Executive Committee

President
Garth Hardgrave – 0427 714 631
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Vice President
Leslie Cook – 0408 709 880
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Treasurer
Melissa Mc Kerrow – 0404 400 365
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Secretary
Anthony Lea – 0407 443 545
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Target Director
Daniel Mckiernan – 0418 150 643
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Website
beaudesertsportingclays.org.au
Club Address
303 Spengler Rd
Tabragalba QLD 4285

Sporting Clays is a clay target discipline using shotguns that simulates the type of shooting one could normally expect in the field while hunting.

The size of the targets, their speed and angles of flight are all variable, making sporting clays the most challenging and enjoyable clay target sport you can participate in. Unlike conventional clay target shooting where targets all follow regular and standard trajectories from course to course, no two sporting clays ground are the same and no two grounds have the same targets.

In Sporting Clays, aspects of the natural terrain at the ground are fully utilised so that competitors are shooting amongst trees, rocks, uphill, downhill and overhead.

Many different types of targets are employed in Sporting Clays, including “standard” clays, smaller “midi” targets, “rabbit” targets that roll along the ground and “battue” targets that turn through the air. Targets are thrown as single targets and pairs from different angles and speeds around the competitor. A single round of Sporting Clays consists of 25 targets.

Sporting Clays is a safe and enjoyable sport with a great social atmosphere as competitors shoot together in groups.

Interested Shooters do not need to be licensed and club members can assist beginners with initial instruction in gun safety and help with coaching shooters as they shoot a round of sporting clays.

The range is open on the 2nd Saturday of each month for practice from 10.00am, all welcome, 75 target Competition shoots are held on the 4th Saturday of each month all welcome.

We welcome all newcomers weather you are a licensed shooter or someone wishing to participate in this sport for the first time You do not need to hold a gun license to shoot at our range See below for detailed information.

To try sporting clay target shooting you will need to sign a Qld Police declaration form (available at the club), and present a current photo ID to the club range officer if you are unlicensed Please note that bookings are essential for first timers.

The club has a gun available for beginner use. Eye and ear protection is a mandatory requirement, and the club has these items available.

For further details and pricing please contact
Chris Wright by email or phone 0408 772 636
ensuring that you provide the following information:

INDIVIDUAL SHOOTERS:
Your contact phone number
Date Time you wish to book

Please note that we have limited time slots available each Saturday so it is advisable for groups to book a couple of weeks in advance We usually prefer to start our group bookings at 10am but we are flexible according to your needs.