WELCOME TO THE FIRST STEP IN BECOMING A MARKSMAN / MARKSWOMAN.

To begin with....
Your age is NOT a barrier to competitive marksmanship.
Your gender is NOT a barrier to competitive marksmanship.
Your disability is NOT a barrier to competitive marksmanship.
At Bideford Target Shooting Club EVERYONE can take part from as little as £3.00 per session!

Welcome again to our website and I hope you have found something you feel you may be interested in taking part in. The club takes great pride in it's fully inclusive coaching courses that gives you the opportunity to engage in a national sport, competing against others of the same marksmanship ability, on a level playing field no matter who you are. Men, Women, children, able and disabled people, colour is not an issue & sexual orientation is not an issue at all....Big or small we welcome you all, all are welcome, all competing against each other in the same leagues & competitions at the same time. If you feel stuck at home with no chance of a sporting activity to gravitate to maybe you cant run, cycle, swim, jump, or do any of those other physically active sports then give Target Shooting a chance, it's sociable, ULTRA competitive, has huge health benefits both physically and mentally and above all it's great fun. This page will show you how to get started. 

WANT TO KNOW MORE?
​START WITH A 

VISIT TO THE CLUB.

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

Have an afternoon out to come and see us, see what we have to offer and see the facilities we have built and what we hope to build and achieve in the near future.
You will be shown everything by a club committee member and more often than not by the club chairman, captain or secretary each of which will be able to answer any or all of your questions, you wont be able to shoot but you will meet club members who will always enthuse about the club and the sport.
Full disabled access to all our facilities and advice and encouragement to get involved from all you meet....
The visit should take about 30 mins but from experience most visitors stay for between 1 and 2 hours. Your visit is free of charge, & tea and coffee is available with of course free parking and full disabled toilet facilities. It's simple to request a visit to the club and you will be under no obligation to join simply click the VISIT THE CLUB button, fill in your details and we will be in touch with you to arrange a suitable day and time for you to visit at your convenience. 
VISIT THE CLUB

GETTING STARTED.

Like all sports the basics are a must. You cant run before you can walk!
​The club now offers a 4 week introduction course to teach you the basic skills and safety measures employed by the club. This course is designed to give you the fundamental skills needed to enjoy the sport at a grass roots level and uses AIR RIFLES shooting from a bench supporting the gun & shooting at targets at 25 yards distance using a telescopic scope. The cost of this course is just £20 and includes all your ammunition, targets used, club equipment and coaching together with full use of the club facilities except tea and coffee, we charge 40p per cup for that! After the 4 week introduction course is over and if you decide to continue shooting each visit will cost you £3.00 and you will need to purchase your own ammunition. You will then be given the options to try new 2 new disciplines, air pistol and standing air rifle or you can simply continue with benchrest air rifle. ALSO after the 4 week introduction period has ended you will be entered into your first marksmanship competition so things start to get real!!!!! This format of training has proven to be very competitive and quite exciting for participants and coaches.

​NOW WITH YOUR NEW MARKSMANSHIP SKILLS YOU CAN PROGRESS ON TO LIVE FIRE AMMUNITION. COACHES AND INSTRUCTORS WILL ADVISE YOU ABOUT THIS AS YOUR SKILLS & ABILITY IMPROVE. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED AT HOW QUICKLY YOU ACHIEVE THIS LEVEL.

Now to enrol in the 4 week introduction course simply click the button below and fill in your details and as soon as a place becomes available we will contact you to offer you a place.  

WHEN.......Coaching is every Thursday evening and starts at 7.00pm with the range open from 6.30pm. Each session lasts for two hours.

WHERE.....All coaching is held at our privately owned ranges at Melbury, just outside Parkham village in North Devon.

​WHO.....You will have one to one coaching at all times by experienced and qualified club members.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE PART IN THE 4 WEEK AIRGUN COURSE