Inexpensive Competition Shooting?

[Troublco]

Check around to the local gun clubs.

I belong to the Cherry Creek Gun Club. They have several regular competitive shooting things. I'm not inclined to that type of shooting so I don't know much about them. Most are open to the public. Everybody I talk to says that are fun and there is much sharing of information.

There is a reduced fee club membership for students.

Here is their website-

http://www.cherrycreekgunclub.org/site4.0/

When I go to the website I get logged on automatically so I'm not sure what you will see when you go there. If you want I can PM (maybe- not sure how to attach a document) or email you the October newsletter. It has a schedule of stuff and contact information for them.

This is NOT the range at Cherry Creek State Park.

The club is located 1210 S Clinton St Denver. That's kinda a few blocks west of Buckingham Square Mall.

Depending on what kind of pistol shooting you want to do, this club does (that I know of) pin shooting and bullseye. For bullseye, you can get away with a halfway decent .22 pistol (with adjustable sights), at least two mags, hearing and eye protection, ammo, and something to carry it all in. There's a winter league for bullseye, from now till around the end of March, every Monday from 1630 till about 1930. Cost for a non-member, one caliber (you could shoot .22 and centerfire if you wanted) is $60, two is $70 if I remember correctly. You can fire as many practice matches as you want before you start scoring. You can fire a practice match (or three!) each night before you score, if you want. Bullseye isn't action pistol, but it does have the benefit of teaching and reinforcing basic shooting skills with pistol. You have to do it right to do well at bullseye. In fact, I think there was an article in this month's Guns and Ammo about that very thing.

I ran the Winter League last year, and I'm helping the guy who's doing it this year, so if you want any info on it just PM me. Heck, I could bring along my Ruger 22/45 (it's what I used when I started out at bullseye) and some ammo to get you started if you're interested.

[Hotshoot]

I have really enjoyed shooting bulls-eye 22 pistol which I have done the last 2 years (November to March). We have a small club (about 25-30) men and women. It is NRA affiliated and we shoot every wednesday eve. 2 rounds each, slow fire 10 rounds in ten minutes, timed fire, 10 round in 20 second then rapid fire 10 rounds in 10 seconds. One handed. Only costs $90 a year to be member for heat maintenance ect. and targets can shoot indoor 22 only range all year. Nice to be able to take a family member any day and teach them to shoot or by yourself or a friend and just practice.

[trlcavscout]

Its only once a year in Colorado but the "Glock shooting sports foundation" is cheap and fun. Plus the worst shooter can still win a random pistol prize. And the part I like most is unless you shoot the unlimited category everyone is shooting stock guns so theirs no disadvantage to being poor and no pissing contest over whos 1911 is better.

The G22 works good or a G17 if you can get one.