Muzzle Loading

Trafalgar Meeting 2026
Start Date:

Saturday 17 October

2026

Entries Open:
Thursday 27 August 2026 at 10:00
Deadline for Entries:
Thursday 08 October 2026 at 12:00
Venue:
National Shooting Centre, Bisley

Contact Information:

For more information please contact competitions@nra.org.uk 01483 797777 ext. 146

Picture of Trafalgar Meeting 2026

Trafalgar Meeting 2026

Saturday 17th - Sunday 18th October

This Meeting is full of character, with competitors seen entering into the spirit of the event and some wearing appropriate clothing for the firearms used at the time

The firearms being used attract attention especially when, what is basically a museum piece, can be seen in full operational glory. This offers the pleasurable opportunity to use, view and handle historical, classic and vintage arms.  Museums and private collectors do preserve our heritage firearms, however practical use by shooters with knowledge of these guns adds another dimension. These firearms being shot across the ranges is a reminder of the history of their development, from flint muzzle-loader or matchlock, to breech-loading nitro cartridge firearms

Classes: Firearms are classified by the period they are from, outlined in the table below. All details are listed in the Classic & Historic Rulebook available to download from the NRA Handbooks page

Period

Dateline

Muzzle Loading

Pre-1874 Flintlock & Percussion

Vintage

Pre-1891 Black Powder only

Classic

Pre-1919

Veteran

Pre-1945

Post-Veteran

Pre-1965

Open

50 years from the day of the Event

Programme:

🎯 Sporting Events£10: Running Boar, Running Deer

🎯 Gallery Rifle Events (30 min): £12: 50m Advancing, 50m Precision, Bobber, Slowfire

🎯 Gallery Rifle Events (45 min): £15: 10m Rapid, 25m Advancing, 25m Precision, 50m Standing, ARA, Duelling, Surrenden

🎯 100x Events: £16: 100x Prone, 100x Standing, 100x Three Position

🎯 200x Rapid Events£10: 200x Agony Snaps, 200x Double Snaps, 200x Rapid

🎯 200x McQueen: £12: 200x McQueen

🎯 Long Range Prone Events£18: 200x Prone, 200x Standing, 500x Prone, 600x Prone, 900x Prone

Re-Shoot Ticket: £5 each- Available for Running Deer, Running Boar and McQueen only

Aggregates: FREE. When entering specific events - see the Event Notes for full details

🦺 Range Team: For details and to sign up visit nra.org.uk/volunteersignup/

🍴 Trafalgar Dinner: £36.00. Relax with your fellow shooters and ROs after a busy day of shooting. Hosted at the Canadian Pavilion, the evening will run from Saturday, 7-10:30pm, to include a 3 course meal with wine on the tables followed by a port toast to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson.

Trade Fair: For more details please see the NSC Website


🏅Awards: NRA awards are presented to the top scoring competitors in each match, subject to the amount of entries:

First place: when an event is contested by 2 or more individuals, will receive an NRA Silver Shoulder medal, a Gold Trafalgar Bar & a Prize Certificate. Trophies are awarded in certain matches, indicated by the 🏆 symbol on the entry form. Trophies are only presented when an event is contested by two or more individuals

Second place: when an event has 6 or more results, will receive a Prize Certificate

Third place: when an event has 11 or more results, will receive a Prize Certificate

All Competitors may also purchase Skilled Shot Certificates after the Meeting if they achieve a certain score (see individual match details for more information). Skilled Shot Certificates cost £1.50 each

⭐ The Trafalgar Letter: A framed copy of a letter written during the battle of Trafalgar will be presented to the winner of Match selected by the Competitions Team

🏆 Match Director’s award: A framed picture presented by the Match Director in recognition of a person/ person’s contribution to the Trafalgar Meeting