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on our range here in UK last Sunday. The happy [and rich] owner cranking magazine-load after magazine-load of Rottweil slugs down range while the rest of us stand and dribble with sheer envy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VitgB0NCcM

Actually, anybody here in UK who takes up Practical shotgun can have one, but it's not 'quite the thing' on the gun-line at the local shoot, doncha know ol' bean.

tac
 
SantaClawz said:
You are allowed to have a shotgun in the UK?
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I'll assume that you are asking a serious question here, and not starting an in-the-hat-crapping conversation at long distance. Yes, twenty-times World Champion George Digweed and around two million more of us have shotguns. Many of our junior shooters, and Olympic shooters, are also world champions, too.

One license = as many single and two-shot shotguns as you can afford. The VEPR here, however, is classed as a Section 1 firearm, like a rifle or handgun, and is subject to more stringent rules. Because of the way that shotgun licensing works, nobody really knows how many there are - but half a milion is a good estimate. Practical shotgun is very much alive and kicking, too - our club is one of the few in the country right now with NRA RCOs qualified to run the comps, but it's catching on fast all over. We have around forty club members who practice this particular facet of shot-gunning.

As for a regular SxS or over and under shotgun - anybody may have one simply because he or she wants one - for any kind of legal shotgunning activity. After application to the county firearms & explosives licensing office, it usually takes about a month to get the license back, after the local Firearms Enquiries Officer to you has checked out your secure storage. If you are a law-abiding citizen then you cannot, in law, be refused a shotgun license. If, for some reason, you ARE refused, then it is up to the police to prove WHY you are not allowed to have a shotgun.

Here in my club in UK - and please note that the video was shot at the 100 and 50m range in our club, forestalling your next question - 'are you allowed to have REAL guns' - I'm about in the middle range of gun-ownership numbers with my little collection of fifteen rifles and three handguns. I can't post images here, but my pal Diopter can do it for me if I ask him nicely - we both shoot Swiss. I have three Swiss. There are at least five people in our 270-strong gun club with around forty or fifty real live bang guns that fire real bullets. :=)

Details of my little collection of guns might follow if anybody here is interested, but I'd opine that nothing that I have would really get any of you guys excited.

tac

PS - if anybody really has any doubts about gun ownership in the UK, please have a look at Bisley NRA on their website to see a line of 140 target rifle shooters in action, many of them from Canada...And also have a look at my Youtube channel - tac's guns - that might just convince you. The Patron of the NRA is HM Queen Elizabeth II, BTW.
 
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f55 said:
You can if you have land to shoot on or club, if not then ita 12ftlb air rifle max.
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Not so, Sir. Anybody of legal age [18] may have an air rifle up to 12 ft lbs. Anybody of legal age who takes the trouble to apply for a Section 1 Firearms Certificate may have an air rifle of more than 12 ft lbs. As for hunting rifles, well, a look at the British Deer Society site will put you right about them, and a look at the NRA [UK] will put you right about any other kind of rifle shooting here in UK. If muzzle-loading is your thing, then the MLAGB is the place to look - with its own dedicated ML BP range at Wedgenock, and the more than 1500 other ranges countrywide will cater for anything else, like the HBSA, VAA, the BPRCA and the UKBRA. If .50cal is your delight, please note that the UK branch of the .50cal Shooters Association is said to be second only in size to that of the USA. To back up that assertion, my shooting pal Ewen is the sole importer into the UK of Desert Tactical Arms' series of rifles, and the HTI [the .50cal version] amounts to half his annual sales.

Have a great day!

tac
 
Thanks for the explanation tacfoley, I was under the impression that pretty much all guns were outlawed in the UK. But basically pumps and semi auto shotguns are banned right? Or can you still own them but with magazine capacity restrictions?
 
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I know a fair bit about British/UK gun laws as I watch Filed Sports Channel on YouTube...great hunting show for anyone interested.

I know/think in some areas of Britain your CAN have a pistol but its has to meet theses...



And I THINK you have have "regular" sized pistols as long as they are single shot and/or revolvers?

Some areas in Ireland I believe you can have pistols..."regular" ones a bit more easily and not at all in Scotland (where I heard ANY projectile other then a bow you need a "license")

Also heard there is a limit of how much ammo you can have at home? Overall and/or per gun? Is reloading legal?

My question for you...is EVERYTHING registered? Other then paintball/airsoft and pellet guns (under what you consider a "gun" in fps)
 
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SantaClawz said:
Thanks for the explanation tacfoley, I was under the impression that pretty much all guns were outlawed in the UK. But basically pumps and semi auto shotguns are banned right? Or can you still own them but with magazine capacity restrictions?
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As with most everyone who does not live here, you've forgotten that the UK has a long heritage of sporting prowess with guns of all kinds - as I pointed out, there are almost two million shooters here in UK, and MANY custom rifle builders catering for all kinds of rifle shooting. Thousands of furriners come to UK every year to engage in sporting shooting - deer or target , and in 2010 over £2.5 BILLION was added to the country's GNP from shooting and associated industries. The recent UK Gun show at Stoneleigh - a two-day event- attracted almost 100,000 visitors, making it the world's second biggest gun show after the US Shot Show in LA.

Shooting Sports UK/The Shooting Sports Council [a government-sponsored organisation, BTW] gave our club almost $100,000 last year to improve our facilities - the results of which can be seen on Youtube under tac's guns - new range facilities. Shooting is the second-largest growth sport in the UK.

Any and all shotguns that shoot one or two shots are easily obtainable, as I pointed out in my post. Semi-autos are also there to have, but either have a reduced capacity from a pinned magazine, if you need more, as in practical shotgun sports, then all you have to do is to apply for a license under Section 1 of the Firearms Act. For some reason unfathomable to ordinary Joes like me, a one or two shot shotgun or ANY smoothbore gun, is NOT classed as a firearm, but one that shoots three or more, IS a firearm.

So to ease your mind - here is what we CAN have here in UK, a country made up of FOUR other smaller bits, remember [this is important to hoist onboard, as you'll read] -

Shotgun license -

1. ANY smoothbored shotgun, ancient or modern, cartridge or loose-loading [muzzle-loading - as in Brown Bess, Civil War re-enactment and so on] that fires one or two shots. Up to TWO INCH bore in the case of a punt gun, for instance.

Firearms License -

2. Any rimfire rifle or carbine, no matter what it looks like, in .22LR, .22WMR, .17HMR or whatever - no matter how it works.

3. Any centre-fire MANUALLY-OPERATED rifle or carbine up to and including .75cal [in the case of double rilfes and so on] This obviously includes ALL the manually-operated biggies like Barrett, Steyr, MacMillan and the other Canadian biggies, DRS and DTA bull-pups and so on.

4. ALL muzzle-loading Black Powder rifled or smoothbore handguns.

5. All muzzle-loading black powder rifles or carbines up to .75calibre.

6. All cartridge-firing black powder long arms up to and including .75calibre.

Any antique BP firearm for which you have to make your own ammunition is exempt the Firearms ACT -UNTIL you want to shoot it - like a Snider, for instance. THEN it must be registered as a Section 1 Firearm.

7. The last category is a strange one, as it came out of the handgun ban - the so-called long barrelled revolver or pistol. Centrefire or rimfire handguns with an overall length of not LESS than 24". It sounds odd, and looks odder, but the barrel MUST be 12" long or longer - the extra bit is usually in the form of a permanently-attached 'counterbalance' from the grip. If anybody emials me, I'll send a pic to you that way. So we have Ruger and Taurus LBRs in .22, 357/38, and all the .44s. Volquartsen make a spiffy and very high-priced Ruger model, and Iver Johnson make a very nice M1911 with a 'moderator'. The sport of gallery psitol took over from IPSC and Police Pistol, and has well over a hundred thousand participants.

