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The Airgun section has sole use of the Heston range, which  is so called because the it was officially opened by the American actor and gun enthusiast Charlton Heston.

It is a dedicated range for airguns only which must be below the legal limit* of 12lbs/ft for rifles and 6lbs/ft for pistols. BB guns are not allowed on the range.

Airguns are always treated as firearms and all WNSC rules and regulations apply.

Anyone under the age of 14 can use the range provided they are tall enough to be able to use the gun safely and are supervised by an adult over 21 years of age.

The range is approximately 27 metres long and it is possible to set up targets at this distance or shorter. Pistols are normally shot at 6 or 10 metres. 25 metres is the normal accepted distance for air rifle target shooting.

Paper targets can be used for or scoring, pellet testing or scope alignment and there are a variety of 'knockdown' targets for or fun shooting or 'plinking' some are quite challenging.

Payment of normal airgun member fees allows access to the site when open for or other events. This normally means Saturdays and Sundays. Payment of an enhanced fee allows access during the week within the normal shooting times allowed. Anyone taking up this option would be given the codes for the combination locks and be shown the procedures for opening the ranges, putting up the flags and for closing them at the end of each session.

* Airguns below these limits can be purchased by anyone over the age of 18 and used without a licence. Between 14 and 17 years of age it is permissible to use a gun owned by someone else with their permission. Anyone under 14 can only use a borrowed airgun when supervised by an adult over 21 years of age. A firearms certificate (FAC) is required for airguns above these limits and because of this they can only use the other ranges which have been approved for firearms use. Full range fees are charged and a full programme of probation and training would be required i.e. you would be treated exactly as any other member with a firearm.