Rifle: Full Bore Championships 2025-26

DATES

Saturday 18^th – Saturday 25^th July 2026

VENUE

National Shooting Centre, Bisley

ADDRESS

National Shooting Centre,

Bisley

Brookwood,

Surrey

GU24 0PB

ENTRY OPENING DATE

NRA Booking System: Tuesday 10^th March 2026

BUCS Play Booking System: Tuesday 2^nd June

Competitors must enter on both BUCS Play and the NRA system to be eligible for BUCS Points and medals.

ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Entry Closing Date - NRA

Individual Events - 08:00 Monday 22^nd June 2026

Entries made after this date will be accepted but must be paper entries submitted via email to [email protected]

Team Events:

Team Long Range Championships – 12:00 Wednesday 22^nd 2026

Team Short Range Championships – 12:00 Monday 20^th July 2026

Entry Closing Date - BUCS PLAY

Individual Events - Grand Aggregate

Tuesday 7th July 2026 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 9th July 2026 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

Team Events - Team Short Range Championships (Musketeers) & Team Long Range Championships (Universities Long Range)

Thursday 2nd July 2026 at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline

(Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator)

Tuesday 7th July 2026 at 23:59 – Team Join Deadline

(Players to have joined the respective event on BUCS Play)

Thursday 9th July 2026 at 23:59 – Admin Approval Deadline

(Players to have been approved and assigned in a team by an Institution Administrator on BUCS Play)

NRA Entry Fee:

Individual Championships (Grand Aggregate): £700 (£420 Under 25s)

Team Short Range Championships (Musketeers): £285*

Team Long Range Championships (Universities Long Range): £195*

*Ammunition costs can be reclaimed for team members shooting concurrent in another team event

BUCS Entry Fee:

An admin fee will be charged with each entry which is invoice by BUCS after the event

Individual Championships (Grand Aggregate): £3 per individual

Team Short Range Championships (Musketeers): £5 per team

Team Long Range Championships (Universities Long Range): £5 per team

Individual Championships (Grand Aggregate) – Men’s and Women’s

Open Team Short Range Championships (Musketeers)

Open Team Long Range Championships (Universities Long Range)

Overall/Extracted Team

The overall/extracted team category results will be calculated using performances from all the listed categories. ‘Match points’ will be assigned to placings in each category, with teams ranked based on the total number of points they have earned.  All shooters will contribute towards their institution’s team placing as follows:

An institution requires a minimum of 2 entries to be eligible for the Overall/Extracted Team.

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for available BUCS Points.

Team Short Range Championships (Musketeers) & Team Long Range Championships (Universities Long Range):

• Teams consist of four individuals
• These teams are open meaning they could consist of four males, four female or a mix of male and female
• All potential team members should join the team on BUCS Play in case of injury/illness etc. Anyone not approved on BUCS Play will not be able to be listed on the scoresheet. No new names can be added on the day

Please see Event Notes via:

• Individual Championships: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr

• Team Championships: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr-teams 

INDIVIDUAL ENTRY: Individual Championships (Grand Aggregate)

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. Competitors MUST also make their entry to the NRA via https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr
4. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

TEAM ENTRY: Team Short Range Championships (Musketeers) & Team Long Range Championships (Universities Long Range)

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.

• Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here). All potential team members should join the team on BUCS Play in case of injury/illness etc. Anyone not approved on BUCS Play will not be able to be listed on the scoresheet. No new names can be added on the day.

3. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
4. Teams MUST also make their team entry to the NRA via: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr-teams

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

Saturday 18^th July – Wednesday 22^nd July:

Squadding dependent timings – Grand Aggregate

Wednesday 22^nd July:

16:30-19:25 -Universities Long Range

Friday 24^th July

08:30-12:00 – Musketeers

Presentations will take place on Saturday 25^th July, with any uncollected awards being posted to competitors.

BUCS Medals will be awarded to the following:

• Men’s individual 1st, 2nd, 3rd
• Women’s individual 1st, 2nd, 3rd
• Long range team 1st, 2nd, 3rd
• Short range team 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Free parking available throughout Bisley Camp. Please be mindful of restrictions when driving on or near live ranges.

BUCS General Regulations can be found here

BUCS Rifle Regulations can be found here

See the NRA Handbook and Event Notes for more information on the NRA Rules and Regulations for these events.

2026 NRA Handbook: https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NRA-Handbook-2026-volumes-1-3-the-Bisley-bible-complete.pdf

Event Notes:

Individual Championships: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr

Team Championships: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr-teams

All competitors should be familiar with and understand available gender categories and regulations under REG 4.3. Please find further information on gender eligibility here.

Disabled competitors are welcome at this event, with accommodations made in the form of adjustment of shooting positions to ensure they can participate. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event. Once you have completed the form, please go to the BUCS Desk at the event to receive your media accreditation.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

If you wish to take photos or videos at this event, please contact the BUCS Event Lead. 

All necessary information on the event can be found within our Event Notes -

Individual Championships: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr

Team Championships: https://online.nra.org.uk/imp26-tr-teams

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