Competitions

We currently run the following competitions at Bisley, for which trophies are presented to winners at our Annual General Meeting held in March:

•  F-Class Competition: This competition is a year-long competition, running from the beginning of March to the end of February the following year. There are two categories, one for .308/7.62 calibre rifles, the other for any fullbore centrefire calibre. Each category entered requires submission of your three best score cards shot at 300yds and 600yds over the year (six cards in total per category). A separate trophy is awarded for each category.

•  McQueen Competition: Held in February, this competition is shot using a .308 calibre rifle and is comprised of ten three second exposures of a target in the windows and crenelations of a McQueen ‘castle’.

•  Stickledown Challenge: Shot using any fullbore centrefire calibre rifle, this competition is held at either 900 or 1000yds subject to range availability. Part 1 is held in March and Part 2 is held in August. It requires submission of your best two score cards, both of which can have been shot in March, both in August, or one from March and one from August.

•  Leatherhead Match: Held in April, this is a service rifle competition between Luton Rifle & Pistol Club and Leatherhead Rifle Club, shot at 200yds using .303 calibre Lee Enfield rifles, it is comprised of three stages. Stage one is two marked sighters then 10 shots in five minutes. Stage two is ten shots rapid fire in one minute (often referred to as the Mad Minute). Stage three is one shot at a five second exposure of a turning target, repeated five times, a twenty second break to reload, then a further five one second exposures. The club with the highest aggregate score for the same number of entrants wins. This is the only competition where the trophy is presented on the day.

•  Varmint Competition: This is a fun competition shot in August using any fullbore centrefire calibre rifle at a selection of creature-based targets of various shapes and sizes.

•  Sporting Rifle Competition: This competition, shot with rifles of.243 calibre or above on a deer shaped target, is comprised of three stages. Stage 1 is five shots using any support, either prone or from a bench. Stage 2 is as per Stage 1 but unsupported. Stage 3 is five shots standing, supported on either quad sticks or a tripod.