FAQ

Question and Answers

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question – How do I become a member of Benchrest UK and are there different types of memberships available?

Answer – There are two types of membership.

1. A Full Membership £25 which gives discounted entry fees to our side by side shoots that we run throughout the country and also allows you to enter our Postal competitions.
2. An Associate Membership £10 which allows you to enter the Postal competitions without having to be a full member. If in future you decide you want to become a full member this can be topped up.

There are two ways in which toJoin Benchrest UK.

1. You can go to our website store, pay for your membership, download your Membership form and send the form back via email or post it to the address on the form with a photo of yourself.

• You can go to the website page https://www.benchrestuk.com/?page_id=415

Click on the link under the keep calm and join Benchrest UK  flag logo, download and print the form off and send it along with a photo and a Cheque made payable to Benchrest UK to the address on the form.

Question – Do I get a Membership Card?  

Answer – Only Full Members will receive a Membership Card

Question  If it is a yearly membership when is the renewal due?

Answer  membership runs From the date you join and is an annual membership

Question  How do I pay for membership?

Answer   You can pay by cheque and send to the address on the membership form or you can go to the Benchrest UK store on the webpage and Pay by Card.

Question  Is the renewal fee the same?

Answer  Yes and you can pay the same way. If Renewing please put you membership number on the form.

Question  What classes can be shot in the Postal competitions?

Answer 

CLASSES WILL BE

Rimfire Outdoors 50m HR

Rimfire Outdoors 50m LR

Rimfire Indoors 25m HR

Rimfire Indoors 25m LR

Air Outdoors 25mtr HR

Air Outdoors 25mtr LR

Air Indoors 25mtr HR

Air Indoors 25mtr LR

Air Outdoors 50M UL AIR

Air Outdoors 25mtr SPRINGER

Air Indoors 25mtr SPRINGER

Question  What extras might I have to pay for?

Answer  Your entry to the postal competitions is free but we do have a charge of 34p per target to cover the costs of targets used. For example if you shoot one class in the postal it will cost you £3.40 for the year + P&P Per each class shot

Question  Will membership be reduced if I only shoot for half a year

Answer  No, membership is on an annual basis

Question   When shooting the postal competition when and where do i have to send in my scores?

Answer  Scores should be sent in asap or before the second Friday in the proceeding month and sent into the competition secretary.

Question  who checks my scores?

Answer We do not ask you to send in your targets for scoring, targets can be scored by a designated person in your club and scores emailed to the competitions secretary at [email protected] BenchrestUK will randomly ask clubs at some point to send in some scored targets to verify that the scoring is being done correctly.

Question  Are my cards sent to a central place?

Answer  No, targets are scored at your club and kept for the duration of the competition as they may be required to be sent back to to BenchrestUK to verify the scoring, if so an address will be provided.

Question  How are cards scored?

Answer  The cards are scored by your designated scorer with a . 224 plug  which can be purchased from our website in store

Question  How do I raise a concern about the scoring?

Answer  Any concerns over scoring can be emailed to our competition secretary who will advise.

Question  How can I be assured people aren’t cheating?

Answer  BenchrestUK send out all their targets already labelled with the name of the shooter, class and round stuck over the rear side of the target and stamped with our logo which cannot be removed. We do not replace competition targets or labels.

Question  How often are shoots arranged?

Answer Benchrest UK Postal competition runs from March to December.Benchrest UK run side by side discounted to members shoots throughout the year and around he country incorporating both Rimfire and Air rifle. These are advertised on the Benchrest UK website and our Facebook Page.

Question  Can any member join in at a shoot?

Answer  Yes all shoots are open shoots

Question  how do the postal Associate Membership work

Answer  Shooters wanting to solely shoot our Postal competitions can now join or renew under the Associate Membership logo in store our website. You will be entitled to shoot our Postal competitions and not have to pay for a full membership. If you decide at any point you want to progress to our side by side shoots, you can top up your Associate Membership to a full BRUK Membership

Question  where can I find the postal rules

Answer postal rules can be found on our webpage here

https://www.benchrestuk.com/?page_id=479