Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

S4 E2 | May 2024 Monthly Update and Giveaway| NRL22, PR22, Team GB and more | Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

Jack and Ryan discuss all the latest GBPRA news. A review of the matches from May, the movers and shakers on the GBPRA Rimfire, Centrefire and NRL22 leaderboards. We also take a look at what events are coming up, including the world championship qualifiers.  New for this episode is a monthly giveaway, from now on every month we will be drawing a random GBPRA member to win a prize, with this month being a muzzle brake and discount code from Millriver outdoors.

S4 E1 | First Monthly Update and Giveaway of 2024 | NRL22, PR22, Team GB and more | Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

Jack and Ryan discuss all the latest GBPRA news. A review of the matches from April, the movers and shakers on the GBPRA Rimfire, Centrefire and NRL22 leaderboards. We also take a look at what events are coming up, including the world championship qualifiers.  New for this episode is a monthly giveaway, from now on every month we will be drawing a random GBPRA member to win a prize, with this month being a bundle of MDT goods, including baseball cap, t shirt and stickers.

S3 E7 | The GBPRA Executive Committee Update | PR22, Team GB and more | Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

Christian talks to fellow GBPRA ExCo team mates Jack Crawford, Adam Sinfield, Steven Shorter and Andre Mills about the 2023 PR22 Season, congratulating Andre Mills on his overall season championship win and recapping on the end of season finale at Pro Shoot in Wales. The guys then look ahead to the 2024 precision rifle season, covering PR22, NRL22, qualification for the PR22 World Championship in 2025 and, finally, announcing selections for Team GB that will compete in the IPRF World Champ...

S3 E6 | PRS UK and the USA Finalists | Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

The Precision Rifle Series is firmly established in the United Kingdom, bringing quality two day matches to many shooters both at home and abroad. In this episode Christian meets the PRS UK team, Andy Simpson, James Bass and Richard Trezise, and also the five top shooters from the 2023 season, Dan and Rory Gibbon from Ireland and Josh Martin, Joe Pask and Lawrence Barnes from the U.K. Hear about the high and lows of competing at the top of the sport in the U.K. and how the lads did thems...

S3 E5 | Team GB Open Division | PR22 World Championships | Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

In this episode of Shooter Ready Christian meets with Dean Hadfield, Tom Rice, Lawrence Barnes, Ryan Charlton, Andre Mills and Ben Wood, Team GBs silver medalists from the successful campaign in Italy. No topic is left untouched as the guys talk about a range of issues and experiences, ranging from challenges to the sport of Precision Rifle to the optimum .22 rifle set up. At over two hours long this podcast is packed full of great information and insights into the sport we love. www.g...

S3 E4 | PR22 Senior Team GB & NI

Having met with the Ladies, Junior and Factory Division shooters who competed in Italy for Team Great Britain & Northern Ireland it was time for Christian to talk with the gentlemen of the Senior Division. Between them, Dave Arnold, Simon Catling, Mark Twitty and Duncan McIlwaine have competed over the years in many different target shooting disciplines and now, in the sport of Precision Rifle Shooting, they have found a new passion that has seen them compete for their nation on the world ...

S3 E3 | Team GB Juniors | Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

In the latest episode of Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast, Christian meets up with the Junior Great Britain Team who brought home the 3rd place trophy from the recent IPRF PR22 World Championship in Italy. 🏆 🇮🇹  Euan Armstrong, Lucas Westcough, Noah Smith and Will Champion talk about their journey to-date in Precision Rifle, their aspirations for the future and their pride in competing for their country and the experience of shooting in a World Championships on foreign soil! If you are ...

S3 E2 | IPRF PR22 World Championships | Team GB Factory Division

Christian talks with the Factory Division lads who recently won Bronze at the IPRF World Championships in Italy. The team, Adam Farwell, Dean Scott, Ben McIlwaine and Alan Rowe couldn’t feel prouder of their brilliant achievement and nor could we! Listen in as they provide some interesting insights to the Factory Division and their thoughts on why Precision Rifle .22 is such an important part of the sport of Precision Rifle.   www.gbpra.co.uk [email protected] 

S3 E1 | Shooter Ready The GBPRA podcast | Team GB Ladies

Christian talks to the Ladies Team that represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the inaugural PR22 World Championships in Italy. Laura, Holly, Andrea and fourther member of the team,  Heather Armstrong, who could not be with us for the podcast, brought home Bronze in the IPRF Ladies Division 🏆 Our thanks to Laura Foy, Holly Duggan and Andrea Charlton for sharing their experiences of shooting Precision Rifle and their reflections on the successful campaign in Italy! We also spen...

S2 E4 PR22 World Championships 2023 - Announcing Team GB

Following a highly competitive qualification season and GBPRA hosted finals, Jack Crawford and Christian Westcough announce the selections for the British team that will represent the United Kingdom at the upcoming International Precision Rifle Federation PR22 World Championships in Italy 2023.

S2 E3 Precision Rifle Series U.K.

The very excellent fellas from Precision Rifle Series U.K., Andy, James and Trez, join Christian from the GBPRA to talk about their highly successful first season of PRS, culminating in a trip to the United States for the PRS Finale 2022. Passionate PRS shooters themselves, the lads formed PRS U.K. in order to raise the standard of Precision Rifle Shooting in the U.K. and to provide opportunities for two day matches, the like of which are common place in the home of PRS but not, until now,...

