Step in the right direction

The sport of shooting has a long history and tradition on our island and this is emphasised by the significant popularity shooting sports had and continue to have, especially in the various emerging disciplines within the sport.

Numerous shooting ranges are situated across Malta and Gozo which cater for those who enjoy shooting, but until recently, no national structure was in place to localise and organise this multidisciplinary sport and create a framework upon which to further promote shooting. It is for this reason that the Malta National Shooting Range was developed.

Currently, the range comprises four shotgun layouts for clay pigeon shooting, with further plans to expand and build a rifle and pistol range. The perimeter of the range is bordered by a wall around 100 metres ahead of the shooting layouts.

The primary scope for having a wall ahead of the range is to ensure that clay fragments, as well as lead, land on this wall and are then able to be collected for recycling purposes.

The wall also serves two important purposes to a clay target shooter. The first is that the wall gives a consistent background for everyone who is shooting on the range.

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