A NEW tactical gun range has opened near Tadley, offering team building activities and training for the emergency services and the military. 

UK Tactical Training Group has opened the range in Ash Park Business Centre, Ash Lane, Little London, bringing 'unique shooting experiences'. 

Established in 2017, the group opened its first site in North Wales and has since trained more than 155,000 individuals and teams in the effective use of firearms in tactical environments, both professionally and also as a safe, fun and educational facility for members of the public. 

The group's ranges are the only locations in the UK authorised to carry out this type of training. 

READ MORE: Students at martial arts academy celebrate impressive medal haul

Michael Price, from the group said: "We have professional service contracts with police, armed response units, the military, close protection companies and various UK and European government departments." 

He continued: "We recently opened a second tactical range in Tadley in order to cater for a growing number of public and professional service clients in the south of the UK.

"We allow members of the public to come to the range and we teach them about firearms safety and simulate what it feels like to operate in a tactical environment where the skills of shooting and moving are very different from other shooting sports such as clay pigeon shooting or static target shooting." 

The range also has a 'kill house' facility, which is a makeshift two floor building that allows tactical operators to enter - either by stealth or by dynamic force - and 'clear rooms' running scenarios such as hostage rescue or managing an armed threat.

Public membership is now available, giving people the ability to learn tactics under the guidance of instructors who collectively bring six decades' worth of military, law enforcement, or close protection experience.

For more information, go to southenglandtactical.co.uk.