The 2024 ‘Bisley Week’ Smallbore National Meeting took place at the Lord Roberts Centre between 9 and 17 August. Find out the Scottish competitiors’ achievements in this report from James Peterson, the chair of the Scottish Target Shooting Smallbore group.
2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 4 Thursday 8th August
2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 3 Wednesday 7th August
2024 GB Junior International Shooting Event | 5th to 8th August 2024 | Report from Day 2 Tuesday 6th August
All at Scottish Target Shooting are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96, as many of our members and partners will be too. Her Majesty was always a huge supporter of sport and the role it plays in society, keenly demonstrated by her unwavering support for the Commonwealth Games and her connection and patronage with shooting organisations such as the NRA and NSRA. Read on for the UK Government’s published guidance…
On Sunday 4 September Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) hosted their Wheels to Stadium multi-sport engagement event at Grangemouth Sports Stadium and Grangemouth Sports Complex. The event aimed to provide a range of opportunities for people who use a wheelchair for sport to try new and exciting sports and learn more about the pathways that are available. STS enlisted the support of one of its members, Alloa and District Rifle Club to come along and deliver the session in partnership with STS. Visit the STS website to read the full article.
As a result of the Scottish Government lifting all covid rules and restrictions, Scottish Target Shooting COVID-19 Guidance has been withdrawn. Despite restrictions being lifted, covid (and other viruses) remains present in our communities so clubs are still encouraged to consult with members on putting in place/maintaining appropriate and proportional hygiene arrangements to ensure all members can continue their involvement in the sport. STS would like to express its thanks to our individual members and member clubs for their patience, support, and efforts to uphold public safety and a return to safe shooting.
Scotland's only “postal” indoor international match for prone rifle dates back to 1974, and is shot annually against a team from the North Island, New Zealand. This year, teams will be selected entirely from scores shot in indoor competitions. Anyone wishing to submit other indoor scores, please contact Donald McIntosh (or the STS Office at admin@scottishtargetshooting.co.uk) ASAP, as teams will be selected in the next week or so.
STS is pleased to announce that applications for the 2022-23 Performance Programme are now being accepted as of today, 1st August 2022 and will close just before midnight on 31st August 2022. We are keen to make sure that no one misses out on this opportunity so please remember:
Applications are open to non-STS members (although STS membership must be taken out if accepted on to the programme);
Our programme is fully inclusive so we welcome applications from all athletes, including para athletes; and
We are also considering applications for Talent Transfer from athletes currently competing in non-Olympic/Paralympic disciplines or events so if you are a talented athlete in a non-ISSF discipline, we still want to hear from you.
On 28 July 2022, a leaflet providing information on mental health support for firearms license holders has been released by members of the Scottish Firearms Licensing Practitioners Group. The group is composed of organisations who represent those with shooting interests in Scotland, the Scottish Government and Police Scotland. The leaflet aims to highlight the support that is available to certificate holders (as well as their family, friends and fellow club members) and outlines to people with concerns how they can seek help. Read on to find out more…
On 20 July Shooting Australia launched a social media campaign entitled ‘Shoot for the Games 2026’ as the next step in Shooting’s bid to be included in the Victoria (VIC) 2026 Commonwealth Games. STS calls upon its members to get behind this campaign and share the key messages where possible, using the hashtags #ShootForTheGames2026 and #commonwealthgames2026 and tagging @CommGamesAus to show the support the movement is getting.
Due to the fact the British Commonwealth Rifle Club (BCRC) Championships, held at Bisley on the 2-3 July, was only two weeks before the National Championships and shot with the same ammunition, it meant most of the UK top shots attend the meeting, including Canadian and Australian athletes that had reached Bisley early specifically to shoot in this meeting. Read on to see how the Scottish athletes got on in such a tough field…
The annual Full Bore Scottish Meeting is held on the Jubilee Range on the Duke of Atholl’s estate in Blair Atholl. It is one of the most scenic ranges in the world, but is famed for its very confusing winds, which often bemuse the firers, particularly at the longer ranges of 900 and 1000 yards. Nonetheless, it always attracts some very strong shooters from England and Northern Ireland, so the meeting was once again fully subscribed. Read on to see how competitors fared at this year’s Scottish Open…
West of Scotland were the only region from Scotland to be represented in the NRA Inter County competition this year, taking place over the 11-12 June 2022 at Bisley. It is several years since the West could muster a team of 8 firers, as they usually could only shoot in the junior event for teams of 4 firers. However, this year they had a full team of 8 firers and two target coaches and, on paper, a team capable of a good result. Read on to see how the team got on…
With the continued development of Para Trap, USA Shooting stepped up to the mark and hosted the USA’s inaugural WSPS Para Trap event at Hillsdale. The Grand Prix took place in early May 2022, at the John Anthony Halter Shooting Sports Education Centre at Hillsdale College, Michigan. Shooters from around the world travelled to the event, and Scotland was represented by Keith White, GB Para Trap Shooter and member of the STS performance programme. Read on…
