Pioneer Gun Club

Pioneer Gun Club started in 1940 when the eastern Kansas City area was still rural countryside. The founding members needed a self-regulated place to safely practice, relax, and shoot for personal enjoyment. That same location—now surrounded by the city—is still in use today, sitting on 50+ acres of woods and open space with an indoor range at the Brickyard.

In the 1980s, the club acquired a 380-acre property in Johnson County, Missouri and established the McBride Range, named after an early forward-thinking club member who deserved to be remembered. The club remains entirely member-managed and member-maintained—a working community of shooters from every profession and age group who contribute their time and skills to upkeep.

• •Indoor shooting
• •50+ acres of outdoor space
• •Members-only managed deer bow hunting (fall season)

• •100-yard and 200-yard rifle ranges
• •Shotgun trap range
• •Multiple pistol ranges
• •Walk-through archery range
• •Members-only managed deer and turkey hunts (fall season)

Rifle Disciplines: - .22 Games and Competition (Friday nights, classification-based, $5 entry) - CMP / High-Power Rifle League (200-yard matches, military targets, M1 Garand, bolt actions, carbines, modern service rifles, hunting rifles) - American Rimfire Association (ARA) — .22 benchrest at 50 yards, 6 targets of 25 shots each ($30 entry) - Benchrest (March–October, third Sunday each month) — Rimfire ($5), Varmint ($10), Wolf ($10) classes - Cast Bullet Program (March–October, third Wednesday) — 60-round course, 100/200 yards, registered match - Smallbore Silhouette - Blackpowder/Muzzle Loading

Pistol Disciplines: - NRA Indoor Bullseye - NRA Outdoor Bullseye - Cowboy Action - Action Pistol - Practical Pistol Competition (PPC) - Pioneer Practical Shooters (USPSA & Steel Challenge)

Shotgun: - Trap & 5-Stand

Archery: - Field Archery Range - Walking Archery Range

"The goal of these competitions is to make every competitor a better marksman along with the Friday night fun of competition and comradeship."

• •Junior shooting program
• •Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC)
• •Youth Trap League
• •Scout Shotgun Venture Crew 2603
• •Junior Olympics
• •Women on Target program
• •Pioneer Friends of NRA

Members are expected to contribute toward upkeep and management according to their ability. The club is self-governed and self-maintained by its shooting community.

Contact for Membership: - Email: [email protected] - Phone: (816) 743-9218

• •Rimfire: Factory .22 LR rifles, 100 yards, 2 targets/50 shots
• •Varmint: Center-fire factory action rifles, 100 or 200 yards
• •Wolf: Custom-built center-fire rifles, unlimited specifications
• •Rail Guns: Not permitted

• •Benchrest Entry: $5 (Rimfire) | $10 (Varmint/Wolf) | $25 (all three)

• •M1 Garand (as issued)
• •Military bolt action (as issued)
• •M1 Carbine (as issued)
• •Modern military service rifle (as issued)
• •Hunting rifle (unapproved class — any centerfire with scope or target sights)

Matches run per CMP rulebook; scores reported to CMP after each event. Top three shooters in each class receive year-end awards if they've shot minimum 3 matches.

• •CMP Ammo Available: 30-06 and carbine ammunition for purchase by match shooters.

Mailing Address: Pioneer Gun Club PO Box 18546 Raytown, MO 64133-8546

• •Phone: (816) 743-9218 (leave message for callback)

Key Contacts: - .22 Games: Park Woods (816) 698-9149 - ARA Benchrest: Kevin Hutsell (816) 254-1148, [email protected] - Benchrest Program: Rhon Ledbetter (816) 377-3174, [email protected] or Ed Camp (816) 333-7559, [email protected] - Cast Bullet: Richard Brinkman (816) 200-9662, [email protected]

• •Range Status: Open for personal shooting use when events are not in progress. Always verify event schedules with Division Directors.