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Active junior program shooting air rifle and smallbore; adding a dedicated air range and classroom; ran a beginner air-rifle course for Scouts.

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4-H shooting sports across 66 Pennsylvania counties; 2026 state contest included an air rifle division open to first-time clubs.

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4-H club whose members 'learn how to safely shoot air rifle'; meets every other Wednesday evening.

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Somerset County 4-H club listing air rifle among its projects, alongside wildlife, livestock, and crafts.

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Somerset County 4-H club listing riflery and air riflery among its projects.

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Westmoreland County 4-H club with shooting-sports projects including archery and air rifle.

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Rutgers-based 4-H shooting sports with county clubs across New Jersey; instructor certification includes air rifle; explicitly development-first, not competition-first.

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4-H shooting sports through Cornell Cooperative Extension in 38 counties, ages 8-18, with junior-instructor certification paths.

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Hosts AAFTA-rules field target matches on a 15-lane, 60-shot course (10-55 yards); explicitly invites equipment-less newcomers to try the sport.

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$10 per match entry (published)

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AAFTA-affiliated club running field target since 2007 — knockdown targets, 10-55 yards, Open/WFTF/Hunter divisions under AAFTA rules.

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$15.00 for the day's matches (published)

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Runs an AAFTA field target program and air gun ranges (indoor and outdoor) plus air gun silhouette; some sanctioned matches open to non-members.

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Monthly AAFTA field target matches (fourth Saturdays) explicitly open to the public and to all shooters — members and non-members alike.

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$15 per shooter (published)

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AAFTA field target outdoors April-November and indoors in winter, plus air rifle silhouette and speed silhouette; events designed to be 'accessible to new shooters'.

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$5 per loop (published; 60-shot course = 3 loops)

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AAFTA-style woods and field air rifle on wooded lanes with unmarked distances — monthly Sunday matches April through November, plus a late-August Grand Prix.

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$15 non-members / $10 members per match (published)

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Host club of AAFTA's Baystate Challenge Grand Prix and the 2024 AAFTA Nationals; one of six clubs in the New England Field Target League.

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One of six New England clubs that joined to promote airgun field target; league season runs April through October on member clubs' grounds.

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Runs a published air-gun match series (field target and silhouette, PCP and Piston divisions); matches carry open entry with published fees, and PCP shooters get range air provided.

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$15 adults / $10 juniors and RFG members per match (published)

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Maine's field target club in the New England Field Target League; also on AAFTA's member-club rolls.

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Walk-in, airgun-only indoor range (50 ft, six lanes) with rentals, a one-time safety orientation, and staff who 'always help you get started'.

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$20/hour first shooter per lane; $10/hour each companion (published)

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Wednesday-evening airgun benchrest practice (100 yards, $10, 5pm till dark) run by New England AirGun at the club's range; also co-hosts the Central Mass Airgun Challenge.

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$10 per person (published)

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Recreational youth marksmanship on club air rifles — third Friday evenings October through April, with a new-shooter orientation before every first session.

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$8.00 per shooter per session (published)

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Dedicated outdoor 10-meter air rifle/pistol pellet range (four ports, .177 and .22 pellets only) plus indoor air rifle allowed; youth entry via junior clubs.

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Youth club whose basic program is NRA air rifle — target rifles, pellets, mats, and scopes all provided, taught by NRA-certified instructors, ages 10-18.

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Program fee exists (covers materials partly) — amount via the club's junior application, not published online

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Tuesday-night 10-meter indoor air rifle and pistol league, October through April — $2 a night with ISSF targets provided and loaner rifles available.

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$2 per night, official targets provided (published)

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Annual five-week youth air rifle training (ages 8-18) on NRA-supplied equipment with fully trained NRA instructors, usually starting in January.

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Modest program fee (amount not published) — includes required insurance and a junior membership for the year

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