Is your range open to the public?

Rifle and pistol ranges are not open to the general public except for hunter sight-in weekends in September and October. We usually refer public target shooting to the Kenmore Gun Range located in Bothell, WA.

All competitive events and practice schedules on the Range Calendar are open to non-members and the general public. NRA membership is required to nationally register your competitive scores. NRA membership recommended but not required for practices.

The Shotgun and Archery ranges are open to the general public. Please check with their respective range and fee schedules.

What is up with the three year wait list?

The Association is limited to 300 active members. Spouses and children of members are not a part of the 300. We are a well established private range. The lack of public areas for shooting has increased the membership interest of SRPA.

Currently there are over 75 people on the waitlist. Generally 20-25 people get in each year as other members fail to renew their membership.

Can I arrange an exclusive tactical group event at your facility?

No. The Seattle Rifle and Pistol Association is a private fraternal and competition oriented Club and it's ranges are not available for non-member exclusive use.

Further, use of rifles and handguns on the same range is not in accordance with existing range rules, as would also be the use of non-bullseye, tactical type targets. Our insurance coverage specifically excludes the type of tactical training activity proposed and for the reasons stated, use of The SR&PA ranges for Tactical Training will not be considered.

Please do be aware that all scheduled events (as shown on the calendar) are open to everyone and provide a number of options for shooting different disciplines.

Do I bring my own clays to the Shotgun range hours?

No. The clays are inclusive to the $3.00 per round fee. Click here for Shotgun Range schedules.

Are you a sanctioned NRA Facility?

Yes. We observe all NRA Competition Shooting Program Rules during our hosted events. Please check the range calendar for schedules. We will submit your NRA scorebook for national NRA classifications.

NRA Scorebooks are available to be purchased at our events.

Why is there single shot requirements on the range?

The range rules specify single round loading unless allowed otherwise by the Range Master (which is defined elsewhere in the range rules). Obviously, in many cases, with only one person on the range, that single individual is the Range Master.

The intent is of course to minimize the risk of a round inadvertently leaving the range (as is the rule that the barrel be pointed into the backstop before closing the bolt). With Range Master agreement, more than one round may be loaded and fired.

There is also a rule specifying the use of a sling for rapid fire strings ... This is in effort to minimize the potential for a round leaving the range due to a muzzle not being firmly controlled by the shooter.

In all cases these are safety considerations that can be addressed between responsible shooters and the Range Master.

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