HOWEVER - please note - in England Wales and Scotland there are VERY FEW modern era cartridge firing handguns of any kind. they were baned in 1997 after a school massacre in which sixteen 1st grades children and their teacher were murdered by an a handgun-armed paedophile. There ARE, I'm told, about a thousand handguns of 'historical interest' held under Section 5 of the firearms Acts. Section 5[a] enables you to own it, but not to shoot it - Section 5 entitles you to shoot it, under supervision, at one of seven authorised ranges in the country where such antics are undertaken. Having commanded troops amred with millions of pounds worth of guns during my 33 years as a soldier, there is no way on earth that I am going to be supervised by some spotty youth who counts my cartridges out and empties back.

THAT is mainland UK - Northern Ireland has it differently, as do the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Al htree told the Westminster gubmint of the day to go p1ss up a rope, so in Northern Ireland you can still have ANY handgun you want [no 4" barrel restriction like you have], and, unusually, depending on your profession there, you MAY get a CCW. There are currently around three thousand civilians who carry a handgun on a daily basis.

The Isle of Man still has a thriving handgun sporting following, and the Channel Islands not only have handguns, but semi-auto centre-fire rifles and carbines, banned here in the rest of UK since 1988. The UK has a number of manufacturers of s0-called straight-pull variants of modern black guns.
I hope that edifies you all somewhat.

BTW, the DCRA and its shooters are frequent visitors to the numerous annual Bisley shoots...

tac
President of the Vintage Classic Rifle Associaition of Ireland [www.vcrai.com], but that's another story.... :=)
 
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I know a fair bit about British/UK gun laws as I watch Filed Sports Channel on YouTube...great hunting show for anyone interested.

I know/think in some areas of Britain your CAN have a pistol but its has to meet theses...And I THINK you have have "regular" sized pistols as long as they are single shot and/or revolvers?

Well, I tried hard to explain, but obviously I failed. The guns you show are the only MODERN cartridge-firing handguns we can have in ENGLAND, SCOTLAND and WALES. NORTHERN IRELAND, the FOURTH part of the UK, told Westminster to go pound sand, and took the brave step in 1997 of ignoring the Westminster government edict to ban all handguns. They have their OWN legislation in Northern Ireland. So you can stil have ANY kind of handgun in Northern Ireland if you are a member of a gun club.

Scotland is still part of the UK and is part of the large island usually called Great Britain - ALL the laws I tried to explain in my long post that apply to England and Scotland and Wales [usually referred to as Great Britain] apply the same to Scotland - obviously. It was in Scotland where the 1997 Dunblane Massacre that started the ban actually took place.

There is a limit on the amount of ammunition that you can have at home - my limit is 600x308, 600x7mm, 600x7.5, 600x6.5, 1200x38/357, 1500x.22. I can 'manage', since I reload, like 90% of us do. Only the serious deer hunters buy ammunition, after all, they don't shoot a hundred in a day, as I often do, since I also shoot four or five times a week anyhow.

Please note, too, that the gun laws in THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND [RoI] - an independent and sovereign nation in its own right - are totally different to those of the UK. I am actually the president of the Vintage Classic Rifle Association of Ireland [www.vcrai.com] and have another agenda there whilst wearing THAT hat, but that is outside the scope of this post. Interestingly, the RoI has adopted about 90% of the Canadian gun laws - go figure. Again, I tried to explain, but I'm finding it difficult to do so - REAL CARTRIDGE-FIRING MODERN HANDGUNS in MAINLAND UK - and that EXCLUDES Northern Ireland, which is located in the top part of the island of Ireland - are prohibited firearms, UNLESS you have the special and expensive Section 5 permit. 5a allows you to have a firearm of historical or technological interest, but NOT to shoot it. 5b enables you to shoot it under supervision - something that I am not prepared to do.

Some areas in Ireland I believe you can have pistols..."regular" ones a bit more easily and not at all in Scotland (where I heard ANY projectile other then a bow you need a "license")

See above for my answers.

Also heard there is a limit of how much ammo you can have at home? Overall and/or per gun? Is reloading legal?

See above for my answers.

My question for you...is EVERYTHING registered? Other then paintball/airsoft and pellet guns (under what you consider a "gun" in fps)

Yes, EVERY Single Section 1 rifled firearm that you acquire is registered, by number, make and name, on your firearms certificate, also called an FAC or 'ticket'. That's how they know that every handgun was handed in or deactivated back in 1997/7/8.

Every obsolete calibre fiream that you have that you manufacture ammunition for, because that's the only way that you can shoot it, is also registered as a Section 1 firearm.

EVERY firing replica BP firearm is registered as a Section 1 firearm if it is rifled, or as a shotgun if it is not rifled.

Propellant is only sold on production of your license, same with primers - they have to be primers that you would ordinarily have to reload the guns that you have. I don't have a .223, so I can't buy small rifle primers, as an example.

Black powder is licensed.

Guns of all kinds - including airguns - can only be sold face-toface - same with complete ammunition of any kind.

You CAN buy bullets and have them shipped to you, but you have to provide details of your license before they'll send them.

Every air gun over 12 ft lbs M/E is also classed as a Section 1 Firearm, and subject to the same laws as if it was a .50cal MacMillan.

Please don't get me started on Airsoft.

Every foreign-made firearm that comes into the UK that is not from a CIP-signature nation is also subjected to proof at either the London or Birmingham Proof Houses.

Every moderator is proofed.

Every gun that has its barrel threaded to take a moderator, if not done at the factory, has to be re-proofed.

I am a target-only shooter, therefore I cannot take any of my guns into the field and shoot game - as well this means that I am prohibited from having soft-point or expanding ammunition. The penalties are severe - 5 years jail for possession of a single bullet or complete round of ammunition that is not on my 'ticket'.

Game shooting, or 'deer-stalking' is HUGE business here in all parts of the UK, and has the same basic gun-licensing laws, but with different conditions attached, since you are out in the public domain with a firearm. There are many locales where a moderator is compulsory, especially at night - and yes, we CAN shoot all night. See the BASC or British deer Society websites.

There is,of course, a lot more to it, and you'd really have to do some reading to find it all out. Me, my fingers are worn out now.

tac
 
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GREAT info, thanks for taking the time to type that up and share.

Always interesting learning about gun laws of other countries. Want to go hunting in the UK in the future. :)
 
jeffcarr88 said:
GREAT info, thanks for taking the time to type that up and share.

Always interesting learning about gun laws of other countries. Want to go hunting in the UK in the future. :)
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You are all very welcome. I hope that my posts have either soothed your minds about the state of shooting in the UK, or scared the almighty s**t out of you. Either way, shooting remains a huge part of life here. Out of the 270 or so members in my little club, about 1/3 are game shooters, maybe more. As I noted, a PM to me will get you pics.

Best to All - especialy fellow Ontarians

tac
 
NRA Affiliated clubs in mainland UK - NOT Northern Ireland - note also that many clubs who only shoot small-bore rifle are members of the NSRA [National SMALL-BORE Rifle Association] and NOT the NRA. Many shooters [like me]are also individual members of one of both of these organisations, and benefit from the useful equipment and personal indemnity insurance provided for not much money. A few of us, me included, are also members of other shooting groups - at least four of us in my club are also in the US NRA - I'm a life member since July 4th 1976.

