The Jersey Pistol Club has a remarkable record of success in international competitions spanning a number of decades. The photo below shows Carol Graham receiving her award as the British Ladies Air Pistol Champion at the 14th British Airgun Championships in 1988. Carol is by far the most successful high-level competitor that the JPC (and [...]

Between the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the Crimean War of the 1850s, some 800 years, the relationship between England and France frequently descended into war. Not surprisingly, Jersey’s proximity to France led to frequent threatened, attempted, and actual French invasions. This in turn generated a strong tradition of a local militia movement and universal marksmanship in [...]