Pistol Activity's for Gun Clubs

[da.murray82]

Hello all,

Looking for a few ideas to get more members of my gun club to attend more Pistol events. Any and all ideas or experiences welcome.

 

[flintstone]

Hello all,

Looking for a few ideas to get more members of my gun club to attend more Pistol events. Any and all ideas or experiences welcome.

Bowling Pin match

 

[slsc98]

Steel Challenge. Just start out informal and slow. Relatively $mall investments and It’ll grow.

Check these links out:

Thinking about starting steel challenge fun shoots at my local club - What do I need to know before making this decision

The good news first - 1 - I have traveled to and watched two World SCSA matches and one National and I LOVE this shooting discipline 2 - I am fortunate to be friends with a local guy who has a plasma cutter and has started cutting AR500 targets so I have all of the targets and stands required to ...

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Beginner’s Guide to Steel Challenge Competition

Looking for a simple and straightforward shooting competition that won't break the bank? We go over everything about Steel Challenge (SCSA).

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Age Verification - NRA

Among all the action-shooting sports, Steel Challenge has experienced one of the largest participation increases in recent years. Looking at the match itself, it’s not hard to see why.

Steel Challenge consists of eight different stages that always remain the same. Each stage features five white metal plates—either 18x24-inch rectangles, or 10- to 12-inch round plates. One plate is marked with a red post as the Stop Plate and must be hit last. They’re set in various arrays at distances of seven to 35 yards, and require a lot of lateral gun movement to engage. There are no scoring rings. Any hit on a plate scores.

 

[AlBeight]

Bowling Pin match

+ 1.

 

[paperwork351]

Bowling pin ammo Kwaser Pin Grabbers or Law Grabbers. Never did a pin match.

 

[slsc98]

Bowling pin ammo Kwaser Pin Grabbers or Law Grabbers.

Yeah, I’m not understanding that combination of words to convey anything …

 

[dist1646]

Give away free guns and ammo!
Seriously, any reactive target scenario shoots generally bring in more people. Burgers and hotdogs on the grill are a plus.

 

[Medusa Joe]

rimfire challange (RCSA), not to be confused with steel challenge, is a great way to get kids & their parents/grandparents into shooting with the kids. Mary & I run a non-sanctioned match at our local club and the kids love shooting 22LR pistols & 22LR rifles at the steel targets.

more info here:

Home Page

Our goal is to continue to support the format established by Ruger Rimfire and continued by the NSSF Rimfire Challenge.

www.rimfirechallenge.org

IDPA (international defensive pistol association) is another one to do for centerfire pistols & revolvers. Mary & I run a non-sanctioned weekly match on Monday evenings during daylight savings.

read about IDPA here:

Our Story – International Defensive Pistol Association

www.idpa.com

if you need any help or examples of stages, shoot me a PM.

 

[P-12 Norm]

Well, my club (Berwyn Rod and Gun Club) has/is having a Low Light 2 evening event. First night has definition of the various flashlight hold positions (was last night); Next week, we have a range night, which will be on a dark range, using a temp wall, and a shoot/no shoot target situation.

 

[flintstone]

Here is a picture of a themed steel shoot at my club for Halloween

 

[Medusa Joe]

Here is a picture of a themed steel shoot at my club for Halloween

way cool!!! we have to be off our club's shooting range 15min before sunset so no night shoots.

 

[paperwork351]

Yeah, I’m not understanding that combination of words to convey anything …

1980s bowling pins, failed defense rounds. She-oot almost 40 years ago.

 

[slsc98]

1980s bowling pins, failed defense rounds. She-oot almost 40 years ago.

Ah, gotcha now, Thank You!

 

[PapiBarcelona]

For club members or did you mean open for the general public?

It’s one thing if you want to host events but If it’s members only, a tweak in range rules may be better than running events, you would end up having to do all the work yourself with no help anyway. Stuff like allowing steel targets, clays, golf balls instead of a “only paper target “ rule definitely ups the good vibes

 

[da.murray82]

Fantastic ideas everyone. Thank you for all the input. These are activities geared for members of the club but also guests are allowed.

 

[ESMDHokie77]

a lot depends on who or what kind of skill/age/type of shooter you want to attact.
do you want a lot of movement / or just some, or little to no movement to shoot a course.
do you want matches to just be fun / club matches or do you want sanctioned events from a governing body.
how much space do you have
have fun, good luck.

 

[astroturf3040]

Hello all,

Looking for a few ideas to get more members of my gun club to attend more Pistol events. Any and all ideas or experiences welcome.

Pick an event. Example Steel challenge?
Host a "How Too" clinic on the event; Steel Challenge,
Run a short league, like 4-6 week league as part of the clinic.
Have some awards by categories, new shooters, juniors, seniors, iron sights, any sights, rimfire, centerfire etc.
Have an awards potluck at end.

 

[303_enfield]

Look at Glock matches. GSSF has outdoor and indoor matches. Dog has outdoor matches as well. Good way for a club to make some money and get new membership.