This competition was held today on our range. All entrants competed in 4 disciplines,viz., Archery, Pistol Shooting, Rifle Shooting and Clay Pidgeon shooting. There were 10 shots in each section adding up to a total of 400 points as highest possible score. It was a lovely day with a mild breeze, warm and balmy. I […]
As we expect a good crowd this weekend, it was thought prudent to cancel the usual monthly pistol shoot and weekly shotgun shoots and subsume them into the Jubilee event. Turn up as usual and shoot in the all disciplines shoot. Shine, as usual, in your speciality and confound the nay sayers by also shining […]
This is the 50th year that the club has been in existence. We have a lot to remember and celebrate.We also have a lot to look forward to as the club grows, adds new members and develops new shooting disciplines. We have been very successful at the National level as our members have competed individually […]
Today two teams drawn from CIPC in Wexford and East Coast SC met in Diamond Hill for the second leg of their two-part annual pistol shooting challenge. The weather was challenging with gusty winds and occasional light showery conditions prevailing all through the morning. We used a modified NASRPC Timed and Precision 1 format of […]
The annual fee for most members has stayed the same for the last 10 years. This is a very unusual situation. How many of your other bills or subscriptions have done the same? We did reduce the discount for retired members from 50 %to 25% as we have an increasing number of pensioners and they […]
The first Sunday of the month saw us running the usual two competitions, 50 Metre Field Sporting Rifle prone and 50 Metre Precision Rifle Standing. Many of the usual competitors were on holiday or competing in the NASRPC Nationa Open competition in the Bracken Club in Northern Ireland so the entry level was lower than […]
This competition, which is held annually, in honour of one of our members who passed away a few years ago, was held on the Skeet range named after Derrick. He had been a very active club member and was instrumental in getting the skeet range built. It was a wonderful, warm Summer’s day and everyone […]
Interclub Pistol Competition Sunday 21st July 2019 We are holding the return leg of the annual CIPC/ECSC pistol shoot next Sunday. Any members who have not entered this before are welcome to come along and give it a go. Starting at 11:00am
When the club was first formed, there was a wide variety of calibres in use, ranging from .22LR through .303 to more exotic guns primarily used for deer culling. The 1972 legislation reduced that variety to .22 calibres only, eventually allowing the 22/250 and it’s European equivalent the 5.6 x 57. Since that time, a […]