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History
Rifle & Pistol Ranges Available
Membership Information
From Bud Jackson
The Bay Gun Club was organized in late 1950’s and by 1959 it was an NRA affiliated club with approximately 75 members with a 100 member limit. It also included a NRA sponsored Jr. Club which had up to 40 or so members and was very important to the Sr. Club membership. Meetings were held at the Point Comfort City Hall
From Bud Jackson
The Bay Gun Club was organized in late 1950’s and by 1959 it was an NRA affiliated club with approximately 75 members with a 100 member limit. It also included a NRA sponsored Jr. Club which had up to 40 or so members and was very important to the Sr. Club membership. Meetings were held at the Point Comfort City Hall auditorium. The first range was on the Perry Haskin Ranch in the Port Alto-Olivia area. Some years later it was relocated to the Dick Traylor property outside Point Comfort, and then to its present location off Loop 1090. The range is owned by the City of Port Lavaca and shared with the Port Lavaca Police Department and other law enforcement personnel under the direction of the Police Chief and Fire Chief and the City Manager. Meetings were moved and held in the first State Bank community room. Some of the people and contractors involved in constructing and building ranges were Wayne Lindsey, Tony Holida, Felipe Gonzales, Rexco Co., BHB Machine Works with many members contributing down through the years. Some of which, past & present were: George Hart, Crawford Baker, George Smith, Don Larkin, Dr. Bonar, Dr. Heckrodt, Al Rambiken, Sam, McReynolds, Roy Alexander, Glynn Palmer, Pete Kirby, Shorty Steen, Ed, Taylor, L.A. Pfeil, James, Brooks, Fred Schultz, W.H. Bauer Jr., Claughton Johnson, Eddie Schneider, Charles Schneider, John Braugh, Chester Ford, Joe McClure, Art Gutierrez, R.T. McDanel, Harold Smith, Mike Walker, Chuck Samaha, Bruce Blevins, Henry Guetebier, Bubba Lacy, George Dykes, Clyde Starnes, Phil Howard, Vernon Ruddick, Don Craig, Allen Tharling. Anyone overlooked with regret. Also thanks to the present active members. The club now meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the VFW Hall in Port Lavaca, TX, at 7:30 p.m. with a membership of 300 plus members. Special shoots are held from time to time in the year.
Membership Information
Rifle & Pistol Ranges Available
Membership Information
Interested in being a member? Can't make a meeting? Not a problem. See below for information on becoming a member and get access to the area gun range whenever you want.
Becoming a member is easy.
- A background check is required. If you have a LTC or a TWIC card, no background check is needed. If you do not have one of the mentioned credenti
Interested in being a member? Can't make a meeting? Not a problem. See below for information on becoming a member and get access to the area gun range whenever you want.
Becoming a member is easy.
- A background check is required. If you have a LTC or a TWIC card, no background check is needed. If you do not have one of the mentioned credentials, start the process here.
- Fill out the new membership form found on the Forms & Documents page.
- Mail in your form with fee to the club mailing address. Or bring with you to the next club meeting.
- The club will mail your membership card or present to you at meeting.
For questions or more information, drop us a line at baygunclub.pltx@gmail.com
Rifle & Pistol Ranges Available
Rifle & Pistol Ranges Available
Rifle & Pistol Ranges Available
The rifle range has 50, 100 and 200 yard target backboards.
Pistol range has 5 backstops for targets and several metal targets. No stick-on targets. Please use staples or push pins for applying targets. The club keeps the range looking sharp.