County Championships 2026 Results

The Long Range (50m & 100 yards) element of the Bedfordshire County Championships was held at the Bedford range on Sunday, 21st June; combined with the BSSA Grand Slam open shoot. The day was warm/hot and sunny with a light breeze that provided little relief.

Since the closure of the Thorn Range in 2016, the Short range element of the Championship has been shot on a ‘postal’ basis at the competitors’ home  ranges in the month preceding the Long Range match.

Detailed results of the 2026 County Championships may be found here.
The winners table is:-

Short Range
First Second Third
Class A Cudmore Geer Cup Jim Duguid Wendy Foith Giles Haley
Class B W E Greenwood Cup Peter Lumley-Wood Colin Stone Mick Shaw
Class C Bradford Cup Alan Tarsey Dave White Andrew Williams
Ladies D A Bell Cup Wendy
Foith
Tracey Beadle Teagan Austin
Juniors Lansdowne Cup Oliver Harris Teegan Austin Kellan Freeman
Veterans Tracey Beadle Mick Shaw Steve Beadle
Super- Veterans Jim Duguid Colin Stone Terry Stevens
Team Lord Luke Shield Bedford Ex-Waterlow Vauxhall
Benchrest Phoenix Sword Ian Freeman Colin Stone David White
Long Range
Class A Ind. Championship Cup Giles Haley Jim Duguid Wendy Foith
Class B The Bedford Shield Steve Beadle Mick Shaw
Class C J L Dickinson Cup Dave White Andrew Williams Tony Ginger
Ladies B A Cox Plate Wendy
Foith
Tracey Beadle
Juniors NSRA Golden Jubilee Trophy Oliver Harris Kellan Freenman
Veterans Veterans Shield Steve Beadle Tracey Beadle Mick Shaw
Super – Veterans Jim Duguid
Team Bernard Cudmore Cup Bedford Ex-Waterlow
Club Team of Three
(One each from Class A, B & C)
Garrett Cup Ex-Waterlow
Combined
County Champion C L Fryer Memorial Trophy Jim Duguid Giles Haley Wendy Foith
Champion of Champions Giles Haley
Veterans Veterans Shield Tracey Beadle Steve Beadle Mick Shaw
Super Veterans Peter Brind’s Super Veterans Trophy Jin Duguid
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BSSA Grand Slam Sunday 21st June 2026 – Results

A warm to hot day for the competitors, with the temperature hovering in the high-20s and a light wind that did little to mitigate the heat. Though the breeze would have the occasional kick, just to catch the unwary shot. The overall scores were better than recorded  last year, with several ‘possibles’ scored at both 100yds and 50m.

The Scottish Match (60 shots at 100 yards) medal winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

A Pamment

592

C Garnham

587

P Lumley-Wood

564

P Bramley

563

2nd

G Haley

590

M Fitzjohn

581

M Shaw

563

D White

528

3rd

Mrs W Foith

587

A Roy

579



A Williams

526

The Bench Rest competition winner was A Campbell with a score of 592 including 14 Xs and the Junior prize was won by O Harris, with a score of 566.

Highest score in the Blind Pairs went to A Campbell and J Duguid with a total of 1179; a consolation prize was also given to the lowest pairing,  J Duguid and K Freeman, with 1003.

Optional 40 Shot at 50m Competition prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

J Duguid

395

S Webb

387

S Beadle

378

P Bramley

372

2nd

G Haley

394

A Roy

381

Mrs S Day

377

A Williams

370

3rd



C Garnham

381





All prizes for the 40 shot course were in bottles of wine.

Full results for both competitions may be found here.

The next BSSA Open Meeting is the BSSA Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Shoot on Sunday 7th September. Please note that this shoot has a unique format: 96 shots at 50m (8 cards, 12 shots on each) with optional 70 shots at 100yds (5 cards, 14 shots on each). Sighters only on the first detail at each range.

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BSSA Grand Slam Sunday 21 June 2026

60 shots at 100 yds and optional 40 shots at 50 metres

Venue: BEDFORD RIFLE CLUB RANGES, CLAPHAM ROAD, BEDFORD MK41 6EN .

To be shot in four classes:
CLASS X – National Classification, current and previous three years.
Classes A, B & C according to entry.

Plus Benchrest (60 shot, 100yds only)

For further details of the BSSA Grand Slam, please refer to the Entry Form and Information Sheet.

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Bedfordshire County Championships 2026

The Bedfordshire County Championship is open to any prone smallbore prone shooter who is a resident of Bedfordshire. For 2026 the championship consists of two elements: the short range (25 yard) championship and the long range championship (50m + 100yds).