101 Rifle Club
We are a friendly club located at Altcar Range Merseyside, we have a clubhouse with facilities on site. We shoot every Sunday with Target Rifle, F Class, FTR Class and Service Rifle. Club rifles and coaching are available.

For more information, view the website, or email us.

1066 Rifle and Pistol Club
The 1066 Rifle and Pistol Club is situated in Hastings, East Sussex and is Home Office approved for all legal classes of firearm. We have our own indoor range and shoot monthly at Bisley and the military ranges at Hythe and Lydd. See our website for further information.

10th Btn Suffolk Home Guard Rifle & Pistol Club
We are situated along the suffolk / essex border, The club caters for Air guns, Gallery Rifle up to .455" and Muzzle loaders of a larger diameter at the Committee's discretion. There are 2 X 25m ranges, 1 X 50m range and a 10m air gun range

49th Rifle and Pistol Club (Birmingham)

Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club
We are an active multi-disciplinary club located on the north-east coast of Scotland. We have a large clubhouse providing a range of facilities inc toilets. Our home range has 2 outdoor ranges which can be used concurrently. The 50m range has 10 firing points of electronic turning targets and the 100m range has an 8 point covered firing point providing shelter on windy days. The 100m range may also be used for fullbore shooting in certain circumstances. We offer a wide range of competitions and encourage members to try other disciplines. The only discipline that cannot be supported in shotgun. We are a friendly club and welcome visitors from other clubs.

Addlestone Rifle Club
A small but active Home Office Approved Club offering Lightweight Sporting Rifle, Target Rifle, Full Bore, Sporting Rifle and Clay Pigeon

Aldershot Rifle and Pistol Cub

Aldingbourne & District Target Shooting Club
The club shoots air rifle, air pistol, .22 prone, 3 Position and Light Weight Sport Rifle. We have own own indoor ranges and have just formed a section shooting full-bore at Bisley. Our club members come from Bognor Regis and surrounding areas including Littlehampton, Barnham, Worthing and Arundel. New members of all ages are always welcome.

Altcar Rifle Club
ALTCAR RIFLE CLUB, established in 1863, shoots at Altcar Rifle Range,Formby, Nr Liverpool by kind permission of the North West of England and Isle of Man Reserve Forces and Cadet Association. Club Shoots take place on Sundays throughout the year, on Saturdays between March and October, and on Thursday evenings between May and July. The Club is affiliated to the National Rifle Association and the County of Lancaster Rifle Association.

Arbroath Area Full Bore Gun Club
Arbroath Area Full Bore Gun Club is based in Angus, Scotland and have their own 25yd/50yd range and access to the MOD facilities at Barry Buddon. Shooting Gallery Rifle, Black Powder, Full & Small Bore Rifle and Clay Pigeon, we welcome new members who are interested in target shooting.

Artists Rifle Club
Home page of the Artists' Rifle Club, with shoot programme, application forms and contact details. We retain no connection with the Artists' Rifle Clubhouse - please see Mars and Minerva Rifle Club.

Balby Rifle & Revolver Club (2005)
Based at Cadby Doncaster we are a some club of around 50 members. We have an outside 25 yard range and use the MOD range at York for our fullbore range. We also have a budding Archery section, Come on give us a visit!!

Bangor & District Practical Rifle and Pistol club
Website for the Bangor Tunnel Ranges.

Barbican Armoury gun club
A small private well run club with its own indoor range and the use of Otterburn military ranges. Excellent facilities, club sitting room with open fire, kitchen and bathroom. The Barbican Armoury is a designated 7(3) Historic firearm site. Telephone 0191 3782880 Thursday to Saturday

Basildon Rifle and Pistol Club
A Home Office approved multi-discipline target shooting club in Basildon Essex

Bassingbourn Rifle & Pistol Club

Bearsted and Thurnham rifle Club
Website for the Bearsted and Thurnham Rifle Club. Based near Maidstone, Kent.

Bedfordshire County Rifle & Pistol Club
One of the premier multi-discipline shooting clubs in the UK. With a dedicated membership of over 200 people comprising of all ages and ###es, and both indoor and outdoor ranges at a variety of distances, the Association offers keen shooting men, women and children the perfect facilities to pursue the sport.

Bishops Stortford Rifle Club
Bishops Stortford (1944) Rifle Club on the Hertfordshire, Essex borders.

Blackburn Rifle and Pistol

Blakenhall Gun Club Coventry
Situated in Central Coventry, the Blakenhall Gun Club offers an indoor shooting complex. The complex caters for small and full-bore rifle. The two indoor A & B ranges can accommodate rifles from .22 to full bore lever action .357 Magnum and 45 Long Colt to name a few, distance 25 meter multipoint ranges. The complex also offers a single point Test Range designed for large rifle calibres ? 7.62 NATO, 7.62x39, 5.56 (.223). We have a pleasant lounge area, and more importantly a pleasant friendly membership within the club. Annual fee is £145. We offer special rates on junior, family membership etc. Details are available on request. Web Site: http://blakenhall-gun-club.co.uk/ Email: clubadmin@blakenhall-gun-club.co.uk Contact Mr Balhar Singh CMS Pg.Dip, Secretary of Blakenhall Gun Club. Tel Phone: 07950 559595(Answer Service Checked Once a Day)

Bolton NRP Shooting Club
Bolton based Shooting Club

Border Pistol Rifle & Carbine Club
We are a target-shooting club based in Northumberland.

Bradford Central Rifle Club
We are a rifle club based in Bradford in West Yorkshire and have indoor facilities for shooting .22 rimfire & air weapons, we also shoot black powder on the 1st Wednesday of each month. We have shooters in both local & national competitions.

Bridlington Rifle and Pistol Club
We cater for a range of calibre rifles and pistols, with a five lane indoor firing range, access to an outdoor range during the summer, and fortnightly activity shoot nights. The club is open five days a week and we welcome new members and visitors. As a beginner you will have access to full safety training and mentoring carried out by trained instructors. All welcome at any proficiency level from age 8 up accompanied by an adult. Please contact for more details

Bridport Shooting Club
Bridport Shooting Club, is a friendly club that caters for small bore, full bore, air weapons and black powder pistols and rifles. Members ranging from juniors to young at heart oldies.

Brielse Shooting Vereniging De Geuzen

Bristol Muzzle and breech loading gun club

British Benchrest Club
The British Benchrest Club shoot fullbore Benchrest competitions every month from the Bisley Short Siberia Range. New memebers are always welcome

British Sporting Rifle Club

Bullet Lodge
Welcolme to the Bullet Lodge. We are a friendly club that shoots fullbore.We have our own club house which is situated at Bisley shooting centre. We shoot two weeks in a month, sometimes Saturdays and Sundays and sometimes just Sundays. New members welcome. Please take a look at our website for more details.

Burnham Rifle Club
The Range
Burnham on sea rifle club is equip for 10, 25 or 50 yard Approved Range for .22 Rim fire cartridge and air rifle. Consisting of 5 firing points for rifle (prone or three positional disciplines)
Free instruction and coaching is available from Club members with years of experience - for the beginner through to the standard shooter.
You will receive training in safety, equipment and shooting technique. After a certain level of competence has been proven, novices are allowed to shoot under the normal supervision of the Range Officer and also attend the Monday sessions.
We have all the kit new members need to try out shooting ? in fact some people carry on using the club equipment, though there is a huge benefit in people getting their own kit if they take to the sport

Facilities

The Clubhouse is a Non-smoking area with toilet and kitchen facilities and provides access to the indoor range.

