Wakefield Rifle & Pistol Club
A busy but friendly club where new members are always welcome
Our Club
Two Firearms Ranges
25 yard range – dedicated precision with electronic targets
20 yards range – multi discipline, no power limits, 5 lane turning target system
Both ranges are mixed use live fire and air
Two 10m Air Ranges
Air range one – general purpose with reactive and paper targets
Air range two – dedicated match practice
Access to Ministry of Defence Ranges
Long distance shooting out to 600+ yards
Home Office Approved
A safe environment for shooters of all ages and abilities
New Members Welcome
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Welcome to Wakefield Rifle & Pistol Club
We are an independent, volunteer run shooting club offering both air pistol/rifle and live pistol/rifle range facilities. This is a busy but friendly club where new members are always welcome.
Beginners with little or no prior experience are especially welcome.
WRPC was established in 1977 to promote sportsmanship, competition and training in pistol and rifle marksmanship.
The club is affiliated to the National Rifle Association, the National Small Bore Rifle Association and the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain and we regularly compete locally, nationally and internationally.
Years Established
Members (and growing)
Club News
WRPC first mini rifle competition
Shooter ready ... Stand by! We had a small test shoot with a handful of very experienced mini-rifle shooters which went very well. Then it was time to open up the event to our membership with 20 slots available - all of which were booked out the same day. It's a...
New energy limits for B Emmerson range
As designed and tested, the new backstop now has the following limits ; All pistol calibres NO ENERGY OR VELOCITY LIMIT All full bore rifle calibres - i.e. supersonic full power rounds Keep under High Muzzle Energy limits 3319 foot pounds max energy 3280 fee/sec max...
New backstop for B Emmerson range
The original targetry. Not pretty! Behind the targets with the patched Linatex ballistic rubber. Messy, bits of rubber and paper everywhere. We needed a new backstop. The old one worked fine but had some restrictions. Only targets placed directly in front of the...
What We Shoot
Lightweight/Modern Sporting Rifle
Specifically designed to be shot at club level, this involves shooting bolt action or semi-auto .22 rifles for precision.
Very popular as the equipment is relatively cheap to buy. You can easily pick up an accurate rifle with scope for around £200
Prone and 3 Position Rifle
To help with accuracy the rifles are specially made for this job and the shooters will wear jackets and gloves to give extra support to hold steady.
As it’s a discipline which demands concentration rather than rapid fire WRPC have a dedicated firing range just for this special discipline.
Air Pistol and Match Rifle
These disciplines are on the Olympic list. The rifles and pistols are of .177 calibre and the competitor stands just 10m from the target.
We have a dedicated four firing point range just for 10m air. This can be a demanding but rewarding discipline which requires a lot of dedication.
Full Bore Long Distance Shooting
Old historic guns which pre-date World War One, through World War Two and right up to date with the latest modern sniper rifles, if it shoots a rifle bullet, you can shoot it with our club.
Ex-military rifles such as Lee Enfield, Mosin Nagant and even AKM’s are popular, along with modern UK legal AR15s.
Club Facilities
We are a long established members club that started out as a pistol range.
We are currently upgrading the range and facilities available for our members
Two indoor firearms ranges
Emmerson A range – multi-discipline
State of the art range with a rubber granule full width, full height backstop and a five lane advancing/turning target system.
Pistol calibres – no energy or velocity limits
Full bore rifles – HME limits (3319 foot pounds, 1000m/sec)
Newbury B range – precision disciplines
State of the art electronic target system
475 foot pounds energy limit
Air rifles and pistols may also be used on these ranges.
Newbury A range for precision shooting
Precision shooting requires a dedicated range and Newbury A range is set up specifically for those requirements. Recently upgraded with £17,000 worth of state of the art electronicallly scored target systems. Suitable for all precision shooting including 3 position, bench rest, air and live fire.
Emmerson B range for multi-discipline shooting
This is our main general purpose range.
Backstop upgraded in 2025 to a full width, full height rubber granule type.
Five lane advancing and turning target system installed. (£50,000 worth!)
With the new rubber granule backstop we have been able to remove the previous energy limits and unlock many types of competition shooting which were not previously possible.
Effectively there are no energy limits – shoot full power .44 magnum loads, shoot full bore rifles, even 12g shotgun slugs – the backstop is designed to take them all.
All ranges are de-leaded and cleaned by a commercial company annually and with this type of backstop there is very little dust.
Two dedicated 10m air rifle and air pistol ranges
Air range one – general purpose and plinking
.22 and .177 may be used, pellets only
12 foot pounds limit
Equipped with a chronograph
Reactive and paper targets on a retrievable system
Air range two – dedicated precision practice
.177 pellets only, 6 foot pounds limit
Paper targets on a retrievable system
The club has match grade air rifles and pistols and general purpose plinking air rifles and pistols for members to use.
The club has also installed a state of the art Hill air compressor for filling of on-gun cylinders. This is free of charge for members to use
Club Room and bar
Relax in our new club room before or after shooting and talk about the sport with other members. We also have access to the bar in the sports club attached to the range, but please leave that until you’ve completed shooting!
Membership Prices
Full Single
Membership- Renews Annually on the 1st April
- No additional range fees
- Access to club affiliated MoD ranges
- Includes Air membership at no additional cost
- Access to club, national and international competitions
Family Membership
from- All benefits of Full Single Membership
- Family membership is open to couples (must be living at the same address), parents and junior children
- First adult pays Full Single Membership price, additional adult is 50% off Full Single Membership price, additional junior is 50% off Junior Membership price
- Maximum two adults no limit on juniors
Junior Single Membership
- Renews Annually on 1st April
- No additional range fees
- Access to club affiliated MoD ranges
- Includes Air membership at no additional cost
- Access to club, national and international competition
- Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
Adult Air
Membership- Renews Annually on the 1st April
- No additional range fees
- Free Targets
- No access to firearms (can upgrade at anytime)
- Access to club, national and international competition
