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| • | The National Rifle Association of Great Britain (NRA) is the Governing Body of full bore rifle and pistol shooting in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1859 the Association spent its first 30 years holding shooting and marksmanship competitions on Wimbledon Common. The ever expanding population of London, coupled with the introduction of modern smokeless propellant cartridges in the 1880s, forced the NRA to look for an alternative location to continue its very popular Imperial Meetings. In 1889 the NRA Council took the decision to move to Bisley where they remain to the present day.
The NRA, and the ranges at Bisley, are rich in history and tradition. Queen Victoria fired the opening shot of the first Imperial Meeting at Wimbledon and 30 years later the Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra, fired the first shot at the beginning of the 1890 Imperial Meeting at Bisley. This set the pattern for the Annual Meeting which has been held every year except during the two World Wars. The Queen's Prize remains the premier award for the rifleman and the July Imperial Meeting is internationally famous.
The principal ranges used today are as originally laid out in 1890 to accommodate modern full-bore rifle shooting. Century Range provides 108 points at distances up to 600 yards. Stickledown is the largest long range in the UK with firing points from 800 to 1200 yards. There is also the Short Siberia range with points at 100 and 200 yards (Siberia was originally an 800 yard range), and the running deer range enabling the shooting of moving targets at up to 100 metres.
Pistol shooting was also well accommodated with Melville, Cheylesmore and Winans ranges. The original Cheylesmore range was opened for the 1948 Olympic games. Recently relocated, it still facilitates 30 lanes at 25 metres. To cater for the increased popularity of pistol shooting, Melville range, also offering 30 lanes for shooting at both 25 and 50 metres, was opened in 1983 and Winans with 20 lanes at 25 metres opened in 1993. The pistol ranges are now mostly used for gallery rifle and mini rifle competitions which have taken over from the pistol shooting since their demise in the UK.
Clay shooting has taken place at Bisley since the early 1920s. In 2002 the facilities were greatly expanded to accommodate the Commonwealth Games when the [wikipedia: national rifle association, uk]
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