Ammunition restrictions – IMPORTANT
The MoD requires that ONLY traditional lead or lead-cored jacketed ammunition may be used on their ranges until further notice. This means that we can NOT use the modern mono-metal solids. If in doubt, ask us!
Tyne Valley Rifle Club in the North East of England. We regularly shoot at the Ministry of Defence outdoor ranges at Ponteland at distances of 100 yards to 600 yards and at Otterburn training area up to 1,100 yards.
We are partnered with Mayfair Shooting Centre – also located in the North East of England, for firearm and ammunition sales please check out their website linked here.
NEW VENUE – WARCOP!
We have recently gained access to Warcop training area – specifically C-10 range known as “Charlie High”.
This range is rated up to .50 BMG and targets consist of derelict tank hulks at distances from approximately 900 yards to around 2,300 yards!
Warcop dates are here.
Your annual membership fee allows you to attend all of the ranges which we use.
Shooting locations
Our main shooting venue is Ponteland ranges near Newcastle. We also use Warcop ranges in Cumbria and another range north of the border will be coming into use very soon.
Ponteland
Ponteland is what most people think of when they think of a traditional rifle range. There are two range facilities here, “A” and “B” ranges which are traditional “gallery” ranges with twelve and sixteen firing points respectively and manually operated target raising machinery at the butts. The Butt area consists of the gallery area (hence the name) where target marking personnel, if they are being used, are suitably protected from firing by a large earth mound called the mantlet. Beyond the targets is a much larger earth mound, the bullet catcher.
Firing points at each range are at 100 yard increments. “A” range has points at distances from 100 to 300 yards and “B” range has points at distances from 100 to 600 yards.
Warcop – Cumbria
We use C-10 range also known as “Charlie High”. This is a field firing area a section of which has been converted to a constructed range specifically for civilian use.
Targets are a series of fixed hard targets in the form of derelict tank hulks. These range from around 900 yards to approximately 2,300 yards.
These shoots are usually all day shoots starting at 10:00 and finishing at 16:30hrs. The range is very easy to access with car parking directly behind the firing points.
C-10 is one of the few ranges which civilian access rated for the use of .50 BMG rifles.
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