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Shooting Skills and Safety Course Saturday 19th June

We are running a Shooting Skills and Safety Course on our range starting at 10:00 am on Saturday 19th of June. The course will last approx 4 hours and is a mixture of theory and practise. This course is primarily intended for people who have recently joined the club but more experienced members can attend […]

Range Reopening Sunday 2nd May

Life can seem an endless maze, The twists and turns, lulls and delays, But things always fall into place… In good time. Life can be tough, there’s no doubt, But hope is the thing we can’t do without. Right things with joy will come about… In good time. The above extracts from a poem by […]

Proposed EU ban on Lead Ammunition.

The proposed ban on the use of Lead Ammunition will effect all users of Firearms, including those who only shoot targets. At worst, it will stop you using your firearms totally. At best, it will cost you a lot more money in both ammo costs and the cost of your club having to install lead […]

My Favourite Rifle No. 2.

This interesting historical rifle and how it has been cherished and brought up to date was contributed by ECSC member Simon C.   This is my Remington Model 34 rifle which I took over at the end of 2015. It had belonged to my father and before that it belonged to his uncle. The rifle […]

My Favourite Rifle

No activity on the range during lockdown does not imply that there will be no activity on here too. We have an opportunity to share views, experience and skills . All it takes is someone to put up an article that may interest other shooters. I will practise what I preach by submitting this article […]

Range Closure from today.

In compliance with the latest Covid 19 regulations, I am sorry to state that our range in Diamond Hill will be closed from today until further notice. The current lockdown is planned to last until the end of January 2021, which indicates that Sunday 7th February is the first day on which we are likely […]

Happy Christmas!

Our club Christmas card, created by Anthony F, for us all to enjoy. May you and your’s enjoy this Christmas together in spirit if not in close proximity.  

The Sun Has Got His Hat On!

The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray! The sun has got his hat on and he’s coming out today Now we’ll all be happy, hip hip hip hooray! The sun has got his hat on and he’s coming out today   Open again after weeks of lockdown, but only for residents of County Wicklow until […]