Anyone know of Rifle ranges in/around east midlands area?

Toastylee123 · 14 Jun 2021 at 15:22

Hi All,

I've been trying to get back into rifle target shooting for a couple of years. The only commercial range I've been able to locate is at Silverstone, some 45 minutes drive away but they're only open weekdays & every other Saturday, with the Saturdays being full till late September just to even go and take a look.

with week days being a no-go due to work, I was wondering if anyone knew of any ranges that i might've overlooked due to limited online presence.

Datamonkey · 16 Aug 2021 at 17:25

@Toastylee123

Bit of a thread revival I know, but ive just taken up target range shooting,
There is OnTarget which is based in the outskirts of Northampton at Brackmills,
Been a few times now, just waiting to sort out a decent .177 rifle now

SPG · 18 Aug 2021 at 08:46

Quite a few ranges, nothing special or grand just cozy little club ranges.

Borrowash
Coalville

dave28 · 18 Aug 2021 at 08:52

Anything listed here :

https://nra.org.uk/clubs/eastmidlandsclubs/

Toastylee123 · 19 Aug 2021 at 23:51

Datamonkey said:
@Toastylee123

Bit of a thread revival I know, but ive just taken up target range shooting,
There is OnTarget which is based in the outskirts of Northampton at Brackmills,
Been a few times now, just waiting to sort out a decent .177 rifle now

I went down to OnTarget as part of a work event a few years back, unless i'm mistaken i believe they're exclusively air rifle, while i'm looking for a bit more kick. I'm actually heading to the silverstone range i mentioned in the original post this saturday, managed to get squeezed in. I'm hoping that the difficulty in availability is primarily around non-member visits due to the supervision/safety briefings they'll need to have, which will become much easier as a licensed member down the road, something to ask them about while there.

shorttricky · 2 Sep 2021 at 17:24

If you're still looking around East Midlands, there's the Derby Rifle and Pistol Club (Twyford) and the Chesterfield and District Rifle and Pistol Club (ranges in Notts, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire)
https://www.drpc1999.club/
http://cdrpc.co.uk/#xl_xr_page_index

A friend of mine used to shoot at the Chesterfield and District Epperstone (notts) range, he said it was fantastic. Couple of years back though, so I can't tell you what it's like now