Boeing Employees' Rifle & Pistol Club - St. Louis

The Boeing Employees' Rifle & Pistol Club (BERPC) of St. Louis runs organized shooting competitions year-round. While the club's name references Boeing employment, they welcome both members and non-members to compete.

BERPC conducts pistol matches the second Saturday of each month at Ultimate Defense Firing Range and Training Center in St. Peters, MO. Matches start at 7:30 AM and wrap by 9:00 AM. Match fee: $25.

Three pistol formats rotate monthly:

• •Police Pistol Combat (PPC) - NRA-rules-based course of fire with five scenarios (3 yards weak-hand, 7 yards strong-hand, 7 yards two-handed reload, 15 yards two-handed reload, 25 yards freestyle). Requires 84 rounds total across two relays. Shooters draw from holster starting October 2025. Duty-type handguns only.

• •IDPA 5x5 Classifier - 25-round skill-level assessment. Five strings of 5 rounds each at 10 yards (pistol) or 25 yards (PCC). Scoring combines time and accuracy penalties. 50 rounds per match. Allows pistol-caliber carbines (9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP - rifle calibers prohibited). Red/green dot optics permitted.

• •Rimfire Silhouette - .22 LR handguns only. Four target distances (10, 15, 20, 25 yards) with knockdown steel silhouettes (chickens, pigs, turkeys, rams). Scored on speed plus penalties for standing targets. Maximum 40 rounds.

Rifle competitions run April through October at August A Busch Memorial Conservation Area Shooting Range. Matches held the fourth Saturday of each month. Start time 7:30 AM setup (first shots 8:00 AM), finished by 9:30 AM. Match fees: $12 members / $18 non-members. Non-members can shoot without joining.

• •Bench Rest - Precision accuracy focus. Two relays of 32 rounds (64 total). Three rifle categories: scoped (magnified optics), enhanced (red-dot/1X scope), standard (open sights). Distances vary by rifle type: scoped 100 yards, enhanced 75 yards, standard 50 yards. Slings, bags, and bipods permitted. No weighted rests or shoulder supports.

• •High-Power Rifle - NRA-style course at 100 yards. Offhand (10 rounds), sitting rapid-fire (10 rounds, magazine change), prone rapid-fire (10 rounds, magazine change), prone slow-fire (20 rounds). Total 50 rounds minimum. Centerfire rifles .35 caliber or smaller. Any rifle designation permitted (semi-auto or bolt-action).

• •3-Gun - Multi-discipline relay format. Shooters use two rifles and one pistol. Each relay fires 26 rifle rounds and 12 pistol rounds. Scoring based on shooter's two best relays. Moving between booths at 100 yards (prone rifle) and 25 yards (standing rifle, sitting pistol). Safety-focused format with limited shooter numbers per relay.

Membership requires signed waiver. Join on match day if needed. Age 21+ required for PPC matches per insurance rules.

Ultimate Defense (pistol range) requires free Associate membership—fill out their waiver at the facility or online ahead of time to save match prep minutes.

Bring eye and ear protection. Most shooters bring their own spotting scopes, but MDC range office has scopes available to borrow. Ammunition requirements vary: pistol 50-84 rounds, rifle 32-64 rounds, 3-gun 26 rifle + 12 pistol per relay.

Equipment rules are specific (no steel-core rifle ammo on MDC ranges, holster draw requirement for PPC starting October 2025, handgun minimum .38 Special revolver/.380 semi-auto for IDPA). Review match instructions before your first competition.

Pistol matches: January 10, February 14 (IDPA), March 22 (Rimfire), April 11, May 9 (IDPA), June 13 (Rimfire)... rotating format through December.

Rifle matches: April 25 (Bench Rest), May 23 (High-Power), June 27 (Bench Rest), July 25 (High-Power), continuing through October.

Match calendar updated annually. Scores posted online after competition.