Mount Gambier Pistol Club Inc
Mount Gambier Pistol Club, Suttontown SA: ISSF, Service and Action Pistol plus rifle events at Drop Drop Reserve. Saturday shooting from 10am and 1:30pm.
About Mount Gambier Pistol Club Inc
Mount Gambier Pistol Club shoots ISSF pistol, Service Pistol and Action Pistol, along with a long list of other pistol and rifle events, at Drop Drop Reserve on Pine Hall Avenue, Suttontown. The club was founded in 1953, incorporated in 1961 and moved to its present ground in 1970. Members built most of the clubhouse, air range and open ranges themselves.
There are four ranges: two 25m ranges, a 50m range and an indoor eight-bay 10m air pistol range. The range is certified for handguns up to .45 calibre. The clubhouse is air-conditioned, with wheelchair access and accessible toilets.
Shoot days
General shooting is on Saturdays at 10:00am and 1:30pm, with the range open from 1:00pm for the afternoon session. Air pistol and air rifle run on Wednesday evenings. Sunday sessions cover Single Action (3rd Sunday) and Lever Action, Field Rifle and Cadet Rifle (4th Sunday). Black Powder, Bench Rest, Metallic Silhouette and P30 are shot on set Saturdays listed on the club's events calendar.
Joining
Visitors fill in a visitor record sheet and show ID. New members need two referees, a National Police Check and the SARPA FASAT training pack before applying for a licence. The club is a Level 3 Good Sports club and has completed the STARclub program. Details are on the club's website.
More shooting clubs in South Australia, ISSF pistol clubs and SA Revolver & Pistol Association clubs. Nearby on Find Shooting Clubs: South East Field and Game (about 15 km), Lake Bonney Sporting Clays (about 39 km), Naracoorte Pistol Club (about 89 km).
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SA clubs offer a variety of shooting styles including pistol, smallbore and fullbore rifle, shotgun (trap, skeet), and metallic silhouette. You’ll find clubs affiliated with groups like SAPAA, SSAA SA, PA, and TRA across the state.
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