This month’s pistol competition was held on Feb 22nd. The format used was Multi Target. The weather was good, which makes a change after all the rain we have had recently, so nice conditions on the day. 14 competitors took part in 20 competitions. It was a good turnout including some first timers, which is […]
We presented half of the proceeds of our Xmas Charity Shoot to Roundwood cancer Research two weeks ago. We are delighted to present the other half to Kevin Doyle who is a paralympic shooter who shoots at the Wilkinstown club. Kevin will use the funds in his journey to Qualify for the 2028 Paralympic Games […]
The Silhouette Classification shoot due to take place this Sunday, the 8th of February has been cancelled because of the inclement weather. It may be difficult for some people to get there and the range itself is waterlogged. If, by some miracle, the forecasts are wrong, then the range is open so Silhouette shooters can […]
The morning started damp and dark, just like it had for the past three weeks. It was also very cold. Nevertheless, the turnout of 9 hardy men was good , considering the circumstances . Five people shot prone and four shot off the bench. It took extra courage to shoot laying on the cold concrete […]
Each year we run a Xmas shoot with all of the proceeds going to Charities or other good causes. The first of this year’s donations went to Roundwood Cancer Support and we were delighted to present today, a cheque for €500 to Simon Carroll from this group.
This month’s pistol competition was T&P1 held on Jan 25th. There were 12 hardy souls taking part in 21 competitions, not a bad turnout considering the cold conditions but at least the rain held off. Again, we had a couple of new shooters this month, one of which came 2nd in the GRSB, so well […]
The first Rifle competition of the year took place on a cold and windy day. Cheeks were red and fingers were white but this did not deter the hardy souls who ventured out to work off the excesses of the Christmas festivities. Congratulations to Hugh D who showed he has mastered his new Rifle set […]
The last monthly competition of 2025 in the SOTY was held on 28th December. There were 15 shooters taking part who shot in 22 competitions. This was another well attended competition with a couple of new faces taking part, which was good to see. The weather was mild and good for shooting, so no […]
SOTY Report 30th Nov Multi Target This months SOTY competition was held on Nov 30th and was Multi target. The weather was mild with little wind, so good conditions on the day. We had 15 competitors taking part in 23 competitions, so it was a good turnout. Again, the most popular discipline was SBP with […]
East Coast Shooting Club Has A National Champion! Sunday 23rd of November saw the TSI National indoor target rifle championships held in the new 25 meter target range in Trinity College. This shooting range offers facilities for 25-meter rifle, 10-meter air rifle, and air pistol shooting. They have a full set of electronic […]