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Welcome to the Austin Rifle Club
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Austin Rifle Club Mission Statement
Austin Rifle Club, Inc. Range - Manor TX
Our mission is to educate the youth of this nation in the shooting sports and to promote the safe and lawful use of firearms by these youth, our members and the general public through education, training, competitions and camaraderie.
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Shop for ARC Logo Items!
We are often asked for ARC logo items such as shirts and mugs, but have never before found a cost effective way to offer such things to our membership. But, thanks to the internet and suggestions from a few of our members we have launched the ARC Logo Store on Cafe Press. To visit our store click on the 'ARC Store' button above, or in our main menu to the left.
Please visit the ARC Online Logo Store and have a look around. I will be adding new items in the 'Matches' section as quickly as I can get them done. If you have a favorite type of match you would like to see a shirt for then please send a note to Membership.
If you have a logo design to contribute then please send it to Membership and we will consider it for use in the store.
Contest! Name the ARC Store. Let's come up with a name for our store which is better than simply the 'ARC Online Logo Store". Maybe something like "The ARC Range Bag" or something like that. If your suggestion is selected you win a free logo T-Shirt! If a name is suggested multiple times then the first entry wins. Click Here to send an entry to our Name the ARC Store contest.
Good luck in the contest, and have fun shopping!
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ARC Subscription Email Lists
A well hidden feature here on the ARC web site is our subscription email lists. Our email lists are provided as ways to stay informed on a few areas of interest here at the Austin Rifle Club. They are all spam free because you have to be a member of the list to send messages to it. All of the lists are double-opt-in (have to be approved by an administrator and confirmed by the member), and several of them are information-only broadcast type lists which do not allow members to send mail.
For instance we have a Volunteers list which you sign up for if you want to receive emails when ARC has the need for volunteers to help with a project. Signing up doesn't commit you to anything but you will receive requests for help from time to time along with all the others in the list. However, only the ARC Volunteer Coordinator is authorized to send a broadcast message to this list.
If this sounds interesting then click on "ARC Subscription Mail Lists" located in the News and Information menu on the left and see if there is a list you might be interested in. It's one of the best ways we have to keep you informed.
A note of caution though: we do have a limit on how much mail we can send from our server, so please do not join a list if you do not really plan to participate. Thank you.
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How to Reach the Board of Directors
In the past we have always had an email list address you could send mail to to reach the ARC Board of Directors. This has proved to be a problem however due to the volume of email spam which was being directed at the list. Spam filters are fairly good at diminishing the volume but a lot was still getting through. Worse yet, ISPs were complaining to us because of the quantity of mail being routed through our "open" email lists which permitted outsiders to send mail through our lists. This is the primary reason why all of our email lists are now "list-members-only" including the BOD email list. If a non-list-member sends an email to such a list the message is returned as undeliverable.
But, it is very important for the memebrship to be able to reach all of our board members. To that end we have set up the contact menu on the left side of the web page. Actually, that menu has always been there, but now it is your primary way to send mail to individuals on the BOD. Simply click on the Board of Directors link, then pick the director you wish to communicate with and a form will open allowing you to send messages of any size. You can copy yourself at the same time if you wish so you'll see what the message you sent looks like. We encourage you to feel free to contact any BOD officer if you have the need.
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New Shooting Bays Available
for ARC General Membership
The rains have temporarily subsided, the heavy equipment is gone, and the new ranges are open for general use.
- Ranges "H" and "I" are now open to the ARC General Membership (hangun only)
- Range "L" is now open to the ARC General Membership (Rifles and shotguns only).
- Ranges "J" & "K" are reserved for scheduled and supervised IPSC, Steel, and IDPA practice sessions ONLY.
- Range "G" is reserved for CHL and Education use ONLY.
The reserved ranges are designated by yellow plastic chain and signs.
CLICK HERE to see a map depicting all ARC ranges and their letter designation, PLUS a chart illustrating which firearms may be used at each of our ranges. Please print this and keep it in your range bag! (Note: Chart revised 2009/11/30)
The Director of Range Safety and Board of Directors has been working for some time to revise our range rules in order to achieve two specific goals. The first is to provide for rule changes necessary for the safe use of the new shooting bays both for action shooting matches as well as for the general use by our club members. The second issue we have been struggling to deal with is the damage to our target frames on Range "B" and elsewhere on the range. The following rules are the result of many deliberations and discussion.
The following rules have been passed by the Board of Directors and are now in effect. They apply to the use of ranges "H", "I", "J", and "K" which are four of the new shooting bays. The new rules define the use of these ranges which are now available to the general club membership for shooting from the static firing line. Click HERE to read the revised rules for these ranges which are now in effect.
