Westford Sportsmen's Club, Inc.

Outdoor Pistol & Rifle

80 West Street, Westford, MA

Events in March 2025

Outdoor Rifle & Pistol Range Events

Outdoor Range Safety Briefing (Pistol range closed 1PM-2PM)

RESCHEDULED Action Bay Qualifications (PISTOL RANGE CLOSED)

Rifle range

The club has a 25 yard handgun range and a 100 yard rifle range open to all calibers. The short (“handgun”) range has permanent target holders placed at 15′, 21′, 25′, 30′, 35′, 50′ and 75′ (berm at 85′). The long (“rifle”) range target holders are at 25yd, 50yd and 100yd (berms at 50yd and 100yd).

Normal operating hours are from 8AM to sunset, with the exception of Sundays, when no outdoor shooting of any kind is allowed before 1PM. Range rules are available here.

The club fields an indoor pistol league (.22 bullseye) team. For more information, contact the pistol committee chairman.

For more information on the club’s 50 foot indoor pistol range, see here.

9 Outdoor Range Safety Briefing (Pistol range closed 1PM-2PM) Outdoor Range Safety Briefing (Pistol range closed 1PM-2PM) 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm March 9, 2025 Registration Required!! All members must have an Orange Card to use the outdoor ranges. Cards are issued after a safety briefing, given by the Outdoor Range Chair. To attend, you must register by EMailing the Chair at least 3 days in advance. Please follow the instructions in the Chair's response carefully. Note well: you must register to ensure that you can be notified of a last-minute schedule changes. Indoor Range, Clubhouse Downstairs View Location

16 RESCHEDULED Action Bay Qualifications (PISTOL RANGE CLOSED) RESCHEDULED Action Bay Qualifications (PISTOL RANGE CLOSED) 11:30 am – 1:30 pm March 16, 2025 Qualifications for use of the Action Bays by club members, to ensure that participants can safely use a holster with a handgun and shoot safely. In essence, there will be a written test, and you will be required to draw and fire from a holster and hit a target at thirty feet. Requirements: Center fire handgun in an acceptable caliber (see the rules) Belt-style holster that completely covers the trigger guard of the gun At least 30 rounds of ammo Orange range card (see the CRO for replacement of lost cards) Eye and ear protection Baseball-style hat A digital/printed copy of the rules for reference during the test A pen to take the written test Full requirements are in the Action Bay Qualification Procedures. The test is an open book 25-question multiple-choice which must be completed in 30 minutes. The passing grade is 84%, and requires great familiarity with the rules to finish in time. Resources: Action Bay Range Rules and Cross Functional Rules Registration is required, to ensure that you can be notified of last-minute schedule changes. Contact Action Bay Chair. This is a qualification session for the Action Bays. Successful completion is required to gain access to the Action Bays. Outdoor Action Bay Range View Location