The Derby Open Entry Forms for the 2015 Derby Open are now available for download over on the Derby Website and below. Two days of full competition in 1500, Multi-Target T&P1, T&P2 and T&P3 as well as a shotgun match on offer. By popular demand classic entries also available this year in the T&P1, T&P2 and Multi-Target […]
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Oct
2
Fri
all-day
The 2026 Cornish Open
@ Duchy Shooting Association
The 2026 Cornish Open
@ Duchy Shooting Association
Oct 2 – Oct 4 all-day
The 2026 Cornish Open We will roll again for 2026: Following the success of our inaugural 2024 meeting and our follow up 2025 meeting the Duchy Shooting Association is, again, proud to present the Cornish[...]
Oct
3
Sat
all-day
Autumn 2026 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Autumn 2026 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Oct 3 – Oct 4 all-day
The 2026 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[...]
Oct
10
Sat
all-day
Budleigh Farm Rimfire Festival
@ Budleigh Farm Target Shooting Club
Budleigh Farm Rimfire Festival
@ Budleigh Farm Target Shooting Club
Oct 10 – Oct 11 all-day
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[...]
Oct
17
Sat
all-day
The 2026 Trafalgar Meeting
@ The NRA, Bisley Camp
The 2026 Trafalgar Meeting
@ The NRA, Bisley Camp
Oct 17 – Oct 18 all-day
The 2026 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[...]
Oct
25
Sun
all-day
Cancelled – The FDPC Handgun Cha...
@ Frome & District Pistol Club
Cancelled – The FDPC Handgun Cha...
@ Frome & District Pistol Club
Oct 25 all-day
Cancelled – The FDPC Handgun Challenge – Cancelled The FDPC Handgun Challenge A late season Handgun match for LBPs and LBRs to be held at FDPC’s Shepton Mallet range complex. Five proposed matches – T&P1,[...]
Nov
6
Fri
all-day
The BDMP German Open Gallery Rif...
@ Leitmar Ranges, Germany
The BDMP German Open Gallery Rif...
@ Leitmar Ranges, Germany
Nov 6 – Nov 8 all-day
The BDMP Gallery Rifle Championships (and 2026 IGRF/German Open) Held at the Leitmar Range Complex in Germany. Also including Shorts and 1500 matches.
Nov
14
Sat
all-day
British Young Shooters (BYSA) No...
@ The NRA
British Young Shooters (BYSA) No...
@ The NRA
Nov 14 – Nov 15 all-day
British Young Shooters (BYSA) November Bonfire Bonanza event One of two weekend events aimed to offer BYSA members the opportunity to shoot on the NRA’s ranges in Bisley and to introduce a number of shooting[...]
Nov
28
Sat
all-day
The Dave Stanley Open
@ Bishop Auckland Gun Club
The Dave Stanley Open
@ Bishop Auckland Gun Club
Nov 28 – Nov 29 all-day
The Dave Stanley Open A new title for 2026 – the same venue…. Offering the following Gallery Rifle Smallbore (GRSB – xx01). Any sights. Gallery Rifle Centrefire (GRCF – xx02). Any sights Gallery Rifle Centrefire Open[...]
Feb
27
Sat
all-day
The 2027 Chelmsford Spring Open
@ Cheshunt Rifle & Pistol Club
The 2027 Chelmsford Spring Open
@ Cheshunt Rifle & Pistol Club
Feb 27 – Feb 28 all-day
The 2027 Chelmsford Spring Open Chelmsford (1944) Rifle Club will be holding a two day Open GR&P competition in late February 2027. More details to follow Entry forms – On-line
Mar
6
Sat
all-day
Spring 2027 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Spring 2027 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Mar 6 – Mar 7 all-day
The 2027 Spring 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[...]
Mar
20
Sat
all-day
The 2027 Spring Action Weekend
@ The NRA
The 2027 Spring Action Weekend
@ The NRA
Mar 20 – Mar 21 all-day
The 2027 Spring Action Weekend The first of three newly revamped Gallery Rifle Action weekends held at Bisley throughout 2025 to encourage Gallery Rifle action shooting to include Centrefire and Smallbore, Long Barrelled Pistol and[...]
Apr
16
Fri
all-day
JSPC Spring 2027 Open Championships
@ Galashiels
JSPC Spring 2027 Open Championships
@ Galashiels
Apr 16 – Apr 18 all-day
Joint Services Pistol Club 2027 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[...]
May
27
Thu
all-day
The Phoenix Meeting
@ The NRA
The Phoenix Meeting
@ The NRA
May 27 – May 30 all-day
The 2027 Phoenix Meeting Something for everybody at the Phoenix. The 2027 Phoenix meeting is its 30th anniversary The meeting will be held across its traditional long weekend slot, 27th – 30th May. Entry forms [...]
Jun
11
Fri
all-day
The Cottesloe Practical Shotgun ...
@ NSC, Bisley
The Cottesloe Practical Shotgun ...
@ NSC, Bisley
Jun 11 – Jun 13 all-day
The Cottesloe Practical Shotgun Challenge The Cottesloe Heath Challenge (Bisley) will also be a round of the 2027 NRA Shotgun League. This match can be shot on either Saturday or Sunday with some places on[...]
Jul
10
Sat
all-day
The 2027 NRA Imperial Historic A...
@ The NSC, Bisley
The 2027 NRA Imperial Historic A...
@ The NSC, Bisley
Jul 10 – Jul 11 all-day
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[...]
Jul
15
Thu
all-day
The 2027 NRA Imperial Gallery Ri...
