LOCATED NEAR ROUNDWOOD, COUNTY WICKLOW

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

1969 - 2019

Welcome to the web site of the East Coast Shooting Club. We are based in Roundwood, County Wicklow, about 45 minutes drive from Dublin. Members can use the site to keep up to date with the news and results of recent competitions. People interested in taking up shooting as a hobby  and joining can use this site to see what we do, what our facilities are like, and find out how to contact us to see our ranges. See the “about ECSC ” section for “how to  join” and the fees.

Latest News

50th Anniversary Club Center Fire Shoot

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 […]

Another Historical Event. International 3P Target Rifle Competition, Ireland Vs USA. 1984

On the 17th June 1984 the first ever Three Positional International Target Rifle Postal Match against the USA was held on the Fassaroe range in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. The course of fire was three strings of 40 shots in three positions, prone, kneeling and standing, totalling 120 shots. The morning started bright with shooters arriving […]

Reminder Archery Open day Sunday 23rd June 2019

The Archery section is running an open day, next Sunday the 23rd June, starting at 11:00am. Coaching and competitions will be available so come and have ago if you have not tried it before. You never know, you could be a Robin Hood or Maid Marion!

ECSC TARGET RIFLE OPEN 2019– Sunday 16th June.

ECSC TARGET RIFLE OPEN 2019   “F-50” – FASSAROE 50th ANNIVERSARY       The club’s annual Open, on this occasion marking the 50th Anniversary of the Fassaroe Club, was held on Sunday 16th June.   The day started wet, but with the wind apparently correspondingly damped down.  Later in the morning the rain stopped […]

The Irish Open Championships, Bracken, Northern Ireland 5th till 8th July 2019.

The most important and prestigious competition of the year is being held in the Bracken Shooting Club, Strabane, Co. Tyrone from the 5th July to the 8th of July. All 14 of the NASRPC affiliated clubs will be present plus teams from the UK and Germany.Over 75 entries have been received so far but only […]

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