The following rules have been passed by the Board of Directors and are now in effect. They apply to the use of Range "L", which is also one of the new shooting bays. The new rules define the use of Range "L" which is now available to the general club membership for shooting from the static firing line. Click HERE to read the revised rules for Range "L" which are now in effect.
The following rules have been passed by the Board of Directors and take affect on January 1, 2010. These changes affect Range "B" only, and address several changes including minimum target distance, materials which may be used as targets, and the provision of the target frames themselves. Click HERE to read the revised rules for Range "B" which take affect on January 1, 2010.
Please take the time to read these revisions. They are important to the safety of the range, and also are important so that you will be sure to have the proper equipment with you when you come to the range to shoot. |
ARC Raises the Flag on Our New Flag Pole
With the enthusiastic assistance of Round Rock Boy Scout Troop 145, the Austin Rifle Club raised the United States flag and the State of Texas flag on our new 35 foot flag pole for the first time on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
We are fortunate and proud to be able to display the flag on our new flag pole on the weekend of Memorial Day 2009. This is also the weekend of the TSRA State Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Championship!
Coming soon on the ARC web site: photos of the construction of our new shooting bays.
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The Election is Over and The Results Are In
The Austin Rifle Club annual meeting was held on Saturday, January 16. Unfortunately turnout was modest and we did not have enough people in attendance to meet the 10%-of-the-membership requirement for changing the ARC bylaws; even when the tallies from online voting were added into the total. Thus, the election of officers went forward, but the bylaws changes will wait for another day.
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position was the only contested position in the election (i.e. had more than one candidate for the position). Eligible voters in attendance at the annual meeting voted for their chosen candidates and then the online tallies were added in. When the smoke cleared Justin Eagle was declared the winner and is our new CFO.
The remaining five board positions were accepted by acclamation.
Gone now from the Board of Directors are: Herman Waters (former Director of Business Operations); and Christine Matyear (former CFO). The club thanks them for their volunteer service to which they both invested countless hours.
Thus the six board members who have been voted in for a new two year term are:
- Greg Troxell - President and CEO
- Justin Eagle - Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Ken Kornblum - Director of Memberships
- Mark Northrup - Director of Business Operations
- Bob Landry - Director of Range Safety (Chief RSO)
- Dave Phillips - Director of Site Maintenance
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USPSA Comes to ARC - First Match August 9, 2009
After two years of planning and implementation our new shooting bays have been christened with an inaugural USPSA match. The Austin Lone Star Practical Pistol Club organized and had the privilege of being the first group to use our shooting bays. Here are some photos of this event!
Here we see a shooter with two RSOs watching as she competes (left).
Here (right) we see a shooter reloading in the middle of this stage. Note again, the RSO standing right behind him while he shoots, keeping a close eye on evey move.
74 registered shooters competed in this match. A smooth and well organized event. We received many complements on the quality of the range, including "The finest action ranges in Texas!"
Our thanks to Sheldon Carruth, President of The Austin Lone Star Practical Pistol Club.
For more photos click here to visit the Austin Rifle Club photo gallery!
Or, click here to see a video of one stage taken by a member on his iPhone.
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Volunteering at the ARC
Are you interested in becoming more active as a club member, but perhaps do not know how to go about doing that? There are many ways to get involved at the Austin Rifle Club!
- The easiest way is to just show up for the monthly Work Day. Work Day is the 1st Saturday of every month. It starts at 8:00 AM. Just show up, and our Director of Site Maintenance will put you to work!
- To get involved in one of the many projects we have going on just send your name to our Chairman of the Volunteer Committee, David K. Phillips (aka "the Other David Phillips"). Click Here to Send a Message to David.
- To assist or to teach one of our ARC classes get in touch with our Director of Education, Hugh Morrison. Click Here to send a message to the Director of Education.
- Come to the General Membership meetings! We have a General Membership meeting on the 3rd Thursday of every month in the education building at the range starting at 7:00 PM. The whole purpose of these meetings is to discuss what is going on at the Austin Rifle Club. There are always opportunitites to volunteer time and skills if you wish.
There is always a way to get involved if you have the desire. You can make a difference, and play a part in making the Austin Rifle Club a better place for future generations. There is more to ARC than just putting holes in paper!
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Date: Tue Mar 09 2010
Sunset Time: 06:31 PM
Range is closed to shooting 30 minutes after sunset.
Austin Rifle Club Events Calendar
Current Events!
Recent Important Events and Changes
There is a lot going on at ARC!
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