These dates are subject to change at short notice if Tipner is required by the MoD but whenever possible such changes will be shown on this website.
Distances are suggested only and are up to the discretion of the RCO's and other range officials.
The range is operated on a purely voluntary basis and there may be times when the Range Officer is not available to open to the stated hours.
Please understand and respect these occasions.
Please note that all members wishing to shoot at Tipner will need a shooter citification card (SCC).
Without a SCC civilian target shooters are not authorised to shoot on MoD land.
If you require a SCC please contact the club secretary.
These dates are subject to change at short notice if Tipner is required by the MoD but whenever possible such changes will be shown on this website.
0800-0930 - Booking in. Please park in the car park on the right as you enter the range facility, then check in at the office on the left of the gates, or on the range with the RCO if no one is in the office.
1100 - Ceasefire. All shooting will be concluded by 1100 or earlier if there is no further demand for shooters to carry on shooting, or if it appears that heavy boat traffic will prevent further use of the range.
The Committee has decided to stop using the 50 yard range to reduce the costs to the Club and remove the need for members to carry out lookout duties on that range..
All unsupervised shooters must have a Shooter Certification Card, and this card must be carried at all times when members are shooting on MoD ranges and at Bisley. Shooters may request to be assessed to gain one of these cards. Cards are only issued to full club membership when the signatory of you card has assessed the club member and deemed the shooter competent for the ranges and disciplines you shoot. If you do not have one of these cards then you may still shoot at Tipner and Bisley but you will be supervised by someone who holds the relevant card.
The range at Tipner is an M.O.D. facility that we are lucky to have to use at selected dates through the year. It enables us to participate in the sport of centre fire full bore rifles. Its located off Tipner Lane and is the range you can see west of the M275 into Portsmouth.
To get to the M.O.D Tipner range by car, take the park and ride junction on the M275 and it is located to the west of the junction once down and off the slip roads.
The dates for Tipner and Bisley are proposed dates of booking and are subject to change and or cancellation.
Please check any shoot is still on before attending.
Distances are suggested only and up to the discretion of the RCO's and other range officials.