Looking to Join

New Starters must register to arrange and attend a safety talk plus introductory training session.
These sessions are held by appointment, on the 1st Thursday of each month.
To register your interest Click Here

At certain times a waiting list may be in operation to enable the ratio of shooters to instructors to be controlled.

Bury St Edmunds Pistol Club

Bury & District Muzzle Loaders

We are a rifle and muzzle loading club primarily serving Greater Manchester, South Lancashire and North Cheshire. Our home range is a 100 yard outdoor facility. We also have access to two indoor 25 yard facilities and a military 300 yard range.

Bushop Auckland Gun Club
Based in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. We shoot smallbore rifle, gallery rifle and muzzle loading pistols at our own 50m range in Bishop Auckland.


Cambridge University Rifle Association

Carlisle Small Arms Club
Our new web site with information relating to club activities and contact details.We are a multi discipline target shooting club affiliated to - NRA, NSRA, MLAGB, CPSA & UKPSA. Any inquiries regarding club membership are welcome.

Carshalton Rifle Club

Caterham And District Rifle Club
The club shoots Light Sport Rifle, .22 Prone, Air Pistol and Air Rifle on our own indoor ranges open 7 days a week and a very active full-bore section at Bisley shooting 100-1200 yards at least once a month.

Cawdor Rifle and Gun Club
We are an active and growing club situated in North East Scotland. The Club's facilities consist of a 600 yard Full Bore rifle range and a 50m pistol range. The membership is diverse, ranging from target rifle shooters through FTR, Classics, muzzle loaders to gallery rifle and 22 rifle shots. The Club has a full programme, meeting on Tuesday evenings during the Summer and every second Sunday throughout the year.

Chelmsford (1944) Rifle Club
A Home Office approved gun Club based in Chelmsford, Essex. The Club has its own dedicated and purpose built range which is open to members five evenings a week. The Club caters for people interested in the discipline and fun of the sport of Target Shooting. Welcomes beginners as well as experienced shooters. Members are expected to participate and assist in the activities of the Club.

Chepstow Rifle Club
We are located in Chepstow, South Wales, and are the second oldest shooting club in the UK.

Cheshunt Rifle & Pistol Club
We are a Home Office Approved club situated five minutes off the M25 at junction 25 on the A10 going north. We shoot: Air pistol and air rifle - Air field target - .22 prone rifle, 3 Position and Light Weight Sport Rifle - Carbine/underlever rifle - Muzzle loading pistol - shotgun falling plate. The club has a number of indoor and outdoor ranges. See website for more details.

Chester Field Target Club

Chichester Rifle Club
Chichester Rifle Club shoots fullbore at Bisley and .22 on its indoor 25yds range in Chichester.

Chinnor Rifle and Pistol Club (Oxfordshire)
Website of the Chinnor Rifle and Pistol Club in the Chiltern Hills area of Oxfordshire. Explains the full facilities of the club, make up of the membership, disciplines and firearms shot there and a brief explanation of the firearms used at this year-round indoor 25-yard range. All ages and abilities welcomed. Club-owned firearms on site available for members' use, from air pistols and rifles to .22RF target rifles and sporting rifles. Member-owned gallery rifles and black powder pistols may also be shot there. Includes other useful links, including an often discounted and affordable web hosting site as used by the CRPC. For more information about the club, please contact Club Secretary Patrick Twomey (eves.) on 01844-351347 or email patrickt@thephc.co.uk

Chobham and District Rifle Club
Based in Chobham, Surrey - within ten minutes of Junction 3 the M3. The club shoots air rifle, air pistol, .22 prone, 3 Position and Light Weight Sport Rifle. The club has 20 yard and 25 yard indoor ranges and 50 yard and 50 metre outdoor ranges. In addition, the club has an active section shooting full-bore at various venues.

Christchurch Gun Club, Dorset

Chudleigh and Ashburton Rifle Club
The Chudleigh and Ashburton Rifle Club has been formed by Officers at Chudleigh and Ashburton Police Stations to promote competition Rifle Shooting within the force. At the present time the club is open to police officers, police staff and dependents

City of Newcastle Rifle Club
Fullbore and smallbore sections, regular club shoots at Ponteland range near Newcastle, and Northumberland County open meetings in spring and autumn.

City Rifle Club

The City Rifle Club

Claymore Rifle Pistol & Gun Club
We are an approved multi-discipline club based in the Glasgow area, we hold shoots throughout the year at various venues in the west of Scotland.

Concord Rifle Club
We welcome all shooters whatever their experience from beginner upwards. We shoot all classes of firearm from black powder to fullbore target & match rifle. Though we meet at Bisley we are not a competition centred club. We also shoot clay pigeon though not at Bisley. We meet every month, usually on the last Sunday. Please contact me if you would like to come and meet us on range. Nick Halford (Club Secretary) Tel: 01252 682418 Email: nckhalford @ yahoo.co.uk

Consett Historic Rifle Club
Consett Historic Rifle Club was formed by members from all over the North of England, to help promote collecting and shooting of historic rifles on both indoor and outdoor ranges, for fun and in competition. Smallbore and pistol calibre indoor target practice and competitions are held throughout the year, at individual, club team, and county levels. Semi automatic, bolt action and pump action .22 rifles, with telescopic or iron sights, can be used in the competitions, as well as pistol calibre .357 .44 and .45 lever action rifles. Many of the rifles we shoot indoors, are reproductions of the old historic Winchester cowboy repeating rifles or rolling block rifles, used to shoot Buffalo on the great plains of America many years ago. If your interest lies in fullbore military historic rifles, we can give you all the necessary training laid down by the home office, in order to apply for your firearms certificate, to own and shoot your own rifles. If you already have your firearms certificate and want to shoot on military ranges, we will instruct you towards gaining your NRA/MOD shooting competency certificate. The club has fullbore outdoor shoots on the third Sunday of each month, from February to November inclusive, with the Historic Rifle Competetion held in August of each year. The meetings are held at Battle Hill Ranges near Barnard Castle and various ranges within the Catterick Complex at Wathgill. A wide variety of rifles are shot ranging from Russian sniper rifles to British and Swiss rifles from the time of the first and second world war and even earlier. Indoor shooting takes place every Thursday Evening (except the Christmas period) between 7.00pm and 9.00pm at the Louisia Sports Centre - Stanley.

Croydon Rifle & Pistol Club

Darlington Rifle & Pistol Club
Based in Darlington, County Durham. We shoot fullbore and smallbore rifle and black powder firearms in County Durham and North Yorkshire. New members welcome regardless of age or ability

Deal & District Rifle Club
The home of Deal & District ifle Club.

Derby Rifle & Pistol Club 1999
We have our very own complex near Twyford, south of Derby in the East Midlands. An excellent facility with 25m, 50m and 185yd ranges, Clubroom with lounge, kitchen and toilets. Members mainly shoot Ruger 10/22, Gallery rifles, sporting and match C-F rifles, and enjoy travelling to Open events to compete. Please have a look around our website and if you like what you see feel free to contact us.

Dorchester Rifle and Pistol Club
Dorchester Rifle and Pistol Club est 1906. Small bore, black powder pistols and air weapons.

Dorking & District Rifle Club
Fullbore shooting in Surrey

Dudley Rifle Club
A friendly and informative website for the West Midlands based Dudley Rifle Club. Information on the various disciplines available to members, and a wide selection of club photographs and information of the history of the rifle club at the click of a button!

