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Welcome to the website of the
East Coast Shooting Club

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MISSION STATEMENT

The objective of the club is to provide for and promote the safe conduct of shooting at inanimate targets for recreation and competition.


ETHOS

ECSC is a members' club.  All members have a vote and the club is run entirely by volunteers.  The club will charge fees and make profits from appropriate activities, but such fees and profits are always retained in the club for the furtherance of its objectives and the benefit of the members as a whole.  The club is not run for the financial benefit of any individual members, officers or principals.
 
 
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NEWS
 
  

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

 

Members are reminded their renewal fees are now due, and must be paid not later than 24th August.  Fees are unchanged from last year.  Failure to renew in time will invalidate a member's insurance and they will accordingly not be permitted to use the range.  Members with genuine cases of difficulty in paying may contact the Membership Secretary in strictest confidence to agree a deferred payment schedule.

 

 

Club Rifle Competitions

 

Benchrest Rifle – 50 m. & 100 m.

 

There will be two separate categories:

International Sporter: is any Sporter having a safe manually and mechanically operated firing mechanism, max weight not more than 81/2 pounds inclusive of scope, Rifle must have a working safety. The action must be a repeater action and hold minimum of two rounds in a removable clip/magazine except for tubular fed rifles; the clip/magazine must be capable of feeding two or more rounds into the chamber and must be installed in the clip/magazine housing when competing and when rifle is weighed.

 

Unlimited: .22 Rimfire Rifle is any rifle having a safe manually and mechanically operated firing mechanism, with no weight limit. Any modification may be made to the rifle and any scope magnification may be used. Any Specialist, Factory stock or stocks that meet Varmint or Target Class rules must be used. Barrel weights or harmonic tuners are permitted.

 

The club will be providing some new Benchrest bags (front & back) to facilitate members that have no rest.

 

Scoring:

Any member can summit as many ECSC Benchrest targets as they want, up to and including the 17th of October, the 15 highest scores will be added to produce the shooters total; also there will be two full Benchrest competitions (two targets, 30 minutes each), one in July and the other in September (dates to be announced); the results of these competitions will be added to each shooters individual total.

 

 

Targets:  The following targets will be used for the competitions:

 

§         Benchrest 50m. – ECSC 25 target card with sighters (Max. score 250, one shot per target)

§         Benchrest 100m. – ECSC 4 target card with sighters (Max. score 200, 5 shoots per target)

 

 

 

Sporting Rifle (Prone) – 50m. & 100m.

 

 

Rifle of a hunting type design, single shot or repeater. It must not have been originally designed to be a target rifle. If the rifle was built with a rail or adjustable buttplate, it will be deemed to be a target rifle. If the rifle is outfitted with a magazine, all rounds must be loaded through the magazine. Stock may have a replacement buttplate and the length may be changed. Cheekpiece may be built up but by means that are not easily adjustable. Sights: Telescopic Sights are recommended. Your choice.

Scoring:

Any member can summit as many ECSC Benchrest targets as they want up to and including the 17th of October, the 15 highest scores will be added to produce the shooters total; also there will be two full Prone competitions (two targets, 25 minutes each), one in July and the other in September (dates to be announced); the results of these competitions will be added to each shooters individual total.

Target: We will be using the traditional ECSC 4 target card with sighters (Max score 200, 5 shoots per target).

 

 

Final results and PRIZES! Will be announced at the AGM

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The club's range is situated near Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.  Visitors with a genuine interest in the activities of the club are most welcome, but, for our security, visits to the club (other than by members, guests of members and participants in pre-arranged events) must be by appointment with the committee.  See contact details below.

The facilities of the club provide for :

  • Shotgun - sporting clay pigeon shooting.
  • Rifle - target rifle and paper target shooting with sporting rifle, benchrest and silhouette out to 100 metres.  All smallbore, as the location is not suitable for fullbore rifle shooting.  Gallery rifle is not  routinely catered for, but the club facilities allow it to be done from time to time as required.
  • Pistol - smallbore and centrefire to 25 metres.  Chiefly bullseye and other paper target shooting, including the disciplines of PPC & WA1500 and ISSF.
Shooting times are 9.00am to 3.00pm on Sundays.  Additional days can be arranged with the committee for rifle only.

To contact the club you can email from here, or telephone 087 2243829.
Alternatively fill out the form on the next page.

 

 

FEES

Full Member

€250.00 p.a. including insurance.

Family membership (Couple)

€450.00 p.a. including insurance.

Student

€127.00 p.a. including insurance.

Retired

€117.00 p.a. including insurance.

Registration Fee (once-off, on joining)

€300.00 per person

 

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DISCIPLINES

 

SHOTGUN

Shotgun shooting takes place on Sunday mornings, starting around 10.30.

The club has a number of mobile electric traps, so the layout is flexible.  Typically a five-stand sporting course will be set up, shooters taking ten clays on each, giving a 50-bird shoot for the day.

Coaching for novices, or those wishing to hone their skills, is generally available after the main shoot for the day is completed.

 

TARGET RIFLE

This comprises the main rifle disciplines of the International Shooting Sports Federation and the corresponding national adaptations thereof.




We have facilities for shooting prone and three-position at 50 metres and 100 yards.
 
TARGET RIFLE CALENDAR
 
 
Date Day Event Venue Course of fire Range
           
31-Jul-10 Saturday Northern Ireland Open Rifle Championship Dungannon    
6th - 7th Aug 2010 Fri - Sat Comber Open Comber    
14th - 22nd Aug 2010 Sat - Sun NSRA Bisley Smallbore Meeting Bisley   50m & 100yds
21-Aug-10 Saturday NTSA/MNSCI Open Blueball Prone 50m & 100yds
22-Aug-10 Sunday NTSA/MNSCI Open Blueball Prone 50m & 100yds
04-Sep-10 Saturday XB Open Tobermore    
04-Sep-10 Saturday ECSC Open ECSC Prone 100yds
05-Sep-10 Sunday ECSC Open ECSC Prone 50m
18-Sep-10 Saturday Autumn 3-P Rathdrum   25yds
19-Sep-10 Sunday Autumn Indoor Rathdrum 60 shots prone 25yds
03-Oct-10 Sunday NTSA National Championship ECSC 60 shots prone 50m
06-Nov-10 Saturday Leinster 3-P Rathdrum   25yds
07-Nov-10 Sunday Leinster Indoor Rathdrum 60 shots prone 25yds
21-Nov-10 Sunday DURC Indoor Rathdrum 60 shots prone 25yds

 
SPORTING, BENCHREST & GALLERY RIFLE

The club facilities provide for shooting prone, 3- or 4-position or from the bench with sporting or other suitable smallbore rifles out to 100 metres (typically at 50 metres or 100 yards).  Gallery shooting which requires different positions and distances is laid on from time to time as a special event.


 
SILHOUETTE RIFLE

The club has a strong tradition in silhouette shooting.

We cater for the smallbore rifle disciplines of the International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union and the NRA of America.  It is planned in future to cater for pistol silhouette shooting.

The club is affiliated to the National Silhouette Association of Ireland. (Contact here).
 
PISTOL
 
Pistol shooting takes place 9.00am - 3.00pm on Sundays.

The range has a "shooting-house" type covered firing point with 10 bays and provision for stationary paper targets out to 25m.  Disciplines practiced include those of WA1500 and
International Shooting Sports Federation and local adaptations thereof.
 
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The range has consent for all pistol calibres up to .455"
The use of  "magnum" and +P ammunition may be restricted.