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Visit our Club
We welcome non-members to visit and experience our shooting events. We
have certified range safety officers who take pride in providing a safe
and challenging shooting environment at our ranges. For info on
club events, please contact a club officer.
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Several Fun Events
Besides the bar and pool table providing off-range enjoyment, there are
many fun events during the year for members, their families, and guests:
Pigroast
Clambake
Christmas Party *
* X-mas party is for members
and spouses / companions
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Bring Son or Daughter
As long as your child is under your supervision, have them try out rifle
target shooting. We have loaner kids rifles at the club. See
Julian or a range officer.
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Make great targets
We have bowling pin targets!
Try your skill hitting the bowling pins that we have set up at both the
Pistol and Rifle ranges. It's a challenge but fun.
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Trap and Skeet
We offer informal trap and skeet shooting, ATA registered shoots, and
club championships at four trap fields and one skeet field. Trap
and Skeet shoots are open to the public and occur every Saturday and
Sunday starting @10AM throughout the year. WLOPA conducts evening Trap Shooting every Wednesday night throughout
the year as long as enough people show up to make one squad of five
shooters. Shooting starts at 5PM. It is fun! One of the most popular activities is the weekly ATA-sanctioned Trap
Shoots that are attended by many shotgunners throughout Connecticut.
In addition to holding local trap events, WLOPA hosts several ATA
regional events throughout the year. These events are held on
Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year.
Pistol Shooting
We have seven covered shooting ports in our pistol range (7 yards, 50
feet, and 25 yards) for informal target shooting and pistol silhouettes.
Our pistol range is always bustling with activity.
NEED A CONNECTICUT HANDGUN PERMIT? WLOPA offers handgun training
classes on our facilities monthly. It will provide you with the
safety course required to apply for a Connecticut Handgun Permit, as
well as the shooting exercises on-site.
Click here for the form to register for
Pistol Permit Class.
Additionally, throughout the course of the year, WLOPA hosts a number of
training programs for shooters desiring to gain proficiency in programs
such as silhouette shooting and pistol safety.
NEW! FOR THIS YEAR: .22 Pistol silhouettes this year! Ranges are 22,
33, 44, and 55 yards. Any sights allowed. Pistol will be standing class
only with new larger targets. For info contact:
julian.giuggio@PB.COM
Rifle Shooting - Silhouette
We offer silhouette shooting, informal target shooting, military rifle
training and matches, and Air Rifle. Our rifle range has three
covered ports up to 100 yards and for air rifle we have a 20-position
air rifle range. Silhouette shoot schedule and rules. Inquiries to:
julian.giuggio@PB.COM
SCHEDULE: 2010
schedule to be determined
TIME:
usually between 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. SHOOTING ORDER: is by infiltration. Every five minutes a
shooter finishes up and a new spot becomes available, and shooters may
sign up until 4:00 or so. EQUIPMENT: Any .22 rifle or pistol, open sights or scopes allowed,
including red dot scopes. Slings, heavy barrels OK, no weight
restrictions. TARGETS: Standard N.R.A. rifle silhouettes are used for rifle, including
chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams. For pistol, we use bowling pins. RANGE: 44, 66, 77, and 95 yards for rifle. 22, 33. 44. and 55 yards for
pistol. CATEGORIES: Benched rifle for seniors and juniors, Standing rifle for
adults. PRIZES: Bragging rights for class winners, satisfaction of competing for
all shooters. Door prizes! FEE: $5.00/Shooter per competition
If time allows, we will have a poker shoot with 50% of the proceeds
going to the winners.
Rifle Shooting - High Power Service Rifle / Hunting Rifle
Wolcott Land Owners Protective Association sponsors military (Service)
rifle competitions throughout the year. These shoots are held on Sunday afternoons, usually beginning at 2pm.
The course of fire is 40 rounds, including 10 shots standing - slow
fire, 10 sitting/kneeling - slow fire, 10 sitting/kneeling rapid fire,
10 shots prone - rapid fire. Range is 100 yd. Our military shoots
are designed to promote the highpower shooting sports, help participants
appreciate the accuracy and match potential of their military surplus
weapons, and to engage with others of like interest in highpower
shooting. Domestic and Foreign service rifles in original
configuration with "as issued" sights qualify, including new AR-15's
M1A's, etc. Slings are O.K. Our service and hunting rifle program is open to both members and
non-members. Food and drinks are available including hot dogs and
kraut or chili, soda, water, and snacks. This is a great
opportunity to enjoy some outdoor match shooting with friends in a
relaxed atmosphere and with great food! Event dates are posted on the calendar on our home page.
For more information on upcoming shoots e-mail
Julian.Giuggio@pb.com
Rifle Shooting - Air Rifle
WLOPA offers Air Rifle Field Target competition. Home to the 2006
United States American Airgun Field Target Nationals Finals, the Field
Target program is growing rapidly. We have a 20-position air rifle
range. To learn more about our robust airgun program that is
appropriate for all ages, click the link below:
American Air Rifle Field Target Association - Website of the airgun
field target shooting organization.
Here is what we'll be doing:
Sunday, May 23 - 50 shot field target
match - sight-in at 8am match starts at
10am, $10 registration
Sunday, June 20 - 50 shot field target
match -sight-in 8am match starts 10 am,
$10 registration
Friday, August 20 and Saturday, Aug 21 -
Our annual 'Dump Hunt and Recycle Match'
- 80 shots over 2 days (match fee $10)
Friday night is under the trap field
lights with camping, the following
morning the course is reset in the woods
airgun range for the remaining 40
shots.... Note that we're going to be
promoting outside participation
significantly this year.
Sunday - October 3rd - 60 shot Nationals
Preparation Match (no registration fee)
WLOPA field target airgun is one of
three participating clubs that fields a
team at the Field Target Nationals.
We actually won the event in 2008.
This year the event is in Damascus MD,
(3rd week of Oct.) and this event is
designed specifically for our team who
will be participating in that match.
Note to team Frogsac......with the
exception of the DumpHunt/Recycle match
- our whole effort this year is aimed at
getting the team to the point of
invincibility at the Nats. Given
we didn't field a team last year in
Texas - we need to come back strong.....
If we can field 2 teams this year in MD
- all the better....... I will spring
for breakfast at Waffle House. (just
checking to see who is reading this)
Hunting
We have tranquil woodland setting behind our club and shooting ranges
used for hunting fowl during hunting season. It is stocked with
pheasants. Hunting is permitted only for WLOPA members. For
more info contact Dave Lucien.
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