Dundee Rifle & Pistol Club
Dundee Rifle & Pistol Club is based in Tayside, Scotland and have their own 25yd range and access to the MOD facilities at Barry Buddon. Shooting Gallery Rifle, Black Powder, Full & Small Bore Rifle, we welcome anybody interested in target shooting to get in touch through the web site

East Barnet Shooting Club

East Bristol Rifle and Pistol Club
The official website of East Bristol Rifle And Pistol Club, a friendly club, situated on the South Gloucestershire and Bristol borders in Hanham,Bristol.

East Grinstead Target Shooting Club

Edinburgh University Rifle Club

Epping Forest Pistol Club

Epping Pistol club

Epsom Rifle Club
For 25 yard prone smallbore shooting in Epsom.

ETL Field Target Club
Airgun and Field Target Club based near Tilbury in Essex.

Ewhurst Rifle and Pistol Club

Ferndown Gun Club
Ferndown Gun Club has one of the most active memberships of any target shooting club in South West of England. Our club continues to produce many of the area's top competitive shooters over a wide range of disciplines. As part of our involvement in the local community we share our facilities and provide social and responsibility training to a wide range of bodies with a special emphasis on voluntary organizations such as the Scouts and Cadets.

Fifty Calibre Shooters Association (UK)
The Fifty Calibre Shooters Association UK, competitive long range, large calibre shooters with regular competition bookings on many Field Firing Areas across the UK, all calibres welcome.

Ford & Yapton Rifle Club
Ford & Yapton Rifle Club is a small and friendly members club who enjoy shooting fullbore, smallbore, gallery and clays at various venues. We welcome new (eligible) members, as our statement of purpose is to promote shooting as a safe and enjoyable sport. We welcome new membership into the sport and provide advice and guidance, a safe and informed introduction to enthusiasts and the responsible promotion of the sport to all.

Four by Two Rifle and Pistol Club (Cheltenham)

Frome District Pistol Club

Fulwood Shooting Club (Liverpool)

Fylde Coast Muzzle Loaders Society
A club dedicated to the preservation and use of black powder firearms.

Galloway Small Arms Club
South West Scotland - 9 miles west of Dumfries, just 1.5 miles off A75. Gallery Rifles (S/b & F/b), Section 1 Pistols (S/b & F/b), Benchrest (UKBRA) & Muzzle-loading Pistol / Rifle - Outdoor 25m, 6 Lane. Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings during summer months. Email: info@gallowaysmallarmsclub.co.uk Write: Galloway Small Arms Club C/O Nether Ervie, Parton, Castle Douglas, Dumfriesshire DG7 3NG

GB 300m Rifle Club - Bisley
Articles about 300m. Competitions and results for past 3 years. Lots of links.

Grange Rifle and Pistol Club

Wirral shooting club

Grove Small Arms club
The website of Grove Small Arms Club in Norfolk. We shoot in all disciplines from black powder pistol to full-bore rifle at 1200 yards and everything in between. We welcome newcomers and hold regular guest days.

Ham and Petersham Rifle and Pistol Club

Harlow Practical

Harlow Town Rifle & Pistol Club
Air Pistol, Smallbore and Practical Shotgun in Harlow, Essex

Hartlepool Rifle Club
Hartlepool Rifle Club was formed in 1901 and is one of the longest surviving clubs in the country, At club level we run competitions for each discipline of shooting e.g. Air Rifle, Air Pistol, .22, .38, Underlever and Black Powder. The positions we shoot are:- prone, bench-resting and free standing. We offer both Junior and Senior Membership in a friendly & safe environment.

Havant Rifle & Pistol Club

Haverfordwest Target Shooting Club
Pembrokeshire's finest shooting ground

Hemswell Shooting Club
Hemswell Shooting Club is located in Hemswell Business Park at Hemswell Cliff in Lincolnshire. Full bore, small bore, muzzle loading and air rifle shooting for pleasure or competition. New members welcome. For more information please visit our site.

Hendon Rifle Club
Located in west London near Brent Cross shopping centre. Mainly smallbore shooting, prone and standing gallery rifles

Hereford City Rifle & Pistol Club

Heriot-Watt University Rifle Club

Heston and Hounslow Rifle Club
New full bore section shooting regularly at Bisley. Target Rifle, Sporting Rifle / F Class, black powder pistol and musket (eventually), military and historic rifles. Check website for calendar of planned events or email Simon Rowe (Captain, Full Bore)on simonjrowe@heathrow.freeserve.co.uk £5.00 affiliation fee allows your club members to attend and compete at our events and matches on payment of £10 range fee. FACs and NRA competence certificates to be produced on the day, with pre-booking in advance. Smallbore range at Hounslow with 25 / 50 / 100 yd firing points. 10m air rifle/pistol and primitive running target (commencing 2010) facilities.
High Wycombe & District Rifle & Pistol Club

Highpower Rifle Association

Hildenborough Rifle and Pistol Club
Home of the "Hildenborough Rifle and Pistol Club"

Huddersfield Rifle Club

Ibis Rifle Club
Ibis is a small, friendly club that has had a presence on Bisley Common since 1907. The club is situated in a prime position on Club Row.

Imperial College Rifle and Pistol Club
Contains information on the club, where we shoot, what we shoot as well as some useful information on how to shoot.

Isle Target Sports Club
Isle Target Sports Club, located near Mepal, Ely Cambridgeshire. We have 25 & 50 metre ranges. An Air gunners range plus an area for Practical Shotgun and clay shooting. We also have facilities for Archery. A Guest day is open to all on the third Sunday of the month where members of the public can have a go at shooting a variety of firearms with a view to club membership at a later stage. We are a friendly club and welcome all.

Itchen Valley Shooting Club - Winchester
Formed in 1971 The Itchen Valley Shooting Club is a Home Office Approved Club, offering all forms of target shooting in a well equipped indoor range in the centre of Winchester, Hampshire. The club offers a warm friendly atmosphere to both new and experienced shooters and has one of the most active memberships of any target shooting club in the South of England.

Jaguar Rifle Club, Coventry
Coventry based small bore & full bore rifle club,

Kensington Rifle & Pistol Club
Site under construction telephone 020 8789 3237 2 Clockhouse Place London SW15 2EL

Kibworth Target Shooting Club
A shooting range in the midlands for rifles and black powder weapons. We have ten lanes at 25m, with covered firing points. Shooting can be from any position. We also have five covered firing points at 100m, for rimfire only, firing from the prone position.

Killingholme fullbore shooting range in lincolnshire
NRA and MLAGB affiliated fullbore club. open for membership. 11 shooting positions with fullbore rifle,.22 rifle, gallery rifle and muzzle loading pistols and rifles. A friendly and well run club. New members welcomed.

Kings Lynn St Michaels Rifle and Pistol Club

Lands End Shooting Club
Full details of the club, location, contact and fixtures

Langar Rifle Club, Nottinghamshire
Langar Rifle Club is one of Nottinghamshires premier clubs and specialises in prone position smallbore and fullbore shooting.

Lee Enfield Rifle Association

Leek Shooting Centre
Official club website for Leek Shooting Centre

Leominster Rifle and Pistol Club

Lincoln and District Rifle & Pistol Club
Lincoln and District Rifle & Pistol Club shoot at Reepham near Lincoln. We shoot nearly all disciplines and we visit Bisley several times a year.

Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Marksmen

Llangollen Rifle & Pistol Club
Home Page of the Llangollen Rifle & Pistol Club, giving a brief introduction about the Club, and what we have to offer to either a beginner or expert shooter by a small friendly club.

