Ranges in the U.K. where you can shoot your 50BMG rifle

No longer is this the exclusive sport of the very rich, and no longer must the UK shooter venture to the Swiss Alps or the USA to participate in this sport! There are a growing number of UK ranges that the FCSA UK have managed to gain access to that have been approved for 50BMG and usually even larger calibres. Some of these ranges are anti-tank or Field Firing Areas and as such are very basic, you would normally need to be a member of one of the clubs listed below or an FCSA guest of the club for the duration of the event. The FCSA has range licenses for Warcop, Sennybridge and Lydd ranges, and many bookings! If there is a Field Firing Areas near you, and we don't already have bookings on that range then please let us know and we'll make enquiries with the MOD.

Sennybridge, Powys. 

Gallery range and Field Firing Area with plenty of ETR. Max calibre on gallery range 50BMG. Many FCSA 50cal events a year on both F and X ranges. 

Sennybridge Danger Area, 100 miles South  of Wrexham.

Radnor, Powys.   

Field Firing Area, all calibres up to 40mm.  HSE Certificate. 

ONLY OPEN BY SPECIAL INVITE OR PRIVATE HIRE FOR AMMUNITION OR WEAPONS TESTING.

No ETR on this range.

Radnor Range, The village on the right of this map is New Radnor. The danger area starts at the top of the map.

Warcop Ranges, Cumbria.   

Field Firing area, out to 3000 metres, AMS system might be made available, plus many hard targets to establish initial zero (assuming safety template authorised for hard targets). FCSA booking for Charlie High or H12 ranges average 3 or 4 a year, the Red Rose club also book this facility.

Warcop ranges, Cumbria

Lydd Ranges

A new range complex to the FCSA UK, however offers multiple electronic targets (24!) on several ranges, up to approx 1200 yards.

Robins Lodge, STANTA, Thetford.    

ETR to 1200M.    Max calibre allowed: 50BMG.    The www.rangeofficers.org used to book this range but  website appears to be down since  November 2005. The FCSA does not have any bookings on this range at this time.

STANTA training area, near Thetford