Welcome to Oundle Rifle and Pistol Club

About ORPC

Oundle Rifle and Pistol Club is a thriving target shooting club in Northamptonshire. We shoot a wide variety of disciplines and enjoy strong and active support from our membership. The club is located at Oundle, a small market town in East Northamptonshire close to Peterborough. We have five different ranges across our two separate sites and cater for full-bore, small-bore, air rifle/pistol, gallery rifle, black-powder and practical shotgun shooting. We are Home-Office approved and are affiliated to the NRA, NRSA and the UKPSA.

Ranges

The club has two ranges, an indoor facility in the town of Oundle and an outdoor facility at Barnwell, a village just outside the town. The Oundle range has two 25 yard ranges offering small-bore, air, gallery and black-powder disciplines. The outdoor range Barnwell has three ranges - 25, 50 and 100 yards - all with covered firing points. We shoot all the indoor disciplines plus centre-fire rifle, practical shotgun and action competitions with turning targets. The 50 yard range is also certificated for the use of 12 gauge solid-slug.

Open Days

The club holds open days during the year where non-Firearm Certificate holders have the opportunity to shoot full-bore rifles under close supervision as an introduction to target shooting. This must be by special invitation only, via a personal introduction from an existing member of the club.

Upcoming Dates

Sat 11th Sep 2010

‘Silver Bullet’ Paper Plate Shoot 10.00pm to 12.30pm

This will be the fifth annual ‘Silver Bullet’ paper plate shoot at the Barnwell Range.

This competition is for Under-lever Carbines and each competitor is required to shoot three details at 20, 35 & 50 yards at plates fixed on the target targets.

Each detail requires 18 rounds of ammunition with 54 rounds required in total.

Starting with just 6 rounds loaded into the rifle shooters have 120 seconds to take 18 shoots (6 shots kneeling, 6 shots weak shoulder and 6 shots strong shoulder) inc. all reloading necessary.

A great fun competition with supplementary event for rimfire rifles & LBRs, subject to demand - make sure you sign up for this one ASAP!

NB: this event will run in the morning from 10.00am (sign-in and squadding at 9.30pm)

Match Director: AS

Sun 26th Dec 2010

Guest Day (Boxing Day Shoot) 10.00am to 1.00pm

Read guidance on Guest Days..

Sat 2nd Jul 2011

Benchrest Competition 12.30pm to 4.00pm

Bench Rest 'Competition Day' - opportunity for members to try their hand at bench rest shooting in a competitive way i.e. how small will YOUR group be on the day?

This event will be staggered across the day and will be available as a 'drop-in' day for members - just turn-up and shoot your cards.

This is a new competitive area for ORPC and divisions hav yet to be agreed, but it will reflect the rifles members wish to shoot and could be shot at 50m & 100m.

Let us know what you want to shoot - .22LR? Underlevers? Production rifle? Custom Build rifle?

We need to know your preferences.....?

Match Director: AB