Is ELEY practice Still Available, and What Should I Train With Instead?
ELEY practice has been discontinued. It is not part of the current ELEY range. If you want an ELEY round for high-volume training at sensible cost without giving up consistency, the two cartridges that now cover that role are ELEY sport / target and ELEY club, both available in 50-round boxes, 500-round bricks and 5,000-round outer cases.
The Current Entry-Level and Training Rounds
| Product | Profile | Weight | Velocity m/s (ft/s) | Accuracy standard | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEY sport / target | Round nose | 2.59 g / 40 gr | 305-332 (1000-1090) | 7.00 mm RSD | New shooters, clubs, training sessions |
| ELEY club | Round nose | 2.59 g / 40 gr | 317-330 (1040-1085) | 5.50 mm RSD | Shooters ready to advance their performance |
Radial Standard Deviation (RSD) measures the distance from each shot hole to the group’s centre point, the mean point of impact. The lower the RSD, the closer the group and the more consistent the performance. ELEY tests 200 rounds from every batch across four different firearm brands to calculate it.
ELEY sport / target: the Entry Point
ELEY describes sport / target as the ideal introduction to the world of precision shooting. As ELEY’s absolute entry-level cartridge, it delivers reliable performance at an affordable price, making it the perfect choice for new shooters, clubs and training sessions. It is round-nose for easy chambering and paraffin wax lubricated, giving a drier round that is less prone to picking up debris and does not clog a semi-automatic mechanism. ELEY sport is marketed as ELEY target in some regions. It is the same cartridge with a different name on the box.
ELEY club: the Step Up
ELEY club is the natural progression for shooters ready to advance their performance, and each batch of club undergoes rigorous testing against enhanced accuracy standards. The two rounds are closely related: club and sport begin life as the same round-nose cartridge, and following factory testing the highest-performing lots become ELEY club. club is therefore the more accurate of the two, at a 5.50 mm RSD standard against 7.00 mm for sport / target. ELEY’s own discipline guidance recommends club for national and club target rifle shooting, with team and sport as alternatives.
For high-volume training, buying a 500-round brick or a 5,000-round case of a single batch also means every shot in that training block comes from the same characterised lot.
The Bottom Line
ELEY practice has been discontinued. For training and entry-level shooting, use ELEY sport / target for clubs, new shooters and volume range work, and ELEY club when you want the more accurate of the two. Both come in 50-round boxes, 500-round bricks and 5,000-round outer cases. Find a stockist at eley.co.uk/retailers. And remember that the round which decides a match is a specific production lot in a specific barrel: book batch testing at eley.co.uk/vip, or look up a batch free of charge at eleyxshot.com.