The "Queen’s Prize" Rifle Shooting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2464
Date Released
22 Aug 1976
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen’s Cup Rifle Shooting. DESCRIPTION: The famous Bisley Rangers are the venue for the National Rifle Association’s annual Shooting Competition for the "Queen’s Prize". This year’s winner, Major WH Magnay, is ‘chaired’ around the Camp in the traditional manner. SHOTLIST: GV competitors lying on ground ready for shoot. SV ditto. CU hand placing bullet in gun. BV man placing gun on shoulder and aiming. FV man aiming gun at camera. SV another aiming gun. BV ditto. GV competitor aiming and firing guns. SV ditto. BV man firing. SV competitor looking through spy glass after firing to see score. GV targets. SV man firing. TV man writing down score. SV Mrs L Fenton of Australia, only woman in competition, writing down score. BV competitors with scorers behind. MV man firing. BV ditto. SV spectators. SV competitor writing down score. SV ditto. GV judges working out winner. LV final score being put up on board. GV winner walking up course. CU ditto Major WH Magnay. GV crowd applauding. SV winner being chaired through crowd. SV crowd applauding. GV winner being chaired.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Weapons; Competitions; Military
Locations
Bisley; Surrey
Card file number
76/152
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The "Queen’s Prize" Rifle Shooting', British Movietone News Issue No. 2464, 22 Aug 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30853 (Accessed 27 May 2025)