Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


1. What are your match fees?

2. Do you offer any special discounts for ladies or youth?

3. What kind of equipment do I need to bring to shoot?

4. Can Taft Sport Shooters provide equipment for loan?

5. What are the rules for each match?

6. What level of shooter can participate?

7. What does it mean that Taft Sportsmen's Club is a "cold range"?

8. How do the IDPA Award Pins work?

1. What are your match fees?

3F Match Fee: $25
TSC or active duty military with ID: $20

IDPA Match Fee: $25
TSC or IDPA Members: $20
TSC and IDPA Members or active duty military with ID: $15
Tactical Shotgun Match Fee: $25
TSC or active duty military with ID: $20

2. Do you offer any special discounts for ladies or youth?

The Taft IDPA allows all youth and first time ladies shooters to shoot for free. For more details on the youth program, please see our Youth Shooting Program Page.

First time, adult ladies that come shoot our matches will shoot for free and are eligible to borrow our equipment and shoot our ammunition. After shooting your first match, the adult ladies will be expected to pay for their next match and ammo. We do not want new lady shooters to have any excuses not to come out to the range and no excuses for everyone else not to invite them. We are sure once you come out and enjoy a day of shooting with us, you will be back.

If you have a 9mm, .38 Special, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP, this ammo will always be available while supplies last. However, the Club equipment is available on a first come, first served basis (and the equipment is also available for youth shooters too). Please arrive to the range early in order to make sure you are taken care of. No reservations can be made prior to match day registration.

3. What kind of equipment do I need to shoot?

Please see the individual shooting disciplines for their required equipment. Fabulous Ferrous Fracas - International Defensive Pistol Association - Tactical Shotgun

4. Can Taft Sport Shooters provide equipment for loan?

Thanks to a grant provided by the Friends of NRA, the Taft Sport Shooters does have four Glock 19, 9mm handguns for loan and all the necessary accessories. These firearms and accessories are available to youth and first time adult ladies shooters on a first come, first served basis. If any of the equipment is still available, we can loan it out for the match to other adults.

5. What are the rules for your competitions?

Please see the individual shooting disciplines for their specific rules. Fabulous Ferrous Fracas - International Defensive Pistol Association - Tactical Shotgun

6. What level of shooter can participate?

We encourage any level of shooter to come out and enjoy a safe, fun day of shooting with us. All of our events are uniquely designed in order to reduce the amount of equipment and experience needed to have an enjoyable day at the range. You do not need any special type of equipment to just come try out our matches.

7. What does it mean that Taft Sportsmen's Club is a "cold range"?

In order to maximize safety, the Taft Sportsmen's Club is a cold range. This means that all guns should be unloaded at the range at all times when not at the firing line with a safety officer (SO) present.

This means when you show up to the range, your firearm should be unloaded and in a container, bag, or holster. All firearms handling should occur at a designated safe area. While in the designated safety area, no ammunition can be handled.

All shooters will know you are following these rules when your handgun is in its holster and with applicable semi-automatic handguns the magazine well is empty and your hammer is down.

8. How do the IDPA Award Pins work??

Taft Sport Shooters have purchased award pins for IDPA members and winners in our matches. The following pins will be awarded for every designated IDPA, Tactical Shotgun, or 3F match.

Division Champion (DC) - There must be at least 5 participants in your division (unclassified members count and may win DC).
First Place - There must be at least 5 participants (not counting DC) in your class. Unclassified shooters are ineligible.
Second Place - There must be at least 6 participants (not counting DC) in your class. Unclassified shooters are ineligible.
Third Place - There must be at least 8 participants (not counting DC) in your class. Unclassified shooters are ineligible.

Award Pins will be awarded to the shooter at the start of the next month's match. You do not have to be a Taft Sports Shooters member to win, you just must be properly classified. Some exceptions to the member requirements will be made when shooting Tactical Shotgun Matches. The Facebook Event Page will specify how the match awards will be handled.