National Smallbore Rifle Association

National Smallbore Rifle Association
Abbreviation	NSRA
Motto	Look Forward
Predecessor	Society of Working Mens Rifle Clubs (1901-1903); Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs (1903-1947);
Formation	1901
Founder	Major General Charles Edward Luard
Merger of	The British Rifle League (1903)
Type	National Governing Body
Registration no.	76008
Legal status	Company Limited by Guarantee
Headquarters	Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley Camp
Coordinates	51°18′29″N 0°39′24″W / 51.308168°N 0.656776°W
Region	United Kingdom
CEO	(Vacant)
Chairman	John Lloyd
Main organ	On Target
Subsidiaries	NSRA Ltd; BSW Ltd;
Affiliations	British Shooting Sports Council; British Shooting;
Website	nsra.co.uk

The National Smallbore Rifle Association (NSRA) is a British charity and governing body for some shooting sports.^[1]

The NSRA governs target shooting with smallbore rifles and pistols, as well as airguns and match crossbow.

The NSRA is based at The Lord Roberts Centre at the National Shooting Centre, Bisley Camp in Surrey. They organise competitions all year round.

Bisley Rifle Meeting

The NSRA holds a big competition at Bisley each year in August. The first meeting was held in 1922 and has been held every year since, except during World War 1 and World War 2.

Most competitions are shot at distances of fifty metres and one hundred yards.

Related pages

National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)

References

↑ "THE NATIONAL SMALL-BORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION - Charity 215468". Charity Commission - Register of Charities. Charity Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

Other websites

[1] "THE NATIONAL SMALL-BORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION - Charity 215468". Charity Commission - Register of Charities. Charity Commission. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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