Twelfth Precinct Pistol Club

Twelfth Precinct Pistol and Archery Club sits at 424 Harwood Road in Harwood, Maryland, operating as an NRA-affiliated sports club committed to developing competitive shooters and archers across all skill levels. The club's mission is straightforward: teach safe firearms and archery handling, improve marksmanship, and develop Olympic competitors.

The pistol range features 48 shooting points with distances from 7 yards to 50 yards. Points 1-6 are for casual shooting at varying distances, while points 7-48 use permanent 25 and 50-yard target frames.

• •Four Annual Bullseye Leagues run Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter:
• •Each league runs 10 weeks with 2-week makeup period
• •Four 900-point sub-aggregate relays shot weekly
• •Wednesday relays: 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM starts
• •Saturday relays: 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM starts
• •Course of fire includes slow fire (20 shots), national match (30 shots), timed fire (20 shots), and rapid fire (20 shots)
• •Six award categories: Overall, Master, Expert, Sharpshooter, Marksman, and Marksman .22 (beginners)
• •Awards banquets celebrate league achievements

Additional Pistol Competitions: - Monthly NRA registered outdoor pistol tournaments (2700 format) - Monthly .22 rimfire rifle matches - NRA-approved air pistol matches - Army-L matches monthly - Adult airgun matches monthly - Air pistol league (typically 3rd Sunday, September through May)

The club operates two archery ranges:

• •Indoor Range: 18 lanes available daily to members and guests. Public access for indoor league shooting Tuesday evenings (mid-October to mid-March) and monthly 300-round matches during the same season.

• •Lighted practice range with raised shooting platform
• •Field archery course available year-round to members and guests
• •3D archery league meets weekly Tuesday afternoons (mid-April through mid-August)
• •NFAA field shoots and sanctioned competitions

The club runs a comprehensive young shooters program featuring: - Air rifle instruction - Archery training - .22 rimfire rifle instruction - Programs open to youth with parent or guardian accompaniment

• •NRA-certified training courses
• •Maryland Department of Natural Resources Hunter Safety training
• •Focus on safe and proper handling of firearms and archery equipment

Twelfth Precinct has hosted Maryland State Pistol Championships, Maryland State Air Pistol and Free Pistol matches, State Archery indoor championships, and State Archery championships.

The club is affiliated with Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore (AGC) as an associate club. Members can purchase range badges at AGC and access trap, high-powered rifle, and muzzle-loader shooting at the Marriottsville facility.

New membership costs $150 USD annually (subscription period begins May 1st). General membership meetings are held the first Monday of each month at 7:30 PM (postponed if that date falls on a holiday or if Anne Arundel County schools are closed).

Located in Anne Arundel County near Harwood, the facility is accessible from: - Washington, DC: Route 214/Central Avenue East → Queen Anne Road → Wayson's Road → Harwood Road - Annapolis: Route 50 → Route 2 South → Harwood Road (1.3 miles past Southern High School) - Waldorf: Route 301 North → Route 4 → Route 408 North → Route 2 North → Harwood Road - Baltimore: Route 97 South → Route 50 West → Route 424 South → Route 2 South → Harwood Road - Alexandria, VA: I-95/495 Beltway → Route 4 Pennsylvania Avenue → Route 408 North → Route 2 North → Harwood Road

Mailing address: P.O. Box 26, Harwood, MD 20776

The club maintains connections with the National Rifle Association (NRA), Maryland Archery Association (MAA), and hosts links to resources including USA Shooting (Olympics), IDPA, IPSC, and the Civilian Marksmanship Program.