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Fighting the Lead Ban
Many of you will have seen the recent HSE proposals outlining the restriction of lead ammunition. While the intention to address environmental concerns is understood and supported, the proposed measures present substantial challenges to our sport and for the shooting community generally. If they become Law it will have wide-reaching effects on target shooting, particularly for shotgun. . In summary the HSE proposes: Indoor Ranges are specifically excluded from the proposals scope, as the exposure to lead indoors is controlled by the Control of Lead at Work regulations. What can we do. Firstly we (the entire shooting community) must work together to reduce the impact on our sport of these proposals.…
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NTSA Scottish Birdshot Championships
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Insurance cover extended
The NTSA is please to announce upgrades to the Insurance cover we offer to our members and affiliated clubs. The overall Public Liability and Employee Liability cover increases to £10 million. This falls in line with other major national governing bodies for shooting sports. This cover extends to all NTSA matches and events. Any target shotgun match ran by any member or affiliated club is covered, along with any member engaging in practice or training for target shotgun. Please make sure these are registered with the NTSA Competition Secretary. Full details of the of the NTSA insurance cover can be found HERE. Should require more information contact the NTSA Treasurer via ntsasec@gmail.com
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NTSA Scottish Birdshot Championships
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Bianchi competition
The Bianchi competition is a well established handgun discipline. It has now been developed to include other firearms such as Semi Auto and Lever Action Rifles. The NTSA have also taken on the discipline and run an annual Championships which combines all three ammunition types. The annual NTSA Bianchi Championships took place at North Cotes Butts in early October. The match consisted of the Practical Match, requiring 24 rounds of slug. The Buckshot match requiring 12 rounds and the Plates Match, using 24 rounds of birdshot. There are a number of other competitions which can be used in a Bianchi match, check out the NTSA Approved Courses of fire. The…
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NTSA Scottish Birdshot Championships
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NTSA Club Championships 2023 – North Cotes Triumph Again!
The Club championships has been a feature of the NTSA Match Calendar for some years now. Held at the back end of the shooting year in October, it is an opportunity for NTSA affiliated Clubs to pitch their Target Shotgun skills against each other. The Championships take the individual scores from two slug competitions, T&P and Multi Target. Teams are made up of three members and their scores combined. Since the Club Championships were introduced 5 years ago the standout club to beat is North Cotes Butts, having won on four occasions, only beaten by Reepham a couple of years back. NCB did not disappoint this year and were in…
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NTSA English Birdshot Championships 2023
New venue for our latest great Target Shotgun competition. The NTSA English Birdshot Championships takes place on Saturday 9th September at Cambridge Gun Club. The Championships will consist of two NTSA birdshot competitions – Standards and Speed Steels. Combined scores will determine the overall Champion. Even better, the top 16 placed competitors will take part in an additional competition of Man V Man. Enter via https://shootnscoreit.com/event/120/80/
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NTSA Scottish Birdshot Championships
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NTSA Scottish Birdshot Championships
Next NTSA event is the Scottish Birdshot Championships on 5th August Hosted by Recoil Scotland at their ranges near Shotts, North Lanarkshire. The match is open to all shooters and will require a minimum of 120 rounds of birdshot ammunition. There are two matches making up the Championships – NTSA Birdshot Standards and NTSA Speed Steels. Enter via SSI Scottish Birdshot Championships (shootnscoreit.com)
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