Short Range Championship

Shot on a ‘postal basis’ on your home range the competition comprises 4 x 10 shots on NSRA 2510BM targets. Cards are supplied by the BSSA on request and must be returned by the 13th June for scoring. The competitors are divided into three classes according to average.

In 2026 the BSSA have added a 25 yd Benchrest competition. This comprises 4 x 10 shots on NSRA 2510BR15 targets. Cards are supplied by the BSSA on request and must be returned by the 13th June for scoring. This competition will be shot in a single class.

Entry costs £5 and may be made through BSSA affiliated clubs or direct to the BSSA Match Secretary (MatchSecretary@BedsSSA.org.uk).

Long Range Championship

The Long Range Championship is a ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ match, which for 2025 has been combined with the BSSA Grand Slam open meeting on the 22nd June at the Bedford Range.

As with the short range championship, the competition is in three classes. Classess A & B shoot a ‘Double Dewar’  – 40 shots at 50m plus 40 shots at 100 yards; C class sh0ot a single Dewar course – 20 shots at each distance.

Entries to the Bedfordshire Long Range Championship should be made on the BSSA Grand Slam entry form.

Full details of the Championship may be found here.

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BSSA Grand Prix 10 May 2026 Results

There was good turnout for the second BSSA outdoor open of 2026. Though a number of regulars could not make it there were a number of first timers to make a field of 28 prone and 3 benchrest competitors.

Occasionally the Grand Prix coincides with the perfect spring day: warm, a gentle breeze and sunshine; 2026 was not one of those occasions. A chilly north wind kept the temperature in the low-teens, the wind was changeable in both direction and strength and the sky was mainly overcast, though toward the end of the afternoon there were brief periods of sunshine.

The wind proved a challenge for most competitors, though there were periods of calm but when the wind came, it came rapidly. A flag that was limp when the brain said fire, could be horizontal by the time the shot left the barrel (with the supposedly upwind flags still hanging limp). Only two possibles were achieved in the 50m shoot, both by A Class competitors (C Brown and S Betts). Similarly in the 100yds competition perfect scores were achieved by G Haley (X-Class) and C Brown (A Class).

Despite the wind, the competition was close, with several of the winning position having to be settled by countback.

English Match prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

C Hunter

588

Mrs T Beadle

583

M Shaw

578

P Bramley

552

2nd

M Dixon

588

S Betts

578

S Ashdown

575

C Walker

551

3rd

G Haley

587

C Brown

578

 S Beadle

574

P Robinson

543

The Benchrest competition was won by A Campbell, who recorded a score of 591 with 10x; second was K Sheead (589 7x’s).

The blind pairs competition high score was won by the pairing of K Sheead and C Hunter, with a aggregate score of 1177, whilst the low score prizes went to B Parker and Mrs S Day who had an aggregate score of 1046.

Optional 40 Shot Competition prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

R Fowke

391

C Brown

394

Ms M Popham

372

P Bramley

370

2nd

N Day

388

C Stone

387

M Shaw

369

P Robinson

357


All prizes were in bottles of wine.

Full results for both competitions may be found here.

The next BSSA Open Meeting is the BSSA Grand Slam, 60 shots at 100 yards (Scottish Match) with optional 40 shots at 50 metres, to be held on the Sunday 21st June.

This event will also include the Bedfordshire Long Range County Championship.

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English Match 15th March 2026 Results

There was an excellent turnout for the first BSSA outdoor open of the year, with 44 competitors taking part.

A nice spring day for the first BSSA open-air shoot of 2026. The weather was almost ideal, mild and sunny, if only the wind had been a been lighter; 6-10 mph gusting to 15. Mainly a left to right cross-wind, but enough variability to kept competitors on their toes.

Thanks to the wind, there were only three possibles recorded in the prone competition. Two in the English Match and one in the Optional match. All the  possibles were achieved by X-class shooters..

English Match prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

Mrs W Foith

588

S Webb

566

M Shaw

558

M Husbands

557

2nd

C Hunter

587

Mrs T Beadle

565

A Porter

558 (CB)

I Abbot

557 (CB)

3rd

N Day

585

C Garnham

562

Mrs S Day

550

K Ahmed

550

4th

P Bramley

549

5th


P Robinson

543

The  Junior prize was won by Miss L Spinks with a score of 549. In the pairs competition  the high score prize was won by the pairing of K Sheead and C Hunter, with an aggregate score of 1177; whilst the pairing of pairing of P Harrison and N Roznowski, scoring 946,  received the prize for the lowest score.

Optional 40 Shot Competition prize winners were:

X Class

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

D Butcher

392

C Garnham

386

S Webb

381

I Abbot

372

2nd

C Hunter

393





K Ahmed

361

3rd

P Bramley

357


All prizes were in bottles of wine.

Full results for both competitions may be found here.

