The Shropshire Scout County Target Shooting Activity Team can support you in delivering target shooting as a Scout activity in many ways:
Have a Go
You can book the team and the county kit for an evening’s have-a-go session of air rifle shooting in your own HQ.
We can of course tailor the session to meet your needs, including more advanced shooting.
The team will bring all the equipment needed for air rifle shooting.
Sport Crossbow is also available to HQs that can set up an archery range.
Shooting Competitions
The team delivers the Scout County’s own target shooting competition, “Shropshoot” and the Scout Inter-County Air Rifle and Air Pistol shooting competition at the NSRA’s West Midlands range in Aldersley, Wolverhampton.
Regional & National Shooting Competition – Results
October 18th – 20th. Aldersley and Patshull – Results
Shropshoot’25 Results
Shropshoot’26 will take place at Aldersley over the weekend 7-8th February 2026.
Scout Inter-County Air Rifle and Air Pistol shooting competition
The 2025 competition took place at Aldersley over the weekend 12-13th April.
The 2026 competition will be at Aldersley Sunday 12th April
We can also support you in preparing to take a Group or Unit team to the National Scout Rifle Championships, held annually in October, and for other Scout target shooting competitions as they arise.
We also prepare Scouts to enter teams in open events run by British Shooting and the National Small-bore Rifle Association.
Range Officer Training
Leaders can qualify to run target shooting as a Scout activity by completing a weekend course. For details of our forthcoming courses see:
General Guidance
Badges
Have you already achieved your activity badge? Why not go for an activity plus badge!
Be an instructor
If you develop a love for shooting, you could help others in your section enjoy the sport and reach their full potential! You could work towards the instructors badge if you are in Scouts or Explorers.