S2 E2 Ben Mcilwaine IPRF Factory Division Team World Champion

Ben Mcilwaine is a popular and familiar face on the international precision rifle scene. He’s also a man of many talents. A bonafide professor, he works in the shooting industry as Business Development Manager for Edgar Brothers and is a an IPRF Factory Division Team World Champion! A member of the GBPRA, Ben has supported the Association in the set up of its Team GB Qualification and National Leaderboard. Other topics discussed in this episode are the IPRF World Championships, upcoming ...

S2 E1 ExCo aspirations for Precision Rifle Shooting in the UK

One year after Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast launched we are now into Season 2 having seen the precision rifle community in the UK come together to agree a new national leader board, a joint calendar of IPRF World Championship qualifiers in the making and a new GBPRA executive committee installed that will drive forward national recognition for the sport. Hear from executive members, Jack Crawford, Steven Fuller, Adam Sinfield and Christian Westcough as they describe their aspirations fo...

S1 E12 GBPRA Members Update Ahead of the EGM

Ahead of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Great Britain Precision Rifle Association, Media Officer Christian puts questions to Acting Chair Simon and Acting Secretary Adam. What is a Community Interest Company? What this means for good governance and how the Executive Committee feel this is best delivered. Why are only some Executive Committee roles available for election at the upcoming EGM? All these questions and more answered on the twelfth episode of Shooter Ready The GBPRA Po...

S1 E11 Lewis Macfarlane of Bergara Rifles International

Simon and Christian chat with Lewis Macfarlane, Assistant Pro Team Manager of Bergara Rifles International.   In this episode, Lewis updates us on Bergara Rifles’ future ambitions, including the setting up of a U.K. Precision Rifle Pro Team and the growth of the company which has its roots in Northern Spain.

S1 E10 Lawrence Barnes World Champion and Team GB Shooter

Simon and Christian talk to Lawrence Barnes.   Hear from Lawrence about his qualification journey to the Great Britain Team and how he won the Factory Division at the International Precision Rifle Federation’s World Championship of Precision Rifle in Bitche, France in the summer of 2022.   No stranger to competing for his country, Lawrence took the Factory Division by storm in the 2021/2022 qualification season and took his prior experience into the IPRF Worlds, ensuring that he focu...

S1 E9 Ryan Charlton

In Episode 9 of Season 1, Christian talks with Ryan Charlton of Highland Outdoors about his experiences in Precision Rifle, his Team GB qualification journey and a number of other shooting, competing and Precision Rifle matters. Listen to Ryan's thoughts on training to succeed, what equipment to use and the benefits of .22lr and .223 rifles for training and competing. The most important topic covered is probably that of how to bring new shooters in to the sport of Precision Rifle, with a...

S1 E8 Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

In episode 8 Simon and Christian talk with Team GB Military/LEO Division shooter Jack Crawford.

S1 E7 Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

S1 E6 Spreading the Love!

In this episode, Simon and Christian discuss the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and challenges to firearms ownership. They also talk about the Precision Rifle Series UK and Gardner's Guns' Send it Series. Both are organisations that do a great deal to promote the sport of Precision Rifle and are working to strengthen the community of shooters in the UK. In other updates, the GBPRA becoming a Community Interest Company is discussed, along with a heads up of some changes to the 202...

S1 E5 The IPRF Worlds and Politics in the Sport of Precision Rifle

Simon and Christian discuss the recent IPRF announcement to move the 2022 World Championship to France and the latest state of play for selection of the Great Britain Team. Politics in the sport of Precision Rifle are also discussed, including what it means to be a sponsored shooter and how some people don't want to support endeavours to bring together the community and support the World Championship.

S1 E4 Introducing PR22

Simon and Christian discuss all things .22 Precision Rifle, including the launch of PR22 in the United Kingdom.

S1 E3 Simon and Christian from the GBPRA discuss a range of hot topics

Simon and Christian from the GBPRA discuss the events calendar for 2022, some changes being made to training and practice days in response to members' feedback, the IPRF rules, qualification and Hungary 2022. Also under the spotlight is the Meopta Spotter's Academy, prize tables, relations with other member nations of the IPRF and our efforts to provide a safe space for social contact via the Precision Matters Forum. Simon and Christian extend an invite to everyone to join the GBPRA at the...

S1:E2 Alex White of Team AI, Accuracy International

Simon and Christian from the Great Britain Precision Rifle Association talk with Alex White from Team AI about his love for the sport of Precision Rifle and how, working with the GBPRA and with the support of Accuracy International, he is helping train and develop new shooters in the United Kingdom.

Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast

In the first episode of Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast, Simon Armstrong, Vice Chairman of the GBPRA, and Christian Westcough, Media Officer, discuss the origins and aspirations of the Great Britain Precision Rifle Association and also talk about the recent three day Precision Rifle shooting event that including a Training Day geared towards new shooters, an IPRF World Championship Hungary 2022 qualification match and a Team Charity Exhibition match in support of The Royal British Legion.

Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast: An Introduction to the GBPRA

Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast Episode 1: An Introduction to the GBPRA In Episode 1 of Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast, Simon Armstrong, GBPRA Vice Chairman and Christian Westcough, GBPRA Media Officer, discuss the recent long weekend of shooting at Orion Firearms Training, which included a training and practice event, an IPRF World Championship qualification match and an exhibition charity team match in aid of The Royal British Legion. Also on the agenda is the history of the GBPRA, ...