Shropshire Scouts

NSRA YPS Tutor Air Rifle Course
2026-02-28 - 2026-03-01 | Priorslee & St. Georges Scout, Priorslee & St Georges Scout HQ, Telford, Telford, TF2 9QQ, United Kingdom
**Admin:** Non-residential.
Please bring a packed lunch each day.
Tea & coffee will be available.
**Outline:** This course qualifies you to deliver Air Rifle Target Shooting as a Scout activity.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
• Safely take over and run an existing air rifle range.
• Set up a safe temporary airgun range in a suitable location, such as a Scout HQ or open space.
• Help young people learn to shoot an air rifle competently.
• Deliver an approved introductory course in target shooting with sport air rifles.
**Topics Covered:** Organisation of the sport, safety, law, building & running ranges, taster session.
📍 *Location:* Priorslee & St. Georges Scout HQ
📅 *Date:* 28 February – 1st March 2026
**Details and booking form below:**
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Scout Inter County Team Airgun Championships
2026-04-11 - 2026-04-12 | NSRA Aldersley, Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton WV6 9NW, NSRA Aldersley, Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 9NW, United Kingdom
Thank you for your interest in this, the 25th annual Inter-County Team Shooting Championships for Scouts.
Disciplines: Air Rifle, Air Pistol
Fee: The cost per team this year will be £125.00 per team plus £12.50 per travelling reserve
Deadline: Entries will close on Tuesday 24th March or earlier if range capacity is reached. Block entries (i.e. with some or all names to follow after a selection event) are permitted but full details should follow as soon as practicable and by Monday April 6th save for “last minute” substitutions due to illness etc. Entries will be acknowledged by email.
Competition Format
The range will be available on Saturday 11th April, principally for training and practice. The match is scheduled for the Sunday.
The competition will consist of all the members of the team (8 persons per team) shooting both air pistol and air rifle and the aggregate score for both will decide the Championship Trophy winners. Annual trophies for the highest scoring team for pistol, rifle and aggregate scores will be awarded.
Rules & Restrictions
Safety is paramount: unsafe behaviour or range damage leads to disqualification.
Footwear with ankle support not allowed.
Only flat-headed “wadcutter” pellets for air rifles/pistols.

Contact
Queries: John Dohoo, Shropshire County Shooting Activity Team Leader
john.dohoo@shropshirescouts.org.uk
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