Welwyn Phoenix Rifle Club

Welwyn Phoenix is very pleased to offer their facilities to all those interested in full bore rifle shooting. The invitation can be extended to complete novices, where careful training and skills coaching is provided and also to accomplished target shooters who are either considering a change of Clubs or possibly interested in trying out Full Bore shooting in addition to their existing discipline.

Our shoots take place in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere at a moderate cost. Safety issues are the first priority as always, particularly with guests who may not be familiar with our range procedures.

We meet in the car park behind the NRA offices at 0810am for a pre-shoot briefing and collection of equipment. Shooting starts at 0830. If visitors arrive slightly later, they need to find us on the ranges, details of which are posted on the notice board outside the NRA Range Office.

Details of our shoots can be found in the Shooting Program and range details can be found on the NRA website. Follow the links from the left of this page.

Applications to join us as a guest must be received at latest 8 days prior to the event. See further details on these Visitor Days here >>>

Get the dates in your diary now. We will be shooting at 300 and 600 yards on April 13th and at 300 and 900 yards on June 8th . If you would like to try Full Bore shooting, this is the easy way in. Helpful, experienced and friendly coaches will ensure you get the best out of your time with WPRC.

Experience has shown that we need to limit the capacity of these guest shoots. If effective coaching is to be provided we ideally need to assign a one-to-one coaching regime. With this in mind it is unlikely that we can take more than four guests at any one shoot.
Please give any of the officers a call on their numbers shown on this site, or drop us an email. We do need a few days notice as we have statutory documentation to complete and submit to the Police Authorities before you can shoot with us. We absolutely cannot accept guests who just turn up on the day.

Alistair Bullen with yet another haul of Silver

Alistair Bullen took over as Club Captain in January 2006. He followed in the illustrious footsteps of Nick Verduyn who had held the office for many years and latterly combined it with the Secretaryship of the Hertfordshire County Rifle Association.

Alistair’s enthusiasm and dedication to the club and to the sport of target shooting is second to none. We all know that there is no substitute for time spent on the ranges if real progress is to be achieved in shooting and Alistair is the epitomy of this. He holds a first team squad place with his home County of Norfolk, shooting alongside some great international stars, which clearly has done him no harm at all.

His efforts within WPRC, both on the organizational and instructional fronts, have been immense and it is only fitting that he has recorded an excellent personal success in club competitions over the last few seasons.

Like every good captain he leads from the front. He retained his winning form at the NRA Imperial Meeting last year and brought home the silver, by winning ‘The Corporation’ long range competition ahead of over 1000 other competitors. A great personal achievement and one which Welwyn Phoenix is very pleased to acknowledge. A full report of the Imperial Meeting can be read in the Members Area – Shooting reports section.

Following a very successful Silver Jubilee year in 2007 Welwyn Phoenix looks forward to breaking more records this season. Considerable interest from Guests is expected this year after a good number tried the sport for the first time in 2007. Many have vowed to return, some as members, so guest places may be limited which may impose a strictly first come first served selection basis.

Winning results for teams and individuals last year will hopefully increase the desire to achieve success again. The program is now confirmed and we ask you to make diary notes and block out those all important Sundays to join us on the ranges in 2008.

The shoot programme is now available on the website which shows 8 club shoots, starting on the 16th March, with several already designated as Guest shoots, when non club members can attend to try out the sport. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.