Calendar of Events
Event organizers are encouraged to submit as much information as possible and make available entry forms or contact email addresses for general inquiries. You can subscribe using your own calendar application or link it to Google Calendar for easy access via mobile devices.
Most 2021 events are now (theoretically) confirmed – however continue to check back. The calendar will be kept up to date as the season progresses when entry forms and additional information gets added – or removed.
Please be aware of potential cancellations for the 2021 season
Confirmed Cancellations
6-7 Mar: CRC Spring Meeting – Chelmsford
27-28 Mar: Spring Action Meeting – Bisley
10-11 Apr: ATSC GR&P Open Meeting – Bisley
17-18 Apr: ATSC ISSF/BP Open Meeting – Bisley
15-16 May: JSPC Spring Open – Galashiels
31 May: IGRF International 1500 Phoenix match – Bisley
A printable copy of the calendar is here.
**Event Cancelled**
The Army Target Shooting Club Open ISSF Meeting
The Army Target Shooting (ATSC) Club’s annual Club Championships and Open ISSF Meeting is at a mid April timeslot for 2021.
The meeting contains a mixture ISSF oriented events.
Entry forms are available to download below.
Entry Forms
Budleigh Farm Speed Steel Challenge
Falling plate target shooting competitions held at the Budleigh Farm Shooting ground in the glorious rolling hills of the Dartmoor National park in Devon.
Designed to be both fun and challenging it is suitable for novice and experienced GRSB/LSR .22 shooters alike and will test both speed and precision shooting at a variety of steel shapes at different ranges.
Whatever your ability the instant gratification on hearing the “plink” and watching the target fall just can’t be beat!
The 2021 Basildon Open
Another three days for again 2021 – however a week later over the (former) Early May Bank Holiday weekend. Basildon put on an excellent shoot with plenty of space to camp overnight and a pretty decent BBQ for those who wish to partake – just bring a few drinks! Shops and supermarkets just down the road if you prefer and to keep ahead of the Derby mob – well tough. I think John has definitely given up on the shower!
**Event Cancelled**
The MATTERSEY Gallery Rifle OPEN
Entry forms – Online | PDF | MS Word
**EVENT CANCELLED**
Joint Services Pistol Club 2021 Spring Open Shorts Championships
Fully classified Matches for
- Timed & Precision 1
- Multi – Target
- Phoenix A
CentreFire and Small Bore Gallery Rifle and Long Barrelled Revolver and Pistol matches available
Details and Entry forms available from the Joint Services Pistol Club website.
Entry forms – Editable PDF
The 2021 Phoenix Meeting
Something for everybody at the Phoenix. At its usual bank holiday slot at the end of May for the 2021 season
Entry forms are available via the NRA web site.
Enter on-line
**Event Cancelled**
The 2021 International 1500 Match at the Phoenix
The International head to head 1500 match between teams from Great Britain, Ireland, Germany and South Africa.
The 141st Aberdeen Wapinschaw
To be held at:
Drums Ranges and Black Dog Ranges Friday 11th to Sunday 13th June 2021
General Meeting Details
and
Full details of match specific Rules & Regulations are now available
Please be invited to the Wapinschaw competition which is following the same format as previous years and contains competitions for 5 of the GR classes as well as muzzle-loading rifles, pistols and revolvers.
New this year by popular request is an Aggregate Trophy for GRCF Classic rifles incorporating scores from TP1, MT & Precision.
As before we are delighted that BBQ, cakes and refreshments are available free of charge (although donations appreciated).
Entry forms now available:
[Entry Forms – PDF | MS Word]
Entry forms and further information are also be available for direct from the Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club website
The 2021 Derby Open 1500 and Shorts
At the height of the Summer – a full event list of 1500, shorts (for all gun types) the HCNM match and, of course, the excellent BBQ.
Overnight camping available however this year its a BYOB (Bring your Own Beer) event 🙁
Entry Forms here and via the Derby Website
Entry Form | 1500 for a Fiver | Derby Open Poster
For new or unclassified shooters….
Try a 1500 for a Fiver
The Cottesloe Practical Shotgun Challenge
The Cottesloe Heath Challenge (Bisley) will also be a round of the 2021 NRA Shotgun League. This match can be shot on either Saturday or Sunday with some places on the Friday.
Entry forms are available via the NRA web site.
