Pinhoe Trophy

About the Pinhoe Trophy

The Pinhoe Trophy is our most prestigious competition, first awarded in 1968. It is an open shoot, held at the Pinhoe TSC ranges in Exeter on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November 2027. The 2026 shoot covered four disciplines: Prone, Benchrest, LSR and 10m Air (pistol and rifle).

Each discipline has a team competition for teams of three shooters. The team that scores highest wins the Pinhoe Trophy, which stays at Pinhoe with the winners' names added. Every team shooter also counts in an individual competition, shot in classes.

Competitions

This is the format used in 2026. Any changes for 2027 will be published with the entry details.

Every team member shoots three cards. Each member chooses their own start score (CYOS), which is declared before they shoot and which is added to their total.

Individual competition

The individual competition is included in the team entry and is scored on the aggregate of the first two team cards. Shooters may wish to shoot for the highest score on those first two cards and then try to achieve their chosen start on the third team card.

For 10m Air the individual score is the aggregate of the first four five-shot team cards, and shooters may try to achieve their chosen start on the remaining team card.

Individual competitions are split into classes depending on entries and the averages submitted on the entry form.

Individual time-limit competition (optional)

An optional extra for each discipline:

• Prone and Benchrest: one extra card in 90 seconds
• LSR: two extra cards, 30 seconds each, with magazine change time between
• 10m Air (Pistol and Rifle): one extra ten-shot card in 90 seconds

Prizes

• Team competition: the team with the highest score is awarded the Pinhoe Trophy, plus medals for 1st and 2nd according to entries.
• Individual competitions: medals for 1st and 2nd in each class, according to entries.
• Juniors: a medal for the top Junior in each individual competition.

Juniors are those under 18 on the day of the shoot.

Who can enter?

The Pinhoe Trophy is an open shoot, welcoming shooters from any club. Teams are formed of three shooters, and the team organiser enters them all on one team entry form.

Juniors are welcome and compete for the Junior medal. Classes depend on entries and on the averages you submit.

Entry and booking

Entry details, prices and the team entry form for 2027 will be published on this page nearer the time.

Questions? Email competitions@pinhoe-tsc.org.uk.

Results

The 2026 results and winning teams are in our news article.

On the day

• Sign in: all competitors and visitors must sign in on arrival, and competitors also enter their rifle serial number.
• Firing points: this is an indoor shoot at 25yds, 20yds and 10m.
• Refreshments: a selection of food, tea, coffee and squash is available to buy in the clubroom.
• Smoking: the whole site, including the outside area, is non-smoking.
• Car parking: available on site. Vehicles are parked at their owner's risk, and the club cannot accept responsibility for loss, damage or theft from vehicles at the range.
• Security: the club cannot accept responsibility for articles that are damaged, lost or stolen from the range or its surroundings. Please lock rifles and other equipment securely and out of sight in your vehicle when not competing.
• Finding us: view detailed directions and map →
• Accessibility: accessible facilities are available, and the range is easy to reach from the M5 and A30.

Rules

NSRA rules and regulations apply at all times. Any dispute will be settled by a Range Committee made up of three officials of Pinhoe Target Shooting Club.

Data protection

Information provided when entering is stored on computer for the purposes of administering the meeting and distributing results. Entering the competition is taken as consent for this, and for your name, club and competitor number being published on the Pinhoe website.

Competition history

The Pinhoe Trophy has been contested since 1968, making it one of the longest-running open competitions in the South West.

Previous winners

Year	Discipline	Team	Members
2026	Prone	The Salterton Shots (Budleigh Salterton Rifle Club)	Lemon, Lemon & Teed
2026	Benchrest	Pinhoe Airheads	Longley, Savill & Sanders
2026	10m Air Pistol	Pinhoe A	Moyes, Headford & Knight
2026	10m Air Rifle	Air One	Agates, Chmykhalo & Matthias
2026	LSR	Pinhoe Zeroed In	Kennedy, Meyers & Taylor
2025	Prone	Secretary's Hit Squad (Pinhoe TSC)	Taylor, Hobbs & Agates
2024	Prone	Budleigh Salterton	Lemon, Lemon & Teed

Contact and queries

For competition entries or general questions about the Pinhoe Trophy, email competitions@pinhoe-tsc.org.uk.