QRA Queensland Rifle Association

QRA Queensland Rifle Association QRA 1861:The Oldest Sporting Association in Queensland
To foster the sport of rifle shooting in Queensland.

The Queensland Rifle Association (QRA) is a State Sporting Organisation, supported by our State Government through Sport and Recreation Queensland.

10/06/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ A big part of any Prize Meeting is bringing friends together โ€“ both old and new. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

The Wondai Rifle Club OPM is something truly special, and that famous fire pit ๐Ÿ”ฅ is simply perfect. Thereโ€™s no better way to finish a day on the range than with great food ๐Ÿ”, great company ๐Ÿ˜Š, and a healthy serving of tall tales and shooting stories! ๐Ÿ˜†๐ŸŽฏ

The weather forecast is looking far better than today's grey skies โ˜๏ธ, with cool nights ๐ŸŒ™ and brilliant days โ˜€๏ธ ahead. That's just about perfect for some big battles on the mound! ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Friday 12 June kicks things off with the Sweepstakes, before Saturday morning delivers the main event โ€“ and it's shaping up to be a cracker! ๐Ÿ†

We can't wait to see the action unfold, the friendships renewed, and the fierce competition across:

๐ŸŽฏ Target Rifle A, B
๐ŸŽฏ F Standard A, B
๐ŸŽฏ F Open (FO)
๐ŸŽฏ F/TR
๐ŸŽฏ Sporter PC & PCO

Good luck to everyone making the trip โ€“ we'll see you around the fire pit! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ†๐ŸŽฏ

Pssssssssst - there's still time to get ready!

RESULTS
SWEEPSTAKES: https://shooting.hexsystems.com.au/competition/monitor/677
OPM: https://shooting.hexsystems.com.au/competition/monitor/678

๐ŸŽฏ Have you registered for the University of Queensland Rifle Club Teams Event for 2026 yet? The bragging rights are pric...
09/06/2026

๐ŸŽฏ Have you registered for the University of Queensland Rifle Club Teams Event for 2026 yet? The bragging rights are priceless... but the cash certainly helps! ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ†

Held on Saturday morning 27 June 2026 - just before the UQRC OPM, this is what can only be described as the most fun teams event on the Duncan Range!

Don't be fooled by the smiles and laughter though... there's some serious competition on the firing point! ๐Ÿ’ฅ From Australian representatives ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ to first-time competitors, everyone has a shot at glory.

Think you know who's going to win? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜‚ Oh, you jest!

๐Ÿ‘‰ Anyone can shoot on the wrong target? ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ™ˆ
๐Ÿ‘‰ Who forgot to put the primers in? ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜ณ
๐Ÿ‘‰ Who discovered that "used primers" aren't actually a reloader's best friend? ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚
๐Ÿ‘‰ Whose bright, colourful shooting outfit had more X-ring potential than their actual target? ๐ŸŽฏ
๐Ÿ‘‰ Who spent weeks talking up their chances... only to discover they NEVER REGISTERED? ๐Ÿ“‹๐Ÿ˜ฑ

And who will somehow stumble through all the chaos, survive the sledging, avoid the crossfires, remember all their gear, and walk away with the cash? ๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ† There's only one way to find out... You've got to be in it to win it! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ‘‰ Register now:
https://www.shootingprogramsqld.com.au/events/358508

๐Ÿ’ฐ $300 CASH to the winning team in each class! Now that's incentive enough... but let's be honest, the extra $$$ certainly helps pay for what is shaping up to be an awesome weekend on the range! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽฏ

Only FIVE classes (and NO grades!):
๐ŸŽฏ Target Rifle (TR) F Standard F Open F/TR Sporter

Teams are simple:
๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2 shooters and a coach OR ๐Ÿ‘ฅ 2 shooters coaching each other

Whether you're chasing bragging rights, prize money, or just a great morning with mates, this is one event you won't want to miss! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ”ฅ

Round up your teammates, bring your A-game (or at least remember your primers ๐Ÿ˜œ), and get ready for one of the most enjoyable mornings you'll spend on the Duncan Range.

