The Wellington Service Rifle Association holds monthly events throughout the year, regardless of weather! We are also dedicated to the safe competitive use of military firearms. 

We are New Zealand's oldest active service rifle club and provide RO training and plenty of opportunity for members to take out and compete with military firearms of all styles and ages.

Service Rifle shooting is varied and interesting and involves matches using all types of military rifles, handguns and shotguns

Address:

PO Box 39267, Wellington Mail Centre

New Zealand

SA team photo 2007

SA team medals won

ASRA Champs 2008

ASRA Champs 2008 -

Australian Team

ASRA Champs 2008 - Rapid Match

Best of America 2008 in the snow

Best of America 2008 in the snow

13th Dec

Sun

Kaitoke

8th -10th Jan

Friday to Sun

Brancepeth

Gladstone

Brancepeth

Gladstone

About the club content:  [Annual Match List] [Trophies] [How Events work] [Sorts of Rifles we Shoot] [Sorts of Matches Shoot]

WSRA holds a series of annual 'themed' competitions. The most popular attract competitors from around the country and sometimes from across the Tasman.

• Charles Upham Championship
• Family Day Shoot
• Woman's Day 
• Shotgun Special
• Best of Commonwealth Competition 
• Service Challenge 
• ANZAC Day 
• Carbine Day 
• Bolt Action Day 
• Best of American 
• Best of European 
• Speed Shoot
• Two Gun 
• Red Star Day 
• .303 Day 
• 3 Gun 
• Din Collings Trophy

(Partial list in alphabetical order)

• Ballinger Belt
• Best of American Trophy
• Bolt Action
• Carbine Cup
• Din Collings Trophy
• Handgun Cup
• Jungle Carbine Trophy
• Red Star Day Trophy
• Shotgun Cup
• SLR Trophy

Shoots typically start in the morning and run into the afternoon and cost members $15 to enter.  Shoots that are a half day start at 1pm and cost $10.

You will sign a range book.

Each shoot has a 'Match Director' assigned.  The match director is the club member who has volunteered to create and release the course of fire and is responsible for the effective running of the competition.  The Match Director will seek to appoint a certified 'Range Officer' (RO) who is responsible for safety when firearms are brought to the shooting line and taken away from the shooting line.  The Range Officer is responsible for giving the commands to load, fire and cease fire, unload and show clear.  The Range Officer is also responsible for opening and closing the range.

In the larger competitions a Firearms Inspection Officer is assigned to inspect competitors rifles for safety and compliance to the competition class the firearm has been entered against.  Trigger pull weight, added features and in some case firearms weight are checked.  When correct a sticker is placed on the butt stock and initialed by the Inspector.  Where the firearm is not compliant the shooter is advised of the none compliance and can shoot in the open class unless the firearm failed for safety reasons.

Except at national or regional competitions, typically a sight-in session will be provided before the competition starts. However, it is best to ensure you have a zero for your rifle (s) before competition day. If you are having trouble, just ask a senior member for help.

The club also owns some A Category club rifles that can be used should you not have a rifle for a competition. Please contact a committee member prior to attending a shoot to ensure a suitabel rifle is there.

For our largest competitions like 'Service Challenge' shooters compete in grades from Master, A, B through to C grades.  These grades are assigned by NZSRA based on how you have done in core matches of previous large shooting competitions.

There are hundreds of service rifles used by military units over the history of firearms.  The most common rifles used by our members include:

• Black Rifles (AR-15's)

• AK47's

• M14's

• SLR's

• M1 Carbine and Garands

• .303's No.1, No.4, No.5, P14's

• Mausers M48's, K98's, Swedish, etc

• SKS's

• AR10's

• Mosin Ngants

• Springfield's

• Model 17's

• FR8's

• SIG550's

• H&K G3,

The core matches we shoot include:

• Trinity

• Action M

• Snap

• Rapid

The Targets we Shoot on include:

• Steel Plates (at 75 to 200 yds)

• Fig 12a

• Fig11

• Fig14

• Type A & B

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