Ruislip Rifle Club provides instruction and facilities to enable anyone to practice the sport of target shooting in a competitive yet friendly environment.
The main disciplines that we cater for are 25 yard prone smallbore rifle shooting, lightweight sporting rifle, "longarm" pistol and 20 yard air pistol. We actively encourage our members in other related disciplines for which the club does not have facilities, including long-range smallbore rifle (50m and 100yd.), Fullbore rifle (from 300 to 1000yd.) and Gallery Rifle. |
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 Although a relatively small club, we have enjoyed plenty of success over the 60 or so years we have been in existence, both as a Club in team competitions, and through our members' individual achievements.
We regularly supply several members of the Middlesex County Rifle Team, and have had members representing England, Scotland and Great Britain on numerous occasions.
We do not let success go to our heads, though, and recognise that none of it would be possible without beginners.
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Shooting is a sport that can be enjoyed by all; young and old, male and female, able-bodied and disabled. We have members from 15 to 75, and everyone competes together in individual and team competitions. We accept members over the age of 14, but we do take youngsters of 12 if a responsible adult agrees to accompany them on the range. Target Shooting helps to develop concentration, self-discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, self-confidence and a sense of responsibility.
Shooting has been an Olympic sport since the inception of the modern Olympics in 1896. |
Apart from the all-important range, the clubhouse boasts a spacious club room in which to wait for your detail and socialise.
There is a separate gun room dedicated to setting up and packing away equipment. |
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The purpose of the Club is to promote the sport of Target Shooting and provide facilities for all members of the local community to participate in the sport. We provide equipment and instruction for beginners, friendly competition and coaching for those developing their skills, and a supportive environment for members aspiring to greater things. |
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Ruislip Rifle Club was founded as a Home Guard Rifle Club in 1944 and began shooting on various local wartime military ranges, ending with a spell shooting in the old 4MU depot by West Ruislip station.
Permission to use this range was withdrawn in 1956 and the club eventually got permission to build a range on our current site in 1957. Club members built their own range and this building opened in 1959. It was the clubs first permanent home - not so permanent as it turned out because it was a wooden building and was destroyed by fire in 1966. Many of the early club records were unfortunately lost in this fire.
Subsequent to this setback, the present brick building was erected, again by the efforts of the members, and opened in 1969. |
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