Lloyds TSB Rifle Club

London Practical Shooting Club
Practical shooting at Bisley and surrounding ranges including Practical Rifle, Gallery Rifle and Practical Shotgun

Louisa Centre Gun Club, Co. Durham
Louisa Centre Gun Club, County Durham

Luton Rifle and Pistol Club

Lydd Rifle Club
Lydd Rifle Club is formed from a relatively small group of individuals from all walks of life and a broad spectrum of ages who share a common interest in the sport of shooting. Although primarily a full bore rifle club our members enjoy shooting a wide range of weapons including .22rimfire, Gallery rifle (under lever carbines), black powder pistol/rifle, and full bore rifle both sporting and target. We also have a healthy contingent of members dedicated to old military weapons from both World Wars. We shoot twice a month on Military Ranges at Hythe and Lydd with ranges varying from 25m to 900m. On occasions we arrange for a day at Bisley for any members who fancy a change of venue and between our shoots get together for a day at a local clay shoot for anyone who is interested. Whilst we take the sport seriously we also try to ensure that everybody has a good enjoyable day. Our aim is to promote to sport of shooting in all its various forms and encourage the safe handling and ownership of firearms by responsible citizens.

Maidstone Pistol and Rifle Club
We are a small friendly club that shoots smallbore and fullbore rifles and blackpowder pistols.

Manydown Rifle Club

Marlow Rifle & Pistol club
MRPC is one of the longest established clubs in the South of England. We celebrate our centenary in 2007. We have our own heated and well ventilated 6 lane, 25 yard indoor range at the Court Garden Leisure Centre, Pound Lane, Marlow Bucks SL7 2AE

Marple Rifle and Pistol Club
A fullbore, smallbore and airgun club with a 25 metre indoor range, shooting everything from .177 airgun to unlimited calibre blackpowder.

Mars and Minerva Rifle Club

Marylebone Rifle & Pistol Club
Promoting the shooting sports in the heart of the City of London.

Mattersey Rifle & Pistol Club
The website of Mattersey Rifle & Pistol Club

Merlin Archery Centre
Loughborough, Leicestershire

Morecambe Rife and Pistol Club
We shoot a wide range of disciplines including air guns, blackpowder, fullbore rifle, smallbore rifle and gallery rifle. We own two 25m ranges and have have access to Altcar ranges. For more information or to contact us please click here .

MRPC

Newcastle University Student Rifle Club
Website for Newcastle University Student Rifle Club. Information on our activities and events plus contact information.

Newport and District Air Rifle League

Newport (IW) & District Rifle Club
We are the Isle of Wight's premier target shooting club. We shoot a variety of disciplines from .22 rim fire through fullbore to black powder and shotgun. There is an array of silver and other trophies to be won every year. But if you're not the competitive type, you can just shoot for fun.
North East Lincolnshire Target Club

North Staffordshire Shooting
Website for the North Staffs Shooting Club in Stoke on Trent Staffordshire.

Northampton Target Sports Club
Northampton Target Sports Club (NTSC) is a Home Office approved Shooting Club for smallbore rifle, pistol calibre rifles & Muzzle Loading pistols located in Northamptonshire. We also shoot all forms of Air Pistols & Air Rifles.

Northern Ireland Target Sports Association
NITSA is one of the largest Pistol and Rifle Clubs in the North of Ireland our two ranges are located 7 miles north of Newry Co. Down and within yards of the main Belfast to Dublin Road. We have around 250 members who use a five lane 25 metre range with covered firing points and a fifteen lane range for full-bore pistol and small-bore rifle. We welcome visitors from other clubs.

Norwesters
Norwesters is a Home Office approved club affiliated to the NRA. We shoot a variety of disciplines at Bisley throughout the year, usually on the third Sunday of each month, at ranges from 25 to 1,000 yards. If you are interested in membership, guest days, or any other aspect of the club, please visit our website:

Norwich & District Gun Club
Home Office approved outdoor range that shoots 25 and 40 metres on alternate weeks. We cater for black powder, .22 and all pistol calibres. We also have access to full bore shooting on military ranges. See website for full details.

Nottingham City Rifle Club
Nottingham City Rifle Club is a friendly target rifle shooting club located in the city centre of Nottingham, UK. Located within a 5 minute walk of Nottingham City Centre we meet every Tuesday evening from 6.00pm to approx 9.00pm, shooting smallbore target rifles and other rifles. Some Members also shoot full bore target rifle at other ranges

Nottingham Royal Ordnance Rifle and Pistol Club
We are a home office approved target shooting club and have to stick to strict rules set out by them. Our guest days are the first Monday of the month when visitors can attend by appointment and shoot firearms under the instruction of the members. Our main shooting activities are competition small-bore and full-bore rifle shooting, vintage service rifles, gallery rifles and black-powder firearms but we support virtually all the shooting disciplines.

Notts & Derbys Vintage Arms Society
We are a large club devoted to promoting all the shooting disciplines with the emphasis on black powder arms. Our range facility is just north of Nottingham and has 25 yards, 50 Metres and 100 yards ranges as well as areas for air gun and archery.

Novio Magnum Pistol Club (Chichester)
Novio Magnum Pistol Club Full-bore ranges are situated just outside of Chichester, with our indoor range near the town centre. We have good facilities at the club, with a 25m and 50m outdoor range and one 25m indoor range. The club participates in inter-club, county and national competitions as well as running internal competitions and fun shoots.

Offa's Dyke Rifle Club

Old Windsor Rifle and Pistol Club

Old Epsomian Rifle CLub

Old Sergeants Mess Shooting Club

Oundle Rifle & Pistol Club
Oundle Rifle & Pistol Club is a target shooting club in Oundle, Northamptonshire for FAC and non-FAC holders. My club. ;)

Parkstone Gun Club
Parkstone Gun Club's new web address

Penrhiwpal Shooting Club
We are a small friendly club in West Wales. Situated in Ceredigion, near to both Newcastle Emlyn and Llandysul, we have 50m & 25yd outdoor ranges and a 10m indoor airgun range. We are currently just finishing the refurbishemnt of an old range which early in 2012 will give us a 100yd full bore rifle range. See our website for more details.

Phoenix Shooters Association UK
We are a small, friendly target shooting club serving the Wirral, Cheshire and North Wales region. We shoot on the Sealand Military Ranges, and at local clay pigeon layouts in the area. We shoot fullbore & smallbore rifles, muzzle-loading guns and shotguns. Our (slightly quirky!) website is regularly updated with firearms related news of local and national interest. Pleas visit us - you're most welcome!

Pinhoe Target Shooting Club
Friendly club with indoor range at 25yds and outdoor ranges at 50yds, .22, air, LSR indoor with spacious clubroom and ample parking.
Pistol & Rifle Shooting Club
A pistol and rifle shooting club. All shooting is conducted on military ranges so security clearance is therefore required. Membership is restricted to serving and former members of legitimate military, police, prison services etc. Facilities are available for disabled shooters. The Club owns a selection of pistols and rifles for members' use and is able to supply ammunition for same.
Police Sport UK Shooting Section

Portsmouth City Rifle & Pistol Club
Portsmouth City Rifle Club is one of the Districts oldest gun clubs established in 1907. We are located in southsea, Hampshire. We have two indoor ranges and several other facilities including Prone and Bench-rest. If you are a new shooter then we can support you with coaching. For the more experienced shooter there are matches and competitions to take part in. We are open to new members. Visit our website to learn how you can enjoy shooting sports at or club.

