Leave the Irish guns alone! Mark Dennehy, an Irish ISSF shooter, has penned a concise reaction to the recent Irish report from the Department of Justice and Equality / An Garda Síochána Working Group on Review of Firearms Licensing. Its worth reading. The Gardai published a new copy of the “Commissioners Guidelines” and The Department of Justice […]
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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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GB Gallery Rifle Captain for 2015 The GB Gallery Rifle team compete on the world circuit and take part in at least three International shoots a year. Team captains are appointed on an annual basis. Nominations are now being sought for the Great Britain Gallery Rifle Captain for the 2015 season. The team will compete in IGRF […]
Classifications Have we got the classification scores correct ? Many have said that the pyramid is upside down and looking at the entries for some events it does seem that too many people seem to be in class X Before we start moving the classification score we as a community need to ask what percentage […]
O Captain! Our Captain! The England Gallery Rifle team is looking for a new England Captain for the 2015 season. Sophie West, the current Captain is stepping down at the end of this season after a fairly eventful year in the role which has seen Home Countries shooting events making their best annual showing yet! […]
The Gallery Rifle Sub Committee Following my appointment as the NRA Gallery Rifle Discipline Rep for a second period (2014 – 2017) I’m looking to put together a fresh discipline sub-committee. The sub-committee will be informal in its makeup but I am keen to formulate a dynamic which can move things along and keep the pushing legitimate boundaries of the GR […]
Wentworth Sporting Supplies – Opening Weekend 12th – 13th September 2014
Phoenix ROs Required Last Chance to sign up to help Don’t forget to sign up if you want to volunteer to help out at the Phoenix Meeting. It is not essential that you are fully qualified as an official RCO there are many tasks that need to be carried out. The meeting runs from Fri 23 […]
Gallery Rifle Discipline Day The Introduction to Gallery Rifle (GR) Course will provide the fundamental skills for taking part in GR events and competitions, and will include individual coaching of positional shooting techniques. The course is open to all NRA members including those who do not currently hold an FAC or possess the appropriate firearm, […]
The Army Target Shooting Club Gallery Rifle, ISSF Pistol and Black powder pistol Open Matches 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 weekend of the 12-13 April, contains a mixture of ISSF […]
Peter Beauchamp Bishop 1944 – 2014 Peter Bishop was born in Walthamstow in August 1944.His middle name was given after his grandfather who was a yeoman warder at the Tower of London and was housed at Beauchamp Tower. As a schoolboy, Peter excelled at many sports including football, cricket, swimming and cycling, representing his school […]
Phoenix 2014 Sponsors Many thanks to our sponsors who make such a valuable contribution to the success of the Phoenix meeting. Please support them when you can and thank them for what they are doing for us. Midway UK are again the 2014 Phoenix Meeting headline sponsor [promoslider slider=”phoenix-2014” numberposts=”8″ width=”500px” height=”400px”]
Spring Action Weekend Update If you haven’t already entered the Gallery Rifle & Pistol season opener, there is just a little under a week until the Spring Action Weekend on 22/23 March. You can enter online. Entry fees have been reduced for all events and we have introduced some new features, including on-range re-entries for […]
The GB Shooting Show – 2014 Don’t forget to pop by and say hello if you visit the show FloorPlan Yet again a few hardy souls we will be representing the Gallery Rifle and Pistol discipline at the Great British Shooting show in Stoneleigh between the 14th and 16th February. This year the show has […]
Service Rifle definitions for The Phoenix Meeting and Gallery Rifle and Pistol Meetings – 2014 The definitions of the Service Rifle classes have been changed to reflect the concerns of competitors that the existing classes were defined too broadly. The effect was to make it difficult for competitors to be sure that they were competing […]
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