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Dave Phelps inducted into Welsh Sports Hall of Fame | Welsh Smallbore Rifle Association

Welsh shooting legend David Phelps was honoured last night at the Team Wales Road to Glasgow event when he became only the second shooter in any discipline to be inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.

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Palantir crawls further under the skin of the UK State ⚠️ Yet another contract has been awarded to the spytech firm with links to ICE and war crimes in Gaza. This time covering… firearms, explosives and poison 💀 We need to move away from controversial US firms and back Digital Sovereignty. https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/06/04/palantir-wins-9m-contract-to-run-uk-firearms-licensing-cia-backed-biz-to-hold-gun-bomb-and-poison-records/5251132 #palantir #digitalsovereignty #ukpolitics

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Visually impaired archer Roger Rees-Evans talks about the sport

Roger Rees-Evans is credited with transforming the sport of visually impaired archery.

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Gamekeeper fined for threatening to kill hen harrier on moors

Court hears Racster Dingwall was caught discussing shooting the birds by secret cameras.

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Libby Hart: Teenage shooter on Olympic pathway three years after taking up sport

Shooter Libby Hart has been selected for the Team GB Olympic potential programme just three years after taking up the sport.

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Want to relive the fantastic achievement of the GB Team at the 2025 Field Marshal Lord Roberts Trophy Match?  Well now you can!  We’ve just released the highlights video, and you can check this out on our YouTube channel @nsra_uk now: https://youtu.be/zzYnEqKjAhs

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What a wonderful couple of weekends at the British Open Air Gun Championships!  From newcomers enjoying their first BOAG to edge-of-your-seat finals, the atmosphere was on point and so were the shots!

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This Valentine’s Day give a heart a chance by supporting our defibrillator campaign via Just Giving: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/give-a-heart-a-chance We are raising funds to install and run defibrillators at both the NSRA Bisley and NSRA Aldersley facilities and need your help!&nbsp

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The Brock D. Comer Memorial Competition was an exciting addition to the Bisley National Rifle Meeting in 2025 and we’ve just released our highlights video!  You can check this out on our YouTube channel now: https://www.youtube.com/@nsra_uk Don't forget to comment, like, subscribe and s

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We are so proud to be celebrating 125 years of supporting, nurturing and protecting target shooting for the small-bore, air gun and crossbow community.  We hope you’ll join us in a series of festivities across the next 12 months to mark this momentous occasion. Our first reveal of the y

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It’s that time of the year again! All trophies from the Bisley National Rifle Meeting 2025 must be returned to NSRA Bisley, Lord Roberts Centre by 15:00 on Friday, 27 March 2026.  This is so they can be engraved and cleaned in good time for this year’s competition. Please note it is y

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We are excited to announce that entries for the Bisley National Rifle Meeting are now open! Our national celebration of .22 rifle shooting will be even more special this year, as the NSRA celebrates its 125th birthday with some international flair by launching the first Dewar World Championships

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We are excited to announce the NSRA Blind & VI Championships 2026 are taking place on 2 – 3 May at NSRA Aldersley and entries are now open ! 10m Air Rifle 60 shot matches.  Separate supported and unsupported competitions. The entry deadline is 18 April 2026. Get your entries i

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We are excited to announce that our limited edition black polo shirts, beautifully embroidered with the NSRA 125 years logo, are now available. Classic black, sizes Medium – XXL (for other sizes please contact reception@nsra.co.uk ) Classic white, sizes Medium – XXL (for other sizes please cont

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Hertford's Beth Norton wins shooting world cup

Bethany Norton, 19, claims a junior world record as she wins her first gold in a senior competition.

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Yawning, painting and mini-golf - archers in Shropshire look to keep calm under pressure

Megan Costall and Thea Rogers say they have techniques for handling high-pressure competition.

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Denzil Grose crowned men's junior skeet world champion

Denzil Grose from St Austell becomes the men's junior skeet world champion.

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We are issuing an urgent notice regarding the use of overlay gauges during scoring and checking. Following recent checks, it has been confirmed that the 50m overlay gauge must not be used . This overlay has been found to be unreliable and should be avoided with immediate effect to prevent inaccu

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Help share target shooting with everyone Target shooting can offer something rare: focus, independence and confidence — and for Blind and Visually Impaired (VI) shooters, it can be genuinely life‑changing. Using sound to locate the centre of the target, acoustic shooting offers the same challenge

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Thank you so much to everyone who has already entered the Bisley National Rifle Meeting.  We are glad you are as excited about it as we are!   If you haven’t entered yet, you have until 12 June 2026 to get your entries in.  The date for this year’s event is 22 –

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We are deeply saddened this morning, to hear of the loss of a stalwart of the Devon target shooting community, Mog Thomson. An incredibly talented shooter, she was also an avid writer for On Target , where Mog shared her life-long passion for target shooting in the Spring 2025 edition of our magazi

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The tricks used by GB archers to tackle pressure

Megan Costall says one of her tricks to fight nerves is to yawn a lot.

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As part of the NSRA's 125th anniversary celebrations and the introduction of the Dewar World Championship , competitors, supporters and friends are invited to join us for a special celebratory barbecue hosted by the Canadian Pavilion on Friday 28 August 2026 . Taking place following the Dewa

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The NSRA is pleased to offer a limited number of advertising opportunities in the 2026 Bisley National Rifle Meeting Programme . Companies and organisations are invited to promote their products, services, events or businesses to competitors and visitors attending one of the UK's leading small-bor

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Olympic medallist Amber Rutter wins bronze on return to shooting

Great Britain's Amber Rutter wins bronze at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup in her first international competition since the birth of her second son.

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This weekend is your last chance to enter the Bisley National Rifle Meeting, featuring the inaugural Dewar World Championships and the Brock D. Comer Memorial Competition. Join us in celebrating 125 years of the NSRA at the premier small-bore event of the year this August. Check out our latest Y

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Don’t miss out on the chance to share your news with the community!  The Summer Edition of On Target magazine article deadline is 30 June 2026. We’d love to hear from our affiliated clubs and our individual members with news and stories to share.  Don’t forget to get involved wit

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We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the National Pistol Squad for 2026, with opportunities for both Senior and Junior athletes to join. Led by Head Coach George Darling, supported by Technical Coach Michael Gault OBE, the squad provides a structured and supportive environm

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We are excited to share that we have managed to secure some RWS R50 and RWS Rifle Match ammunition, which is available to purchase now. Grab it while stocks last, only available from NSRA Bisley’s Lord Roberts Centre Reception or the online shop (pick -up from LRC only). To make your purchase, you

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Sedbergh School, Cumbria, is seeking a Shooting Graduate Assistant to join its highly regarded and long-established shooting programme. With over 120 years of target shooting history , Sedbergh offers one of the most comprehensive school shooting programmes in the UK. Pupils have access to multi