EVANS CITY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB AUGUST 2026 NEWSLETTER

In this month’s newsletter

  • Evans City Sportsmen’s Club 75th Anniversary Celebration

  • Archery Range Improvements

  • Upcoming Training Classes

  • Important Reminders

Evans City Sportsmen’s Club 75th Anniversary Celebration!

We are beginning preparations for the Evans City Sportsmen's Club  75th Anniversary Party and new ECSC Clubhouse Grand Opening. 

Anyone wanting to participate in the planning please reach out to Lou Ann Webster at louann62013@gmail.com or 724-544-2687.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Archery Range Update!

The new target blocks have been installed at the archery range and are now available for use by club members. While a few final finishing touches remain to be completed, the target blocks are ready/open for shooting.

Please observe the following range guidelines:

  • Field points only. Broadheads are strictly prohibited.

  • The target blocks are currently blank and do not have paper targets installed.

  • Paper targets will be purchased and made available for member use.

  • Until paper targets are provided, members may bring their own paper targets and securely attach them to the new target blocks.

We ask that all members use the target blocks responsibly and help maintain them in good condition for everyone’s continued use.

Thank you for your cooperation, and we hope you enjoy the new improvements to the archery range.

Huge thanks to Mark Brown and his father, Larry Meeder, and Ray McDonald for putting in the work to bring these vital improvements to life!

UPCOMING CLASSES!

FIREARMS TRAINING AND EVENTS

Remember ALL TRAINING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! (There is a small range fee for non-members)

Advance Your Skills: Professional firearms training is delivered by certified instructors at keystonefreedom.com. Don't miss the chance to learn —enroll in an upcoming class today and embrace continuous improvement.

We also do private training and if you want a specific class, reach out to us, if you can get enough folks to have a full class we will do that for you!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TODAY!

DO NOT shoot magnum handguns at steel targets. Per our SOP, this is STRICTLY prohibited. Our cameras are monitored; damaging steel targets will result in a possible loss of membership privileges and a bill for replacement costs.

Firearm Restrictions

  • Pistol Range: No long guns permitted, except for .22 caliber. This includes lever-action rifles.

  • No MAGNUM GUNS, NO MAGNUM CALIBERS ON THE STEEL

  • Velocity Safety: Long-barreled firearms in pistol calibers produce dangerous velocities for steel at 25 yards.

Long-barreled guns are NOT permitted for close-range steel shooting because they generate higher bullet velocities, increasing the risk of dangerous ricochets, bullet fragmentation, and severe damage to the steel target itself. Shorter, slower-velocity weapons are safer at close distances, while long barrels are best for long-range, high-velocity needs. 

  • PCCs (Pistol Caliber Carbines: Only small caliber (9mm, .40, and .45) PCCs are permitted.

  • 5.7 caliber is NEVER permitted on steel targets.

    NO EXCEPTIONS!

DO NOT SHOOT AT HOMEMADE TARGETS AT ANY OF THE RANGES! THIS IS NOT PERMITTED PER OUR SOP!

BRINGING YOUR OWN STEEL TARGETS TO THE RANGES ARE ALSO NOT PERMITTED PER OUR SOP!

Target Stands are NOT permitted in Bay 1 (steel target bay) as members have been setting them in front of the steel targets and destroying the T-Posts.

If you observe any unsafe behavior or damage to club property, please collect relevant details in a safe manner. Such as the date, time and location of the incident, descriptions and number of individuals involved, photographs, vehicle make and model, and license plate numbers.

Submit this information via our contact page HERE so that the board may appropriately address the situation.