Membership Information
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Send membership dues to:
Taylor Pistol Club
P.O. Box 516
Taylor, MI 48180
Initiation fee is $15.
Annual dues are $45 with a mandatory 10 work hours, plus the annual Capital Improvement of $25.00 and the Mandatory Dues fee of $25. If you are not able to work the 10 hours your annual dues will double to $90 plus the $25 Capital Improvement and the $25 Mandatory Dues fees. Board members and seniors are exempt from the mandatory work hours, but no one except Life Members are exempt from paying the Capital Improvement and Mandatory Dues fees.
You will receive a $4.50 credit for any work hours up to 20 hours over the mandatory ten. If you work 20 or more hours, then you will only owe the $25 Capital Improvement and the $25 Mandatory Dues fees.
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We will be practicing outside from May 1st through September 30th, at the Outdoor Range on 16186 Racho Road in Taylor, Michigan. From October 1st through April 30, we will be practicing in the Taylor Police Range at 25555 Northline Road in Taylor, just East of Beech Daly.
You must be a member of the NRA for insurance purposes.
Indoor schedule: October 1 – April 30
Tuesdays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Bullseye match
Wednesdays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Action Pistol practice
Thursdays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Police Pistol Combat (PPC) practice
Outdoor schedule: May 1 – September 30
Tuesdays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Bullseye match
Wednesdays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Action Pistol practice
Thursdays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Police Pistol Combat (PPC) practice
During the Outdoor season, contact us to make sure that someone is on the range before you come to shoot. You can shoot at the 25 and 50 yard lines, and shoot magnums at the Outdoor Range.
If you are considering joining the club, come and see us during range hours. When you enter the club for the first time, introduce yourself to anyone in the range and tell them you are interested in joining. Ask for the Range Officer (RO) or a Board member who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
If you are serious about joining, tell the RO that you would like to join and if possible would like to shoot that night to demonstrate that you are a safe shooter. This is part of the approval process for membership. The RO will need to sign your membership application, as will an approving board member.
So bring your pistol, but leave it in the trunk. A .22 is fine but no magnum rounds of any caliber are allowed. You should only bring the gun in after the RO asks you to do so. You should only pull the gun out of your bag if and when the RO asks you to do it. Guns should be unloaded while at the range when you are not shooting.
If you are new to shooting and wish to learn to shoot, or if you wish to familiarize yourself with a particular discipline to compete in our Bullseye or PPC matches, tell the RO, and they can discuss with you a plan to teach you.
The RO officer will not care about your score or how many shots are outside the scoring ring; he only cares that you show that you are safe. Safety is of paramount importance, because without safety, we will not be able to practice in this or any other range. So, don’t waive your pistol about, and don’t point it at anyone or at yourself. Always point the barrel down range, and don’t shoot the floor, ceiling, walls, etc. If you want to impress the RO, you can help clean the range after practice – that is what all shooters do after practice.
If you fill out a membership application, please write a check for $110 ($15 initiation fee + $45 dues + $50 mandatory fees), and remember to sign the Release of Liability on the back of the form. If you can demonstrate that you are safe, then your application will be presented to the board at the next monthly meeting. At the meeting, a board member will report that he or an RO has observed you shoot and that you are safe. The board will vote you in and you can start after that.
If you want to shoot Bullseye, come on Tuesdays. Bullseye is usually shot with a .22 or .45 cal. During the Indoor season, we have league matches with the South Eastern Michigan Pistol Association. There are 3 teams at Taylor in this league, and all would be happy to add you to their membership list. Initially you could shoot without being part of a match, and so learn how the matches work. You may ask the RO in the control room or another member to help you during your practice/match.
If you have an interest in shooting PPC, come down on a Thursday. PPC is usually shot with a 6-inch revolver or with a semiautomatic 9 mm or .45 cal., but you may see other types of guns. Some are really customized, but that is something you can explore later.
Both disciplines teach you the foundation of shooting and allow you to sharpen your skills. You could then attend Wednesday nights to shoot Action Shooting sports like IDPA and USPSA/IPSC.
Practicing to shoot a match and shooting a timed and scored match provides the pressure that any shooter needs to be a safe and skilled shooter. It’s also a great way to support our club and our charities.
PPC and Bullseye matches are held throughout the year. They always need assistance with clean-up before, during, and after the matches. That’s where most members earn their work hours. Check https://www.taylorpistolclub.org/ for the schedule.
