MIT Pistol & Rifle Club

The MIT Pistol and Rifle club meets to practice at the MIT Pistol Range on Tuesday evenings (usually at 6:30), followed by GBPL matches during the season. The club is also active at the range on most Sunday afternoons. If you want to come shoot with us, you need to either be a guest of a specific member or a member of the club yourself. (See below for more info about membership.)

Click here for more information on membership.

Pistol Marksmanship Classes

Our next Safety and Marksmanship Class has not yet been scheduled. Dates will be posted here as soon as they are known. The class generally runs on Wednesday and Friday evenings for two consecutive weeks, for four classes total.

This class is suitable for the complete beginner, but with enough depth to teach the basics of good pistol marksmanship as well. It satisfies the Massachusetts state requirements for firearms training for an FID or LTC application, as well as the NRA's Basic Pistol curriculum and the MIT Pistol and Rifle Club's membership requirement for safety training.

Click here for more information about the class.
A registration form will be posted here when solid dates are available.

There is also a mailing list for information and announcements about the class. To be added to the list or if you have any further questions, send us mail, or use the usual MIT mailing list management tools to add yourself directly to "license-to-carry":

athena% blanche -a $USER license-to-carry

Membership renewals:

2007-2008 memberships will expire on 31 August, 2008. The new membership form is available right here. If you wish to receive an application in the postal mail, please email us. If you plan to shoot in the Greater Boston Pistol League as a member of the MITPRC team, you can include the GBPL fee ($10) with your membership fee and just write one check. Note: new for this year: if your LTC/FID card on file is still current, there's no need to send us another copy with the form.

USA Shooting 10 Meter Air Pistol Matches

MITPRC sponsors monthly air pistol matches from fall through spring. These are "preliminary try-out" matches, sanctioned by USA Shooting, the governing body in the US for international shooting sports. Shoot well enough here, and you're on your way to the Olympic Games.

Watch this space (or the USAS web site) for listings for next year.

Range Access:
After much discussion with DAPER, the access fee has been agreed to $75 per year. Members can get an exemption from this fee if they:

Otherwise have full DAPER athletic facilities privileges. (Free for current MIT students, subject to a fee much higher than $75 for others.)
Have been an instructor for the Marksmanship Course in the previous year
Are a current instructor for the Intramural Air Pistol League
Have worked significantly on Range Renovation/Repair.
Regardless of having to pay a fee or not, if you're arranging access through the club you will need to fill out a Liability Waiver. (Download and print or ask the secretary for a copy). Send the waiver and your fee to the club secretary at the club's PO box. If you've had a card from previous years, there's no need to get a new card; once you've submittted the paperwork the same can can be renewed for another year's worth of access.

Other Application Forms and Information

Our documents are finally on the web:

Membership Application
Old Club Bylaws (watch this space for the new revised version)
local-area map for finding the range

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