UK Airgun Clubs and Associations for air gun shooting sports
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BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR SHOOTING & CONSERVATION (BASC)
Marford Mill,
Rossett,
Near WREXHAM
Clwyd LL12 0HL Tel : 01 244 573 000
BRITISH FIELD TARGET ASSOCIATION (BFTA)
B.F.T.A. Secretary Julie Chambers
B.F.T.A. chairman George Grim
http://www.bfta.net
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Other UK Organisations:
NATIONAL PISTOL ASSOCIATION.
BM NPA
LONDON WC1N 3XX FAX: 07000 785004
Northumberland County Small Bore Rifle Association
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J. Higginbottom, 27, Elgin Avenue, Howdon, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear NE28 0PH, England UK.
Telephone: (UK)+ 0191-289-1412.
National Small-bore Rifle Association
Geoff Doe, NSRA, (Ref: AirgunsToday.com)
Lord Roberts House,
Bisley Camp, Brookwood,
Woking, Surrey, GU24 0PB, England, UK.
NSRA WEB SITE
NRA (National Rifle Association) (Different from NSRA)
(Ref: AirgunsToday.com) Bisley Camp, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0PB, England, UK.
http://www.nra.org.uk
Bell Target Shooting Association,
Secretary; Tony Taylor (Ref: AirgunsToday.com),
National Indoor Shooting Centre Aldersley Stadium
Aldersley Road,
Wolverhampton, WV6 9NW.
Tel: 01902-743562
HILTON PARK F.T.C. (West Midlands)
LOCATED ON JUNCTION 11 M6 ?
Contact: Tony
UKPSA (United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association)
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PO Box 2562,
Earls Colne,
Essex CO6 2A.
Tel: 01956-703845 for Information.
SPORTSMAN’S ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND
Old Brewery Yard,
Kingsland Road
SHREWSBURY
Shropshire SY3 7JD Tel: 01 743 356 868
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REGIONAL INDEPENDANTS (UK)
BARBURY FTC SWINDON WILTS
Secretary: Jim Strutton 01793 - 870667
Near Junction 16 M4.
Meet Weds. afternoon / evening and all day Sundays.
Covered firing points.
http://members.tripod.co.uk/BarburyFTC/index.html
Birmingham: The 49th Rifle & Pistol Club
Birmingham, England, UK.
Telephone: (UK) 44 + 0121-328-1212 or FAX: (UK 44 + 0121-689-4177
Bury St Edmunds Pistol Club (Suffolk)
A black powder, rifle and air weapons club in Suffolk.
We meet on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings throughout the year, and on Wednesday evenings in the summer. Our website is www.bsepc.org.uk and
our e-mail address is info@bsepc.org.uk
Castle Field Target Air Rifle Club
Watnall Coppice, Watnall, Nottingham, England.
www.castleftarc.com
Chesterfield Target Club.
See their Web Site for full details and great pictures!
CONTACT: Steve Stanley at steve@stanley36.freeserve.co.uk NOTE: Corrected e-mail address!
Cromer Field Target ?
Details updated soon.
Cuffley Field Target Club
Based on the outskirts of Cuffley, Hertfordshire.
We meet on Monday evenings from 7.30 till 9.30. Come and shoot on three floodlit ranges and a purpose built 6 yard indoor pistol range. We cater for field target, plinkers, pistol and co2 pistol as long as it is non FAC. BASC affiliated.
For more information call Stuart 01992 633701
or e-mail me on Stuart.Hollis@BT.Com
Doveridge Sporting Air Rifle Club
nr Uttoxeter
We meet Saturdays, start approx 10 a.m. A fun club set up to enjoy all aspects of airgun shooting. Excellent facilities; cafe, toilets, shop (mainly shotgun), etc., also an indoor range for setting up rifles and also used for CO2 pistol. We are developing a sporting pistol competition, we also have as much ground as we could ever hope for available to us for both FT and sporting / plinking. Everyone is welcome whatever the equipment or ability; our only requirement is safety and enjoyment.
Open 6 days a week to members. The ground is also the BASC regional offices so we help with various BASC initiatives
C ontact Dave Mills on 01543 450173
or E-mail X-calibre@connectfree.co.uk
East Barnet Gun Club.
