Competitions
Astor Letter & Claim form
The Astor County Championship open to Rifle Club Team who wish to represent their County. Clubs must compete in the Qualifying Round in order to compete in the Astor Finals.
Please note that both the county association and all the clubs competing in the County Qualification Round, must be currently affiliated to the NRA at the date of the qualification round.
The Organiser or Astor Secretary must check that all competing teams have complied with this condition.
All counties are asked to encourage their clubs to enter this competition at county level and if successful, to attend the Imperial Meeting. If your team is successful and competes in the Astor Final, each individual must hold a valid Shooter Certification Card.
To download the Astor Letter & Claim form please CLICK HERE
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Competitions
NRA 100 Competition scores for 2017
To view and download the NRA 100 Scores for 2017 – Click here
Congratulations to Roger Ellis of Wandsworth RC on Winning Target Rife Class and Shane Hancock of Mars Minerva winning Service Rifle Class of the 2017 NRA 100 competition. Commiserations to those taking part who did not win. I hope to see more of you participating during 2018 in what is a fun and unique competition.
The NRA 100 is a 3-Position shoot over 200 or 300yds shooting 4 non-convertible sighters and 10 scoring shots to count in the order: Prone, Standing then Kneeling or Sitting. Because of range limitations on availability of 200yds targets any scores from 200 or 300 shot to the competition rules and on standard NRA face targets can be entered and will be scored side by side. This year’s winners shot at 300yds.
NRA 100 shoots and entries can be arranged by any NRA affiliated club and shot on any suitable range during 2018. The scores + a small prize fund & badge fee of £2 sent to myself to award the winner and prize badges to p.northam@virgin.net. NRA 100 shoots will be organised by myself and advertised so any NRA or Guest entrants can attend to shoot them side by side.
Congratulations to the 2017 winners, wishing you all good shooting for 2018.
Phil Northam
The North Herts Rifles
Organiser NRA 100
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Competitions
Spring Action Weekend – Entries Open!
Spring Action Weekend
Saturday 30th – Sunday 31st March 2019
The first of our Gallery Rifle Meetings 2019 – Spring Action Weekend – kicks off the season with a weekend full of shooting fun.
Packed full of competitions, this weekend offers you the chance to shoot a wide range of disciplines including:
- Gallery Rifle & Pistol
- Target Shotgun
- Civilian Service Rifle
Added extras:
Aside from the GR&P events on Melville, Butt Zero hosts the Target Shotgun matches on Saturday in addition to the exhilarating Speed Steels running until mid-afternoon.
The Practical Pistol Match (part of the NRA Handgun League) is shot on Butt Zero on Sunday 31st.
Short Siberia features the multi-positional fullbore shooting events are shot beside the 200x McQueen matches on the Saturday.
The popular Mini McQueen runs throughout the weekend on Time Limit.
To Enter
Entries in person from competition reception will be accepted across the weekend subject to availability.
If you are new to the GR&P Action weekend we recommend you download the PDF as it offers a clear outline of the weekend’s events. You can also refer to the GR&P Handbook for further details.
Range Crew Sign-Up:
Without dedicated volunteers this and may other competitions would not be able to field the amount of competitors wanting to take part. You can help out for as little as half a day, or if you fancy it – the whole weekend!
Range Crew typically take on the following roles:
- Range Officers
- Range Crew – On the range helping to reface targets, clear rifles etc.
- Stats
- Markers
Looking to improve your Skills?
Throughout 2019 two types of Gallery Rifle Skills Courses will be on offer; an Introduction to Gallery Rifle, and specific Skills Development Courses. These will be held both at Bisley and other venues across the UK.
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Dates for your diary:
Further competition in the Gallery Rifle 2018 Calendar include:
- Phoenix: 24th – 27th May
- Gallery Rifle & Pistol Imperial: 17th – 21st July
- Gallery Rifle Nationals: 31st August – 1st September
- Autumn Action Weekend: 26th – 27th October
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Target Rifle Skills Course
Target Rifle Skills Course
Saturday 27th – Sunday 28th April 2019
This two day Target Rifle Skills Course will provide the fundamental skills to improve their scores and take part in TR events and competitions.
This course is aimed at shooters who have some experience of shooting TR – and ideally those who own their own rifle and equipment.
Course Highlights:
The course will focus on:
- Shooting equipment
- Zeroing
- Shooting position and technique
- Breathing and trigger control
- Plotting as an aid to group centring
- Wind reading
- Essentials of competition and team shooting
- Rifle maintenance
- Clubs
The course involves both classroom and practical range work, with expert coaching from national and international level shooters.
Who can take part?
The course is open to all NRA members including those who do not currently hold an FAC or possess the appropriate firearm.
Non-NRA members can attend providing they have successfully completed the required probationary course, possess an appropriate firearm and pay the additional course fee.
This course does not offer a Shooter Certification Card (SCC) assessment – therefore if you do not have ‘Iron Sighted Rifle” listed SCC you would not be able to enter this course.
