>Manteca Sportsmen Inc. (MSI) offers a comprehensive shooting sports experience in a safe, family-friendly environment. Here’s what you can expect:
Archery
- Two shooting opportunities: practice and field ranges.
- Practice range includes 5 targets (20-50 yards) with bow stands and a picnic area.
- Field range offers a 9-target walking path through wooded and grassy areas (10-80 yards).
- Special events and competitions are organized periodically.
- Note: No broadheads or crossbows allowed unless during club events.
Black Powder
- Operates under “Long Rifles of San Joaquin.”
- Shoots are scheduled on the second Saturday of most months.
- Only rifles, smoothbores, and pistols based on pre-1840 designs allowed.
- A yearly aggregate awards program is in place.
Cowboy Shooting
- Relive the Old West spirit with the Two Rivers Posse group.
- Competitions are on the first Saturday and fourth Sunday each month.
- Part of the international Single Action Shooting Society (SASS).
- Features stages with reactive steel silhouette targets scored on speed and accuracy.
Rifle Range (Temporarily Closed)
- Designed for beginners to professionals.
- Offers help to new shooters.
- Matches take place the first Sunday of every month on the 100-yard range.
- Features the NRA National Match Course open to various rifles, with 5 distinct stages.
- Equipment like shooting mats, spotting scopes, shooting coats, and sight blackeners can be used.
Strengths:
- Safe and family-oriented environment.
- Various shooting opportunities from archery to cowboy shooting.
- Experienced staff offering tutorials, especially for beginners.
- Organized events and competitions.
- Affordable prices for most activities.
Weaknesses:
- Non-compliance with certain state regulations (as noted with the rifle range).
- Some users find the staff or range masters rude or unprofessional.
- Restrictions on the rate of fire might be limiting for some.
- The physical terrain of the area might be challenging for some participants.
- Current closure of the rifle range, which has garnered mixed feedback.
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