And while you're there... why not make a weekend of it? ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ“‹ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐š๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ’ฅ
FIND OUT MORE AND REGISTER: https://www.shootingprogramsqld.com.au/events/358508

๐Ÿ‘ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ฒ๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ๐›๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐…๐Ž, ๐ƒ๐ž๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐๐€...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿ‘ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฐ๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ฒ๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ๐›๐ž๐ฅ ๐€๐ฌ๐ข๐š ๐๐š๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐…๐Ž, ๐ƒ๐ž๐จ๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐ฐ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐๐€๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž.

While DNAP proudly sponsors the Australian F/TR Team, this was an opportunity for Deon and the crew to experience the magic of F/TR shooting at 1000 yards firsthand. ๐ŸŽฏ Great work John in making it happen!

There were plenty of smiles, great conversations, and a chance to see exactly what goes into competing at the highest level as preparations for Bisley continue. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ With the countdown well and truly on, the intensity is building and the team is focused on the challenge ahead.

It was the perfect opportunity for Deon and the DNAP crew to meet the National Rifle Association of Australia F/TR Team heading to Bisley and see the passion, dedication, and commitment that drive these athletes towards representing Australia on the world stage.

While we're incredibly proud of our QRA team members, we're even more excited to get behind all the Australian teams heading to Bisley in 2026. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐ŸŽฏ You're showcasing our fantastic sport to a global audience. Every training session, every competition, and every step of the journey reflects the dedication, sportsmanship, and passion that make our shooting community so special.

You do us proud every step of the way, and we can't wait to cheer you on as you take on the world at Bisley. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŒ

๐€๐‘๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐๐€๐‚๐Š๐„๐ƒ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐ˆ ๐‘๐‚ ๐Ž๐๐Œ??? ๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐„'๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’ - ๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐†๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“??? It's Tuesday already and time i...
08/06/2026

๐€๐‘๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐๐€๐‚๐Š๐„๐ƒ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐–๐Ž๐๐ƒ๐€๐ˆ ๐‘๐‚ ๐Ž๐๐Œ??? ๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐„'๐’ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐“๐’ - ๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐†๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐‡๐€๐“??? It's Tuesday already and time is running out to get reloaded! It's one of the not-to-be-missed prize shoots on the calendar (12-14 June 2026).

There's a lot of shooting to be had and some great friendships to renew (or make).

๐ŸŽฏ Sweepstakes (optional) starts 1pm Friday!
๐ŸŽฏ OPM - Start time is 9am Saturday and 8am Sunday
๐ŸŽฏ HEXTA TARGETS
๐ŸŽฏ TRA, TRB, FSA, FSB, F OPEN, F/TR, SPC & SPCO
๐ŸŽฏ Saturday Ranges - 500y (2+10), 500y (2+15), 600y (2+10), 600y (2+15)
๐ŸŽฏ Sunday Ranges - 700y (2+10), 700y (2+15), 800y (2+10), 800y (2+15)

GREAT COMPETITION - GREAT COMPANY - GREAT FOOD - AND PLENTY OF COUNTRY HOSPITALITY! The fire pit awaits! That means a heap of shooter's BS Friday/Saturday night. Did I say that out loud? I meant, good times will be had by all!

๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž?
John Hinricks 0427 437 071 Rob McLear - 0418 773 048 John - [email protected] Rob - [email protected]

Last year Natives young gun Isaac Brinin took TRA from Fred Hewitt while Ken Allen took TRB. Mel Power took FSA on centres from local Rob McLear while Ben Hosmer had a blinder in F Open. Andrew McKillop took F/TR while James Ryder took SPC and Cameron Speirs took SPCO. Who will be the winners in 2026?

