Target Rifle

157th Target Rifle Imperial Meeting
Start Date:

Friday 17 July

2026

Entries Open:
Tuesday 10 March 2026 at 10:00
Venue:
National Shooting Centre, Bisley

Contact Information:

For more information please contact competitions@nra.org.uk 01483 798802

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Target Rifle Imperial Meeting 2026

Friday 17th - Saturday 25th July

The 157th Imperial Meeting includes a number of individual and team competitions, and will conclude on Saturday 25th July with the newly crowned King's Prize winner being chaired down from Stickledown, accompanied by the marching band, Range Officers, fellow competitors and spectators. The outline programme is available to download a the bottom of this page

Programme & Fees:

🎯 Friday 17: Admiral Hutton £49Century £73   

🎯 Saturday 18: Conan Doyle £49Daily Telegraph £58Donegall £49

🎯 Sunday 19: Alexandra £49Corporation £49Daily Mail £49

🎯 Monday 20: Duke of Cambridge £49Prince of Wales £58Times £49

🎯Tuesday 21: Lovell £49St George’s Stage 1 £59Wimbledon £49

🎯 Wednesday 22: HM King’s Prize Stage 1 £84

🎯 Thursday 23: St George’s Stage 2 £25   

🎯 Friday 24: HM King’s Prize Stage 2 £38St George’s FinalBarlow £42King’s Consolation £73Stickledown £42

🎯Saturday 25: HM King’s Prize FinalHoward Wilkinson £58PW Richardson £42  

Grand Aggregate: Comprises of all events on Saturday 18th – Wednesday 22nd July and is FREE to enter when booking all 13 events (Block A on the entry form)

Fundraising and First Stage Aggregates: £5. Donaldson Memorial, Gurkha Appeal, Overseas Team LR and SR, New Zealand, V Bull Aggregates

Aggregates: £1. Further aggregates of different combinations of events are available to book. These can be booked individually or collectively by selecting Block C, D or E on the entry form

Sweeps: 50p: 75% of the entrance fees will be distributed in prizes, all of the same value, to those who have entered for this sweepstake. The prizes will be divided between Classes X, A, O and T in proportion to the number of entries made in each of these classes

King’s Prize Second Stage: £38. Further aggregates of different combinations of events are available to book. These can be booked individually or collectively by selecting Block C, D or E on the entry form

St George’s 2nd Stage: £25. Further aggregates of different combinations of events are available to book. These can be booked individually or collectively by selecting Block C, D or E on the entry form

Under 25 Discount: 40% discount off entry fee for those that are under 25 years old on the day of the Event

NRA Credits: To view the amount of credit on your account please visit your Online Booking Profile Page. To use your credit, apply the amount you wish to use on the final checkout page before progressing to the payment portal

Courses of Fire: Please see the NRA Handbook for full details

Classes: If you are unsure of your class for this year's Meeting, please visit the NRA Website via this link to lookup your current class

Entry Requirements:

  • Experience: This competition welcomes novice and seasoned Target Rifle shooters
  • Membership: This competition is open to NRA Members. Shooters from other Home Office Approved Clubs are welcome but are required to pay the Non-Member Fee
  • Shooter Certification Card (SCC): If not in possession of an SCC, shooters may apply for a temporary SCC by emailing competitions@nra.org.uk
  • Age: On the first day of the Competition you must be aged 14 or over - please contact the Competitions Team before entering if this is not the case

Overseas Competitors: Those wishing to take part from overseas countries need to apply for a Visitor's Firearm Permit - CLICK HERE for details

🏆🏅Awards & Prizegiving: Each event has specific awards and trophies which are detailed in the NRA HandbookTrophies and Gold medals are presented at the Main Prizegiving on Saturday 25th July in the marquee on Exhibition Lawn