The British Pistol Club

🎯🏆 British Pistol Club Juniors shine at the GB Junior International Competition, Bisley 🏆🎯

What an incredible week for our junior athletes at the Junior Competition held at Bisley, Surrey, where they competed in both the 10m Air Pistol and 25m Pistol events against some of the strongest young shooters from across the UK and abroad.

Representing the British Pistol Club were:

🔹 Sophie Mackenney
🔹 Eloise Bennett
🔹 Teddy Phipps
🔹 Aemilia Tilley
🔹 Sophie Hollyfield
🔹 Olivia Mason
🔹 Elsie Jessop

The week was filled with achievements and milestones, with our athletes recording an impressive number of personal bests. For several members of the team, this was their first experience of competing at a big event of this calibre, and they embraced the challenge with determination, professionalism, and fantastic team spirit throughout the competition. The youngest member was 11 and the oldest 18.

The standout highlight of the week came on Thursday when Sophie Mackenney qualified for the 10m junior Women's Air Pistol Final in 4th place.
In a highly contested field featuring some of the best young shooters in the country, Sophie delivered an outstanding performance, holding her nerve under pressure to finish in an incredible 5th place. Reaching the final was a remarkable achievement in itself, but to secure a top-five finish on this experienced stage was exceptional, having previously only competed in a Schools' final.

Beyond the results, the week provided invaluable experience for all of our juniors. New friendships were formed, confidence was built, lessons were learned, and memories were made. Most importantly, every athlete represented the British Pistol Club with pride, sportsmanship, and a positive attitude, both on and off the firing line.

A huge thank you also goes to the coaches, parents, and supporters whose encouragement and commitment make opportunities like these possible.

Congratulations to every member of the team. We are enormously proud of what you have achieved this week and look forward to following your progress in the months and years ahead. The future of British Pistol Club shooting is certainly bright! 👏🇬🇧🎯

Finally, a very special thank you to Sharon Joyce and all of the organisers, volunteers, officials, and staff who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to deliver such a fantastic competition. Events of this calibre simply would not be possible without your dedication, hard work, and commitment to junior shooting. Thank you for creating such a memorable and rewarding experience for every athlete involved.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our August BPC Meeting! 🇬🇧👏

We really appreciate everyone taking the time to support the club and make the day such a success.

A special thank you to our Committee, who have worked incredibly hard to get this meeting fitted in ahead of the Junior International. Your time, effort and dedication to the club never go unnoticed. 👏

And, as always, a massive thank you to all our amazing volunteers who give up their time to run the ranges and keep everything moving smoothly — from 10m through to 25m. We simply couldn’t do it without you! 🙌

It’s the commitment of our members, committee and volunteers that makes the BPC such a great club.

Thank you everyone, and good luck to all those representing us at the Junior International! 🇬🇧🎯

Wishing all the British Pistol Club junior athletes the very best of luck at the Junior International at Bisley this week! 💪

To All BPC members and guests,

Welcome to our 15/16th August 2026 meeting.

PLEASE NOTE ENTRIES CLOSE TUESDAY 11th August 2026 at 23:59
10 metre AIR PISTOL will take place on the NRA’s 10m Range in The Pavilion (see end of message for location map) on both Saturday and Sunday morning
25 metre AIR PISTOL will take place on the NSRA’s LRC range as usual
Trigger weight testing will take place on both the 25m range and the 10m range.
The option of a 40 shot match is now available please remember therefore, when entering the 10m event to state clearly if you want a 40 or 60 shot match.
First Match shots will be 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm

10m Firing Points will be open 25 minutes before 1st shot i.e at 8:35am 10 minutes to set up equipment, 15 minutes Preparation and Sighting time ready for first match shot at 9am.

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HOWEVER if you are not an NRA Member you will be required to complete the NRA registration form at The Pavilion reception desk BEFORE going to the 10m range.

So please allow an extra 10 minutes for this
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Saturday: 25m
Timings for 25m matches are:
Standard Pistol 09:00am
Sport Pistol 11:00am
Rapid Fire detail (1) 13:30pm
Rapid Fire detail (2) 15:00pm subject to entries and availability of functioning targets

PLEASE NOTE THE ABOVE TIMINGS MAY CHANGE SUBJECT TO NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.

Saturday 10m : 60 and 40 shot match 9:00am 11:00am 13:00pm 15:00pm

Sunday 10m: 60 and 40 shot match 9:00am 11:00am

Please make every effort to enter before the closing date.

PLEASE NOTE ALL ENTRY FEES MUST BE PAID BY BANK TRANSFER AT TIME OF BOOKING.

Please enter via e-mail to the entries address:-

[email protected]

Match entry fees are:-

10m - Guests - £20.00 per match, Members - £15.00 per match

25m - Guests - £25.00 per discipline, Members - £20.00 per discipline

HSBC Bank details are:
Entries Account British Pistol Club
Account No.****2305
(Ask entries@ if other numbers needed)

Ref Aug + Competitors Name (essential if different from Account Holder’s Name)

DON’T DELAY - BOOK TODAY

what3words location for NRA Pavilion Range and Pavilion Reception Entrance

🇬🇧 Good luck to our BPC members competing at the European U23 Championships!

Everyone at the British Pistol Club would like to wish the very best of luck to our members competing at the European Championships 10/25/50m/Shotgun U23 in Poland this week.

A special good luck to:
🎯 Toby Aberdeen
🎯 Sam Allen
🎯 Lucinda Evans
🎯 Andrew Walker

We also extend our best wishes to all of the GB athletes competing at the Championships.

We hope you all shoot well, enjoy the experience and do yourselves proud.

Good luck from everyone at the British Pistol Club! 🇬🇧🎯

Please see attached details for the Kevin Hindle & Laszlo Antal Memorial Competitions 2026 at Blackburn Rifle & Pistol Club. Great competition, club and organisers. Please spread the word to fellow shooters!

Link below to pdf forms;

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Bf4B7QN0kXmSTiz7VbPB0Qk0XSnC2zqB?usp=drive_link

Please see entry form for ESSU 25m Championships. A great practice for the BPC Championships in early October.

Link to pdf entry below,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eFatxrJd24zoTbDtfp2udfKLDh7Sp_kA/view?usp=drive_link

British Pistol Club, July 2026 Scores

Details can be found for the West Midlands Open at the following link

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LyvnKZG6OWlk_IG5aSzWunulYpAKmVJC?usp=sharing