We all love our sports and we all love acquiring the equipment to help us improve our performance. It is part of the pleasure. We try things out, use them if they work for us or put them away in a cupboard and try something else. Well, those cupboards get full and need to be […]
The AGM of East Coast Shooting Club will take place on Saturday, 23rd April at 15:00. The venue is: Newcastle Parish Centre Church Lane Newcastle Greystones Co Wicklow A63 X782 All members are asked to attend to be informed of the club’s activities during the last two years, to understand how we will develop our […]
Just a reminder that the range will not be open next Sunday, Easter Sunday, the 17th April. This will allow you to indulge in your Chocolate Easter Eggs and concentrate on your mental skills in time for the next competition. The range will be open as usual, every Sunday until the next Public Holiday falls […]
Most members will be aware that one of the unexpected outcomes of the Covid Pandemic was a significant uplift in getting outdoors amongst the public at large. Many sports clubs , including ECSC received a major increase in people wanting to join. Last year saw the single largest increase in membership that we have ever […]
Happy Xmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year to all our members and friends!
The German Action Open Weekend in Leitmar, Marsberg in the Sauerland, Germany held over the weekend 13-14 November 2021 is an annual international gallery rifle shooting event encapsulating both small bore and centrefire rifle disciplines. Typically it involves teams from around the world including UK, Ireland, Germany and South Africa in hotly contested competition. Leitmar […]
What a busy weekend that was! 50 competitors from 13 clubs up and down the country. ECSC had 10 members competing and they did very well as you will see below. The weather was very variable with a lot of heavy rain on Saturday with showers on Sunday. Overall the scores were high with many […]
National Competition – East Coast Shooting Club – August 2021 The National Association of Sporting Rifle & Pistol Clubs have sanctioned a National Competition in East Coast Shooting Club, Co. Wicklow on the 14th and 15th August 2021 ________________________________________ Disciplines: • Prone Rifle • Benchrest Rifle • Smallbore Pistol / Open Smallbore Pistol • Smallbore […]
This course was run at the ECSC Diamond Hill Range last Saturday. It was intended to provide a detailed introduction to the Safety Rules and Procedures in use on our range and also as an introduction to the skills and practices which help develop competence in target shooting. 22 members who have joined the club […]
Enthusiasm. Today and last Sunday were very busy days on the range. In addition to the members returning after lockdown, it was a delight to welcome so many new members who have joined our club in the last two months. I am told that many outdoor sports clubs have had a rush of new […]