Civilian Service Rifle Imperial Meeting 2025
Wednesday 2nd - Sunday 6th July
The pinnacle of the Civilian Service Rifle shooting year are the Imperial matches. Competitions take place from 25-500x testing every aspect of a competitors’ skill
Programme & Fees:
- Wednesday 2nd July: CSR Imperial Match (All Day)
- Thursday 3rd July: CSR 100/200/300 Yard Matches (AM), CSR Long Range Rural Match (PM)
- Friday 4th July: CSR Short Range Match (All Day), CSR Urban Match (All Day)
- Saturday 5th July: CSR Rural Match (0830-1430), Falling Plates Team Match
- Sunday 6th July: Methuen Team match
Under 25 Discounts: 40% discount off entry fee for those that are under 25 years old on the day of the Event
Courses of Fire: Please see the CSR Handbook for full details
Classes:
- Historic: Any SMLE/ No.4/ No. 5 rifle, service pattern as issued, with no attachments
- Iron: Any rifle with iron sights, with no restriction on slings (but rests may not be used)
- Service Optic: Any rifle with optic sights with no restriction on slings. Rests may not be used. (Any vertical or angled fore grip, if fitted, may be used)
- Practical Optic: Any rifle with optic sights, with no restriction on slings or rests. Bipods must remain in the folded or retracted state at the start of a stage and may only be deployed when on the firing point and moving into the final firing position. A bipod must remain fitted to the firearm for the duration of the Stage or Practice
Classifications: Each match in the Imperial Programme has its own Classification boundaries (see CSR Handbook). Within each firearm class shooters will be divided into classification groups based on the highest score they achieved in the three years prior to the current Meeting. New shooters to the CSR Imperial will be placed in the lowest class
🏆🏅Awards: Medals are awarded to the top scoring competitors for each match, in each class, subject to the amount of entries:
- 2+ entries: Gold Medal
- 6+ entries: Gold and Silver Medal
- 11+ entries: Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal
🍔CSR BBQ & Prizegiving: Details to be confirmed