe Cloud |
| 2017 | Affiliation of LRRFC to NRA |
| 2018 | First LRRFC Summer Meeting and presentation of Campaign Cup, Treasurer’s spoon etc |
| 2019 | Carol Painting (inaugural Treasurer) died on 23 June |
| 2020 | Committee subscribed to purchase Old Gloryhunter Goblet for Summer Meeting TRSB |
| 2021 | Election of Chris Hazlehurst as Secretary; recognition of FCSB rifle |
| 2022 | LRRFC membership numbers pass 100 |
| 2023 | Successful application for Home Office approval of LRRFC |
| 2023 | First International Championship meeting at Bisley |
| 2023 | Election of Simon Edwards as Chairman and Richard Kenchington as President |