Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year!

A very merry Christmas and a healthy and successful New Year to all of our club members and followers for 2023.  I know you may have seen this image  before, but it is so good that it deserved to be used at least twice. Thank you Anthony F.  

Christmas Charity Shoot Postponed.

I regret to inform you that the Christmas Charity Shoot has been postponed until Sunday the 22nd of January  2023 at 10:00.  The weather forecast for Sunday seems to be certain that we will have sub zero temperatures over Saturday night and throughout Sunday. I know you are all hardy men and women but the […]

ECSC Sporting Rifle Competition – 4th December 2022

ECSC Sporting Rifle Competition – 4th December 2022   December is upon us and that brings the last monthly rifle competition of the year.  It kicked off in rather chilly conditions with dark, threatening clouds looming ominously beyond the range backstop.  Christmas shopping no doubt had an influence on competition entries with 5 shooters taking […]

Christmas Calendar for Our Club.

The Charity Christmas shoot will take place on our range next Sunday, the 11th of December. Entry fee is €20, all of which goes to local charities. It is a “bring a prize, win a prize” competition which usually generates lots of bottles as prizes for reasons which I do not understand. Start time is […]

Gallery Rifle and Pistol Monthly report 27th November 2022

Gallery Rifle and Pistol Monthly report 27th November 2022   Competition Results   Ten ECSC members turned up for our ‘Shooter of the Year’ gallery rifle and pistol competition and between them all we had twenty-two entries in five disciplines. It was one of the highest entries we have had in a long time. This […]

Monthly Rifle Competition Sunday 6th November 2022

The usual Monthly Sporting Rifle competition was held on a warm day with mild winds. Visibility was good with bright sunshine from time to time. The two disciplines on offer were SBR(with jacket and sling) or FSR(with front bag or bipod and rear bag). Both entailed getting sore elbows.  Rifles used were mainly Anschutz, 2 […]

Gallery Rifle and Pistol Monthly Report 26th October 2022

Gallery Rifle and Pistol Monthly Report 26th October 2022   Competition Results A damp and wet morning with intermittent rain did not deter the twelve ECSC members who turned up for the October gallery rifle and pistol competition. We used the ‘Multi Target MT Modified’ target set at the 25mts, 20mts, 15mts and 10mts mark. […]

Crossover Double Dewar Prone Competition 22nd October 2022

This competition started at 9:30 on Saturday morning, on a pleasant day with moderate wind conditions. It consists of two cards of 20 shots at 50 metres and two cards of 20 shots at 100 yards. This is to keep  happy the people who like Imperial measurements and the people who like European measurements Turnout […]

First Aid Course for members.

Nine volunteer members from East Coast Shooting Club turned out on a bright Saturday morning for the East Coast Shooting Club First Aid Training Course which was held on 24th September at Christ Church Rathgar. Mr Declan Keogh, a long standing and highly respected club member of East Coast Shooting Club, conducted the fully recognised […]

Prone Rifle any sight Shoot. Saturday 22 October 2022 ECSC.

Any Rimfire .22 rifle Sporting or Target. No high velocity ammunition .22 rimfire only. SIGHTS.  Any sight iron sights open/ peep/Telescopic Disciplines. (1) Prone Jacket and sling. (2) Prone Rested. Rested (A)Bipod and rear bag. (B)Front and rear bag. No Full Length /Sled / Micro adjustable bench type rests. No joysticks Shooters will declare which […]