About the Club
The River City Rifle and Pistol Club (RCR&PC) was incorporated in 1968 in Mason City,
Iowa as a non-profit organization to promote civilian marksmanship, proper gun safety, competitive spirit, conservation of
natural resources, and to provide a safe and proper place to shoot.
The RCR&PC has members from a broad spectrum
of occupations in our communities. Members include families, men, women, and youth who reside in several counties not
limited to Winnebago, Mitchell, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, and Worth counties.
We shoot a wide variety of disciplines
such as:
 NRA High Power Power Rifle
Bullseye Pistol Shooting
Trap
Cowboy Action Shooting
CMP Rimfire Sporter
Running Deer
plus many others. Many of our members simply use the range for sighting-in their
hunting rifles.
How Does the River City Rifle
and Pistol Club Benefit the Community
This
list shows the continuing networking that the River City Rifle and Pistol Club does to meet it's mission listed above:
Open to the public-Monday night trap shooting, monthly
Cowboy Action Shoots, High Power Rifle Matches and host to various shooting events including Civilian Marksmanship Program,
Rim-Fire Sporter and Running Deer shoots.
Boy Scouts of
America-Firearm Safety Merit Badge qualification training and overnight camp outs.
4-H - Shooting, Sports Club's practice, and competitions in Shotgun, Small-Bore Rifle, and Air Rifle
events.
High School - Trap teams, including Mason City Mohawks, and the
Northwood-Kensett Vikings trap teams.
Law Enforcement - Outdoor training
- The RCR&P Club facility has been utilized by the Mason City Police Department, Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Department,
and the nine county North Iowa Drug Task Force Team.
The United States Secret
Service Department - Utilized the RCR&P Club facility for training exercises when President Bill Clinton visited
the North Iowa area.
The range can be made available to other Boy Scout Troops, school
shooting teams, 4-H shooting, sports clubs, and other shooting safety and education organizations.
The Future of River City Rifle and Pistol Club
As of December 2007, the River City Rifle and Pistol Club is approximately 90% finished constructing and building our new
range facility at the southeast corner of Jonquil Avenue and B-20. Final Earthwork, construction of shelters, the remaining
target pit construction, placement of the running game tracks and planting of trees and other cover vegetation will all happen
during the next year or two.
In the next ten years River City Rifle and Pistol Club has
proposed to build an education and indoor shooting sports facility on the northwest corner of the range. This facility
would enable year round use of both rim-fire and center-fire handguns, smallbore rifles, and air rifles. Training, education,
and competitions will be highly promoted at this new indoor shooting sports facility in addition to being used by the membership.
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