STS has been contacted by Police Scotland to advise that in 2022 they will be faced with a large number of club renewals which may lead to some delays or longer than usual processing times. Read on…
10m Air Pistol and Rifle Grand Prix 4 and 5 - Entries Open!
National Gallery Rifle Championships
Scottish Junior Development Squad - Smallbore
RESULTS! Colmsliehill GP5 plus 10m Air Rifle and Air Pistol GP1
10m Air Pistol and Rifle Grand Prix 3 - Entries Open!
Scots Shine at 2021 Welsh Airgun Championships
Target Technique - Baptism of Fire
HSE Launches Call for Evidence to Assess Risks of Lead in Ammunition
The Health and Safety Executive are gathering information and evidence to support the development of a UK REACH restriction dossier (report) on risks to the environment and human health of the use of lead in ammunition (projectiles) in all areas of the Great Britain (Military and non-civilian use of ammunition is excluded). STS wanted to bring this to the attention of the shooting community. The call for evidence closes on 22 October 2021. A link to find out more and submit a response to the call for evidence online can be found in the article on the STS website.
Deadline Approaches for Antique Firearms Law Change
2021 Scottish Gallery Rifle Championship Report
Gun Trader's User Database Hacked - Could This Impact On You? [Update]
We have been made aware that the user database of the popular organisation for peer to peer selling of guns, Gun Trader, has been hacked and therefore information on users has been illegally acquired. It has been reported that Gun Trader has 111,000 users on its database and the information obtained by hackers includes names, addresses, telephone numbers and some GPS location data. 5,500 are reported to have come from Scotland and undoubtedly some will be STS members so we wanted to advise of the implications of this and what safety action should be taken.
Earl Haig Competition - Entry deadline extended to Wednesday 4 August! ENTER NOW!
Inspired by Tokyo? Read How to Apply for the 2021-22 STS Performance Programme
STS is pleased to announce that applications for the 2021-22 Performance Programme will be opening on Sunday 1st August 2021. and will close just before midnight on Tuesday 31st August and late applications will not be accepted. 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.
Community Ownership Fund - UK Government
Seonaid Kicks Off Her Tokyo 2020 Campaign
Lesley Stewart Selected for ParalympicsGB Team for Tokyo
2021 Full Bore Scottish Open Report
The annual Scottish Full-Bore Rifle Championships were held at Blair Atholl on the Jubilee Range from 18th to 20th June. It was a welcome return for this popular meeting, as it had to be cancelled last year, and enthusiasm to attend was higher than ever with entries reaching the range capacity very quickly. There were many familiar faces from England attending as well as teams from the regular army and the GB Under-19’s, with the result that the Scots were outnumbered numerically by the English by a ratio of 3 to 1.
2022 Commonwealth Shooting Championships in India Cancelled
Following a review of the 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships scheduled to take place in India, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the event. This comes after careful consideration of several factors, including the continued uncertainty created by the ongoing global pandemic.