Being a gun shop we are often one of the first ports of call
for people just starting out on their shooting journey. There is a lot to know
and we often advise on a lot more than what gun to buy! Experienced shooters too come
to us for help – be it with licencing issues, advice on further training or
where to try new shooting disciplines.
We often point people in the direction of different
organisations and groups to offer more specialist advice and we decided a
list of them here would be a useful resource for our customers far and wide.
General Shooting organisations – Insurance providers and legal advisors.
Various events and discounts available to members
National Gamekeepers Organisation
The NGO is not just for gamekeepers, it is for all shooters.
The NGO aim to educate the public on the good conservation work that keepers do.
https://www.nationalgamekeepers.org.uk/
Scottish Association for Country Sports
The voice of shooting and country sports professionals and
amateurs UK-wide. We are dedicated to standing up for our members’ interests
and those of the wider shooting and country sports community.
British Association for Shooting and Conservation
Specialist advice, political lobbying and exclusive member
offers.
Specific Organisations - For specific information on various topics and sports
The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust
The Gamekeepers' Welfare Trust exists to support gamekeepers, stalkers and ghillies, and their dependants past and present.
https://thegamekeeperswelfaretrust.com/
Clay Pigeon Shooting Association
The CPSA is the National Governing body for Clay Target
Shooting in England, supporting clay target shooting enthusiasts across the UK.
Insurance provider
British Shooting
British Shooting is the only target shooting governing body
in Great Britain recognised by the ISSF, IPC Shooting, British Olympic
Association, British Paralympic Association, UK Sport & Sport England.
https://britishshooting.org.uk/
National Rifle Association
The National Governing Body for full-bore target rifle
shooting, centre-fire target pistol shooting, and target shooting with shotguns
in the United Kingdom and provides support and advice to many other shooting
associations within the Commonwealth.
Great Britain Precision Rifle Association
The UK representative body for PRS. They aim to encourage
and facilitate the development and participation in the sport of PRS in the UK.
An association of shooters, run for our shooters to ensure that our sport goes
from strength to strength.
The British Deer
Society
The British Deer
Society is a charity that operates throughout the UK dedicated to educating and
inspiring everyone about deer. We provide training to actively ensure deer can
be managed humanely and safely to the very highest of standards. Training providers
for deer stalkers.
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Leading UK charity conducting conservation scienced to enhance the British countryside for public benefit.
Fieldsports Channel
The flagship weekly TV show about the best hunting, shooting
and fishing, out every Wednesday, 7pm, UK time, free to watch, online only. Huge
back catalogue of shows and interviews. Insurance now offered too.
https://www.fieldsportschannel.tv/
ShootCert
The UK's top-rated and trusted provider of firearms medical certificates for people applying for their shotgun and/or firearms licence
Firearms Licencing
Firearms licencing is mostly split into county constabularies
with a few that are multiple forces combined. They can generally be contacted
via their individual area website portals or by calling the non-emergency
number 101 and asking for that county’s firearms licencing department. Timing
on licencing varies hugely – from days to years – so be prepared to wait if you
are in a slow area.
All firearms police guidance can be found here – but please
be aware that each force interprets this guidance differently.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/firearms-licensing-police-guidance
Please let us know if you can recommend any other helpful groups and organisations and we will add them in