Ian first shot on his 11 th birthday when his father bought him an air rifle, which he still has. From there, he progressed to Lee Enfield No. 8s in the Cadets at 13 and then onto small-bore at his father’s club. He was then asked to join a regional training squad and later the National U21 small-bore rifle squad. His small-bore highlights include coming 2nd in a competition at the NSRA meeting and being selected as reserve for an U21 tour to Norway. Unfortunately for Ian, no one dropped out, so he did not represent GB that time, and so has unfinished business in that area! University then came, and Ian stopped shooting when 19 - something he now regrets. Ian re-entered the sport by sheer fluke some 26 years later, when in 2011 his company asked for shooters in an inter-factory full-bore TR completion. Ian pitched in, had a decent shoot and thought, "This is fun!" and instantly became a fully committed full-bore shooter.
In 2014, Ian was part of John Webster’s NRA tour to the Channel Islands as a shooter and returned there in 2023 as part of the management team. His third (but not final) trip to the Islands will be as Captain of the 2026 NRA team. In 2016, Ian achieved his ultimate goal, which was to shoot for GB as part of Lindsay Peden’s tour to Canada & USA. 10 years later, Ian is Adjutant to the 2026 team – a task which he now realises is not to be taken lightly!
Off the range, Ian enjoys family life with his wife, Sarah, and two daughters, Emma (21) and Lucy (19).
