.22 Rifle Shooting
Precision shooting with .22 calibre rifles on our indoor and outdoor ranges.
Please note: All shooting must be pre-booked. Rifle Shooting Minimum age 14. No firearms licence required.
True Rifle Shooting – Calm, Control, and Accuracy
Rifle shooting at March Hare Leisure is a slower, more deliberate discipline. Targets are typically set at 25 metres, and the challenge is simple but demanding: keep every shot within centimetres, and ideally millimetres of the centre of the target.
Many guests describe the experience as almost meditative. Breathing, posture, trigger control, and follow-through all matter. Success comes from calm focus rather than speed or power.
We operate as a miniature rifle range, allowing guests to experience proper .22 calibre firearms in a safe, controlled environment critically without needing a firearms certificate. This level of public access to true rifle shooting is unusual in the Midlands, and we are proud to offer a genuine alternative to air rifle shooting.
How Rifle Sessions Run
After a full safety briefing covering both range and rifle operation & safety, shooting usually begins on biathlon-style flip-over targets. These larger reactive targets help shooters settle in before moving on to standard paper targets.
Shooting is typically done from a seated position, allowing participants to focus entirely on sight picture, breathing, and trigger control.
Small details make a big difference, a slight change in breathing or trigger pressure can be the difference between a central hit and dropped points. Our instructors are on hand throughout, offering clear, practical advice: gentle trigger squeeze on the out-breath, correct finger placement, etc.
Our standard format includes practice, followed by 5 shots on the biathlon targets and a further 5 scoring shots on the paper target. With a maximum possible score of 55, perfect rounds are achievable — but rare. We’ve had a handful over the years. Do you think you can match them?
The Rifles
We typically use bolt‑action CZ .22 rifles fitted with telescopic sights. These are highly regarded, precision-made rifles, chosen for their reliability, consistency, and accuracy.
Bolt‑action rifles reward good technique. Every shot is deliberate, and the rifle will do exactly what it is told. A perfect performance is absolutely achievable if the shooter is up to it!
The combination of a precision rifle, magnified optics, and carefully set targets gives the experience a distinctly focused feel. More than a few guests comment that it feels a little like precision or “sniper-style” shooting, without any theatrics or artificial gimmicks.
Practical Rifle – Reactive Targets
As part of our Platinum Event, we also offer a Practical Rifle format that provides a faster-paced contrast to traditional precision shooting.
Using a semi‑automatic .22 rifle, shooters engage multiple knock‑down steel targets positioned at varying distances along the range. The aim is simple: clear all targets as accurately and efficiently as possible.
This format rewards smooth target transitions, composure, and accuracy under gentle time pressure. While faster than seated precision shooting, it remains fully controlled and instructor‑supervised at all times.
Practical Rifle works extremely well for small groups, friendly competition, and as a high‑energy inclusion within a wider multi‑activity day, offering a very different feel to traditional bolt‑action rifle shooting.
Group Sizes & Bookings
Rifle shooting is most commonly run as part of our group-based events. The majority of groups we host are between 6–20 people, and our standard packages work exceptionally well at this size.
Rifle integrates easily into mixed shooting or multi-activity days and are included as standard in several of our example itineraries. As with all of our shooting activities, we can swap other disciplines for rifle to suit your group. Take a look at our Multiactivity Days for inspiration, or get in touch to build a bespoke package.
We also regularly host larger bespoke events for 60+ participants. These require a little more advance planning, but allow for flexible formats, rotations, and competitive structures. If you’re considering a larger or more involved event, we’d be delighted to design a day around your group’s goals.
Standard Shooting Price List
Our standard purely shooting prices are below if you would like further pricing information or example multi-activity events please go to the prices page.
Mixed Activity Shoot
Minimum 6 people. Choose from the following activities:
- Clays (not available Sundays)
- Extra Clays (an additional stand with an extra 10 shots each)
- .22 Rifle
- Target Archery
- Extra Archery (a set of four field archery targets)
- Crossbow
- CO2 Pistol Speed Shoot
- CO2 Target Pistol
- CO2 Pistol Action Shoot
- Practical Shotgun
- Extra Practical Shotgun (an additional course or additional run on the same course 9 extra shots each)
- Axe Throwing
- £50 / head – Any 2 activities
- £75 / head – Any 3 activities
- £90 / head – Any 4 activities
Small Group Exclusive Session
For 2-5 people
Perfect for smaller groups. Stay with the same instructor throughout all chosen activities and avoid mixing with other groups. Choose 3 activities from the list below:
- Clays (not available Sundays)
- Extra Clays (an additional stand with an extra 10 shots each)
- .22 Rifle
- Target Archery
- Extra Archery (a set of four field archery targets)
- Crossbow
- CO2 Pistol Speed Shoot
- CO2 Target Pistol
- CO2 Pistol Action Shoot
- Practical Shotgun
- Extra Practical Shotgun (an additional course or additional run on the same course 9 extra shots each)
- Axe Throwing
- 30 min karting fastest lap (£5 per head supplement)
- £95 / head – Three Shooting Activities
- £100 / head – Two Shooting Activities and Karting Session
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