@ Melville Ranges, The NSC, Bisley
The 2027 NRA Imperial Gallery Ri...
@ Melville Ranges, The NSC, Bisley
Jul 15 – Jul 18 all-day
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 Thursday to Sunday. Unlimited entry events will run[...]
Jul
30
Fri
all-day
The 2027 Scottish Gallery Rifle ...
@ JSPC Ranges
The 2027 Scottish Gallery Rifle ...
@ JSPC Ranges
Jul 30 – Aug 1 all-day
Scottish Gallery Rifle Championships The 2027 Scottish Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championship will be held on the 7-9th August at JSPC Ranges near Galashiels where a series of short events will be held. The Championship[...]
all-day
The 2027 Welsh Gallery Rifle Ope...
@ Haverfordwest Shooting Ground
The 2027 Welsh Gallery Rifle Ope...
@ Haverfordwest Shooting Ground
Jul 30 – Aug 1 all-day
The Welsh Open 1500 and Shorts Championships To be held at Haverfordwest Target Shooting Club – Pembrokeshire’s finest shooting ground. Provisional 30th July – 1st August 2027 This year we’ll hopefully host a home countries[...]
Sep
17
Fri
all-day
The 2027 GR National OPEN Champi...
@ The NSC, Bisley
The 2027 GR National OPEN Champi...
@ The NSC, Bisley
Sep 17 – Sep 19 all-day
The 2027 Gallery Rifle National OPEN Championships Slightly later in the month than the traditional slot – a weekend to compete and be crowned a National Champion. This event is predominantly for Gallery Rifles, (Centrefire[...]
Oct
2
Sat
all-day
Autumn 2027 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Autumn 2027 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Oct 2 – Oct 3 all-day
The 2027 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[...]
Oct
16
Sat
all-day
The 2027 Trafalgar Meeting
@ The NRA, Bisley Camp
The 2027 Trafalgar Meeting
@ The NRA, Bisley Camp
Oct 16 – Oct 17 all-day
The 2027 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[...]
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The Western Winner The 2015 Western Winner – just one day only this year – Saturday 9th May. This is the last Open meeting before the Phoenix, the last chance to get some match practice in before the major Bisley event of the GR&P season. Last gasp entries still possible. Entry forms here
The Bianchi – what of it? I’ve spent the most part of the close season attempting to engage with representatives of the GR&P community about the future of the Bianchi event with mixed response. The Bianchi as we know it consists of 4 events – barricade, mover, plates and practical. There are only a couple […]
The JSPC Spring Open Results The results here (in pdf format) have not not been challenged and are now final. JSPC Prize List JSPC Open Results Historic scores database updated and the Classifications also updated. Check your classifications – you may have been promoted as a result of this shoot! Rankings to follow….. Full details […]
The Basildon Event Its back, its bigger and better – and John is still running the BBQ and camp fire. God help us…. 🙂 But its a slickly run shoot (slickly mind!) run by skilled and no nonsense ROs who know what they are doing and know how to operate their kit. One individual even reported […]
Phoenix Officiating and Volunteering Please find the current Range Officer and volunteers roster for the Phoenix Meeting this year. RO Range Allocation Its the busiest Gallery Rifle & Pistol meeting of the year held at Bisley and of course – its not just GR&P. Shotgun events, rifle events held out to 1000 yards, the trade fair […]
The NRA Handgun League Sunday 12th April saw the launch of the NRA Handgun League at Shield Shooting Centre in Dorset. The League got off to a super start on Sunday with yet another great practical match from Steve Pike at Shield Shooting Centre, total match entries were over 60 with the pistol shooters making […]
The JSPC Spring Open Meeting April 18-19 2015 It is that time of year once again and following on from the previous year’s successes, it is important to get your JSPC Open entries in now for 2015. Entries on the day will only be permitted if there are available spaces and unfortunately there will be […]
The 2015 ATSC Open Meeting Gallery Rifle, ISSF Pistol and Black powder pistol Open Matches The next event in the Competitive Gallery Rifle calendar is the most Excellent Army Target Shooting Club (ATSC) Gallery Rifle Open match now has dates finalized and entry forms ready to download. The weekend event, this year held over the […]
The first Ranking Tables of the season are now out following the SAW. As usual it is based on your best 4 scores in a rolling year. Any problems I’m sure I’ll hear about it 🙂
The 2015 Western Winner The South West’s premier Open 1500 and shorts competition is available for one day only in 2015. The date is Saturday 9th May (not the 16th which may been have originally mentioned). Its definitely worth a visit. Excellent shooting and an excellent prize-table. A classified shot to boot (always has been) so […]
The 2015 Spring Action Weekend Some Images Post by NRA of the UK.
Phoenix 2015 Entry forms and calls for volunteers for the 2015 Phoenix meeting are now available. This multi-discipline meeting is a must for your shooting diary and has its roots in pistol calibre shooting but there are also plenty of competitions for Black Powder & Muzzle Loading, Air and Fullbore Rifle – from 15 yards […]
The Isle of Man Easter Shooting Festival 3-5 April 2015 There is still time to book yourselves an Easter break on the beautiful Isle of Man. If you do it will coincide with a cracking set of open comps to include 3P, PP1/2, Service and Practical matches, Air Pistol, BP pistol and service and sporting […]
The Spring Action Weekend Range Officer Allocation The 2015 Spring Action Weekend will run over the weekend of the 21-22 March. This year the meeting will have additional twist in that opportunities to compete in the the Historic & Classic events are now on offer. Details are being finalised and the entry form will be […]
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