TRPC Youth Outreach

• the Monthly “2nd Saturday” Shooting Program
• the Annual Boy Scout Fun Shoot

TRPC youth events are hosted by John Malloy.

Monthly “2nd Saturday” Shooting Program

Date/Time:

Second Saturday of each month from 8:30am - 11:00am.

Location:

TRPC Range A-2.

Cost:

No Charge -- Open to all boys and girls 17 years old and younger. Shooters need not be children of club members.

Description:

     This is an excellent opportunity for youth to gain experience with shooting firearms and to develop firearm safety. We have the young shooters set up the range, giving them a chance to get to know each other. After a brief Safety and Marksmanship orientation, we shoot from 9:00 – 11:00 am.
     We use the NRA 50-foot Rifle Qualification Course, which lets the shooters start at a low qualification level from a supported prone position. The course works through prone, sitting, kneeling and standing positions, requiring progressively greater levels of skill. There are awards, such as patches and/or medals (provided by the club), at each stage.
     TRPC also supplies 22-caliber ammunition and targets. Loaner rifles from club members are available.
     Recently, TRPC member Jim Fowler has expanded the program for our advanced shooters into competition with other youth groups. This is done by postal or shoulder-to-shoulder matches. We are also hoping to soon offer a shotgun-shooting option for our young shooters.
     Adult volunteers are always needed.

Annual Boy Scout Fun Shoot

Date/Time:

TBA

Description:

     Every October, TRPC invites all the Boy Scout troops in our local council to the range for a safe introduction to the fun of shooting sports.
     After check-in and welcome, first stop for all shooters is a Safety and Marksmanship presentation. Next, each troop can go to the five shooting events in any order: Muzzleloading Rifles, 22 Target Rifle shooting, Trapshooting, Sporting Clays and 22 Rifle Metallic Silhouettes.
     Typical attendance is from 50 to 160 Scouts, with the average being close to 100. It takes a lot of club members to make this program work smoothly -- Adult TRPC-member volunteers are greatly appreciated. Beside the people required to run the events, we also need a number of Guides to go around with the troops, and more people to park, check in and welcome the Scouts.
     Scout leaders: note this date on your troop’s calendar of events!