If you are under 18 years old, please read this page before going any further.
Anyone can come to visit the club and shoot once, before having to decide whether or not to join and become a probationary member. After joining, a minimum of 18 visits within a 6 month period are necessary before full membership can be granted. Minimum age for airgun shooting is 18, younger persons can be accepted for cartridge shooting, down to age 14, subject to Range Officers discretion.
For directions to the club's indoor range, telephone 0161 427 9133 between 20:00 and 21:00 Monday to Friday. When you first come for a visit, please bring some form of identification with you, preferably with a photograph of yourself on it, such as driving licence.
As a visitor you will be loaned a suitable gun, hearing protection and given basic shooting instruction. You will be accompanied onto the range by an experienced shooter who will stay with you until we are confident of your abilities.
The total cost of a visit is made up of a £5-00 visitor fee, plus about £3-00 for 50 rounds of .22 ammunition, plus £0-70 for 5 targets, making a total outlay of about £8-70 per person (see below for airgun shooting).
We cater for three different types of target shooting:
a) Precision .22, using single-shot guns and carried out to international rules, on Mondays and Tuesdays from 19:30 to 21:30. You will be loaned a suitable .22 rifle equipped with aperture sights. No air guns, or multi-shot guns used on these nights. If you eventually want to get your own gun, you will need to apply for a Firearms Certificate and comply with the security requirements for storage specified by the local police.
b) Sport / hobby shooting using all calibres and types of gun, both rifle and pistol. Guns used range from airguns, to unlimited calibre black powder; these are shot on, Wednesdays and Fridays from 19:30 to 21:30 and Sundays from 10:00 to 12:00. As a visitor you will be loaned a club .22 rimfire multi-shot carbine, which usually will be equipped with telescopic sights. If you eventually want to get your own gun, you will need to apply for a Firearms Certificate and comply with the security requirements for storage specified by the local police.
c) Precision airgun shooting using 4.5 mm single-shot guns (both rifle and pistol), from 19:30 to 21:30 on Thursdays with a minimum age of 18. You will be loaned a suitable air rifle or air pistol and supplied with some targets and pellets for a total of £5. (please note that only 4.5 mm airguns are allowed on the 10 metre airgun range). If your impressions of airguns are based on shooting at tin cans, be prepared for a surprise, this is a serious and precise discipline, not at all what many people imagine. It is an Olympic sport for both air rifle and air pistol and it demands great skill and considerable practice to do well. Airguns used in this type of shooting do not require the possession of a Firearms Certificate and do not have any special storage conditions, or police involvement.
Monday from 19:30 to 21:30 for .22 precision shooting: see a) above.
Tuesday from 19:30 to 21:30 for .22 precision shooting: see a) above.
Wednesday from 19:30 to 21:30 for sport / hobby shooting: see b) above.
Thursday from 19:30 to 21:30 for airgun shooting: see c) above.
Friday from 19:30 to 21:30 for sport / hobby shooting: see b) above.
Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00 for sport / hobby shooting: see b) above.
For any further information please telephone the club on 0161 427 9133 as detailed above in the yellow highlighting at the head of this page and / or read Marple Rifle and Pistol Club details. It is much better to speak to a Range Officer by telephone than trying to make enquiries by email, as so much more information can be given in a short conversation than by a protracted exchange of messages.
Revised 27-Aug-2010.