In an effort to find more venues to hold IPAS style competitions, we have decided to try J12 Shooting. Neil Hunter who rents the land and who has set up the shooting grounds at J12, is keen to develop his business, and make the most of the ranges, including encouraging IPAS shooters to use the range. As this is a new venture, and the main scope of the shooting grounds is air rifle and HFT shooting and shooters, and not many IPAS shooters, he has not yet invested much resource into the IPAS and action style air shooting disciplines. However he is keen to do so, and as a result, is happy to host an Open IPAS style competition at J12 on Sunday 29th September.

My brother Mark and I will be organising the event, (with some much appreciated help from a few fellow IPAS shooters!) and we need to have a good idea, as soon as possible, of the numbers that will attend.

As I said earlier, the venue has very limited resources, and all potential shooters should be aware of what facilities will be available on the day. The venue has an old 'portakabin' style, clubhouse, which would be available for cover from the elements, and a place to keep equipment bags etc., during the day, and also to use as shelter in bad weather. We also hope to have 3 or 4 gazebos to assist with protection from the weather. There is no running water or mains electricity on site, but a generator is in place, to power the laptop for scoring and to provide power for hot water urns to provide tea and coffee etc. throughout the day. Bottled water will provided for this purpose. There is also a fully working portaloo on site.

If required, Neil will provide a B-B-Q during the day, where hot food will be available for purchase. Please indicate when replying as to whether you would like the B-B-Q or will provide your own food. There will also be a selection of canned drinks and snacks available for purchase.

There will be 10 stages on the day, and will be a mix of traditional style IPAS courses of fire with some shorter, quick stages and maybe a stage to be shot around a barricade, to add some fun! For this initial shoot, there will be no TYRO class, and it will be shot from the holster. Shooters will be able to use either .177 pellet firing air pistols or 6mm PLASTIC BB airsoft pistols, but no type of metal BB will be allowed.
The cost will be £12 per shooter and will include tea, coffee and water throughout the day. Depending on the numbers entering, there will be trophies for the first three places in both Open and Standard categories. If you want to enter, please let me know whether you shoot in Open or Standard category, and whether you will shoot .177 pellet or 6mm Airsoft Plastic BB’s.

If you, the shooters like the facility, and Neil Hunter can gauge that the level of interest would make it viable to invest more money in this part of the sport then it is likely that more resources will be put into making this a better equipped venue for the future. Shooting on the range is available 7 days a week, and costs £10 a day for non-members, and £5 a day for members.

Further details regarding times, and exact location will follow, but if you follow the link in this post, you will be able to see where the venue is located.

I hope we get a good response, and this turns into another venue for IPAS competitions!