The World Shotgun Cup comes to Dorset in May 2010, and it'll bring major benefits to the region.

The Southern Counties Shooting Ground near Dorchester in Dorset will stage the prestigious competition in May, when the countdown to the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games will be well and truly underway.

Southern Counties Shooting was founded in 1959 and is now the largest shooting ground in the country with over 450 fully automatic traps offering DTL, ABT, Universal Trench, Olympic Trap, Double Trap, both Olympic and English Skeet, English Sporting, Sportrap and FITASC. Southern Counties is a CPSA Premier Plus shooting ground. The trap, skeet and double trap layouts are all equipped with new Laporte machines and Italian Electronica Progetti Computers. Our sporting layout includes a grouse butt and our renowned 140 foot high tower.

The ground has hosted numerous National and International Competitions and has been awarded as the Official Training Ground for the 2012 London Olympics. Major shoots in 2009 include the Fitasc Universal Trap World Championships, the Dougall DTL weekend and both Olympic Trap and Fitasc Home Internationals.

In 2010 in conjunction with British Shooting and West Dorset District Council, Southern Counties will be hosting the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup which is a qualifying event for London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
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