WLOPA is a friendly shooting club nestled in 54 acres of beautiful Wolcott, CT.  We offer organized and informal trap and skeet shooting, pistol and rifle range shooting, air rifle shooting, archery, and hunting.  We conduct onsite pistol permit training courses, personalized handgun and rifle training, and we host many community and charitable events.

Officers

Board of Directors

Nick Poulmas
Bill Cuttler
Frank Noble
Mike Conant
June Vitiello
 

Range Safety Officers

Dave Morel - Chief Range Officer
Hans Justus - Deputy Chief Range Officer

Rifle Range Rules

 

The Rifle Range is open to club members and guests only.  Any caliber below .50 BMG is allowed.  Full automatic weapons and .50 caliber BMG are prohibited.  Rules are subject to change.  It is the responsibility of the member to know current rules.

 

1)           Always wear eye and ear protection.  This is MANDATORY; not an option.

2)           Keep firearms pointed down range when loading, clearing or adjusting sights.

3)           Always keep firearms unloaded until read to use.

4)           Always keep finger off trigger until ready to fire.

5)           Make sure that all firearms are safe, that the action is open and weapon is unloaded prior to anyone going down range.

6)           No handling of weapons or ammo when someone is down range.

7)           If a cease fire is called, unload and make firearm safe immediately, step away from your gun.

8)           Shoot at authorized targets only, not at stands or supports.

9)           Do not shoot above the backstop or into the tree line.

10)       Exploding targets, cans, bottles, or ground targets are prohibited. 

11)       No shooting cross range.

12)       Clean up all your casings and trash after you have finished shooting.  Separate brass from steel and aluminum cases and place in marked containers.  Ammo boxes, targets, cigarette butts, etc. go into the trash container.

13)       The member must stay with the guest while he/she is shooting.  The member is responsible for his guest’s conduct while on club property.

14)       If all ports are full, member and guest must share a port.  Members have priority.

15)       If you experience a misfire or weapon malfunction, ask for help from the Range Officer.

16)       Place all misfires in the red container marked “Duds Only”.

17)       Alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited on the range.  Alcohol, illegal substances and firearms do not mix.

18)       A police officer may use the rifle range during normal operation hours.

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Rifle Range Hours

Range is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until ½ hour before sunset except: 

§         During bird hunting season – range open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday except for Thanksgiving and the Friday following ends at 10:59 a.m.* 

§         Mon and Tues ends at 9:45 a.m.

§         Saturday ends at 10:59 a.m.* 

§         When posted on the “Range Info” board

§         Skeet shooters have priority from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays.

                                 *Ranges open for shooting after 11:00 a.m.

Pistol Range Rules

The Pistol Range is open to club members and guests only.  Handguns of all calibers can be used.  Only .22 and .17 caliber rim fire rifles are allowed.  Full automatic weapons and center-fire rifles are prohibited.  Rules are subject to change.  It is the responsibility of the member to know current rules.

1)           Always wear eye and ear protection.  This is MANDATORY; not an option.

2)           Keep firearms pointed down range when loading, clearing or adjusting sights.

3)           Always keep firearms unloaded until read to use.

4)           Always keep finger off trigger until ready to fire.

5)           Make sure that all firearms are safe, that the action is open and weapon is unloaded prior to anyone going down range.

6)           No handling of weapons or ammo when someone is down range.

7)           If a cease fire is called, unload and make firearm safe immediately, step behind yellow line.

8)           Shoot at authorized targets only, not at stands or supports.

9)           Do not shoot above the backstop or into the tree line.

10)       Exploding targets, cans, bottles, or ground targets are prohibited.  Use of silhouette targets requires permission of Range Officer.

11)       No shooting cross range.

12)       Clean up all your casings and trash after you have finished shooting.  Separate brass from steel and aluminum cases and place in marked containers.  Ammo boxes, targets, cigarette butts, etc. go into the trash container.

13)       The member must stay with the guest while he/she is shooting.  The member is responsible for his guest’s conduct while on club property.

14)       If all ports are full, member and guest must share a port.  Members have priority.

15)       If you experience a misfire or weapon malfunction, ask for help from the Range Officer.

16)       Place all misfires in the red container marked “Duds Only”.

17)       Alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited on the range.  Alcohol, illegal substances and firearms do not mix.

18)       A police officer may use the pistol range during normal operation hours.

All pistol instructors must coordinate all pistol classes through the Chief Range Officer.

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Pistol Range Hours

Range is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until ½ hour before sunset except: 

§         During bird hunting season – range open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday except for Thanksgiving, and the Friday following ends at 10:59 a.m.* 

§         Mon and Tues ends at 9:45 a.m.

§         Saturday ends at 10:59 a.m.* 

§         When posted on the “Range Info” board

§         Skeet shooters have priority from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays.

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