Preston & District Rifle and Pistol Club
A small indoor club in Preston, Lancashire. Experienced shooters and new starters welcome!

Reading University Pistol and Rifle Club
Our club shoots fullbore target rifle, gallery rifle and smallbore rifle. We shoot at Bisley all year round. Please see our website for more details.

Red Rose Rifle Club - North-West England
Membership details on website. Club news,competitions,calendar,gallery and more. Located in the northwest of England.

Reeds Target Shooting Club

Reepham Shooting Centre, near Lincoln
Reepham Shooting Centre is a friendly shooting club near Lincoln

Ricochet Rifle Club

Roding Rifle & Pistol Club - West Essex
Roding Rifle and Pistol Club. The Club's new website. The club incorporates the South East Essex Pistol and Rifle Club. The club also shoots at Bisley in many different disciplines - Target Rifle, Gallery Rifle, Long Barrel Pistol, Sporting rifle and muzzleloading pistol and rifle events. There is a club championship which incorporates all of these disciplines into an agregate competition. call Les Wood - 07778 379 655

Romsey Shooting Club
The website of the Romsey Shooting Club.

Royal Air Force Pistol Club

Royal Air Force Target Rifle Club

Royal Navy & Royal Marines Rifle Association
Website detailing contact details, fixture lists and news relating to all aspects of shooting within the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and their Reserves.

Rustington and District Home Guard Rifle Club
Fullbore and Blackpowder Club, shooting on our private 100yd outdoor range and regularly taking advantage of the facilities at Bisley.

Salisbury Vintage Rifle and Pistol Club
Official web site of the Salisbury Vintage Rifle and Pistol Club

Sedbergh Shooting Club
Outdoor 25 metres range that caters for Fullbore, Muzzleloading, Small Bore Rifles, Carbines and B/P pistols, we encourage juniors to participate in the sport. We are located six miles east of Kendal, Cumbria.

Sheffield Rifle Club
Sheffield Rifle Club is actively seeking new members. The club has been in existence since 1900 and members shoot full bore in competitions all over the country. Our "home" range is Thorpe Range in Derbyshire where we organise regular guest days throughout the shooting season.

Sidcup & District Rifle Club
We are a friendly and safe club. We shoot at Bisley twice a month all through the year

Sigma Rifle & Pistol Club

Single Shot Black Powder Cartridge Rifle Club

South East Essex Pistol & Rifle Club
The South East Essex Pistol & Rifle Club is a small friendly club that meets predominantly at Bisley each month on a Sunday Morning. We shoot most full-bore disciplines: Target Rifle, F-Class, Sporting Rifle, Gallery Rifle and Long Barrelled Revolvers & Pistols together with Muzzle Loading Rifles & Pistols, we also shoot some small-bore too, particularly Lightweight Sport Rifle. We operate an aggregate championship throughout the year in each discipline which is often hard fought for! With qualified Range Officers and trainers we are able to offer assistance to new shooters in a safe environment with a variety of club guns always available. We have a mix of members aged from their teens to their seventies from a variety of backgrounds, of whom we can boast past and current County and National team and individual competition shooters. So we can really help members get on in whatever discipline they choose. Contact the Secretary Alan Podevin for more details at riflesharpshooter@tiscali.co.uk

South Hants Rifle and Pistol Club
Located in Portsmouth, we have two indoor ranges for smallbore and pistol calibre shooting, and also shoot full bore rifle twice a month on a local MOD range.

South London Rifle Club
South London RPC was founded in November 1874 at Nunhead in South London and completely moved to Bisley by 1923. Since its foundation South London RPC has encouraged target shooting with rifle and later with pistol. The club has helped many shooters to championship standard and today we are still involved with coaching new and existing shooters, and taking part in competitions. Our members take part in many of the competitions at Bisley as well as the competitions we organise for ourselves. Our members have the full use of our clubhouse at Bisley, which is located close to Fulton's Gunshop and close to the NRA Range Office. The clubhouse has a kitchen, sleeping accommodation and a gunroom for cleaning guns. Further information and details about joining the club may be obtained by sending an email using the link on our website.

South West Lancs Pistol club
SWLPC provides a safe and comfortable environment for various target sports activites

Southampton University Rifle Club
The UK's most successful university rifle club.

Southend Rifle and Pistol Club

Southend-on-Sea Rifle and Pistol Club
We have Full-bore, Gallery Rifle and Pistol and .22 target and air rifle/pistol sections. Please visit our web site at "www.srpc1900.org"

St Nicholas Rifle & Pistol Club

Stead Hall Rifle and Pistol Club
We are a private shooting club in West Yorkshire offering excellent facilities for small and full bore rifles. The range has 2 underground firing positions with a shooting distance of 100 yards. Super clubhouse with just about all the facilities you could ask for!

Stevenage Rifle & Pistol Club

Surbiton Postal Rifle Club
Founded in 1966. Surbiton Postal Rifle Club is based on the border of Kingston Upon Thames and Surbiton, Surrey. We are a Home Office approved target shooting club. Our club boasts many facilities. Including 3 indoor ranges, with over 24 heated and ventilated firing points. Disabled access is available througout the club. Training and coaching is available at all levels from beginner to expert. We have dedicated nights for youngsters, many of our Juniors have gone on to win international competitions! We offer many different disciplines of shooting using .22 rimfire rifle or pistol, pistol calibre rifles, air rifle and air pistol.

Surrey Rifle Association
Founded in 1861 and established at Bisley in 1895 the Surrey Rifle Association operates successfully as both a County Rifle Association and a rifle club, and is one of four clubs at Bisley with full-time staff and "open" Membership.

Swadlincote Rifle & Pistol Club
A multidiscipline club situated on a five acre site in South Derbyshire. Currently affiliated to NRA, NSRA, MLAGB, UKPSA, DRA, EMTSA. Disciplines include HV Centrefire Rifle, Gallery Rifle, .22 R/F and .17 R/F Rifle, Blackpowder Rifle, Muzzle Loading Pistol, Precision Air Rifle and Air Pistol, Sporting Air Rifle, Practical Shotgun and Practical Rifle, Archery. Recently renewed five outdoor range safety certificates to NRA style civilian certificates.

Swansea Rifle Club

Tain Rifle and Pistol Club
Tains shooting club was established in 1892. 105 years later it still provides an excellent club to be a member of. The new website will offer information on competitions, membership, club history etc.

Tamar Rangers Rifle Club
Friendly multi-discipline club shooting in Devon and Cornwall. We shoot on a private range (25yds-100yds) and an MOD range on Bodmin Moor (100yds-600yds). New members always welcome.

Taunton Deane Shooting Association
Taunton Deane Shooting Association (TDSA) is a Home Office Approved Club which offers members small bore, full bore, black powder and air gun shooting close to the centre of Taunton Somerset.

Tees Valley Target Sports
Tees Valley Target Sports Club (previously known as Guisborough Gun Club) in its present form dates from 1963, our club members come from Teesside and its surrounding areas of North Yorkshire and County Durham. We have indoor and outdoor 25m range facilities for small bore rifle and use local military ranges for full bore rifle. Our members also shoot at Bisley. Clay shoots are held every month. We are currently developing an indoor facility on Teesside which will also provide excellent facilities for air rifle, air pistol, archery and soft air.

Teesdale Pistol and Rifle Club
We regularly shoot on the Catterick Garrison M.O.D range complex close to Richmond, North Yorkshire. We cater for muzzle-loading pistols, small and full bore rifle the latter up to 300m and occasionally 600m.

