Smallbore rifle events
There are many types of event available to smallbore shooters in the UK, from local club events on Sunday afternoons to week long international events there are competitions to suit all levels of ability and interest.
There are many ways of categorising rifle events, by distance, competition format, rifle type and the level at which the entrants compete (e.g. local, national or international). To keep things simple we have split the events listed here into 2 types, indoor and outdoor, and a brief summary of each type is given below. If you are looking for an event just follow the links on the right or in the text below.
Indoor event – usually shot at a distance of between 15 and 25 yards using standard ten diagram competition targets. Sometimes 50m events are held indoors however this is rare because most 50m ranges are outdoors
Outdoor event – usually 50m, 100m, or both, using standard competition targets with competitions usually comprising one (or more) of the following event types:
- English match – 60 shots to count fired at 50m with a total score out of 600
- Scottish match – 60 shots to count fired at 100m with a total score out of 600
- Dewar – 20 shots to count fired at 50m and 20 to count shots fired at 100m
- Double Dewar – 40 shots to count fired at 50m and 40 shots to count fired at 100m with a total score out of 800
Three of the largest events each year are the Isle of Man Easter Shoot, the Scottish Open and Bisley week. The links below will take you to pages providing more information about each event.