CSR Matches April 2026

Matches:- AM Roupell Match PM Roberts Match Weather: Clear, rain early, overcast with sun appearing about 1pm. Temperature: 10 degrees Wind: 10+ mph mainly straight down range!

The final shoots of the 2025/6 winter league season, the Roupell and Roberts matches are shot on a SARTS target range, this year it was held at Ash Ranges.

The Roupell is a dynamic shoot, firers stay on the point and shoot the whole match, it involves some positional changes and includes shooting from prone, a fire trench practice, shooting from the post in the kneeling supported position and finishing with the standing or kneeling snap practice at targets out to 300m. This is a favourite with most shooters as it is a relatively quick shoot, testing stamina in an advance to the point from 25m, then non stop through to finish, targets are mix of fall when hit and an up and hold on practice 1. The Roberts this year was a reduced shoot to just practice 1 , 2 and 3 due to the time available so the 7 minute agony snaps (Practice 2b) was cancelled, but these practices test the shooter with an advance to fire in prone position to then rattle off 20 rounds with a mag change in whichever order suits, typically shooters aim to get off as many rounds at 100 as possible, 7 or 8 on the 100 is good, a few at 200 and change mags, then a full 10rnd mag at 300 on the remaining 25 seconds. This practice was then quickly followed by practice 2, which s a move to kneeling supported firing ten engagements at 300 - 100 . Practice 3 is then in sitting position at targets coming up at 300 / 200. Most if not all shooters will still have their hearts pumping from practice 1, so that is the test, get into a stable sitting position and knock them all down. Big thumbs up for the organisers, tough rounding up shooters for each detail and also running the range as range officers, non stop all day. Well done all!

Next shoot: The Imperial Week 01 July - 4th July 2026. Pics courtesy of Mr Deach and the NRA