About the Club:

The Dorset Precision Shooting Club or DPSC was born from the Dorset Police Shooting Club and became independent from the police service in 2022. Now that the DPSC has become independent we can open our doors to new members. We have Experienced and Qualified coaches who are looking forward to introducing each new member to the world of target and precision shooting.

What we can offer:

We are committed to shooting in a safe, relaxed, informative, welcoming and enjoyable atmosphere, both for able bodied and those with additional needs (where access allows). Our Coaches will assist and encourage each shooter towards the level of proficiency they desire.

We are a Rifle and Pistol Club shooting Full Bore and Small Bore rifles with air rifles & pistols alike. We have access to the facilities described below.

• 25m Small bore range
• 10m Air range
• 100m Indoor range full bore
• 100m Outdoor range full bore
• Up to 600m outdoor long range
• Up to 1200M outdoor long range

We have access to the ranges at Cobham Social Club as our home range, we also have affiliations with other clubs and organisations including The NRA and Bisley Shooting Ground, The Tunnel Target Sports Centre, Dorchester Shooting Club & Bridport Shooting Club. We also have affiliations with local shooting businesses like Brothers in Arms (Christchurch).

The club has also joined the local dorset postal league through the Dorset Small Bore Rifle and Pistol Association.

As a club we are looking forward to welcoming both experienced shots and new comers wanting to experience shooting for the first time. We are also involved in Internal and National competitions at all levels and different disciplines within the sport.

Joining the Club:

Joining the club is easy, using the contact us we encourage guest to come along on a guest day which are run on the first Thursday of every month at our main range. The commitment for a probationary member is time intensive, there being a 3 month minimum regular attendance requirement, having completed the below listed mandatory supervised training shoots, before the committee votes on a probationary member becoming a full member of the club.

• Basic Range Safety
• NRA standard Safe shooter Course
• Safe Firearm Handling/Range Safety Regulations
• Sighting Systems/Marksmanship/Zeroing
• Cleaning & Maintenance
• Competency with .22 Bolt Action
• Competency with .22 Semi-automatic action

Once the following steps have been completed the committee will meet to vote on the member joining the club in full.

On application to the club you as an individual will need to declare the following;

• You are not prohibited from the Firearms act 1968/ Rehabilitation of Offenders act 1974 to use or obtain a license to hold or use a firearm.
• You have not had a Firearm or Shotgun License refused or revoked by any Police force in the UK.
• You do not have any outstanding criminal proceedings which may render you a prohibited person.
• Should any of this apply to you unfortunately you wouldn’t be eligible to join the club at that time.

Any other question or to join the club use the Contact Us, or email the club at shootingsection@gmail.com