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If you were thinking of taking up shooting as a hobby, and wanted to find somewhere that could teach you how to safely use an air rifle, air pistol and a .22 target rifle safely, then look no further!

 

Twickenham Rifle & Pistol Club occasionally has openings for Probationary members as well as experienced shots and you are invited to register your interest to make sure you receive an invitation assson as the dates are annoinced
 

 

Open days are your opportunity to visit the club, see the facilities and meet some of the members. I'm afraid you won't be able to shoot that day (unless you are under the age of 14), but it is an opportunity for you to find out if this sport, and this club, could be for you!

 

Club Open Days

British Airgun Championships

Jen McIntosh, Dan Rivers, Di Coates and Richard Davies all took first place in their respective matches at the British Airgun Championships 2014.

The competition, which took place at Bisley on Saturday 22 February, saw the best of rifle and pistol go up against each other to shoot for the title of British Champion. Jen, who was recently told she would continue to be given World Class Performance Programme funding, took the gold medal by shooting a fantastic 204.3. Larissa Sykes took the silver spot shooting 203.1 and Jen’s sister, Seonaid, took the bronze medal. Dan Rivers shot 203.6 in his match to secure the gold spot in the Air Rifle discipline, with Jack Bale shooting 202.6 and Ken Parr shooting 182.1. Di Coates took gold by shooting 201.6 in the Rifle SH1 discipline. Full result details can be found on the NSRA_Official twitter feed.

 

Read More: http://britishshooting.org.uk/news/title=British_Airgun_Championships&d=845

ISSF TO LAUNCH NEW JUNIOR CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2014

The International Shooting Sport Federation announces the inauguration of ISSF Junior Cups, a new Championship series featuring competitions for junior athletes in Olympic and Youth Olympic Games events.

The ISSF Executive Committee recently approved the establishment of a new ISSF Junior Cup Championship series. The official announcement of the new series and the selection of the first ISSF national federation to host a Junior Cup came today from ISSF President Olegario Vázquez Raña and Secretary General Franz Schreiber. “ISSF Junior Cups are a vital part of a major new ISSF initiative to more actively promote junior shooting on a worldwide basis,” President Vázquez Raña said. “Encouraging more youth in more countries to participate in our sport by giving them more opportunities to compete in high standard international competitions is a key to our future.”

Read More: http://goo.gl/XhyYnH

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