Address:

Wantage Target Shooting Club

Icknield Lane

Springfield Road

Wantage

OX12 8ES

for more information contact us at wtscsmembersec@yahoo.com

Want to become a member? please note All applications for  membership will need to be accompanied by a reference 

Contact for more details and how to join

wtscsmembersec@yahoo.com

News

Homepage now online

You can now find all the information you need about our club on our new homepage.

There’s lots of fun to be had with Wantage Target Shooting Club!

The Club has Home Office Approval for Pistol calibre rifles up to .455" standing at 20yds, .22" rifles standing kneeling and prone and muzzle loading pistols upto .455" standing at 20yds. We are also registered for Fullbore shooting at Otmoor and Bisley as Affiliated members of the Oxford Rifle Association (ORA)https://www.oxrifle.org.uk/

Please note:

 

Subscriptions are due by the end of October at the very latest end of November. We have held the rate at £145.00 per annum. Any membership renewals after this date will be subject to an extra £25.00 administation fee. 

 

 

 

The Club has its own range, which was completely modernised and soundproofed in 1987, and has been further upgraded on several occasions since. This is situated just off Springfield Road, opposite the new Bovis build near the Scout Headquarters

 

The Club provides a variety of 0.22 rim fire rifles, .177 match quality air rifles and air pistols for Members' use.   We also have Qualified shooting Coaches, including County & National Coaches, for both Rifle and Pistol.

 

The indoor range has 5, 20 yard shooting lanes, certified for 0.22 rifles in 3  positions, standing, kneeling and prone and centre fire, pistol-calibre rifles, standing position only. It is equipped with turning targets at 20 yards and with target changers for 10 metre airgun shooting. We have also much improved lighting systems for both the 20yd targets and the 10 metre targets together with improved lighting over the firing points. A new ventilation system compliments the already high standard of facilities

 

Shooters with physical disabilities are welcome.There is a ramp, giving wheelchair access and full disabled toilet facilities. Assistance with rifle support is also available.

 

Adult Membership is currently £145 a year, Probationary membership is £97.50. Family probationary membership is £150.00 with full family membership at £200.00. This covers all the costs apart from targets and ammunition and includes full liability insurance

The Range is now fully open and is also open on a Friday evening from 7pm until 9 pm if RCO and Key Holders are available 

 

 

Fixture list

Membership Renewals 1st November Deadline!  Forms will be coming out via email, but should you require a printed copy, they are available to collect from the club house. 

WTSC Membership renewal form 24/25
WTSC Membership Application Form 2024-25[...]
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Fixture list

 

The club is currently shooting in the cumbria and northumbria shooting league .

the midland shooting league 

and the swadlicote postal league 

 

we also have regular competitors shooting at Bisley and other major venues 

Weekly schedule

  Mon Tue

Wed 

Thur

Fri

Sat

Sun

19:30-22:00

20yds

LSR/Air/CF

Harwell

 20yds

LSR/Air/CF

 Harwell & Wantage prone

ALL DISIPLINES  FROM 1900/2230

 

 

17:00-19:00    

 

 

JUNIORS 

 

 
13:00-15:00    

 

 

 

 JUNIORS 

 
10:00-12:00   MUZZLE LOADING MORNING 

Any shooting discipline