The Club
The Canton McKinley Rifle
and Pistol Club was formed in 1926, and has grown each year since. It is known
as one of the best in the country. In 1998, the National Rifle Association
named Canton McKinley the "Top Shooting Club in the U.S.A." We are members of
the Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association and the Stark County Federation of
Conservation Clubs. Many Club members are also members of the National Rifle
Association.
The
objects and purposes of the Canton McKinley Rifle and Pistol Club are to
encourage organized rifle and pistol shooting, to foster better knowledge of the
safe handling and proper care of firearms, and to improve individual
marksmanship.
A
Board of Trustees governs the operation of the organization. This Board is
composed of fifteen (15) elected members plus ex-officio representatives from
the various Club leagues and operational groups.
The Facilities
The Club is situated on eighty (80) acres
of its own land. A fifty-foot (50') indoor range is available with fifteen (15)
firing points that may be used for air pistol, air rifle, and small bore rifle
of .22 caliber. In addition, pistols using .22 caliber rim fire up to .45
caliber center fire ammunition may be used. All center fire ammunition must be
loaded with soft lead bullets at "reasonable" velocities. No jacketed
ammunition or high power magnum loads are allowed.
The Outdoor Range has fifteen (15) covered
firing points that can be used for high power rifle shooting. These have target
stands at one hundred yards (100 yd) and two hundred yards (200 yd). In
addition there are forty-five (45) firing points for one hundred yard (100 yd)
small bore rifle shooting and one hundred (100) firing points for twenty five
yard (25 yd) and fifty yard (50 yd) pistol shooting. Any caliber smaller than
.50 Caliber BMG may be used on the outdoor range with paper targets on
authorized frames or shooting racks.
Shooting Programs
Regularly scheduled indoor shooting begins
in September each year and lasts until the end of April. It includes
Junior Small Bore Rifle on Tuesday evenings, Adult Small Bore Rifle on Wednesday
evenings, and Bullseye Pistol League on Thursday mornings and evenings. On
the first Sunday of each month an "1800" Bullseye Pistol Match is held, and on
the second Sunday of each month Air Pistol and Rifle matches are held.
Monday nights are reserved for weekly maintenance and monthly board meetings,
but may be used for pistol practice if there is no conflict with these scheduled
activities.
The outdoor range is open year round for
all members, but during the summer season (May through August) it is reserved
each Thursday morning and afternoon for the Bullseye Pistol League, each
Wednesday late afternoon for a rim fire rifle league, and one Sunday morning of
each month for a "2700" Bullseye Pistol match. Also, Monday after 5:30 PM
is reserved for maintenance. There are other special matches and events
that make it necessary to limit access to the outdoor range. Advance
notice of these is given in the "Spotting Scope", the Club's monthly bulletin.
Guests are permitted on the ranges with
members. They are expected, as are the members, to observe all safety and range
rules published by the Club and dictated by common sense.
SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCERN OF EACH AND
EVERYONE PARTICIPATING IN ANY TYPE OF SHOOTING!
Membership
Membership is open to persons who are
eighteen (18) years of age or older. Endorsement by two current Club
members in good standing is required after which an applicant's name is
published in the monthly Club bulletin for review. Given no unusual
circumstances or contrary opinions, the applicant may be accepted for
membership. Junior membership is available for persons who are between twelve
(12) and eighteen (18) years of age with the consent of parent or guardian.
New members are assessed a one time
initiation fee of thirty dollars ($30) (plus appropriate sales tax), and are
required to pay a portion of the regular annual dues pro rated from their date
of acceptance to the end of the club year. The regular club year is March
01, through the end of February.
Active membership is renewable yearly.
Annual dues are sixty dollars ($60) (plus appropriate sales tax).
Lifetime membership is available at any time for a onetime payment equal to ten
years of regular dues at the then current rate (plus appropriate sales tax).
There is also a twenty-five ($25) assessment fee that is added until the range
improvement loan is paid in full.
All new members are required to attend an
instruction and certification class before being allowed use of the firing
ranges. A demonstration of shooting proficiency may be requested.
Copies of Club by-laws and range and safety rules are given to each new member.
Since the Club grounds are restricted behind a locked gate each member will also
receive the gate lock combination for access to the outdoor range.
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Contact Information
- Telephone
- 330-877-9764
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- Postal address
- P. O. Box 1330 Hartville, OH 44632-1330
5527 Tyro St NE Canton, OH 44721
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- Electronic mail
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