Marksmanship goes a long way back in the
history of Air Cadets and is one of our most
popular activities. Think you can concentrate on
distant targets and fire with consistent
accuracy? It's not easy. It requires focus,
agility and a very steady hand.
We’ll teach you to handle a variety of
weapons safely. Firing is always done lying on
your stomach (the prone position) at static
targets. Progress through the course and you'll
experience different types of weapons and could
even take part in shooting competitions if you
really prove your skills.
Ranges come in different shapes and sizes
but all are in controlled conditions with full
training on any weapon that you handle - safety
is our top priority. To start with you'll be
firing at targets that are fairly close - around
25m away. As you advance through weapons and
your skill builds, you will fire at targets 100m
or more away.
shootingdates
Shooting Weekend Dates 2011__________________
January
8th & 9th
·
February
5th & 6th
March
19th & 20th
April
9th & 10th
May
14th & 15th
June
18th & 19th
July
16th & 17th
Aug
Suspended due to 4 weeks annual camp
September
17th & 18th
October
15th & 16th
November
19th & 20th
December
10th & 11th
To bid for places
and for joining instructions for the above dates
please login
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Shooting Weekend Dates 2010__________________
November
19/20/21
- Cancelled
December
10/11/12
- Cancelled
Please be advised
that the November and December dates are
cancelled due to manpower shortages at St Athan.
However, the January and February dates for 2011
that have been published (left), are confirmed
with accommodation. All of the paperwork
to book the Range and the MT have been submitted
and accepted.
W.J.
Taylor Trophy Competition__________________________________________________________________________
This is an annual Inter-Wing Small Bore
Competition, and usually takes place around
March every year. This is a postal shoot,
and Wing teams consist of 8 cadets (best 6 to
count).
To be eligible for this competition, cadets
must not have attaind their 19th birthday by
Mach 31st of the competition year.