The 2021 NASRPC Irish Open and IGRF Gallery Rifle Open
CF Lever Action Rifle + SB Gallery Rifle – Individual & Team events
Pistol & Shotgun Events
Irish Leg of the IGRF International Matches in SB & CF
[Entry Forms | PDF | MS Word ]
For those who have been here before we look forward to seeing you all again and for those of you visiting Ireland for the first time we’re very excited to meet you all.
Here is a brief update we hope helps answer any questions you have, but please don’t hesitate to contact us with additional questions.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
The 2021 NASRPC Irish Open
will be hosted in
Bracken Gun Club
the weekend of July 2-4
Bracken is located just outside Strabane, Co. Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
—————
For Visitors from Britain, this means they do not need visitor permits to bring their firearms to Northern Ireland – and all competitions on offer are available to them.
Everyone else will require a PSNI Visitor Permit to bring their firearms into Northern Ireland – contact NASRPC who will co-ordinate this process.
————
There will be events in
.22 Prone Rifle,
.22 Bench Rifle,
Smallbore Gallery Rifle,
Centrefire Gallery Rifle
Smallbore Pistol,
Fullbore Pistol and
Target Shotgun
With individual, aggregate and team awards.
————–
The Irish Open also includes the Irish leg of the IGRF International Series and a new International Pistol Team event.
For more information, please contact competitions@nasrpc.ie
Scottish open Gallery Rifle Championships
The 2021 Scottish Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championship will be held on the 10-11th July at JSPC’s Colmsliehill range where a series of short events will be held. The Championship for Rifle will be held concurrently with a Championship for Long Barrelled Revolver and Pistol.
This competition is open to all and is a NRA-registered event. Scores will be submitted to the NRA for inclusion in the Gallery Rifle Ranking Tables and Gallery Rifle Classification. RO day will take place on the Friday 9th July
Scottish Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championship Short Events, to be held at JSPC Colmsliehill range on the 10-11 July.
Entry Forms – PDF | MS Word
** EVENT CANCELLED **
NRA Imperial Historic Arms Meeting.
Original or spirit of the original welcome at this meeting.
A plethora of events for Rifle, Pistol and Gallery Rifle. Don’t think this meeting is just for the historians and 19th Century aficionados. Plenty of events which can be entered with your modern day Marlins, Winchesters, Lee Enfields and Mausers.
The Gallery Rifle and Pistol meeting at the Imperial.
The meeting contains a mixture of squadded trophy matches and unlimited entry events. The meeting will run from Wednesday to Sunday.
Unlimited entry events will run throughout the meeting with Trophy matches running on Saturday and Sunday morning.
Rules, schedules, events and timings are also be listed in the Bisley Bible
[Enter on-line]
[Download Entry Form]
Entry forms available for all Imperial events are also available via the NRA web site
The Welsh Open 1500 and Shorts Championships
To be held at Haverfordwest Target Shooting Club – Pembrokeshire’s finest shooting ground.
Free camping available – make a weekend of it.
On-line entry now
Closing Date for entries is the 23th July 2021
[Paper entry forms here]
Claim 10% discount for 6 or more competitions entered, 15% for 10 or more entered and 50% for those under 21 years of age or those entering your 1st 1500 with us
Please note that the 2020 Welsh open will start on the Friday morning (7th August 2020) allowing for two and a half days shooting. We have also added T&P1 and MT for Shotgun (Manual and Semi-Auto), a classic rifle section to the shorts and 1500 as well as LBP and LBR in all competitions. Entry fee for shorts will be £7.50 and for 1500, £12.00. Entry forms are now available. Closing date for entries is 24 July although entries can be made on the day subject to availability of space and a surcharge on the entry fee.
The FDPC Rimfire Festival
A Rimfire Festival held at FDPC’s Shepton Mallet range complex. Five matches – T&P1, Multi-Target, The Granet Match, The America Match and a 1020. Appropriate matches above will be classified.
Entry Forms below.
Entry forms – PDF | MS Word
The 2021 Gallery Rifle National OPEN Championships
Continuing with the new date for the GR National Open Championships for 2020. To avoid clashing with the August Bank Holiday weekend this has been kept at the following weekend.
