Pistol and Rifle Group 2023 Season Schedule

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Every Monday, except for national holidays, our group will assemble at 9 am in the parking lot of the Stoney Creek Golf Clubhouse (1354 Stoney Creek West) to carpool or caravan to the Rivanna Rifle and Pistol Club* ranges. 

The tentative schedule for the first four months of 2023:

  • April 3 & 17- Pistol Shooting

  • April 10- Holiday 

  • April 24- Rifle Shooting

  • May 1, 15- Pistol Shooting

  • May 8 & 22- Rifle Shooting

  • May 29- Holiday

  • June 5 & 19- Pistol Shooting

  • June 12 & 26- Rifle Shooting

  • July 3- Holiday

  • July 10 & 24- Pistol Shooting

  • July 17 & 31- Rifle shooting

Members who wish to pursue their own shooting activities within range rules are free to do so.  Non-RRPC members are required to be accompanied by an RRPC member as a guest.*

We can utilize both the indoor and outdoor ranges depending on weather conditions and the type of firearms you wish to shoot. We will cease fire before noon and head back, grabbing lunch at places such as Crossroads Deli, Blue Mountain Brewery, or possibly back here in Nellysford.

Since we are beginning a new season, it’s an appropriate time to emphasize firearm safety
SAFETY is paramount in everything we do at any range. 
The fundamental rules for safe gun handling include:

  • ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.

  • ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.

  • ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to shoot.

  • At the range, no handling of firearms when anyone is downrange; place it on the table action open.

  • When shooting indoors, transport the pistol or rifle to the shooting position in a suitable gun case, and store the case at the shooting platform for return after shooting.

  • When shooting outdoors, take the firearm to the shooting platform in a case and store the case near the shooting platform for storage after shooting.

  • When shooting downrange, utilize a holster and keep the firearm inside the holster until ready to shoot. After shooting, return the firearm to the holster before leaving the shooting position. Note: Holsters should be designed to completely cover the trigger guard.  For the safest entry and exit, elastic and canvas holsters at the range are discouraged.   

-Jim White & Ron Coté
WSC Pistol & Rifle Leads

* The Rivanna Rifle and Pistol Club is located in Albemarle County, just southwest of Charlottesville [map]. RRPC has indoor and outdoor ranges open only to RRPC members (several are WSC members) and a limited number of guests. WSC and RRPC are not affiliated. To shoot at RRPC you must be a member of RRPC or a guest of an RRPC member.