Andover Sportsmen's Club
Clubhouse
The second floor of the clubhouse is a large meeting hall, complete with a fully equipped kitchen. Many of our non-range activities are held, including member's meetings, Boy Scout meetings, training classes, and special events. Breakfast is served on Sunday mornings, and Wednesday night is "social night" in conjunction with Wednesday night trap -- a time to get together and hang out, play cards and eat dinner. A public computer is also available to access training videos, fill out E-FA10 forms, and the internet.
The club's Vice President manages the kitchen. We welcome anyone who wishes to volunteer to help cook on Sunday mornings!
Archery Hut, Practice Field, Indoor Archery Range and Trails
The archery range has a practice range and two 3D target courses.
The practice range has targets set at 10/20/30/40/50 yards. Only arrows with practice/target/field tips are to be used on the targets. The right lane is setup for broadheads, with movable targets at 20-30 yards. Broadheads can be used only in the designated broadhead target. The practice range can be used 24/7 as two sets of floodlights are available for the range's left and right sides. Licensed crossbow shooters may use the practice range only.
The 3D course is open during daylight hours 7 days a week, and consists of 25 targets. It takes approximately. 45-60 minutes to complete the course. There is a mini-course (of 5 targets) at the beginning of the 3D course for shooters with limited time. Practice/target/field tips are only used on the 3D course (NO broadheads and NO crossbows).
General Guidelines:
These guidelines are listed here for convenience only. In the event of a conflict with the rulebook, the rulebook shall prevail.
Axe Range
The Axe Range is located adjacent to the Clubhouse and behind the BBQ hut.
General Guidelines:
These guidelines are listed here for convenience only. In the event of a conflict with the rulebook, the rulebook shall prevail.
Indoor Pistol Range
The Indoor Pistol Range at the club is 50 feet long, climate-controlled, and features eight ports for your shooting pleasure. It features motorized target carriers, lighted lanes, soundproofing, and a filtration system that exceeds EPA standards. Three lanes are also outfitted with an automatic return feature for defense practice.
The range is normally closed on Monday for the pistol league from October until March. The rest of the year, they also practice on Monday at 7:30 p.m. and request that if you come down on a Monday night, that you limit your shooting to .22 caliber only.
General Guidelines:
These guidelines are listed here for convenience only. In the event of a conflict with the rulebook, the rulebook shall prevail.
Trap Ranges
The club's Trap Range is set up to shoot trap, skeet, and five-stand. It is lighted for operation at night and features shelters with gun racks for waiting shooters. Currently, the range is open for operation on Wednesday and Thursday nights and Sunday mornings.
For more information on shooting at the range, visit the Trap/Skeet/5-Stand page.
General Guidelines:
WARNING: Any person who uses causes damage to the nets by violating the rules will be held responsible for the cost to repair the nets.
These guidelines are listed here for convenience only. In the event of a conflict with the rulebook, the rulebook shall prevail.
Outdoor Rifle & Pistol Ranges
The club's Outdoor Range is 100 yards long, and accomodates pistols, rifles, and shotguns. It features a covered shooting area with a warming hut, benches, and rifle racks. Fans have also been installed for cooling in the summer.
The rifle side of the range has five benches for shooting rifles at 50 and 100 yards, as well as a shotgun patterning target. There are four steel targets placed at 100 yards. The pistol side of the range has eight shooting ports for shooting at distances of 15 feet to 25 yards. There are two steel targets placed at 25 yards.
The current Outdoor Range director is Phil Proto ([email protected]).
General Guidelines:
These guidelines are listed here for convenience only. In the event of a conflict with the rulebook, the rulebook shall prevail.
Outdoor Pistol Range
The outdoor pistol building is the first structure on your right as you enter the property. Access is secured by a key card system. There is a full-width viewing room which is insulated, sound proofed and heated. There are eight(8) shooting ports, each with a drawer and below port shelf for gear. This range is open Monday thru Saturday from 9am till Sunset and on Sunday from 10am till Sunset. This range is only for handguns with a caliber up to .50. The maximum capacity you may load your firearm is 10 rounds. Magnum loads are allowed, however, armor piercing and/or tracer rounds are not allowed.
