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Precision Pistol: Warm weather is getting closer, so indoor events are getting scarce. Weekly League Matches and practices will continue to be held in the Indoor Range until after Memorial Day. The weekly League match has been moved to Monday mornings with a start time of 8:30 – 9:00 am. All club members are invited to come and compete. Non-members are also welcome to shoot, we just ask that you email the match director at bullseye@amarillorpc.com and let him know you are coming. That way, we can make sure the guest gate is open for you.
There are several NRA matches on the schedule. The next NRA 1800 Pistol Match is scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2025. The start time for the match is 9:00 am, and will be held on the outdoor Bullseye Range. Be sure to arrive no later than 8:30.
- .22 Rifle 50 yard Match.
- .22 Rifle 100 yard Match.
- Centerfire 100 and 200 yard match, both held on the same Saturday.
- July 9, 2026 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
- July 16, 2026 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
- July 23, 2026 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
- July 30, 2026 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
- August 6, 2026 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
- August 13, 2026 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
The ARPC will be hosting a Hunters’ Education Field Day on August 8, 2026 on the ARPC Smallbore range.
Recent Events
Amarillo Rifle and Pistol club hosts local vets
The Amarillo Rifle & Pistol Club hosted some of America’s Heroes recently. The Club welcomed three residents from the Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home. These Heroes saw deployments to Vietnam, Cuba, and even Korea. After they talked to the staff of the Veterans Home about wanting to do something other than putting puzzles together or making a routine bowling trip, the AR&PC arranged to give them the opportunity shoot again.
These true American Heroes got to fire a variety of handguns on the indoor range during a cold, blustery, snowy March morning. They had the opportunity to try their hand with some .22LR Ruger Mark IVs, a Browning Black Label 1911 in .380 ACP, a Springfield Echelon 9mm, a Springfield Range Officer in .45 ACP and even a few revolvers. The old school wheel-guns included a snub-nosed Ruger SP101 in .357 magnum, a shiny nickel-plated S&W Model 19 in .357 magnum, and a nearly 100-year-old Colt Army Special in .38 Special. One seasoned Vet even got to reminisce with a 10″ T/C Contender in .22LR. And for a true trip down memory lane, we had an Auto-Ordnance 1911A1, a faithful reproduction of the firearm these Vets carried while serving. For these men, it had been several years since they had fired a gun, but with a few practice shots it all came back to them. There were several bullseyes and LOTS of smiles! A couple of the ladies from the Veterans Home Staff that accompanied the Vets took advantage of an available firing lane and put a few rounds down range as well. For one of the ladies, it was the first time she ever fired a weapon.
It was a safe and very enjoyable outing for the Vets and there is already talk about “Next Time”. The Veterans Home staff said they may have trouble limiting the number of Vets to a manageable number once they get back and word spreads. Next time it may be rifles, or they may take over both the Bench Rest Range and the Action Pistol Pit.
The AR&PC provided the facility, firearms, and ammo for this “first of its kind” event. AR&PC volunteers included Rick Gibson, Daryl Taramasso, Thaland Roberts, and Mark Timmons. Rick Gibson summed up everyone’s sentiments this way, “…this was a great way to honor our Veterans. We look forward to the next opportunity!“
The 2025 Action Pistol League Season
The 2025 Action Pistol League Season was a success and witnessed a few changes for the better. The incorporated changes saves a great deal of time.
We have gone back to using two different ranges – the New Pistol Bay and the one remaining Pistol Pit. After the Safety Brief, Shooters are set in their Squad order for Stage #1 in the Pistol Bay. The last 6 shooters from the squadding are then taken to the Pistol Pit for Stage #2. As shooters complete their run on Stage #1 or #2, they rotate over to the other Action Pistol Range to run that stage.
In addition, following a valuable suggestion from one of the competitors, the final two stages have been combine into one setup. It is a single stage, but with two different start points. The stages are design with the intent that running the course of fire from different start points requires the shooters to develop a different strategy for dealing with all the targets in the most effective way.
With the new processes, we are able to complete two full Stages in the time it normally would have taken to run one. Also, the Double Stage reduces the normal transition time between stages. It is still early in the evolution to be sure, but these changes have drastically cut the time to run the Match and we have been finishing the whole match before lunch. This has the double benefit of finishing before the real heat kicks in and for those competitors with Families, they have that much more time left on Saturday for all the “Honey-Do’s” they have waiting for them at home. I’ll leave it to them to decide if that is a good thing.
NRA Pistol Sectional and 1800 Match
The Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club (ARPC) hosted a Precision Pistol Sectional and 1800 aggregate match, the weekend of March 2-3. ARPC has the only club-owned indoor range with turning targets in the state. They can hold matches at 50 feet, which is required for the Sectional, and at 25 yards for other indoor events. Sectional scores are submitted to the NRA by May 1 of every year, so shooters are competing with individuals from other clubs for a national title. Final results are usually published in July.
This year one shooter traveled from South Dakota to attend the matches. Others came from New Mexico and various Texas cities from outside the Panhandle.
This year’s winner of the Sectional was Kenneth G. Warner of Granbury with an 811-12x out of 900 possible. It was a close one since the second and third-place awards went to two shooters with scores of 810-12x and 810-11x; Bill Stamper of Hill City, South Dakota, and Larry Malin of Albuquerque. You can be sure the stat office triple-checked all their scorecards.
Rachel Rogers of Amarillo took first place in the Master Class and Gayle Dye of Albuquerque was First Expert. First Sharpshooter was William Feiereisen of Santa Fe and Mark Gallagher of Wichita Falls took first Marksman honors.
Following the Sectional, shooters competed in a standard NRA 1800 aggregate pistol match, which consisted of a 900 .22 Pistol Match and a 900 Centerfire Pistol Match. Five competitors opted to fire the .22 pistol for both 900s.
Overall winner of the 1800 was Bill Stamper with a 1628- 28x. Gayle Dye was First Expert while Mark Timmons of Amarillo took First Sharpshooter. Mark Gallagher was First Marksman.
For the .22 only shooters, Bertie Nicholson of Bernalillo, New Mexico took first place and Thaland Roberts of Amarillo won first Marksman.
Next year’s Sectional and 1800 Match are scheduled for the first weekend in March at ARPC.
Bill Stamper, K.G. Warner and Larry Malin
Armed Women of America Chapter Meeting Intro to Defensive Shotgun
Members of the High Plains and Claude chapters of Armed Women of America combined on Saturday May 18 for an Intro to Defensive Shotgun class at Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club. Eight ladies attended, seven of which had never shot a shotgun previously.
Instructors, Jeff Tormey and Jordan Coulson, ARPC club members, provided a classroom lecture first on the history of the shotgun and its use in both law enforcement and home defense.
On the range, the ladies received instruction on operation of a shotgun and shooting techniques. Jeff and Jordan demonstrated the importance of knowing how one’s shotgun patterns with various loads. Additionally, ladies were shown the difference between the same load in two different shotguns.
Each of the ladies then was given individual instruction on manipulating a shotgun, from stance, to loading, to pulling the trigger.
Each of the ladies left feeling they knew more about the shotgun than they knew at the start and was confident in her ability to maneuver, operate the gun, and successfully mitigate recoil.
Panhandle Indoor Precision Pistol Championship
