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Welcome


Thank you all for the interest shown in our own South African Lee Enfield Association.

Not all of us are collectors, but one thing we all have in common, we all own one or more of the best military rifles ever designed.

For some time I negotiated with the management of LERA in Britain to start an affiliation here in South Africa. On December 29th, 2009 permission was granted under certain criteria. Eventually the altered constitution and application documents were approved.

The main reason behind the formation of the association is to save as many Lee Enfield and associated .303 calibre rifles as possible.

Most of us are using an old .303 for hunting, and in some instances for target shooting.

Unfortunately it is also the first rifle considered for destruction, the reason being that it is seriously misunderstood.

Why would anybody use a .303 as an only hunting rifle when there are .308's, 30-06's and so on? Hell, a .303 can shoot further than a .308. (And that at a 100 fps slower!)

Enough of that, now.

The idea is to register with the SAPS as a dedicated sport shooting association, and in so doing making it possible for members to gain “Dedicated Sport Shooting” status. That would make it possible for every member to own more than only one Lee Enfield.

Because of the high cost involved to be a member of an accredited club or association it was decided to keep membership fees as low as possible. Cost involved:
Registration: R150.00
Annual membership: 18-65 years of age: R150.00
Annual membership: under 18 and over 65: R100.00
Dealers’ membership: R100.00
ABSA BANK East Lands 9243510889


Monthly shooting practice and training will be done to allow everybody the opportunity to shoot often. Range fees must still be determined, depending upon range management.

Every full member will receive an embroidered cloth emblem. Annual shooting competitions will also be represented with a cloth emblem. There would also be trophy emblems for the three best shots in the different categories.

There are negotiations under way with dealers who specialise in Lee Enfield rifles and spares to come on board. This would provide us with a source for spares and ammunition.

An official founders meeting is being planned for April. The date would be announced as soon as it is confirmed.

Because of the interest from all over the country, it would be necessary to start regional satellite branches to accommodate all interested parties. This could lead to healthy competition amongst the different branches.

One of the British requirements is the there should be at least two annual postal shoots between the two countries.

For more information you can contact me any time.

Dirk Swanepoel
Founder
Tel: 27 11 908 5211
Fax: 27 908 5233
Cell: 27 79 428 6396
e-mail: dirk@lerasa.za.net
Website: www.lerasa.za.net


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PRETORIA ENFIELD KLUB PRESTIGE KAMPIOENSKAP 2012
News ArchivePRETORIA ENFIELD KLUB
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PRETORIA ENFIELD KLUB PRESTIGE KAMPIOENSKAP 2012

• WANNEER : SATERDAG 3 NOVEMBER 2012 om 07:00 vir 08:00
• WAAR : Genl. Piet Joubert Skietbane regoor Hammanskraal op die
Pietersburg N1 - afrit Boekenhoutskloof – volg borde!

• Alle .303 GEWERE MOET VAN MILITERE/POLISIE OORSPRONG WEES AKSIE EN LOPE. JAGGEWERE MOET TEN MINSTE AAN GROEPERINGS KOMPETISIE REELS VOLDOEN– Ons skiet in 3 klasse : a. Opties303 en b. oop visiere303 JAG gewere Oop en Opties saam geklas Medaljes word in elke klas aan die eerste 3 plekke toegeken per afstand
• Skuts kan in twee klasse skiet.
• Medaljes op elke afstand 100,200 en 300m en ook indiwidueel en vir 2man spanne,Pa en seun/dogter en 2man spanne, asook 4 man spanne
• Inskrywingsgeld R100/skut – ingeluit n braaipak in na die tyd per skut
• R10/span lid van 2 - , en R10man /vrou/,man/ /kind spanne.
• BRING U EIE AMMUNISIE – 36 SKOTE WORD GESKIET
• Ons skiet op Weermag teikens.
• Verversings word op die baan verkoop afhangend van kroeg regte.
• Kontantkroeg by Prysuitdeling – GEEN DRANK WORD OP DIE BAAN TOEGELAAT NIE!!!!
• 100m - 2 proefskote– daarna 5 vertonings van 3 sek. uit staan - 1 skoot per vertoning en dan snelvuur 5 skote binne 40 sek uit sithouding.
• 200m 2 proefskote word aangedui en dan 5 skote toepassing uit le houding 70 sekondes en dan 5 skote knak uit die kniel houding in 6 sekonde vertonings.
• 300m 2 proefskote word aangedui en dan 5 skote toepassing uit die le houding in 75 sekondes en dan 5 skote snelvuur van die staan na die le houding binne 40 sekondes.
• KOM GENIET DIE DAG SAAM MET ALMAL WAT WEET HOE AKKURAAT N .303 GEWEER/JAGGEWEER KAN SKIET EN LAAT JOU GEWEER PRAAT!!!!!!!
• Meer besonderhede kontak Klasie Schoeman 0826577262 e-pos klasies@tshwane.gov.za of Bev Dorfling 0833056256 e pos bev@dorfling.Co.za
• VOORAF INSKRYWINGS KAN PER INTERNET BANKING GEDOEN WORD
• BRING NET U BEWYS SAAM ABSA NO 5034311155 PRETORIA ENFIELD CLUB

