George Ellis digs into the genesis of CSR In an article written for the Issue 22, September 2025 edition of the LERA Bulletin George Ellis writes about the the very early days of CSR and what might have been… The article below is republished and distributed with permission from the author. 7 July 1966, Bisley […]
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Aug
13
Thu
all-day
The Gallery Rifle Northern Irela...
@ Dungannon RPC ranges
The Gallery Rifle Northern Irela...
@ Dungannon RPC ranges
Aug 13 – Aug 15 all-day
The Gallery Rifle Northern Ireland Championships 13-15th August 2026 The festival will host registered matches for NRA gallery rifle championships and an NI region WA1500 registered handgun match. Gallery competition courses of fire to include[...]
Aug
22
Sat
all-day
The Derby Handgun Challenge
@ Derby RPC
The Derby Handgun Challenge
@ Derby RPC
Aug 22 – Aug 23 all-day
The Derby Handgun Challenge – 2026 Online Entry Forms The Derby Handgun Challenge 2026 will follow rules set out in the GR handbook and national classifications will be used. Camping is available from Friday, and[...]
Aug
28
Fri
all-day
JSPC Autumn 2026 Open Championships
@ Galashiels
JSPC Autumn 2026 Open Championships
@ Galashiels
Aug 28 – Aug 30 all-day
JSPC 2026 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[...]
Sep
5
Sat
all-day
The 2026 SLG Bisley 1500 and Shorts
@ Melville Ranges, Bisley
The 2026 SLG Bisley 1500 and Shorts
@ Melville Ranges, Bisley
Sep 5 all-day
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[...]
Sep
18
Fri
all-day
The 2026 GR National OPEN Champi...
@ The NSC, Bisley
The 2026 GR National OPEN Champi...
@ The NSC, Bisley
Sep 18 – Sep 20 all-day
The 2026 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
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 2025 Target Shotgun Festival
@ Butt Zero, Bisley
Autumn 2025 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
The FDPC Handgun Challenge
@ Frome & District Pistol Club
The FDPC Handgun Challenge
@ Frome & District Pistol Club
Oct 25 all-day
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, T&P3, America Match, 1020 and WA48 (although subject[...]
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…. At Bishop Auckland Gun Club The team look forward to seeing you all Entry Forms MS Doc | PDF
Jul
30
Fri
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[...]
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2025 Competition and Events Calendar The 2025 Gallery Rifle and Pistol (and a few others) Competition and Events calendar is more or less finalised with all the usual events confirmed. Additional events are welcome – browse the lists here to identify a potential date. 2025 Calendar of Events
The 2024 Gallery Rifle and Pistol Competition and Events Calendar
Trafalgar Results and Archives The 2020 Trafalgar results are now finalized and published. The historic Trafalgar scores database has also been updated. This only goes back to 2010 but this year’s results now mean there are 10 years of archive scores for the interested to peruse – over 11,200 entries. Although the Trafalgar is a […]
Gallery Rifle at the Imperial The GR section of the imperial starts on the 18th July and continues till Sunday inclusive, for those who have been before its a laid back mixture of medal competitions available every day which can be re-entered as many times as you have the ammunition to shoot, and trophy matches […]
148th Imperial Meeting 16th June – 22nd July The first Imperial Meeting was contested on Wimbledon Common in 1890, when Queen Victoria fired the first shot and gave a prize of £250 to the best individual marksman. This set the pattern for the Association’s Annual Meeting, held every year with the exception of the two […]
The 2017 Phoenix Meeting We are now looking forward to one of the largest and most popular meetings of the season, the Phoenix Meeting, 26-28 May – with the International Match on Monday 29 May. This festival of shooting saw almost 500 competitors take part last year and provides the opportunity to shoot Gallery Rifle, […]
The Spring Action Weekend – 25-26 March We are looking forward now to the Spring Action Weekend – Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March 2017. This will be the first opportunity of the year at Bisley to shoot the range of matches on offer in GR&P, Classic and Historic, Full-bore Rifle, Target Shotgun and Practical […]
The 2016 Trafalgar Meeting Still looking for Range Officers if anyone would like to volunteer The upcoming Trafalgar Meeting is a must in the Classic and Historic calendar, held at Bisley on the weekend of Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October 2016. This Meeting is full of character, with competitors seen entering into the spirit […]
Trafalgar and AAW Results The Historic Trafalgar meeting and the Autumn Action Weekend both happened at Bisley Ranges in October. The Trafalgar ran over the weekend of the 17th and 18th October and the AAW over the weekend of the 26th and 27th October. As always, the meetings relied heavily on many Range Officers and volunteers to […]
The HBSA Historics Meeting This is the meeting’s second incarnation running on the historic Winans range at Bisley over the weekend of 15/16 August. Thanks go to Allan Kirk for organising, co-ordinating and running the meeting as well as to Linda and Mike Welsh, plus Neil Roberts for preparing the scores Results are available as […]
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