Teesside Rifle & Pistol Club
Based in County Cleveland, we are a small friendly club of about 35 members from a wide range of backgrounds. We shoot small bore and full bore rifle & pistol shooting from 25 to 1,000 yards on an indoor range, at the Catterick ranges, and at Bisley. Athough we do run a few competitions, and one of our members is an international benchrest winner, we are not a competition-oriented club but rather we shoot for the simple pleasure of putting the bullet where we want it to go. We welcome applications for membership. Potential applicants are invited to attend a couple of shoots to see whether they like what they see before applying for membership. More information on the club website.

Teignbridge & District Full Bore Club
A Gallery Rifle and Pistol shooting club in South Devon
The Phoenix Shooters Association

The Stock Exchange Rifle Club

The 92 Association
We are a friendly Home Office Approved Club and meet once a month at Bisley to shoot our black powder revolver and full bore rifle competitions. New members are always welcome whether they are tyros or experienced shots.
As our name suggests, we were inaugurated in 1992 as a breakaway group from another club that our founders also started back in 1972. We have lived through the SLR ban and the pistol ban ? like many other clubs - that hit our Club particularly hard as most of our members were and still are, dedicated pistol shooters. However, we are lucky to retain a core element of Club stalwarts whose shooting experience in most disciplines goes back to the golden days of the 1960?s and we now look forward confidently and enthusiastically to the future.
Why not take a look at our Club calendar and see if you can fit in a visit to one of our shooting meetings at historic Bisley. Alternatively, email our Club at: the92association@yahoo.co.uk for more details.
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The Chesterfield and District Rifle and Pistol Club
The Chesterfield and District Rifle and Pistol Club is located in Derbyshire close to junction 29 off the M1. Details of our clubs activities, history and our regular range days can all be found on our web site.

The Spent Cases Shooting Club

Three Counties Sporting Club
Full-bore and rim-fire rifle club situated on Tyneside, shooting on MoD ranges, mainly at Ponteland. There is a club shoot once per month at which visitors holding an FAC and SCC are welcome. The dates are on our web site.

Tidworth Rifle & Pistol Club
Tidworth Rifle & Pistol Club based in the Salisbury Plain Training Area.

Torbay Fullbore Club
Torbay Fullbore Club. Shooting in Devon.

UKPSA

United Kingdom Police Full Bore Target Rifle Club
This club is for Police officers, serving and retired, and Police civilians, who have common interest in both target rifle and 'F' class shooting.

University of London Rifle Club
The UK's premier university shooting club based in the heart of lively London. If you're interested in shooting and you go to the University of London, drop us a line.

Uppingham Veterans Rifle Club
Uppingham Veterans' Rifle Club. The site includes past annual reports, and contact details for the club. Select the OU Section and then UVRC.

Uttoxeter Rifle Club
Uttoxeter rifle club, Staffordshire.

Victoria (Prittlewell) Rifle Club

Vintage Arms Scotland
Vintage Arms Scotland is based in the Edinburgh area, but attracts shooters from across the central belt. Our main interest is historical shooting, both full bore rifle, gallery rifle and pistol, although of late we have broadened our membership to include the users of more modern weapons. We shoot on either Castlelaw or Blairadam ranges monthly during the summer and host a monthly shoot at Colmslihill range (Joint Services) throughout the year. We also host the Scottish Historical Championships in September at Castlelaw.

Wakefield Rifle and Pistol Club (WRPC)

Warrington & District Rifle and Pistol Club

Warwickshire Armourers Pistol and Rifle Club
We are a long established club operating out of Kingsbury and Whittington Military rifle ranges. The club has access to 25m ranges at both venues and 300, 500 and 600m at Kingsbury Range. Black powder pistol shooting is available on the 25 m ranges. Visit the site for more details.

Watford OCA
The Watford and District and Watford OCA rifle club

Waveney Shooting Club
Waveney Shooting Club has been in existence for over 30 years. Following the tragic Dunblane massacre, the club went through a period of stagnation, but emerged about 5 years ago, largely due to a vibrant and energetic air weapons section. The Club Holds Home Office approval and is curently affiliated to the N.R.A. and to the Suffolk County Rifle Association including the Pistol Section.
The membership currently consists of around 28 firearms members and over 70 air weapons members and its mission is to attract more junior shooters to the sport.

Waverley District Rifle Club
We are a small Fullbore Rifle Club shooting only at NSC Bisley. Disciplines practiced include Target Rifle, F-Class and Gallery Rifle. We are Home-Office Approved and we use an exact duplicate of the NRA Probationary Membership Training Course to train our own Probationary Members. NRA Full Individual Members who have passed the NRA Probationary Course are welcome to join our Club initially as Provisional Members. In early 2009 we hope to recruit new Membership - interested parties are invited to make contact from within our website, using the "Contact Us" link.

Wellington College Target Rifle Shooting Club
The official website of Wellington College Target Rifle Club. Content includes information about shooting at Wellington College and a Handbook which most Bisley shooters will find very helpful.

Welwyn Phoenix Rifle Club
Club details including contacts, shooting calendar, affiliations.

West Atholl Rifle Club
West Atholl Rifle Club meets at its Jubilee Range, Glen Tilt, Perthshire. It is a Fullbore target shooting club which caters for those shooting TR under national rules at distances from 300 to 1000 yards. The Club also caters for the disciplines of F Class and TR/F. The longest civilian range in the World using electronic targets.

West Derbyshire Rifles SC
West Derbyshire Rifles Shooting Club. Home Office Approved. Affiliated to the NRA No. 1392. Target Rifle, F-Class, informal target shooting, most disciplines catered for on ranges throughout the Midlands and further afield. Shotgun events held locally including sporting clays and steel plate shoots. Assistance provided with FAC and SGC applications. Training provided for all members. Assistance provided in finding deer stalking, rough shooting etc. We help you to do the sort of shooting you want.

West of Edinburgh Shooting Club
Friendly Edinburgh based club, shooting smallbore, fullbore and shotgun. Fullbore at approved ranges; indoor heated range for smallbore. We have our own clay pigeon shoot situated just outside Edinburgh. New members welcome.

West Suffolk Rifle Club

Wey Valley Rifle & Pistol Club

Weybridge Rifle and Pistol Club

Whittlesey Rifle Club

Woodstock Rifle and Pistol Club

Worcester Norton Shooting Club
Worcester Norton Shooting Club est 1982 Facilities available for Air / Small & Full Bore / Black Powder Pistol & Rifle /Practical Shotgun & Clays

Wrexham & District Rifle & Pistol Club
Wrexham & District Rifle & Pistol Club. Home Office Approved 25yd Indoor Range. Smallbore & Pistol Calibre Rifles. Muzzle Loading Pistols, Fullbore Target shooting @ 400yds M.O.D. Range.

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Great post and many thanks for clearing up a lot of misconceptions (a lot of my own) about firearms ownership in the UK, mainly that people could own and shoot them :redface: I remember seeing a pic of a person shooting a SPAS12 with a short mag and very long barrel and being surprised that it was legal to own there.
 
tenringbound said:
Great post and many thanks for clearing up a lot of misconceptions (a lot of my own) about firearms ownership in the UK, mainly that people could own and shoot them :redface: I remember seeing a pic of a person shooting a SPAS12 with a short mag and very long barrel and being surprised that it was legal to own there.
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That'll be me!

Ahem, maybe. :=)

tac
 
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