 
Noord Vrystaat .303 Shoot
NewsNoord Vrystaat .303 shoot will be held on Saterday 9th of June 2012 at the SA Hunters Shooting Range near Bothaville. Bring 20 rounds of ammo with. Wors braai will be held after the shoot. Contact Dave Barnard at 083 630 2833 or e-mail david.barmard@harmony.co.za for info. See you at Bothaville
 
LERASA'S new home range.
NewsOur new home shooting range is the Rooikraal Shooting Range.
The range is situated north of Heidelberg and east of the N3 highway, behind the One Stop filling station. (S 26 degrees 22.73' E 28 degrees 15.93')
The shooting dates are: 26 May 2012
28 July 2012
29 September 2012
03 November 2012 at Genl. Piet Joubert military shooting range at the Boekenhoutkloof military base. This shoot co-incide with the Pretoria Enfield Klub's annual .303 shooting compitition.
Arrangements would be made for a final shoot for the year at the end of November 2012.
Range fees are R80.00 per shot for the whole day.
As usual there would be a boere wors braai after the shoot.
For any quaries I can be contacted at: 079 428 6396.
 
Noord Vrystaat .303 Klub Skiet Dag
NewsNog 'n lekker ,303 skiet by Noord Vrystaat .303 Klub word vir Saterdag 31 Maart 2012 beplan. Alle kleilat gooiers is welkom om ons te kom ondersteun. Bring daai poenas en hulle se nefies om die "ander klomp"te wys hoe lekker kan ons klielat gooi. Sien julle daar in Bothville . Dave Barnard
 
Northern Free State Branch.
NewsOn Saturday, 4 February 2012 the Northren Free State Branch of LERASA was launched during a well organised shoot on the SA Hunter's shooting range outside Bothaville.

The elected Chairman is Dave Barnard and the Secretary is Andre Klopper. During the shoot thirteen members joined up, and are all ready to let the branch grow.
Myself, Andre and Petrus, the original founders were invited and attended the launch. We hereby extend our sincerest thanks to the Free State guys for a very enjoyable day, and some of the best "braai'ed" mutton chops we've had in a long time!

We will endeavour to get some of our members to join the 'N/F' Branch for a friendly shooting competition around June/July this year.

Now we are waiting for the guys in Middelburg, the Lowveld, Aliwal North and the Western Cape to start branches in their areas. How about it guys?
 
LERASA
MembersJust to inform all our members that John Vannear (member no. 8) agreed to take up the position of secretary for LERASA. An appointment had to be made for our application to be registered as a Dedicated Sport Shooting Association to be accepted again. The previous application was returned, stating that a secretary is required. I asked him if he would be willing to do us the honour, and he agreed. We would still have to work out what his duties would be. Thank you very much John. Just for interest, our member count now stand at 43.
 
PRETORIA ENFIELD CLUB PRESTIGE .303 SHOOTING COMPETITION 2011
The next .303 national shoot will be on November 5th, 2011 at the Genl. Piet Joubert Shooting Range north of Pretoria. This competition is arranged by the Pretoria Enfield Club, and as usual LERASA will support them and relieve them off some or most of their medals.
 
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08/05/2013 09:49
Dear fellow members, I am at the moment going through tough times. Once I have a full time job, you will be seeing me more often. Enjoy the shoot!

30/04/2013 22:20
Welcome

24/04/2013 23:09
A very warm wellcome to the Irish Lee Enfield Rifle Association and suporters.

23/04/2013 23:30
27 more prospective members applications were deleted from this site, because we that represent old school firearms still do it the old school way: no name/surname, no appoval! Sorry.

18/04/2013 09:53
See my post in the General Section about the 1917 LSA

17/04/2013 11:52
handed in the app for the LSA No1 Mk3. Motivated it for the warthog target as SA Hunters. I should actually look into registering as a collector. Wink

16/04/2013 23:15
Hi all. My No4 Mk2's license was approved and fetched the rifle last Friday. Now the cleaning exercise begins

16/04/2013 15:16
See comment at the Lee Metfort Mk.II in the Photo Gallery for follow up on my project.

16/04/2013 10:33
Even collectors sometimes shoot their rifles. They just have more to choose from!

16/04/2013 10:28
I agree with terrylee. That is very sound advise.

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