Practical Shotgun
Practical Shotgun is a very popular discipline, the practical aspect denotes using the shotgun in a practical way, fire and movement under strict safety conditions apply, but this is a fun but competitive sport.
Competitors shoot one or more stages under timed conditions trying to be proficient in accuracy over given distances against the clock. Competitors may be expected to start stages in any number of different starting positions, and stages may include mandatory reloads.
Shotguns are generally (but not restricted to) Section 1 firearms which means that the shotgun can be semi automatic and hold more than 3 cartridges, often 10 or more!
The club supports practical shotgun and has a dedicated practical shooting area with steel targets etc.
Interested? Contact a member of the committee, the club has many Practical Shotgun shooters including a few champion shots.
The club is affiliated with the UKPSA (United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association), find out more here
Practical Rifle
Practical Rifle is dedicated to those who want a more dynamic style of shooting.
Typical formats are Civilian Service Rifle (CSR), Mini Rifle and other disciplines like Gallery Rifle.
Each have their own attributes and encompass fire, fire and movement, multi positional shooting from standing, kneeling, sitting, prone and using obstacles as support.
Rifle calibres can include .22 Rimfire, .223 remington, .308 Remington or pistol calibres such as .38 special, .357, .44 mag etc.
Rifles might include AR15 style rifles, AR22 Semi Auto, Underlever, Bolt Action Rifles.
Targets can be varied in size and style and may be static or in automatic turning target frames, some are hand held and operated from covered Butts, such as you might see at Bisley or military ranges.
Distances can vary from 25 yds out to 600 yds depending on the rifle match and may take place at Bisley, Diggle, North Cotes Butts (Mini rifle) or other national locations.
The club supports Civilian Service Rifle and Mini Rifle and has some shooters with many years of experience in this discipline including one or two champions shots!
Interested? Speak to the committee for more information or visit Servicerifleshooter to see what CSR its all about
Smallbore Rifle
Smallbore rifle refers to .22 Rimfire rifles, this is often seen as the starting point for new shooters as it gives a good grounding in the fundamentals of shooting including the marksmanship principles, the safe use of firearms and the introduction into competitive shooting.
Smallbore shooting is both fun and inexpensive with ammunition costs relatively low allowing new shooters to experience shooting a firearm over shorter distances. Smallbore rifles can include bolt action, semi automatic and underlever style guns, some may be single shot guns , others may have large capacity magazines.
The club fully supports smallbore rifle and has a dedicated outdoor 12 lane, 25 meter / 27 yard covered range.
The club runs yearly competitions for smallbore, all club members are welcome to enter any competion free of charge, medals and prizes are given out in December of each year.
The club encourages its members to enter Eley and other national postal competitions for sporting rifle through to benchrest rifle competitions and has one or two champion shots who have national recognition.
Interested? Speak to a member of the committee for mor information about smallbore competitions.
Fullbore Rifle
Fullbore rifle refers to the larger calibre firearms typically above .22 Rimfire, this type of shooting uses a wide range of rifles from early era or vintage rifles such as world war 1 & 2 rifles through to the more modern precision target rifle across a number of popular calibres like .223, .303 .308 plus many more right up to .50 Cal.
The club has many members who enjoy shooting the larger calibres on the club 75 meter / 86 yard range, this range has a dedicated 8 covered lanes and targetry as well as a number of benches. The club also offers regular shooting out 1000 yds for those who demand a challenge, this normally takes place at Bisley and gives the shooter the opportunity to understand the effects of wind and trajectory.
Interested in finding out more about Fullbore shooting? Contact the committee for more information.