Best shooting club in Allegheny county?

[WhiteFeather]

Originally Posted by dusty78

I recently moved to Moon Township and am looking to join a club, i have been driving down to A&S in youngwood for the last month and need to find something closer. What clubs that are relatively close to me have good indoor and outdoor pistol ranges? I don't shoot rifles that much but will bring out the AR's once in a while. IDPA/IPSC pratical courses or setups would be a plus. How is Coraopolis District Sportsman's Association? any help would be great, thanks

on the ACSL Member Clubs (has contact information also)

http://acslpa.org/n-mem_clubs/n-acsl_member_clubs.htm

there are many clubs in and around Allegheny County, just don't judge a club name as being part of there location, few are ever located in the town or city in which they are originally named for.

Besides the one already mention some others to consider geographical located closer to you are

Collier Sportsmen's Association

Forest Grove Sportsmen's Assoc., Inc.

McDonald Sportsmen's Association

Sewickley Shooting And Fishing Club

Millvale Sportsmen's Club, Inc.

Among others on that list, every club is a different experance and have pro & cons with joining anyone of them, that is why some people belong to more than just one gun club.
Do some research to find the one that best suits your needs.

[27hand]

Bridgeville guy here.

I rejoined PMSC and am a member at Coraopolis as well.

PMSC is one of the premier shooting ranges I have shot at.

I let my membership lapse for a year.

I looked at McDonald. Nice range. 600yd rifle if that's what you are into. Range rules not too restrictive. Mandatory work parties with substantial dues increase if you don't do them. ($150/yr if you don't work them IIRC) Close to me

Forest Grove is a nice range. Reasonable but they shut it down for scheduled training classes. 100 yd rifle. One or 2 pistol bays. Range rules not too restrictive but I don't think you are allowed to shoot steel.

Coraopolis. Reasonably priced. Nice small range with indoor facility as well as 100 yd rifle. Not too restrictive on range rules (mag limits) but I've had complaints of too many people on weekends.


Collier. Very close to me. Mag limits. (not sure about shooting steel).
Other range rules (I don't remember specifics) I didn't like.
Won't join.

Mt Lebanon. Supposed to be nice. ABSOLUTELY NO HOLSTER PRESENTATIONS.
This in itself is complete idiocy. The safest place for a loaded handgun is in the holster. How you can call yourself a gun club with this type of restriction is beyond me. I guess any type of self defense training, drills and practice of doing presentations are not needed to keep sharp with self defense in mind.
This downright upsets me. I got an EMail from Bruce Unger who referred to this type of training drill as "holster play". I never referenced competition but evidently there will be non of that as well. I didn't even get into reactive steel targets or any type of night/ low light training.

Greater Pitt gun club. whoops sorry guys. I digress.


Let me get back to PMSC.

It is too far for me to drive, HOWEVER, they have a 25yd pistol range next to a 300 yd rifle range for starters.
They have archery range. Traps/ clays or whatever in the hell those guys do with shotguns.
They have a VERY nice inside pistol range.

When you go up to the "back forty", you will find a main range at about 35 yds, a nice big training type range at about 50 yds (the FireInstitute holds the majority of their training classes here---Take some). There used to be a shoothouse which collapsed in a storm but will be rebuilt soon. There are at least 5 other pistol bays which almost certainly allows you to have an entire bay to yourself.

This range is the cats ass around this region.
There are no mag limitations and you can occasionally shoot full auto which is restricted to a couple shoots per year.

Pafoa holds a group shoot there the second Sunday of every month. (cold range, RO's present in every bay which is being used).

This club has IPSC shoots, gun bashes,and you can even hunt on the grounds during hunting season.

I like it.

Go there. The 50/55 minute drive for me is worth it.

27hand

[mojo]

Originally Posted by 27hand

Mt Lebanon. Supposed to be nice. ABSOLUTELY NO HOLSTER PRESENTATIONS.
This in itself is complete idiocy. The safest place for a loaded handgun is in the holster. How you can call yourself a gun club with this type of restriction is beyond me. I guess any type of self defense training, drills and practice of doing presentations are not needed to keep sharp with self defense in mind.
This downright upsets me. I got an EMail from Bruce Unger who referred to this type of training drill as "holster play". I never referenced competition but evidently there will be non of that as well. I didn't even get into reactive steel targets or any type of night/ low light training.

Being a member there ... I have to agree that I hate that one too. I've actually thought about joining PMSC too because of that. I just couldn't give up my membership to Mt. Lebo because I go there during my lunch break from work sometimes.

But it is a very nice club and they have great facilities. Either way, it's not in Allegheny Co. so it doesn't fit the OPs requirements anyways.

27hand ... I don't think that I live that far from you.

[CHAUKA]

PMSC. Enough said!

[NP1724]

Originally Posted by mojo

Being a member there ... I have to agree that I hate that one too. I've actually thought about joining PMSC too because of that. I just couldn't give up my membership to Mt. Lebo because I go there during my lunch break from work sometimes.

But it is a very nice club and they have great facilities. Either way, it's not in Allegheny Co. so it doesn't fit the OPs requirements anyways.

27hand ... I don't think that I live that far from you.

I am a member of both PMSC and Dormont/Mt. Leb. I joined Dormont Mt. Leb first due to proximity and have been there a few times, it is a nice club just not always practical for what most want in a range. PMSC is exactly what I wanted in a range, so I joined there as well. If I have to drop on at the end of the year, it would be Mt. Leb just because of the restrictions and lack of indoor range access.

To the OP, if you plan on fitting shooting between other activities and time is limited find whatever might be close, if you like to make a day or an afternoon of shooting join PMSC as the facilities are top notch.

[Koli01]

Originally Posted by mojo

Being a member there ... I have to agree that I hate that one too. I've actually thought about joining PMSC too because of that. I just couldn't give up my membership to Mt. Lebo because I go there during my lunch break from work sometimes.

But it is a very nice club and they have great facilities. Either way, it's not in Allegheny Co. so it doesn't fit the OPs requirements anyways.

27hand ... I don't think that I live that far from you.

You may want to recheck your map. It is indeed in Allegheny county.

[mojo]

Originally Posted by Koli01

You may want to recheck your map. It is indeed in Allegheny county.

Mt. Lebo Sportmans club is in Canonsburg which is in Washington Co.

Please see map below. If I'm reading it wrong, please let me know.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...h&z=14&iwloc=A

[NP1724]

Originally Posted by Koli01

You may want to recheck your map. It is indeed in Allegheny county.

Originally Posted by mojo

Mt. Lebo Sportmans club is in Canonsburg which is in Washington Co.

Please see map below. If I'm reading it wrong, please let me know.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...h&z=14&iwloc=A

I think Koli was referring to PMSC, which is Allegheny, and yes DML is in Washington.

[Koli01]

Originally Posted by NP1724

I think Koli was referring to PMSC, which is Allegheny, and yes DML is in Washington.

Yes, yes koli was referring to PMSC. Sorry for the miss understanding.