Club Activities

WLOPA

We offer Pistol and Rifle Shooting, Trap and Skeet, and Hunting. Visit our club and experience our shooting events.

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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.

Social Events

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

Juniors Welcome

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.

Bowling Pins

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.

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

Another season is upon us, and for those looking to drag out their shooting irons after a long dreary winter, this is it!

COME TO SHOOT, CHAT, AND TO ENJOY THE CAMARADERIE (AND THE FOOD), or just come to check it out and hang out with us.

WHERE CAN YOU HAVE THIS MUCH FUN FOR FIVE BUCKS?

The .22 Silhouette Schedule for 2010 is as follows. All dates are Sundays, starting at 2:00 PM:
5/23
6/13
7/18
8/8
9/12
10/3

TIME: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SHOOTING ORDER: Is by infiltration. Every five minutes a shooter finishes up and a new spot becomes available. Shooters may begin up until 4:00 or so.

EQUIPMENT: Any .22 rifle or pistol, open sights or scopes allowed, including red dot scopes. Slings, heavy barrels O.K., no weight restrictions.

TARGETS: Standard N.R.A. rifle silhouettes are used for rifle, including chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rams. For the pistol side, we will 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 preferred for adults.

PRIZES: Bragging rights for class winners, satisfaction of competing for all shooters. Door prizes!

FEE: $5.00/Shooter per competition.

NEW! FOR THIS YEAR: .22 Pistol silhouettes this year! Ranges are 22, 33, 44, and 55 yards. Any sights allowed. These are big pins, guys. Pistol will be standing class only with new larger targets

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.

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!

The Service Rifle/Hunting Rifle schedule for 2010 is on the following dates, starting at 2PM:
8/29
9/26

EQUIPMENT SERVICE RIFLE: Any service rifle (or copy), any country. New AR-15's, M1 carbines, Garands, Saiga's O.K. Any ammo. Iron sights. Slings O.K.

EQUIPMENT HUNTER CLASS: Any military or commercial center fire rifle, any sights, including telescopic, any caliber, .223 and larger. Slings allowed, no weight limit.

TARGET: Standard 100 yd. small bore target.

RANGE: 100 YARDS

COURSE OF FIRE: 40 rounds, 4 position, including slow (offhand) 10 rd., with rapid fire in Sitting or Kneeling (your choice) 10 and 10 rd, and prone rapid, 10 rd.
Rapid will be 70 seconds for 10 shots. Sighters will be allowed at the beginning of the match.
If we see interest in the Hunter Class, we will run one of the scheduled matches as 40 rd., but all slow fire to accommodate the bolt action guys.

MISC. INFO: We allow full magazines for the rapid fire stages. Generally, we run three separate relays, so late arrivals are welcome.

And of course, there will be the ever popular "exploding soda can shoot" following each match!

SQUADS: Generally, we run 2 - 3 separate squads from 2:00 on, with openings later in the afternoon.

CATEGORIES: Formerly limited to service rifle, but will NOW include Hunter Class. We allow full magazines for the rapid fire stages.

And of course, there will be the ever popular "exploding soda can shoot" following each match!

Food and beverages will be always available at all matches, including hot dogs and kraut or chili, soda, water, and snacks.

In addition, a Poker Shoot will be included at silhouette matches, as time allows, with 50% of the proceeds going to the winners as cash pay outs.

And of course, there will be the ever popular "exploding soda can shoot" following each match!

This is a great opportunity to enjoy some outdoor match shooting with friends in a relaxed atmosphere and with great food!

Both types of matches will be held on Sundays, beginning at 2:00 P.M., and are open to members and non-member's alike.

Wolcott Landowners is at 912 Woodtick Road in Wolcott, CT. Inquiries to: 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.