Joint Services Pistol Club – Shooting Club based at Colmsliehill Range near Galashiels in the Scottish Borders

DERBY HANDGUN CHALLENGE 2024

Derby Rifle and Pistol Club organised yet another fabulous competition attracting some 40 contestants over the weekend 17-18th August 2024. Four JSPC members attended:...

SCOTLAND GALLERY RIFLE AND PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP (SGRC) 2024

SGRC 2024 was held at Colmsliehill Range from 5-7th July 2024. Organised by Scottish Target Shooting (STS) represented by Scott Lyon, and staffed by...

DERBY OPEN: June 2024

JSPC members Ian Burton, Chris Douglas, Doug Green, Leslie Kong and Stuart Russell attended the annual Derby Open which attracted a record number of...

JACK CRUICKSHANK TROPHY 2024: 23rd June

Beautiful sunshine for a change, but only six members braved the UV rays today. Aggregate of TP1 plus Multi Target, using centre fire rifles...

143rd WAPINSCHAW, ABERDEEN. JUNE 2024

Gallery Rifle & Pistol, Muzzle loading Revolver/Pistol & Target Shotgun Events: Cairngall Range, Fri 7th to Sun 9th Jun 2024 General Rule The Civilian...

Mattersey Open: 5th May 2024

Many thanks to Martin Cooper and his team for yet another wonderful Sunday competition which was gifted with a day of warm sunshine. Several...

ATSC weekend, Bisley 20-21st April 2024

The usual enthusiastic members of JSPC ventured to Bisley to attend the “Army shoot” which I highly recommend despite the very lengthy journey and...

JSPC SPRING OPEN 2024: FINAL RESULTS & PHOTOS

Huge thanks to everyone, competitors and staff , for making this a memorable weekend. Competitors travelled from all over the UK; Cornwall, Essex, Dorset,...

COLIN OSWALD 07.10.1934 – 18.03.2024

It is with great sadness that I received news of Colin passing away. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer a few months ago so...

BILL VAUGHAN BENCH-REST TROPHY 2024

The Bill Vaughan Bench Rest Precision Trophy competition was organised for 17th March 2024, and was attended by the usual suspects. I was disappointed...

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JSPC SPRING OPEN WEEKEND. 5 April to 7 April 2024: ENTRY FORMS

Entry to the above competition is now open – entry form attached in both PDF and Word form. Completed forms, and any queries, should...

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JSPC 2024 CALENDER

Please find attached 2024 calender as a pdf. For those without access to a printer, limited printed copies will be available at the range....

NORMAN VEITCH TROPHY 2023

Some time ago, Norman Veitch (Senior), renowned Glass artist (see Wearside Glass Sculptures), very generously donated to JSPC a glass sculpture of a shooter....

JSPC AUTUMN OPEN WEEKEND. 15-17TH SEPTEMBER 2023

Huge Thanks to all the competitors who travelled from many parts of the UK for the JSPC Autumn Open 2023. Bob and Rob from...

BISLEY: GALLERY RIFLE AND PISTOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. 2-3rd September 2023

Another successful meeting for the Scotland Squad who took victory in GRSB (Small Bore) and GRCF (Centre Fire) disciplines defeating England and Wales in...

SCOTLAND GALLERY RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2023. JSPC Colmsliehill Range July 2023

Scott’s report can be found on the STS website: www.scottishtargetshooting.co.uk/results/2023/7/13/scottish-gallery-rifle-championship-2023 My usual collection of photos are attached:

DERBY OPEN. JUNE 2023 (update 27.06.2023)

Several members of JSPC attended the Derby Open 2023: Stuart Russell, Stuart Rankine, Chris Douglas and Leslie Kong, all of whom were included in...

The 142nd Aberdeen Wapinschaw. Fri 9th June to Sunday 11th June 2023.

Glorious summer weather made a welcome change to our visit to Aberdeenshire for the 142nd Wapinschaw. 28 competitors completed 236 entries across 24 competitions....

PHOENIX 2023, BISLEY

Phoenix 2023 proved contentious (at least to me) due to the increased entry prices during this ongoing “cost of living crisis”. With the current...

MATTERSEY OPEN SUN 30th APRIL 2023

Just a one day event, but it did give competitors an opportunity to use all their firearms with a choice of four disciplines. Jim...

JSPC SPRING OPEN MARCH 31 – APRIL 2, 2023. FINAL RESULTS AND PHOTOS

A huge thank you to all the competitors who travelled from all parts of the UK to compete over the weekend. In summary we...

BILL VAUGHAN TROPHY. Results 19.03.2023

This was a new competition in memory of Bill Vaughan who passed away recently. A trophy has been ordered to commemorate the event. Many...

Jack Cruickshank Trophy Competition Day 13.11.2022

Remembrance Sunday proved to be an appropriate day to remember one of the founders of our club and for many years the Chairman who...

REG COLLINS 1946 – 2022 RIP

We are all saddened by the passing of Reg Collins who has been a member of JSPC since the 1980’s. I first met Reg...

