At last(and maybe only one more opportunity for a long while, next Sunday, Dec 27th), we were open to all members yesterday and today. A good turnout today, but not the rush we were expecting as Covid closeted members threw off their temporary shackles and reveled in their freedom to get a few shots down […]
Last weekend, in the NASRPC National Competition held at the Midlands National Shooting Center of Ireland, our club achieved a notable success in 4 Rifle competitions. Two of our members won 2 first places, a second and a fourth place, in a wide range of different formats. Making it more interesting is the fact that […]
Considering the times that are in it and the number of members who could not travel from Dublin, the attendance at today’s shoot was good.In general, the range has been quieter than usual since the Dublin Level 3 lockdown, which is very understandable. Today we had just over half of the usual numbers for a […]
National Championships 2020. The NSAI National Championships were held at the ECSC range on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September. 39 entries were made across the disciplines from 15 competitors representing 5 clubs. Conditions were excellent with warm sunshine, although a stiff breeze, changing direction frequently caused some problems hitting the Turkeys and Rams.The consensus […]
Two rifle competitions were held on the range today , as is usual on the first Sunday of each month. Conditions were good with sunshine and a mild breeze which did change direction frequently causing the loss of a point from time to time. Format was the NASRPC 50 metre Field Sporter, for scoped rifles […]
The National Silhouette Shooting Association of Ireland held their monthly Classification shoot on the East Coast Range last Sunday, the 16th of August. There was an excellent turnout with participants arriving from 3 clubs. 11 competitors entered across the major disciplines including SBR, SBHR, Unlimited and “seated”. The results have been sent to all regular […]
“ Dear Members This weekend your club hosted a shoot on behalf of the National Association of Sporting Rifle and Pistol Clubs, the organisations’ first since lockdown was eased. In a first for the NASRPC the club itself was tasked with running pre-registration, registration, and scoring and scores entry and categorisation. Needless to say a […]
How nice it was to get back to running the first Rifle Competition after the Covid lockdown. Ideal conditions for Rifle shooting, warm with little wind and very enjoyable. We had 12 entries across the 2 competitions, Prone Field Sporting Rifle and Standing 50 metre precision. Scores were good, especially in the FSPR which was […]
A good turnout with 15 entries across the two competitions. Weather was cold with a steady wind from the South which had little effect on accuracy .Good scores were achieved in both the prone and standing competitions. 50 Metre Precision. Shot in the standing position, unrested . One sighter card plus three scoring cards, 10 […]
The first rifle competitions of 2020 got off to a very lively start with 16 entries across the two formats. both shot under NASRPC rules: 50 Metre Field Sporter Prone This is shot in the prone position with rifles weighing under 10.5 lb, any sights, rested front and back. 20 shots plus sighters are fired […]