Old SAS Pistol Range - Military History In The Wye Valley

Old SAS Pistol Range - Military History In The Wye Valley

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Join me as I explore the old SAS 25 Meter pistol range in the Wye Valley just South of Hereford in the UK. The Special Air Service spent a lot of time here perfecting their firing techniques as did the hosts father. Various thoughts and ideas are explored in what is a reminder of some of the worlds harsher realities.

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9mm Glock Pistol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glock

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Additional Information

Chatting to Major Clive Lee former SAS the other week he says that the range was used for testing and that Uzi would be employed here to.

A comment on facebook by an old friend Simon Fraser who tried for the regiment once and whose father was in the regiment also stated this:

As you know it was a stones throw from the married quarters.
I remember sitting watching my dad shooting there.
It was standard 30 yard barrack range.
But vehicles could be driven on to it.
Pistol and most weapons could be fired here.
AK 47’s on one occasion I remember.
You mention Ross on Wye
There is another range out the back of Ross that the Regiment used, out to 300 m,

Filmed using the Sony DSC RX100 compact digital camera.