Facilities
Central London
The Club has access to an indoor air-conditioned 6 lane 25m range in Blackfriars in the City of London. The range is rated for .22 target rifle and gallery rifle up to .45.
In the summer of 2012, our new purpose-built range will open. This range will be shared with Marylebone Rifle and Pistol Club (who shared the old St Alphage House premises with us for many years). With dedicated prone, gallery and air ranges and a club room, we will have facilities second to none in the London area. More space, more range time, more storage.
A number of members are qualified as instructors and/or coaches and are happy to help with training and development. Club shooters compete at all levels of competition and anyone who wishes to compete is encouraged to do so. We boast several internationals among our membership.
The range has an armoury, with very limited storage facilities for members. This space is made available to those shooters who are most active in our league competitions.
Club rifles and all necessary equipment are available at the range without charge for members to use in all categories of competition. Many members prefer to acquire their own rifles in due course, and advice on this will be given after you have joined
The range is open on Wednesday evenings from 6.00pm to 9.00pm.
Bisley
Bisley is the Club's home ground. We meet at Bisley once per month, in addition to the regular weekly meets at the City range. Rifles used are of all calibres and types, from small-bore to fullbore 7.62mm Target Rifles. These are shot, depending on calibre, at indoor and outdoor ranges, at distances from 25yards to 1200yds, in all weathers. There is an extensive range of shotgun target-shooting facilites, and several pistol ranges, some with fixed targets, and some with moving targets.
The full bore rifle season proper opens in March, culminating with the Club Championships in September. Almost every weekend day has a match, and Club shooters feature prominently in national and international competition. Current members hold both the Grand Aggregate and the Queen's Prize.
The Queen's Prize winner is traditionally chaired off the range on the shoulders of his peers. Here Glyn Barnett is carried off to the cheers of all.
Club 7.62mm and .22 target rifles are available for members to use, and there are limited secure storage facilities available for members' own rifles.
There is a full-bore shooting introduction day in June to encourage members who want to try long distance shooting, but anyone who wants to start before then is welcome to do so.
The Club is an affiliate of the London and Middlesex Rifle Association and uses its extensive club house at Bisley Camp. This includes a full bar, two restaurants, bedrooms for overnight stays and limited secure storage.
Bisley Camp is the home of the National Rifle Association, the governing sports body of all but small-bore shooting in the UK, and the National Small Bore Rifle Association, the governing body for small bore rifle and air pistol and air rifle shooting.
