Marple Rifle and Pistol Club

This page gives a brief introduction to Marple Rifle and Pistol Club (MRPC), a private, members only, target shooting club for all types and calibres of rifle and pistol. For more details on how to join, click on the How to visit the Club, or the Club Details links opposite, or telephone the club on 0161 427 9133 Monday to Thursday inclusive between 20:00 and 21:00 and speak to a Range Officer.
The club was founded in 1957 and has been in continuous operation ever since, it is thus one of the oldest members only, target shooting clubs in the area. It is located in Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, near to the Derbyshire border and is close to the city of Manchester in the North-West of England: see Club Details. It is affiliated to both the National Smallbore Rifle Association (NSRA) and the National Rifle Association (NRA). We also shoot Black Powder to the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain (MLAGB) rules. It is open to anyone, both male and female who wish to take part in the sport of target shooting. The minimum age for full adult membership is 17 and for juniors, 14, but see below for airgun shooting.
We have a 25 metre indoor range with a total of 10 firing points and can accommodate all types of target gun. Of these 10 firing points, 6 can be used for fullbore carbine, fullbore pistol and Black Powder. Eight of the 10 firing points can be used by .22 rimfire rifles and carbines shot from a standing or kneeling position and all 10 firing points can be used for prone .22 rimfire rifle shooting. Originally opened as a .22 rimfire only range we upgraded to centrefire (fullbore) in 1990 and unlimited calibre Black Powder shooting in 2004.
In addition to shooting at 25 metres, we can also shoot at 10, 15, 20 metres, 20 and 25 yards. We also have an electrically operated turning target system, which can be used at any of these distances so as to allow participation in timed fire events.


BSA Martini International MKII	Feinwerkbau 10 metre air rifles

We also have a 12 firing point, 10-metre range for standing 4.5 mm (.177 inch) airgun shooting, equipped with automatic target changing mechanisms. Please note that we do not do Field Target airgun shooting and will not allow .22 airguns to be used on our airgun range. The minimum age for airgun shooting is 17.
All indoor ranges and disciplines are open to wheelchair users and the club has dedicated wheelchair access and parking.
The club has access to the military ranges at Altcar near Southport as well as Sealand near Chester for distances of between 100 and 1000 yards. Members can also shoot at the NRA's Bisley ranges at Woking in Surrey.
Instruction is given to all new members at no cost and you can come as a visitor for up to a maximum of three times before deciding to join: see How to visit the Club for more details.
An active program of competition shooting is followed at Club, Regional and National level and all members are encouraged to take part, however participation in competitive shooting is not mandatory.
Whilst we do not do Clay Pigeon shooting at the club itself as we do not have sufficient land, some of our members have formed up into an informal group and visit local shoots. You will thus have opportunity to take part in Clay as well as paper target shooting.

Common gun calibres used by club members are: 4.5 mm (.177 inch), 22 rimfire, 36, 38, 357 magnum, 9 mm, 44 magnum and 45. Most calibres can be shot in either nitro, or black powder form and there is no upper limit to the maximum calibre of black powder guns, provided that the maximum muzzle velocity and energy limits for our range are not exceeded.

For all further details, please call 0161 427 9133 between the hours of 20:00 and 21:00, Monday to Thursday inclusive and speak to one of the Range Officers. For security reasons we will not deal with any query from a mobile telephone.

10 Metre Airgun range

Club Badge

Anschutz .22 single shot target rifle

email contact: enquiries@marplerifleandpistolclub.org.uk Marple is 5 miles from Stockport centre and 12 miles from Manchester.

Telephone contact: 0161 427 9133 between 20:00 and 21:00 Monday to Thursday (If telephoning from outside the UK: +44 161 427 9133)

It is not possible to arrange a first visit by email. You must speak to someone on 0161 427 9133 between the hours of 20:00 to 21:00 Monday to Thursday inclusive and give your name, address and telephone number. Calls from mobile numbers will not be accepted for the purposes of making enquiries. If you are under the age of 18 you must have parental consent. Please note that the minimum age for airgun shooting is 17 and that we do not allow the use of .22 airguns on our 10 metre airgun range (see Field Target Shooting for shooting .22 airguns in the Stockport area).

Please report any broken links, errors, spelling mistakes, as well as any suggestions for additions and improvements to this website, to the following email address: enquiries@marplerifleandpistolclub.org.uk

Marple Rifle and Pistol Club trades as: Marple Target Sports Centre.

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Our website address is: http://www.marplerifleandpistolclub.org.uk

Website opened: Saturday, 01 April 2000.

This page was last updated on: Friday, 09 May 2008.

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