Attendees must be over 14 years of age on the first day of the course.
More Courses & Competitions
For details on other courses the NRA are organising – CLICK HERE
For details on up and coming Target Rifle Competitions – CLICK HERE
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Target Rifle Skills Course
Target Rifle Skills Development Course
Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th June 2019
This two day Target Rifle Skills Course will provide the fundamental skills to improve their scores and take part in TR events and competitions.
This course is aimed at shooters who have some experience of shooting TR – and ideally those who own their own rifle and equipment.
Course Highlights:
The course will focus on:
- Shooting equipment
- Zeroing
- Shooting position and technique
- Breathing and trigger control
- Plotting as an aid to group centring
- Wind reading
- Essentials of competition and team shooting
- Rifle maintenance
- Clubs
The course involves both classroom and practical range work, with expert coaching from national and international level shooters.
Who can take part?
The course is open to all NRA members including those who do not currently hold an FAC or possess the appropriate firearm.
Non-NRA members can attend providing they have successfully completed the required probationary course, possess an appropriate firearm and pay the additional course fee.
This course does not offer a Shooter Certification Card (SCC) assessment – therefore if you do not have ‘Iron Sighted Rifle” listed SCC you would not be able to enter this course.
Attendees must be over 14 years of age on the first day of the course.
To Enter
**Entries open approximately 6 weeks prior to the course date**
More Courses & Competitions
For details on other courses the NRA are organising – CLICK HERE
For details on up and coming Target Rifle Competitions – CLICK HERE
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CSR Imperial Meeting
Civilian Service Rifle Imperial Meeting 2019
Wednesday 3rd – Sunday 7th July
** Entries open approximately 6 weeks prior to the start of the competition**
The pinnacle of the Civilian Service Rifle year are the Imperial matches. During the CSR Imperial Meeting matches take place from 25 yards to 600 yards testing every aspect of a competitors’ skill. They conclude with Crowning the Champion shot in each CSR class (Historic, Iron, Service Optic & Practical Optic).
Awards are given for each match, the Short Range and Long Range Aggregates and to the overall Champions.
The majority of the competition takes place on Century Range although a couple of the matches take place on nearby MoD Ranges – Pirbright.
For Courses of Fire please refer to the CSR Handbook available to download here.
NRA CSR Falling Plates – Team Match
Teams of 4 firers shoot against each other in a ‘knockout event’ to see who can shoot down 10 steel plates in the quickest time.
Teams start in the prone position at 300 yards firing point and on the ‘Go’ signal sprint to the 200 yards firing point adopt the prone position, make ready and open fire at their plates. The team knocking all of their plates down in the quickest time (typically 23-25 seconds) goes through to the next round.
Historic Rifles have their own class and whist the plates are the same the only have to run 25 yards before starting to knock them down. The Falling Plates event takes place on a Saturday evening before Methuen Match and has often attracted more than 40 separate teams.
CSR Methuen – Team Match
Following the individual Imperial CSR matches the Methuen is a Team match shot in two classes; Modern and Historic.
Teams of six firers and a non-shooting captain take part in the Short Range Match for the Mauser and Mons Trophies, additional individual awards, the Kukri and Bayonet Trophies, are also presented for the highest score in each class. Up to twenty teams can take part and clubs from all over the United Kingdom and from Europe enter this closely fought match and although team scores are monitored throughout the match the winners are not know until the last shot is fired.
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Skills Development Courses
Our Skills Courses are aimed at three groups of shooters:
- Those who are new to target shooting and aim to become skilled in a specific discipline
- Those wishing to gain more skill, knowledge and experience of a particular discipline
- Those wanting to take part in competitive shooting
We currently provide courses for the following Disciplines:
- Civilian Service Rifle (CSR)
- Gallery Rifle (GR)
- Target Rifle (TR)
- Target Shotgun (TS)
The courses are open to all members of the target shooting community including those who do not currently hold an FAC or possess the appropriate firearm. Non NRA members can attend providing they pay the additional Non-member fee.
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Shooter Certification Card (SCC) – YES |
Shooter Certification Card (SCC) – NO |
| NRA Member |
YES |
YES – Providing that the course can offer an SCC assessment at the end of the course day |
| Member of NRA Affiliated Club |
YES |
| Non Member |
YES |
Each course is inclusive of range fees, targets, scorebook, individual coaching and lunch. Ammunition and firearms are not included, however can be hired from the NRA – specific details are listed on the relevant course paperwork.
Civilian Service Rifle Courses
| Skills Development Course: |
Saturday 22nd September |
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| Skills Development Course: |
Saturday 24th November |
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Gallery Rifle Courses
| Skills Development Course: |
Sunday 4th November |
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Target Shotgun Courses
| Skills Course: |
Sunday 23rd September |
Fully Booked |
Due to a high demand for this course we are looking to add another course in before the New Year.
Black Powder Certification Course
| Skills Course: |
Sunday 14th October |
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