Weather to-day was excellent to start with, sunny and warm but then became overcast and warm finishing off with drizzle and warm!! Numbers were the highest ever with sixteen entries in total being registered. Centrefire competitors turned up again but in small numbers. This mornings’ competition repeated the July format, using the NRA 25Yard Precision […]
Two competitions were held on the range today, viz. the monthly club pistol shoot and a Dublin University Rifle Club team shoot. The Pistol competition is described in the accompanying post on this page. The target Rifle shoot was one of a series in which teams from different clubs compete on a variety of ranges, […]
The Keil Cup was inaugurated in the 1980’s as a competition run on a club team basis between all NASRPC clubs who wished to participate. The format is 2 paper targets of 20 shots each at 50 Metres (the highest scored target to count), plus 20 silhouettes at the usual distances. The teams consist of 4 […]
PISTOL COMPETITION REPORT 31st July 2016. Weather was excellent to-day, a nice change from Junes offering. What with the August Weekend numbers were lower than usual. Only one centrefire competitor turned up along with nine rim-fire aficionados. Good fun was had and a competitive spirit prevailed with good natured commentary by all throughout […]
We are hosting an NASRPC shoot on our range on Sunday 24th July. We are expecting a high number of participants and this means that all of the firing points on the rifle and pistol ranges will be booked up for the competitions. If you want to shoot in the competitions, then details can be […]
PISTOL COMPETITION REPORT 26th June 2016. Weather was not so good to-day resulting in a trial by rain for the June competition!! Nevertheless a good number of members turned up to fire in the monthly competition. My thanks to all who attended and contributed to the competition and also to Maurice and Kevin […]
We are holding a BBQ this coming Sunday the 12th of June. It will start around 12:30 and we will be providing food and soft drinks. We will not charge for this but donations will be accepted towards the Range Improvement fund. This is an opportunity to meet and chat with your fellow club members. […]
Two Target rifle shooters from East Coast traveled to Comber Rifle club in Northern Ireland to take part in the Don Baker Memorial Shoot and the Ulster Small Bore Open . Some of the older members may remember that Don Baker was a regular visitor to target shoots on the old Fassaroe Range in Enniskerry […]
A glorious day on the range in Roundwood. All sections were very active. Starting with the first detail of clay pigeon shooters as they prepared to head out to test their instincts, speed and skills against targets moving at over 100kph. Next up were the early arrivals on the sporting rifle range, ready to establish […]
PISTOL COMPETITION REPORT 29th May 2016. Beautiful weather greeted the shooters for this the fifth competition of the year. This probably explained our highest entry to date at nineteen total. Also we had a very high entry of centrefire shooters to keep the upward trajectory going in that category, great to see you […]