Salisbury Vintage Rifle and Pistol Club Official Website
Membership Tel: 01722 239755 or email membership@svrpc.org.uk
COVID 19 Arrangments
The next range that will take place will be at Old Sarum on Wednesday 1st July. There will be two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Due to social distancing requirements we need to know who wants to attend so that we do not break the rules. Therefore you must notify the club in advance if you wish to attend.If you fail to do this and just turn up you will not be allowed entry to the range. To book your slot or if you have any queries please email range@svrpc.co.uk. There are no planned competitions for this range.
Please note that during the current Covid 19 situation we will not be taking on any new members.
Range dates and competitions for 2020
January
Old Sarum
Saturday 18th January
S9 - LBP/LBR
S13 - U/L rifle O/H
S31 - spring air rifle rested
February
Old Sarum
Friday 7th February
Practice
Saturday 22nd February
S10 - military rifle rested
S22 - .22" rifle O/H
S29 - rested air pistol
Bisley CANCELLED
Saturday 15th February
Bisley century - 300M - all day - 2 lanes - 2 markers
L12 Military Rifle 300M L14 free rifle 300M
March
Old Sarum
Saturday 14th March
S3 - Trafalgar cup
S12 - U/L rifle rested
S24 - .22" skirmisher
Wednesday 25th March
Practice
Bisley
Sunday 1st March - Short Siberia 200 yards
All day - two lanes - two markers
L6 rose bowl u/l @ 200M L9 Enfield Trophy B/L 200M
Saturday 28th March - Century
Shooting at 500 yds AM and 600 yds PM
all day two lanes two markers
L17 Free Rifle 500M am
L21 Free Rifle 600M pm
April
Old Sarum
Saturday 4th April
S7 - post vintage pistol
S14 U/L rifle combined
S27 - .22" mad minute
Bisley
Saturday 18th April - Bisley short Siberia - 100M
all day - 2 lanes - 2 markers
L2 Presidents Platter 100M
L5 .22” rifle 100M
May
Old Sarum
Friday 1st May
Practice
Saturday 9th May
S1 - musket O/H
S19 - open Whitehead
S32 - spring air rifle O/H
Bisley
Saturday 2nd May - Century 300 yards
all day - 2 lanes - 2 markers
L11 Fred Burt Trophy 300M
L13 Target Rifle 300M
June
Old Sarum
Saturday 13th June
S30 - rapid air pistol
S18 - U/L Blackhead
S20 - .22" rifle old school
July
Old Sarum
Wednesday 1st July
Practice
Saturday 11th July
S8 - Open pistol
S15 - U/L rifle 2P
S25 - .22" Whitehead
August
Old Sarum
Saturday 8th August
S5 - Triangular trophy
S17 - U/L Whitehead
S21 - .22" rifle rested
Bisley - To be confirmed
Saturday 1st August - Bisley century - 600M
all day - 2 lanes - 2 markers
L19 Military Rifle 600M
L20 Target Rifle 600M
September
Old Sarum
Saturday 12th September
S4 - Moody shield
S11 - military rifle O/H
S28 - air pistol O/H
Friday 25th September
Practice
October
Old Sarum
Saturday 10th October
S6 - single shot pistol
S26 - .22" Blackhead
S33 - free air rifle rested
November
Old Sarum
Saturday 7th November
S16 - U/L mad minute
S23 - .22" rifle combined
S34 - free air rifle O/H
Wednesday 18th November
Practice
December
Old Sarum
Saturday 5th December
S2 Musket Mad Rush
SG2 Slug Shotgun
plus the usual Christmas fayre.
Bisley Ranges
All the bookings are for the full day. Morning and afternoon. Starting at 8 A.M. Bisley observes an hour quiet time in the middle of the day. Some people call this " Lunch ". We have two firing points, on some occasions we may have one in the morning and two in the afernoon. Each will have a bench and chair for those not shooting prone. Each firing point will have a marker. No butts!! :
Bulford Ranges
We are making every effort to ensure that we do not keep getting our ranges cancelled due to lack of attention by Landmarc. As usual please refer to the website the day before any Bulford range just in case they get cancelled by Landmarc at short notice.
Important Notice - Guests
The club has introduced new rules regarding guest attendances at the various ranges where we shoot. Please follow these rules as they are designed to ensure that members take priority when attending our ranges. You can read the new rules by clicking here. Guests who do not hold a FAC or SC must complete the guest declaration that can be downloaded by clicking here or from the documents web page and send
Membership update
We are currently have one membership vacancy. You must be over 18 to join and preference will be given to holders of FAC/CS. Please note that we do not accept membership enquiries from anyone who just wants to shoot air weapons. If you are interested in joining the club please forward an application form to the membership secretary. This can be downloaded from www.svrpc.co.uk/membership.html and we will add you to our waiting list.
Competitions and results for 2020
These can be viewed from the competitions page together with results for previous years. To view results for 2020 click here
Our Club
Salisbury Vintage Rifle and Pistol Club is a Home Office approved target shooting club. We shoot at various ranges in the Salisbury area. Locations of which can be found on the range location page of this site.
We cater for enthusiasts of black powder, small bore and vintage military rifles and other shooting disciplines including air weapons.
History of the club
The club was formed in the early 1970’s to allow collectors of Antique Firearms the opportunity to shoot them. The club is Home Office approved for Muzzle Loading Pistol, Small and Full Bore Rifles and is affiliated to the N.R.A. The membership covers an area from Bristol in the west to Basingstoke in the east as well as the Southampton and Salisbury area.
Over the years the club has expanded the types of firearms used and we now include everything from air pistol/rifle through to gallery rifles as well as those aforementioned. We hold regular competitions to include all the classes of weapons that we are permitted to shoot under our license.
Contacts
Chairman: Simon 07739 182209
Secretary: Ian 0117 932 944
Membership: Derek 07957 353738
Recomended Gunsmith
Clive Grisdale
For all your repairs to modern and antique firearms, barrel blacking, browning and restoration. FREE safety check and appraisal for club members on newly acquired second hand modern and antique guns.
Telephone 01980 610799