HOME OF THE GRIZZLY PISTOLEROSLocated on Montana Highway 833

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HOME OF THE GRIZZLY PISTOLEROS
Located on Montana Highway 83
3.1 miles South of the Highway 209 Junction

The Bigfork Gun Club is a full-service facility dedicated to the shooting arts.

PARTICIPANTS WANTED

The Bigfork Gun Club would like to develop a Junior Rifle Program.

If you are interested in becoming a member in this program or would like to become an instructor for the program, please contact Alda Pierce aldap@cfl.rr.com.

STAYED INFORMED

If you are a member, sign up for our email. Only Bigfork Gun Club information is sent out, generally 2 or 3 times a month. Your email address will be held in confidence and never shared, not even with other members. Simply send your email address to the Web Wizard at kenbev@centurytel.net and start receiving Monthly Meeting Minutes and Special Updates from the Chairman.

About the Bigfork Gun Club:

BECOME A MEMBER Downloadable Application

BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Revised Board or Directors as of January 9, 2012.

The Board of Directors meet monthly on the FIRST MONDAY of the Month.

The next scheduled meeting will be - FEBRUARY 6, 2012

We invite all members to attend, your comments and concerns are welcome. All new members must attend a meeting, please refer to the membership page for more information on becoming a member.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

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SAFETY RULES / RANGE RULES Learn our rules / Enjoy our sport

Activities:

BIGFORK DEFENSIVE PISTOL

BOWLING PIN MATCH

HIGH POWER RIFLE

SASS (Single Action Shooting Society)

SKEET & TRAP SHOOTING

SMALL-BORE SILHOUETTE and PRONE MATCHES

SPECIAL EVENTS

USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association)

Programs:

HUNTER SAFETY PROGRAM CLASS SCHEDULE NOW POSTED

RANGE SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) PROGRAM

- ATTENTION MEMBERS -

Our Club needs additional Range Safety Officers. You must be a member, willing to attend a 5 hour training class, and put in a minimum of 4, 5 hour shifts between the first of May and the end of October.

If you are interested in helping out keeping our Club safe for every one, please contact Don Bissell, Chief Range Safety Officer at: 406-837-5191 or watchman@montanasky.net.

Ranges:

PISTOL RANGE AT 25 METERS Dedicated to pistols only - no rifles!

A Ransom Rest is available to test handgun(s) for accuracy - Members Only - By Appointment Only
FREE of Charge. Contact Glen McLemore at 314-0882 for more information or for appointment.

RIFLE RANGES AT 25, 50 & 100 METERS and 200 YARDS

SILHOUETTE RANGE RIM FIRE ONLY!

NOTE: The Silhouette Range and the 200 Yard Range will be CLOSED to open shooting when weekly matches are taking place:
Sundays & Tuesdays - Trap & Skeet
Saturdays - events such as USPSA, Cowboy, Defensive Pistol
Wednesday Evenings - Prone Rifle and Silhouette events
See individual disciplines or weekly shooting schedule below for event times.

SKEET & TRAP

NOTICE: WHEN FINISHED SHOOTING ON ALL OF OUR RANGES PLEASE PICK-UP YOUR BRASS, TRASH, & FOOD ITEMS, ETC. REMOVE EITHER THE CLUB’S PORTABLE TARGET FRAMES, AND YOUR OWN WHEN FINISHED SHOOTING.

HELP KEEP OUR RANGE CLEAN!

VANDALISM NOTICE

Anyone who observes any vandalism to the property should call 911 immediately. Lake County Sheriff's Department will respond. The club's Board of Directors and Officers will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law when the perpetrator is apprehended.

Everyone should help in protecting the club's property, so please cooperate with this matter.

Weekly Shooting Schedule: (Rev. 8/23/11)

Sunday:	Open shooting all day on 25, 50, & 100 Meter Range and Pistol Range. The 200 Yard Range and Silhouette Range will be CLOSED from 10:00 AM until approx. 3:00 PM for Skeet & Trap. Open shooting resumes on the closed ranges after this event.
Monday:	Open shooting all day. EXCEPT the FIRST Monday evening of each month, 6:00 PM until approx. 8:00 PM for Board of Directors meetings. Open shooting resumes after this event is finished if daylight remains.
Tuesday:	Open shooting all day on 25, 50, & 100 Meter Range and Pistol Range. The 200 Yard Range and Silhouette Range will be CLOSED from 2:00 PM until approx. 4:00 PM for Skeet & Trap (Daylight savings months only - Mar - Oct) Open shooting resumes on the closed ranges after this event is finished if daylight remains.
Wednesday:	Open shooting all day on 25, 50, & 100 Meter Range and Pistol Range. The 200 Yard Range, Skeet and Shot Gun Range will be CLOSED from 6:00 PM for Small bore and Silhouette competitions (Daylight savings months only - April - September) . Open shooting resumes on the closed ranges after this event is finished if daylight remains.
Thursday:	Open shooting all day.
Friday:	Open shooting all day on 25, 50, & 100 Meter Range and Pistol Range. The 200 Yard Range, Silhouette Range and Skeet and Shot Gun Range may be CLOSED at noon on Fridays preceding Saturday events. (See individual discipline pages above for detailed schedules)
Saturday:	Open shooting all day on the Pistol Range. The 25, 50, & 100 Meter Range will be closed the FIRST SATURDAY of each month (April through September) from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for High Power Rifle Match. The 200 Yard Range, Silhouette Range and Skeet and Shot Gun Range may be CLOSED the FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH SATURDAY of each month until approx. 6:00 PM, March through October, for shooting matches. (See individual discipline pages above for detailed schedules) The 200 Yard Range, Silhouette Range and Skeet and Shot Gun Range may be CLOSED on other Saturdays for SPECIAL EVENTS. (See Special Events page above for detailed schedules) Open shooting resumes on the closed ranges after these events have finished if daylight remains.

Bring your KEY and your MEMBERSHIP CARD.
We do random checks to insure Member Use only.

Gate is to be kept LOCKED at all times except during authorized Events.

There are NO alcoholic beverages allowed on the Gun Club property at any time. Period!

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"After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns were the police or military."

William Burroughs GRAND STREET #37

GETTING HERE

From the village of Bigfork (south of Kalispell) take Hwy 209 east until it dead ends into Hwy 83, turn right. Go 3.1 miles south to the gate, on the left, marked by a large sign.

	Bigfork Gun Club, Inc. P.O. Box 529 Bigfork, Montana 59911
	Linda Beum, Secretary - email lbeum@centurytel.net