Aerial View of Club
Main Firing Line (Rifle & Pistol)
Our main line consists of four separate areas with eighty-two covered benches on a concrete pad for protection against the elements. It accommodates shooting at 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, and 1,000 yards, with the addition of steel gong targets at 300 and 1000 yards. For all distances, paper targets with coroplast backers are fastened to 1″ x 2″ wooden poles with plastic clamps to safeguard against ricochets. Patrons may also shoot our .22 caliber Rimfire Steel Gallery on the 25-yard Pistol Line with a .22 caliber rimfire pistol or rifle.
Pistol Challenge Course
The Pistol Challenge Course (PCC) is designed to provide an alternative to static shooting at a single paper target, as would normally be done on the mainline. Using either a pistol (with or without a holster) or a pistol-caliber carbine, the shooter can engage a variety of both paper and steel targets from varying distances and angles. Additionally, the PCC is designed to accommodate shooters of varying skills: CCW, IDPA, 3-Gun (pistol portion only), and target shooters simply looking for a change from shooting at single paper targets.
PISTOL CHALLENGE COURSE – COURSE OF FIRE:
– 6 SHOOTING POSITIONS
– ENGAGING 25 TARGETS
– DISTANCES FROM 25 YARDS TO 7 YARDS
– TAILORED TO YOUR SKILL LEVEL
PISTOL CALIBER CARBINE CHALLENGE COURSE – COURSE OF FIRE:
– 6 SHOOTING POSITIONS
– ENGAGING 25 TARGETS
– DISTANCES FROM 45 YARDS TO 20 YARDS
– TAILORED TO YOUR SKILL LEVEL
SKILL LEVELS:
– CCW
– COMPETITION – IDPA, 3-GUN (PISTOL ONLY)
– TACTICAL
ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?????
Hours – Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Closed Thursday and Friday.
Cost: $7 per round (2 flights) for members and $9 for non-members.
600-yard Rifle Range
Our 600-yard rifle range consists of approximately sixteen bench rest tables, with both paper and permanent steel targets. The 600-yard rifle range is available for members and the public during our normal operating hours unless previously rented or a competitive match is being held. Shooting the 600-yd range requires a formal qualification on our main firing line first, which demonstrates the ability to place five consecutive shots while maintaining 2 MOA @ 300 yards, with all shots striking within the black using a Birchwood Casey 6″ diameter Shoot-N-C Target or equivalent. Once qualified you will receive a qualification card in our office listing the rifle/sighting system you qualified with. Please note that the qualification is given for a specific shooter+rifle+sighting system combination, which means that if you have two rifles that you wish to shoot on the 600-yard yard range, you must qualify with both rifles on the 300-yard range first. You do not have to be a club member to be qualified for the 600-yard range. The 600-yard range is frequently used for scheduled matches, so please call ahead or check the calendar on this website to ensure that the range will be open for walk-up shooters before planning your visit.
1,000-yard Rifle Range
Our 1,000-yard rifle range is located on the Main Firing Line and consists of approximately eight bench rest tables, with steel gong targets. The 1,000-yard rifle range is available for use by members and the public during our normal operating hours.
Cowboy Action Bays
Our Cowboy Action Bay is available for private rentals and regularly hosts the Miakka Misfits Shoot on the third Sunday of every month.
Area 51 Rifle Range
The Area 51 firing line is fully covered on a large concrete pad and is available for private rentals.
Shotgun 5-Stand
5-Stand is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and Sundays from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. You must pay the daily range fee to use the 5-stand feature. Just stop by the office, sign the waiver, pay the daily range fee, and pick up your chips. The shooting fee is $7.50 per round of 25 for members and $9.50 for guests.
Our 5 stand features 10 traps with a large variety of throws including trap, battue, quartering out, crossers and rabbits. We have three difficulty levels in the courses of fire that that include a novice (green), intermediate (blue) and difficult (black). All courses of fire include singles, report and true pairs. Please limit shot sizes to 7-1/2, 8 or 9.
Loads of fun! Try it and we guarantee you will be back for more!
View a video of our 5-Stand facility by clicking here
Office
Our office is an air-conditioned building with main reception desk, snack area, men’s and women’s facilities, targets, water, soft drinks, snacks, ammunition for common calibers and frangible pistol ammunition (for use on our reactive steel pistol targets), club shirts and hats for sale. Members and guest check in at kiosk stations.
Classroom
Our classroom is an air-conditioned building primarily used for educational classes and meetings.
Archery Range
In addition to offering archers a traditional 60-yard course with bags as targets, MGAC also has 3-D targets and a 3-D hunting course with 15 different targets placed along a quarter-mile trail. There is no other course like this in Sarasota and Manatee counties!