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Sight In Days Slideshow

Itasca Action Pistol Slideshow

Service Rifle Slideshow

The third Tuesday of every month until winter, the range is closed afternoons for two Service Rifle matches and a 100 Year Old Rifle match.  

The club's monthly meetings are held at 7:00 PM the third Tuesday of each month at the clubhouse.  

Range News!

We are going to need volunteers to run a number of work parties at the outdoor range to get ready for Sight In Days. 

The outdoor work that needs to get done includes:

• Repair all wood target frames
• Install mill felt in the ceiling of the shooting line (noise reduction)
• Clean up the area east of the rifle firing line
• Clean up the target shack on the west end of the firing line
• Clean up the firing line
• Clean up the office space in the garage
  
• Install slow-speed traffic signs (still need to acquire signs)
• Move items from the trailer to the Conex box
• Replace the rope on the flag pole

Indoor shooting programs will be starting soon.  These events require a small fee, and are open to members and the public.

• Wednesday morning Pistols and Coffee begins November 7th, and runs every week until spring.  8:30 AM - 1:00 PM. 
• Monday night Open Shooting begins the first Monday in November, and will now run for three hours, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.
• .45 Caliber Bullseye TBD
• .22 Caliber Bullseye TBD
  

The indoor work that needs to get done for winter shooting includes:

• Replace the rubber curtain in front of the bullet trap (the material has been acquired)
• Clean the classroom, ready room, range and furnace room
• Clean the makeup air unit filters
• Take inventory of supplies
  

The existing clubhouse and indoor range will remain open and operational until the spring of 2019. IGC has been in discussions with the MN DNR to extend the club’s lease at that property into 2019, allowing us to continue using the indoor facilities this winter. In the spring, we will move the clubhouse over to the new range on Prairie Lake Road and begin site clean-up at the old location.

The clay facing has been added to the pistol range berms.

This fall, there are three things that will be accomplished at the new range.

1. The 50 yard pistol range firing line structure will be set in place, leveled and prepared for concrete. A contractor will then complete the north side berm past the firing line location to make it safe to use. This work will require the range to be shut down for three days in late August or September, we will schedule it to avoid conflicts with the Action Pistol league. Conley Janssen has the lead on this work.

2. Contractors will complete needed underground plumbing work and pour the concrete building slab for the classroom relocation. The concrete for the pistol range firing line will be poured at the same time. This work will likely happen in October. Mike Twite will be the IGC contact person for this work.

3. IGC Volunteers will need to clear enough timber this fall so that the building mover can get the clubhouse/classroom out to the new site. This means clearing everything out eight feet from the sides of the existing entrance road and maybe a bit more in some areas. We need the roadway cleared at least 30’ wide to move that 25’ wide building. This will also make snow removal much easier.  Joel Adamson is the lead for this work.

Handgun carry permit classes are taught twice a month by Certified Itasca Gun Club instructors.  Check the Calendar for dates and information.  

You can join Itasca Gun Club for only $30 a year, $18 for seniors, as a family membership.

There are multiple slide shows of range construction efforts on the "Range Relocation" tab above.  There's a new slide show as of Oct 17 2016 here.

While the range is open to members, please check the club calendar before you head out to make sure that the range is not temporarily closed for construction, training or scheduled shooting events.

Want to Join or Renew Your Membership?

Information on joining or renewing is on our Membership Page

Looking for a Pistol Carry Permit Class?

Certified Itasca Gun Club Instructors teach Minnesota Carry Permit Classes at least once a month at our indoor range and classroom. The cost is typically $75 for a one day class that meets all the requirements of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.  Check our Calendar for class dates and times.  Information about carry permits is on the same page as the classes.  Here's more information on Minnesota and Florida Carry Permits.

Looking for Fun Long Range Shooting?

We have built and placed the new 300 yard steel gong. It is 28” across and constructed of AR500 armor grade steel.  It will easily withstand 30-06 armor piercing at 50 yards so it should last a long time at 300 yard line! Conley Janssen and Grant Janssen built and assembled it, with Grant doing some of the final welding so he earned first “GONG”!  He put two shots in a 2 inch spotter with his custom 300RUM Remington 700 and Burris F class scope.  It rings very nice!  Gong Slideshow