The Airgun section has sole use of two ranges. The recently enlarged Heston range was originally opened by the American actor and gun enthusiast Charlton Heston. The newer Dancox range was named in honour of
Private Frederick Dancox VC of The Worcestershire Regiment.
Both ranges are for airguns only, which must not exceed the legal muzzle energy limit
* of 12 foot pounds for rifles and 6 foot pounds for pistols. BB airguns are not allowed. However, airguns are always treated in the same way as firearms and all WNSC firearms safety rules apply.
Heston 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 distance for air rifle target shooting.