Evans City Sportsmen’s Club April 2026 Newsletter
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. The date has not been set but will be late Summer / early Fall. We look forward to hearing from you!
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!
Remember, we also have a great group of qualified members who can teach trap shooting skills, we have a public trap shooting event every Sunday!
Pistol Skills and Drills Saturday May 9th, 2026 from 10am to Noon A small $5 per person club donation will be collected at the beginning of the range session.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! NEW CLASSES ANNOUNCED!
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May 23rd - Rifle II - Sign Up Here!
June 6th Defensive Shotgun - Sign Up Here!
On April 3rd, members were observed shooting 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!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS!
DO NOT SHOOT AT HOMEMADE TARGETS AT ANY OF THE RANGES! THIS IS NOT PERMITTED PER OUR SOP! LEAVING YOUR TRASH BEHIND IS ALSO EXTREMELY UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL RESULT IN MEMBERSHIP DISCIPLINARY ACTION!
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.
Please remember to return picnic tables to their original positions before leaving the range. Some of our members may find it physically difficult to move them back, so your help in keeping the area accessible for everyone is greatly appreciated. Have some respect for the club and other members, if you move something be an adult and put it back where you found it.
At the beginning of January we witnessed a group of people doing VERY unsafe gun handling at the pistol range. REMEMBER the cameras are always watching. If you as a member create an unsafe environment for you and your guests, we will be contacting you with a warning and your membership privileges may be in jeopardy. We will contact anyone breaking club rules, especially safety violations.
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This is a great time to familiarize yourself with the ECSC Standard Operating Procedures, “SOP” located on our new website at ecsportsmens.com
Failure to adhere to any of the SOP will result in membership disciplinary action.
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The maximum number of guests that a member may host at the Club for any one session is TWO.
After that, they must apply for membership and can only use Club facilities again after being accepted and processed through for orientation and payment processing.
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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. Such conduct is unacceptable, and individuals involved may be denied membership or access to the Club.