HEXTA RESULTS for the weekend available:
Sweepstakes: https://shooting.hexsystems.com.au/competition/monitor/677
OPM: https://shooting.hexsystems.com.au/competition/678

WARM AND TOASTY - COLD AS FROGS - A tale of two ranges for members of the Muckadilla Rifle Club. Fred enjoyed warm temps...
08/06/2026

WARM AND TOASTY - COLD AS FROGS - A tale of two ranges for members of the Muckadilla Rifle Club. Fred enjoyed warm temps and overhead canopies, hitting highs on his way to win the Darwin Rifle Club OPM. Meanwhile his clubmates took to the Eric Burey Memorial Range with a chilly -2.1 โ„๏ธ๐Ÿฅถ looking for any sun to thaw their bones. All enjoyed a great day on range with some cracking competition!

Photo credits: Wayne Bryant and Darwin RC.

How good is our sport - one minute you're giving our sport ago at North Arm Rifle Club's Come & Try - and the next minut...
08/06/2026

How good is our sport - one minute you're giving our sport ago at North Arm Rifle Club's Come & Try - and the next minute you're sharing the range with some of the Australian F/TR team members heading to Bisley: Frans, Jason, John, Andrew and Rob.

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Moments like these become family treasures for a lifetime. A huge congratulations to Dan and Tom from Murwillumbah ...
08/06/2026

๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Moments like these become family treasures for a lifetime. A huge congratulations to Dan and Tom from Murwillumbah Rifle Club, who travelled to Wingham Rifle Club to compete in their very first OPM together..

Our sport is about so much more than scores and results - it's about the memories made, the journeys shared, and the special bonds strengthened along the way.

It's absolutely awesome to see these two on the Duncan Range whenever time allows. Watching a father and son enjoy the sport together, support each other, and create lasting memories is something very special for our shooting community.

The growth of a champion takes many steps - deliberate steps. From day 1 off a bipod to competing off his elbows at the WRC OPM, Tom is on a lifelong journey. We're incredibly proud of Dan and Tom and have no doubt this will be the first of many Prize Meets, adventures, and successes they'll enjoy together.

Congratulations. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽฏ We look forward to seein gyou at Phoenix!

Awesome day at the 800 yards for our friends at Gemfields. ๐Ÿฅถ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ It wasn't just the chilly start our shooters had to conte...
07/06/2026

Awesome day at the 800 yards for our friends at Gemfields. ๐Ÿฅถ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ It wasn't just the chilly start our shooters had to contend with today - they also faced light mirage and a steady left-to-right wind. ๐ŸŽฏ

Despite the conditions, there was some outstanding shooting across all classes. ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ… Bill and Shannon were the only competitors to post a brilliant 105 in Sporting Class.
๐ŸŽฏ Augie put together a superb Target Rifle performance, dropping just 3 points for the day.
๐Ÿ† Bradley claimed F-Class honours by a narrow 2-point margin.
๐Ÿ”ฅ In F-Open, it came right down to the wire, with Bec and Simon both finishing on 122 points. It was Simon who edged ahead on centres to take the win today.

What makes days like these special isn't just the scores - it's the friendly competition, encouragement, and community spirit shared on the range. ๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

Congratulations to everyone who got out there and gave it their best. Great shooting all round! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽฏ

Photo credits: Gemfields RC

07/06/2026

๐ŸŽฏ Sport brings people together. Our sport brings generations together. โค๏ธ Target shooting is more than a sport - it's a lifelong commitment to becoming the best version of yourself, both on and off the range. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ†

What a remarkable weekend it's been for our QRA superstars right across Australia! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

๐ŸŒด Some headed north to Darwin
๐Ÿš— Some travelled to Wingham
๐ŸŽฏ Many enjoyed competition and camaraderie at their local clubs

No matter where they were, they all had something in common:
โœจ Chasing personal goals
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Sharing time with family and friends
๐Ÿค Building lifelong friendships
๐Ÿ… Creating memories that will last a lifetime

We laughed, we smiled - we groaned and grasped at our 'excuse books'. We tried - we tried harder. Some had that winning feeling. No one failed. Giving all you have is all you can ask. Next week, it might be your win - your story. So, where will you be next weekend?

Find your nearest club and discover what target shooting is all about ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://qldrifle.com/clubs-ranges/

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1485 Old Cleveland Road
Belmont, QLD
4153

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 1pm

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