![]() At this time there was no home range so all competitions were held at Altcar Military Range. In the early days, it was a club dedicated to Target Rifle practices, making quite the name for itself. The club was formed in 1962 and has now passed its half-century mark. Blackpool & Fylde Full Bore Rifle & Pistol Club.Our membership is both wide and varied, with younger and older, from Olympians to new shooters and all side by side! Their helpers are from “Galloway’s Society for the Blind” based in Preston, who also transport the members to the club. ![]() British Blind Sport is the governing body for this highly skilled and competitive sport. They use modified rifles and crossbows, equipped with acoustic technology to aim at their targets. Wednesday morning is given over to a very special group of blind and visually impaired shooters. Also seen are an assortment of rifles, from bolt action to self loading tactical styles. Muzzle loading pistols and rifles are a common sight on both ranges. Centre-fire and rim0firea re shot on the 25M and 50M ranges covering the full spectrum of target shooting disciplines. With the variety of facilities, members are able to shoot on one of the air ranges wiht both rifle and pistol and also on a dedicated BB range. Across the membership there is a wide range of interests and the club caters for 35 different shooting disciplines.īlackburn Rifle and Pistol Club welcomes new members, whether novice or expert. The current membership is about 200 and the club is open 5 nights and 2 mornings each week. With disciplines from air pistol to full bore rifle and turning target shooting. We offer a full range of services including a series of indoor rifle and pistol ranges from 10M up to 50M. We all enjoy the shooting sports in different ways with some members competing in regional and national target competitions while others use the range time to hone there shooting skills for hunting or culling and others attend to simply enjoy shooting the firearms they own in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.įor any more information about the 1860 Riflemen go to our ‘Contact Us’ page and feel free to get in touch.īRPC Blackburn Rifle and Pistol Club sets out to be a friendly and comfortable place to partake in indoor target shooting. The 1860 Rifle Club attend the Altcar rifle ranges each month to shoot a variety of centrefire and on occasion rimfire rifles. The club is also affiliated with the National Rifle Association (NRA)and is also approved by the Home Office. The club is a non-profit making organisation and as we have no club house to pay for, this keeps membership fee’s to a minimum. Safety is of paramount importance to every shooter whether in the 1860’s club or one of the other clubs shooting on the adjoining ranges and all the members of the club are the ‘eyes’ for everyone else in support of fully trained and qualified range control officers. The club promotes a safe, fun and friendly environment for it’s members, visitor and surrounding clubs for which to enjoy the outdoors, the ‘banter’ and the shooting sport. They do this as the range is the “home” of the club as it is the only place currently that the members meet to shoot. The 1860 Rifle Club take there name from the year the Altcar rifle range was opened.
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