About

The Imperial Meeting is the pinnacle of the Civilian Service Rifle calendar. Competitions take place from 25-500x testing every aspect of a competitors’ skill.

You can compete in on of four classes:

  • Historic: Any SMLE/ No.4/ No. 5 rifle, service pattern as issued, with no attachments
  • Iron: Any rifle with iron sights, with no restriction on slings (but rests may not be used)
  • Service Optic: Any rifle with optic sights with no restriction on slings. Rests may not be used. (Any vertical or angled fore grip, if fitted, may be used)
  • Practical Optic: Any rifle with optic sights, with no restriction on slings or rests. If any rest is utilised it must remain fitted to the rifle at all times during the match

📅 Competition Dates

2025 Competition Dates:

Wednesday 2nd – Sunday 6th July 2025

 

Draft 2026 Competition Dates:

Wednesday 1st – Sunday 5th July 2026

 

Full details to be published via online.nra.org.uk in due course

Results

Results are achieved by year in our Imperial Results section of the website

🏅 Awards

🏅 Medals are awarded to the top scoring competitors for each match, in each class, subject to the amount of entries. Prizegiving follows the individual part of the meeting – typically the Saturday evening.

  • 2+ competitors – Gold medal awarded
  • 6+ competitors – Gold and Silver medals awarded
  • 11+ competitors – Gold, Silver and Bronze medals awarded

Championship Awards: Trophies will be presented to the winners of each class, along with further NRA Medals