The next BSSA Open Meeting is the BSSA Grand Prix: 60 shots at 50m with an optional 40 shots at 100yds, to be held on the Sunday 10th May.

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BSSA English Match 15th March 2026

English Match
60 SHOTS @ 50 metres, plus optional 40 SHOTS also @ 50 metres.
Junior and Blind Pairs competitions are also available, concurrent with the 60 shot prone match.

A 60 shot at 50m Benchrest competition is also available.

Date:  Sunday 15th March 2026

Venue: Bedford Range, Clapham Road, Bedford. MK41 6EN

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Closing date for entries: 13th March. Late entries may be accepted if space permits.

For further details of the BSSA English Match and Benchrest competition, please refer to the information sheet and entryform.

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BSSA Frostbite League 2025/6 Round 6 (Final)

There was no frost for the sixth, and final, round  of 2024/25 Frostbite League; but it was cold (3°), the rain was persistent and it was dull; at least the wind was mainly light, but the odd gust across the firing point had a decidedly chill feeling.

Results for the day’s competition were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First J Duguid 4 1
Second S Beadle 8 2
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First J Duguid 4 1
Second S Beadle 8 2
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First C Stone 5 1
Second Mrs T Beadle 6 4

League Result
The overall league position in each class is determined by the aggregate handicap score from the competitors best five rounds. The Class winners, who received a BSSA Gold Medal and will hold the trophy for a year, were:

Class

Name

Start

Agg

Trophy

A J Duguid 4 28 Scratch Shield
B Mrs T Beadle 6 55 Panther Trophy
C S Beadle 8 52 Frostbite 2nd Division Cup
Benchrest K Sheead 5 32

Full results, including the league standings, may be found here.

The next BSSA Open meeting is the English Match (60 shots at 50m) competition for prone and benchrest rifle to be held on the 15th March 2026. Details of this competition, including entry forms,  are available here.

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BSSA Frostbite League 2025/6 Round 5

A  mild, dull, damp but windless morning for the 5th round of the BSAA Frostbite League. The conditions obviously suited the Beadle pairing, who managed to mop up most of the prizes. Results were:

Competition

Name

Start

Score

1. Cards 1 & 2 First Mrs T Beadle 6 1
Second S Webb 6 1
2. Cards 3, 4 & 5 First S Beadle 8 2
Second Mrs T Beadle 6 2
3. Cards 6, 7 & 8 First S Beadle 8 2
Second Mrs T Beadle 6 2

Competition 1 places decided on countback.

Full results may be found here.

The final round (100yds) of the Frostbite League will take place on the 15th February. There may be couple of spare spaces on the firing point, so if you would like to participate please contact Steve Beadle, OpenShoots@BedsSSA.org.uk or 07429 326669.

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BSSA January Open Meeting 2026 – Results

A busy weekend at the Bedford Rifle Club range as the BSSA held their indoor meeting. Competitors in the 25 yard rimfire range were offered an eighty shot course for prone, benchrest or lightweight sport rifle (standing), whilst the 10  metre air range offered a sixty or one hundred and twenty shot course of fire for air rifle and pistol; a thirty or sixty shot course for supported rifle or pistol; and a forty shot course for Sporter rifle.

Medal winners in the 80 shot 25 yard competitions were:

A Class

B Class

C Class

1st

K Bowley

794

E Haigh

785

W Bacon

771


I Abbott

738

2nd

Mrs W Foith

790

C Stone

778

Ms M Popham

769

N Pratt

703

3rd

A Pamment

790

Mrs T Beadle

777

M Raftery

759

Ms I Heer

702

4th

Mrs S Day

757

K Sheead won the Bench Rest competition with a score of 800 with 27 Xs.

The Ladies prize was won by Mrs W Foith and the Junior by Miss I Heer with a score of 702.

The Blind Pairs competition was won by K Bowley and E Haigh with a combined score of 1579.

The Lightweight Sport Rile contest was won by N Pratt with a score of 669, with Mrs T Beadle second with a score of 642.

Full results may be found here.

In the Airgun competition prize winners were:

 60 Shot Air Pistol  – Class A: S Haynes             556
– Class B: J Clow                  533
– Class C: C Delahoy            492

120 Shot Air Pistol – Class A: S Haynes           1088
– Class B: J Clow                1043
– Class C: D McColl             970

            30 Shot Supported Pistol   : S Cordery            287

60 Shot Supported Pistol   : S Cordery            572

60 Shot Air Rifle  – Class A: C Richards          564

120 Shot Air Rifle  – Class A: C Richards        1140

30 Shot Supported Rifle    : M Parson            275

60 Shot Supported Rifle    : M Parson            551

40 Shot Sporter Rifle          : H Charters         259

The full results may be found here.

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