Our Location

Chadderton is a mile from Oldham, which itself is on the outskirts of Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Situated in the foothills of the Pennines we have easy access to varying types of countryside.

The Club can trace its history as far back as 1942, the records prior to that were destroyed in W.W.II, at that time there were around four hundred members but over the years this has dwindled to less than forty.

While we retain the name Of The Chadderton Rifle and Pistol Club, we unfortunately no longer shoot in Chadderton, due to the loss of our range some years ago. We have replaced this loss with the use of three ranges for all our section one firearms, all of which are within a couple of miles of our roots in Chadderton. We also have the use of a Farm for our Clay Pigeon shoots.

   Members have a range of facilities from which they can choose, these include .22  rimfire target rifle shooting, .22 rimfire sporting rifle, pistol calibre carbines (.38/.357 and .44 magnum etc.) and centre fire rifles up to 7.62 calibre.

The black powder pistol shooting is a little slow getting off the ground,

but we hope to change that in the near future.

We also have an associate member section

for people who wish to shoot at our monthly clay pigeon shoots.

   Although we are only a small club, we have a friendly atmosphere with everyone willing to help one another.

Training

The Club has N.S.R.A. approved Range Control Officers who will teach new members how to handle firearms in a safe and responsible manner, making it one of the safest sports in which to participate. 

The Range Control Officers along with the Committee are more than happy to assist any member should he or she encounter any difficulty. All the members will offer advice and guidance to the probationers.

Safety

We have a 100% safety record that is unbroken since 1942.
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