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.

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.

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 Championships in USA this coming September.

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 themselves proud in America, demonstrating once again that the standard of shooting is on the rise.

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.gbpra.co.uk Info@gbpra.co.uk

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 stage! What brought them to the sport and what was it like shooting for your country? What does competing as a senior involve and what are the teams' ambitions for the future? Find the answers to all these questions and more on this enthralling episode of Shooter Ready… www.gbpra.co.uk info@gbpra.co.uk

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.

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 info@gbpra.co.uk 

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

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.

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, in Great Britain. With a new collaboration that will see PRS U.K. matches count toward IPRF World Championship qualification for South Africa 2024 the time was right for the two teams to talk about the exciting matches and training events planned for 2023, especially the Modern Day Sniper classes being hosted by PRS U.K. in during March. Head over to https://www.precisionrifleseries-uk.com/ to book your place on the first PRS U.K./IPRF Qualifier of 2023 in February and to secure a coveted place on the MDS training classes! We look forward to shooting with PRS U.K. and further Shooter Ready shows with Andy, James and Trez!

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 qualification events in the U.K. and industry event dates for both Shot Show in Vegas and the British Shooting Show in Birmingham. Ben also talks about some exciting new brands and their products at Edgar Brothers.

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 for the future of the sport and for the upcoming Italy 2023 and South Africa 2024 World Championship qualification season.

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 Podcast.

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.

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 focused his mind on delivering a great performance!

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 focus on female shooters and, importantly for the United Kingdom, air rifle owners.

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

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 2022 events calendar. Shooter Ready is brought to you by Boscabel Weapon Systems, makers of the Bel-loc bipod.

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.

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

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 Target Shooting Show on Saturday20th and Sunday21st November.

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.

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 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, how far we have come in such a short period of time and our hopes and ambitions for the future of Precision Rifle shooting in the UK. Shooter Ready The GBPRA Podcast is brought to you by the Great Britain Precision Rifle Association and Boscabel Weapon Systems.