BISLEY AUTUMN ACTION WEEKEND. OCTOBER 2022

This was the final weekend match of the year and three members of JSPC (Leslie Kong, Bill Pow and Stuart Russell) yet again made...

141st WAPINSCHAW, 1-2nd October 2022, Aberdeen Full Bore Gun Club

History of the Wapinschaw, from the AFBGC website, well worth a read. http: //wapinschaw.co.uk/history.htm : • The Wapinschaw, or weapon-show, was devised to compel...

JSPC AUTUMN OPEN COMPETITION (16-18 SEPT 2022) FINAL RESULTS

Special thanks to everyone who attended the weekend, and I am sorry that many were unable to participate in this last competition of the...

Queen Elizabeth II has died : 1926 – 2022

Joint Services Pistol Club offer their respect and sympathy at the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

DERBY HANDGUN CHALLENGE 20-21 August 2022

Many thanks to Jim Smith and the Derby Club team for producing two days of entertainment for all owners of handguns. For those unable...

DERBY OPEN: June 2022

25-26th June welcomed the eagerly awaited Derby Club Open weekend which included a Home Countries Match, with many sponsors donating generously and attracting a...

MATTERSEY OPEN SUN 1st MAY 2022

Having returned from the Army weekend at Bisley, it was another busy week cleaning cases and reloading ammunition for a quick trip to Mattersey...

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Army Target Shooting Club (Target Pistol Section) Club Championships & Open Meeting Bisley 22nd to 24th April 2022

Yet another journey to Bisley, this time for the “Army” weekend. Three JSPC members: Colin Oswald, Stuart Russell and Leslie Kong attended what was...

JSPC SPRING OPEN 2022. FINAL RESULTS AND PHOTOS.Victories for Scotland

JSPC hosted our first Open Competition weekend of 2022, and allowed shooters to brush off some cobwebs following the Covid 19 pandemic restrictions. It...

BILL VAUGHAN. RIP 12.2021

We were all very shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Bill Vaughan (age 74) He had been a member of...

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Jack Cruickshank Trophy: and other competitions 14.11.2021

Remembrance Sunday: A two minutes silence was observed as is our custom to remember all those injured or killed in battle. It is to...

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AUTUMN ACTION WEEKEND (AAW) Bisley, 23-24 October 2021

A very impressive number of the Scotland Gallery Rifle Squad attended the AAW, but JSPC members were few; Colin Oswald, Leslie Kong, Stuart Russell...

WAPINSCHAW MEETING,ABERDEEN 2021

Having been postponed due to Covid pandemic restrictions, the Wapinschaw weekend finally took place at Cairngall range, near Peterhead on 1-3rd October 2021. Autumn...

JSPC AUTUMN OPEN WEEKEND 2021 : RESULTS and PHOTOS

Thank you everyone who attended the weekend, as much to the range staff and to the competitors who travelled from as far as Northumberland,...

GR&P National Open Championships 2021 (Bisley 4-5th September 2021)

After months of Covid pandemic restrictions, we were at last able to travel to Bisley for the Gallery Rifle and Pistol Championships. Summer was...

SCOTLAND GALLERY RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 (9-11 July)

Aberdeen Club hosted the event at short notice due to the Covid pandemic restrictions in force which prevented the venue from being held at...

DERBY OPEN 2021

25th -27th June 2021 was a very much welcomed weekend for many shooters as Derby Club hosted their annual Open event. 2020 and 2021...

Scotland at Bisley: PHOENIX 2021

May 28-30th welcomed a long awaited return to the shooting range after lockdowns across the UK and the world. Coronavirus pandemic has affected us...

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RANGE REOPENING UPDATE 16.04.2021

JSPC MEMBERS should all have received an email from the secretary with updated information for the range reopening, planned for 26th April 2021. Please...

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JSPC SPRING OPEN (MAY 2021) POSTPONED

It is with great regret that present pandemic restrictions prevent us from running the JSPC Spring Open, which had been booked for 15 –...

AUTUMN ACTION WEEKEND (AAW) BISLEY 10.2020

The NRA issued a letter on 2nd November with the devastating news that Shooting Ranges will be closed from 5th November – 2nd December...

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JSPC COLMSLIEHILL RANGE; PROPOSED RE-OPENING, OCTOBER 2020

Thank you all for your patience during this awful pandemic. The UK and Scottish Governments, and indeed the Welsh and the Irish have all...

Bisley National Championships: September 2020

AFTER MANY MONTHS of lockdown caused by Covid 19 virus, Bisley eventually opened up to host the annual National Championship weekend. The lockdown saw...

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CORONAVIRUS: COVID-19 PANDEMIC

I hope that all readers of the website have remained safe and avoided all the pitfalls of the ongoing pandemic. We have all been...

BISLEY: NATIONALS 2019

The Nationals Championships Weekend took place at Bisley over the weekend 31st August and 1st September 2019. Team Captain Norman Veitch was hard pressed...