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Target Rifle
Target Rifle (TR) is the NRA’s heritage and how the Association started
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Gallery Rifle & Pistol
Short and medium distances with various rifles and pistols using pistol caliber cartridges.
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Target Shotgun
Events that use of a shotgun for the purposes of competition, specifically excluding clay shooting.
NRA Training
The NRA offers a multitude of training courses, from Probationary Training, to Disciplines specific training. The Association currently runs 4 different Discipline training courses(CSR, GR&P, TR and TS), but to get involved in any of our disciplines, please click on the link below and get in touch with the Discipline Rep who will be happy to help you get involved.
The NRA supports 12 different disciplines (types of shooting at different distances using different firearms).
Each discipline has a Discipline Rep appointed by General Council charged with being the NRA ambassador for that type of shooting.
Clay Pigeon shooting, although controlled by the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, is practiced at the NRA owned and run National Clay Shooting Centre at Bisley.
Below is the list of NRA Training Courses and Disciplines promoted.
Probationary Members Courses
The new modular Probationary training course is now being offered at Bisley. Probationers complete an initial introductory module on safety and a general introduction to target shooting, followed by one or more discipline specific skills modules.
Probationary Membership
This membership is for people new to shooting who require full training in the skills of marksmanship and target shooting.
300m
As the figure implies this rifle discipline shoots at the fixed distance of 300m or about 329 yards.
Clay Shooting
There are two types of Clay shooting, the Formal Clay Shooting Disciplines and Sporting Clay.
Match Rifle
Match Rifle can be thought of as an extreme, experimental version of Target Rifle.
Sporting Rifle
Sporting Rifle shooting takes place under the auspices of the British Sporting Rifle Club (BSRC).
Target rifle
Target Rifle (TR) is the NRA’s heritage and how the Association started.
