Training Courses

In the 10 years+ of shooting practical competitions in the UK its always been a source of confusion to us that some competitions needed specific training or licences to compete and some did not but as with all new entrants we followed the rules and the variety of reasons given. As we developed first the […]

Its the most common question asked by new shooters to practical shooting, is it better to be quick and get a lower target score or be slower and get a better gun score? I’d love to offer you an answer but the fact is that there are so many factors to consider and stages vary […]

We are delighted to announce our new Title Sponsor for all of our competitions – Target Rich Environment (TRE). Target Rich Environment are a new clothing label designed, developed and created by and for the shooting community and we’ve been involved with them for some time, you may have seen John shoot some competitions wearing […]

On Friday 13th October we were honoured to have Dame Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire formally open our new Tactical Training Centre and indoor ranges. Dame Andrea and her team have been strong supporters of the project from the beginning of the outdoor ranges nearly 8 years ago so it was fitting that was […]

Another Practical Mini Rifle training course done adding another 12 people into the World of competing in Practical Mini Rifle. We have adjusted the courses we run, whilst most of the course is deigned to make sure we cover all the safety aspects of the sport to ensure safe practice we had amended the content […]

Tier 4 opening and travel. There has been a lot of confusion over what is or isn’t allowed in terms of Tier 4 regulations and travel so we’d like to clarify what is allowed. Under the HM Govt rules all outdoor shooting ranges are allowed to remain open, subject of course to enhanced social distancing […]

In the light of recent HMRC advice and following further advice from both our insurers and our legal advisers I’m afraid we are having to close the range with immediate effect until April 24th, perhaps longer. We are sorry to have to take this step but we have no choice in the matter. Round 1 of the Hawke British […]

Following on from our successful program practical shooting safety courses we have developed the course structure for 2020 to offer something more for both the new shooter and those with a little experience but keen to learn more and develop their skills so for 2020 we have a new course – Practical Mini Rifle Safety […]

We have now added some new training courses available for members and non members alike. The first – How to Zero a Rifle is in part brought about by just how little some shooters seem to know about the process, this is further compounded by some retailers selling guns and optics with them ‘ready to […]

Another successful Practical Mini Rifle course completed, 6 more new members all trained and enjoying the great sport of Practical Shooting The course includes every element of practical shooting – course commands, positional shooting, dynamic shooting, prone, reverse prone, shooting through apertures, weak shoulder shooting etc and is designed to take those more used to […]

We had the honour to host the first ever mini rifle/long gun safety course for the UKPSA – the governing body for practical shooting in the UK under the IPSC. This course is designed to train shooters in the safe action of dynamic shooting the UK’s fastest growing form of target shooting where you move […]

Our first Practical Shooting Skills Course saw 12 shooters try their hands at the dynamic shooting style that is Practical Shooting. Great day was had and all 12 passed the course with flying colours which allows each of them to book our dedicated Practical Shooting range.     The course covers all aspects of Practical […]