A weekend to compete and be crowned a National Champion. This event is predominantly for Gallery Rifles, (Centrefire and Smallbore) and Long Barrelled Revolvers and Pistols. Competitions available for:
- 25m and 50m precision
- Multi-Target
- Advancing Target
- The 1500
- Bianchi
- Timed and Precision matches
- Speed Steel Challenge.
Also some short-range competitions for older military firearms and the McQueen shoot for any rifle.
Entry forms will be available via the NRA web site.
Enter on-line.
The 2021 Police Meeting @ Bisley
A plethora of shooting events on offer for this meeting. To include
- On Melville Ranges – Advancing Target, T&P1, Multi target for both GRCF and GRSB
- Black powder matches
- Sport Pistol matches Lord Roberts Centre
- Prone rifle, 3P, Air Rifle / Pistol and 50m pistol
- On Century + Stickledown full bore target rifle/ FTR and F Open, practical rifle, and a McQueens Rifle comp
- Practical shotgun
Entry Forms
Enter on-line
JSPC 2021 Autumn Open Shorts Championships
Fully classified Matches for
- Timed & Precision 1
- Multi – Target
- Phoenix A
CentreFire and Small Bore Gallery Rifle and Long Barrelled Revolver and Pistol matches available
Details and Entry forms available from the Joint Servces Pistol Club website.
Entry form here
The SLG Bisley 1500 and Shorts
A return to Melville in late September for some 1500 and shorts matches organized by SLG Bisley.
Just a one day event but cheap accommodation should be easily available on the camp at that time of year. After the event all competitors are invited over to the SPOTT for a foot/BBQ and a few drinks.
[ Enter Here ]
The 2021 Autumn Target Shotgun Festival @ Bisley
The format for this increasingly popular weekend competition is:
Saturday morning – T&P1 and Multi-Target (all classes), NRA Embassy Cup.
Sunday, all day – Practical Shotgun.
To download the entry form C- follow the links
[Entry Forms | PDF ]
Budleigh Farm Rimfire Festival
Falling plate target shooting competitions held at the Budleigh Farm Shooting ground in the glorious rolling hills of the Dartmoor National park in Devon.
Designed to be both fun and challenging it is suitable for novice and experienced GRSB/LSR .22 shooters alike and will test both speed and precision shooting at a variety of steel shapes at different ranges.
Whatever your ability the instant gratification on hearing the “plink” and watching the target fall just can’t be beat!
Enter on-line
The County of Lancaster LSR (GRSB) Open
- Held at Burnley Rifle Club
- 25m Precision, 50 yd Precision, Precision Aggregate, Multi-Target, and Timed & Precision 1
- Registered event for National Gallery Rifle Ranking
- 25m Precision
- 50m Precision
- Multi Target
- Timed & Precision 1
Details and Entry forms now Available
The 2021 Trafalgar Meeting
Shooters with a historical inclination will turn towards the Trafalgar Meeting as memories of the Imperial fade. “Spirit of the Original” is the ethos of the meeting so don’t be fooled into thinking expensive original firearms are all that can be used here.
Don’t forget to apply for the well supported Trafalgar Dinner held on the Saturday night. And in addition to all the shooting the shooting there is an Arms and Militeria Fair held in Bisley Pavilion.
Entry forms will be available via the NRA web site.
The 2021 Autumn Action Weekend
This is the last of the years main Gallery Rifle Action Weekends that encourages Gallery Rifle shooting for the Gallery Rifle community who visit Bisley.
This meeting includes competitions for Gallery Rifles both Smallbore and Centrefire and Long Barrelled Revolvers and Pistols. There are also competitions for those of you who have an interest in Target Shotgun. For shooters who crave longer distances there are Fullbore competitions held simultaneously at 200 yards.
Entry forms available via the NRA web site.
Enter on-line
The 2021 Chelmsford Winter Action Weekend
The 2021 Chelmsford Winter Action Weekend – 6th-7th November
Chelmsford Rifle Club is pleased to announce that it is hosting two weekends of action shooting in 2021. Sadly no camping but plenty of parking and lunch will be included for all. Indoor shooting and a comfortable lounge to keep out of the cold if we have inclement weather.
Entry Forms below.
Enter on-line
Entry forms – PDF | MS Word
The IGRF Gallery Rifle Championships
(and 2021 German Open)
Held at the Leitmar Range Complex in Germany.
Also including Shorts and 1500 matches.
