The first Sunday of the month can only mean one thing – our rifle competitions. In typical Irish summer fashion, it rained from dawn until dusk. Luckily, despite the wetness, near calm wind conditions prevailed for the seven competitors. Three disciplines were shot, 50m Precision shot from a standing position at 50 metres and two […]
The first day of May and also the first Sunday of the month and that can only mean one thing – the monthly rifle competition. Ten competitors slugged it out over the three disciplines that were shot, FSPR (shot from prone, rifle supported front and rear), SPR (shot prone, rifle supported on elbows with sling […]
A lovely day for a Spring Shoot and a very busy day on the range. We started with the usual two Rifle shoots. The first being the Prone Rifle competitions of 50 and 100 metres in two categories, one rested and one unrested with sling. 20 shots at each distance. Results shown in the table […]
For a nice change , the weather was good on the day, with warm sunshine and moderate winds. We shot two competitions on the day, FSPR, one card at 50 M and one card at 100m plus the Gallery Rifle 50 M precision. Most competitors shot both. Results in the tables below. No photos of […]
A new year, a new turnout. Very windy day with strong and varying gusts. The wind veered from full value to half value regularly. The rain mainly held off but the cold was consistent. Six members and two new entrants chanced their aim today with one card at 50 Metres and one card at 100 […]
A crisp, clear morning dawned on or range today, reminding us that we are privileged to spend such days in such a beautiful environment. The keenest competitors were up early, helping us set up for the competition. The wind was blowing into our faces so a little extra elevation was required to zero. Competition consisted […]
ECSC MEMBERS STRIKE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE The NASRPC National Championship Finals were hosted in Fermoy, east county Cork, by the Fermoy Rifle Club last weekend. The NASRPC with the help from shooting clubs from the four corners of Ireland organise gallery rifle and pistol shoots throughout the year with the ten best shooters […]
Now that things are slowly returning to normal, it is good to report on the September GR and Pistol shoot which took place on the 26th September. Eight attendees competed for the honours and the results are shown below. As you can see, we have too many categories and not enough competitors to go around […]
The ECSC team of Hugh D, Nicholas F, David G and Sean McE retained the Keil trophy at the NASRPC competitions this past weekend. The competition consists of two 20 shot targets, shot prone with scope and sling, and 20 silhouettes shot in the usual manner. It was the usual closely contested bout with the […]
What a pleasure it is to return to normal. The first Sunday of the month, two Rifle competitions, one prone, one standing, both at 50 Metres. There was additional piquancy as the first local NASRPC shoot of this year will take place later this month at BRC on the 24th and 25th of July so […]