East Barnet. Enfield.
Practical Pistol is shot on a Tuesday evening, between 2000 - 2300.
All safe shooters welcome.
HARLOW PRACTICAL CLUB
Web Site: HPC
HEREWARD FIELD TARGET & AIR RIFLE CLUB
Based on the outskirts of Peterborough Cambridgeshire.
We meet every saturday from 12 oclock onwards. Come and shoot on a purpose built ground. All usual facilities and we welcome all air rifle and air pistol enthusiasts.
We cater for field target, plinkers, pistol and co2 pistol
For more information call Steve on 01778 421446 after 6.30 pm
Or e-mail me on Sharpezome19@aol.com
Horsham and District Field Target Shooting Club.
Located just off the bottom of the M23, at Horsham, West Sussex. We shoot on the first and third sunday mornings,10 am- to -1 pm. annual membership is £20. Plus £2 each morning that you shoot. The club is outdoors in woodland, muddy in winter but beautiful in the summer! You can shoot any type of airgun, at a range of up to 70 yards. Knockdown targets, etc. ~
Very friendly.
Contact Rick.07831 551386.
e-mail: 357@freeuk.com
HULL : NHRPC.
www.nhrpc.org.uk a gun club located in Hull, UK.
Most shooting disciplines catered for including: air rifle, fullbore carbine, fullbore and smallbore rifle, indoor black powder and clay pigeon shooting. E-mail Contact nhrpc@gofree.co.uk
Howard Jordan.
Lea Valley Field Target & Air Rifle Club.
www.leavalleyairgunclub.org
Secretary: Peter Cross. 07957 158140. ( March 2001: New Number! )
Shoot's , Saturday's , 10.00- 14.00 hrs.
Hanging Grove, Bramfield Road. Hertford.
All safe shooters welcome. Open Ranges with covers.
Lincolnshire Shooting Centre.
New Farm, Ingoldmells Road,
Burgh le Marsh. Skegness.
Lincs. PE24 5HF.
Telephone: 01754 810424
The next comp. is on 9th June, 9.30 start. £10 entry fee and it is indoors so the weather does not effect things. We have on site accommodation, a restaurant, bar, club room and a large car park. It is only 5 miles from Skegness so shooters can bring their family to the sea side and shoot. We run course in fire arms safety, gun handling, black powder pistols, shot guns, rifles and all the trainers are NRA, BWSS and UKPSA trained.
Lincolnshire, North East Linc's Target Club
Bradley Range,
Bradley Road, Bradley,
Grimsby
Secretary: Steve Davidson 01469 574709
web site - www.faroe.co.uk/neltc.htm
Norwich Norwich Air Rifle Field Target Club
Meet Sundays @ Mid Norfolk Shooting School,
Deighton Hills, North of Norwich on Drayton Road.
ROUGH WEDGE FIELD TARGET CLUB:
Cannock, Staffordshire, England.
John Cummings (Secretary/Press Officer)
EMail : roughwedge@g7jac.demon.co.uk
Home Page : http://www.g7jac.demon.co.uk/RWFTC1.htm
(( see our Club Profile in AirgunsToday - Club Section.))
Shropshire: Border Airgun Club
Town/City : Four Crosses on the shropshire border, facilities for airgun shooters.
We have F.T targets plinking ranges and a bench rest for zeroing work.
We are a small club which has recently opened.
Contact: Steve on 01691 830782
Tayside Airgun Club.
The web address is as follows; http://www.homestead.com/taysideairgunclub/
Westland (Somerset) R & P Club
(AGS&C) K. Hankey, 3 Richmond Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1BA, England, UK.
Telephone: (UK) 44 + 01935-429205
Yellowbellies Field Target Club
Grimsby, North-east Lincolnshire,UK.
We are members of NEFTA
Contact Name: Tony Illidge
E-mail address: tony@illidge86.freeserve.co.uk
Yorkshire Marksmen ARC
NEFTA
Gildersome near Leeds/Bradford.
Contacted either by e mail: txsharpie@bigfoot.com
or Andrew Sharp (YMARC)
4 Heights Lane ,Heaton, Bradford ,BD9 6JB.
Telephone: 01274-494913 Regards Andy.
Yoxford (Suffolk) Airgun Club.
Westleton Gun Club (Sundays)
Contact: Roger Pearce - (01728) 668014
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Northern Ireland Field Target Association
Chairman: Melvyn Irvine
21 Travers Place, Dervock, BT53 8BX
Co Antrim N.Ireland
Telephone 02820-741693
Email melvyn.irvine@btinternet.com
Secretary : Jonathan Orr
33 Fourtowns Manor
Ahoghill, Ballymena BT42 1RS
Co Antrim N.Ireland
Telephone 02825-878929
Email jaorr@lineone.net
CRAIGAVON , CO. ARMAGH, N. IRELAND
Secretary: DAN MCALINDEN
COUNTY ARMAGH SPORTING AIR RIFLES
C/O 89, Meadowbrook,
Tullygally,
Craigavon,
Northern Ireland.
e-mail address: CIARAN@thelad88.freeserve.co.uk
SCOTLAND
AUCHTERHOUSE, DUNDEE
Tayside Air Gun Club
A new Airgun Club based at Auchterhouse near Dundee.
Secretary: Tim Gallagher timinscotland@icqmail.com
Dechmont Airgun Club - Glasgow.
FT Club with shooting grounds between Hamilton and Glasgow.
New members welcome - serious and safe shooters. New shooters also welcomed.
The Club are the current Scottish Clubs Cup champions but we have shooters of all
grades and with all kinds of equipment - you do nat have to be a Grade A shooter or
have 'super' kit to enjoy your sport with us.
Contact: Jim Craig mailto:jcraig769@hotmail.com
Scottish Air Rifle and Pistol Association
Nigel Fordyce (Chairman)
1/5 Rocheid Park
East Fettes Avenue
Edinburgh, EH4 1RP
Scotland
Tel: 0131-332-2369
Scottish Field Target Association
Hon Sec; Eric Wallace, 45 Glenartney Court, Belfarg, Glenrothes, Fife.
SCOTLAND
Tel: 01592-743929
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WALES
Newport & District Air Rifle League
We are a shooting league in the Newport, South Wales area consisting of 8 separate clubs.
We mainly shoot bell targets at 21ft (6 yards) in our winter league and paper targets at the same distance in our summer league.
Take a look at the website for further info, contacts etc.
Craig Nock. http://www.nadarl.co.uk
Welsh Airgun and Field Target Association
We have recently put together a small but hopefully enjoyable website.
It would be very much appreciated if you would put a link to us on your very informative, fun, and respected website.
We have put a link to your site on our links page as it will probably be one of it's main attractions.
Contact: Huw Jones
Welsh Field Target Association
Richard Beaugie (Chairman),
32 Court Gardens,
Rogerstone, Newport, Gwent, NP1 9FU. Tel: 01633-894997.
Secretary; Steve Chubb, 50 Central Street,
Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Mid-Glamorgan CF8 7EL.
Tel: 01443-814749.
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S.A.R.
If there are any S.A.R. clubs out there then I would really like to hear from you and feature an article, or series, about your airgun sport. Sporting Air Rifle is a fantastic, family, fun passtime. For the sake of readers who do not know what it is all about, let me explain the basics.
In FT (Field Target) there are 'lanes' in which metal knock-down targets are placed at various ranges. Participants use their rifles to knock down the targets in limited time and number of shots. They can use basic spring powered guns or hyper-hi-tech PCP's Pre-charged Pneumatics. They can also use basic open sights, basic 'scopes (telescopic or "zoom" sights) or very expensive "dial-a-range" models.
SAR varies in the respect that the lanes may not be straight, regular or even recognisable as lanes. Targets may be scattered around, for example, a woodland area. A designated 'path' is laid out which must be followed and adhered to. Competitors follow the path and shoot the targets they come accross, these may be near or far, like FT. The major difference is that the "shooter" must not adjust their sights or gun in any way! They have a "Referee" accompanying each shooter who keeps score and makes sure that the path ahead is safe and clear, etcetera.
Overall, I believe that this aspect of the Sport is possibly the greatest challenge to each shooter's skill and therefore the most fun. It is also a good way of learning better skills and techniques, especially for those who hunt live quarry in pest control situations.
So, let's hear from all you SAR men and women (and children) ou there who enjoy their SAR Sport.
SAR by Jim Tyler
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