The Clarence Shooting Club currently participates in the indoor Suburban Pistol League (SPL) and the Western New York Outdoor Pistol League. There is a third league in the area, the Niagara Frontier Pistol League, which we used to participate in, it is very similar to the SPL, we would love to join the league again if we can generate enough interest as a club to field a full team.
Suburban Pistol League (SPL)
The Suburban Pistol League (SPL) is an indoor NRA Precision Pistol (formally known as NRA Conventional Pistol) league fired on week nights between 7:00 – 9:00pm starting the week of October 9th running until the beginning of February. All teams are accepting new shooters.
It is the second oldest shooting league in Western New York history and is similar to the Niagara Frontier Pistol League. There are teams and ranges in most areas of WNY. Shooters of all levels of experience are welcome. Each match has an “actual” winner and a “handicap” winner. The “actual” and the “handicap” teams consists of the top five shooters for the match in each category, respectively. So shooters all skill levels can make the difference in a given match.
During a typical week teams will fire one .22 caliber, 30 round, match (also known as a National Match Course or NMC). Each match is $3.00. For the 2023/2024 season “local” matches will fired shoulder-to-shoulder and are being hosted at each club’s home range, whereas the matches for clubs that are more distant from each other are being conducted as “postals”. Please download the schedule below.
Western New York Outdoor Pistol League (WNYOPL)
This outdoor traveling pistol league runs from Early-May until Early-October each year. Matches are on Sunday morning (8:30 AM signup / 9 AM to noon Match).
The 1st match is a .22 match. The (optional) 2nd match is an open caliber centerfire match.
Typically four matches (also referred to as relays) are fired (i.e., .22/centerfire/.22/centerfire) each week and an unlimited amount of “shoot-aheads” are allowed.
A competitor may elect to fire .22 caliber during the centerfire match, but not vice versa.
The league is run at the following range locations and each match is hosted by a different participating team:
Tonawanda Sportsman Club range (“TSC”) located at:
5657 Killian Rd., North Tonawanda, NY 14120
Niagara County range (“NCSA”) located at:
2505 Lower Mountain Road, Ransomville, NY 14131
Ten X range (“10X”) Located at:
Newstead/Akron, NY 14001
Note: In addition to the above Sunday schedule. Shooters can “Shoot Ahead” for matches at the Ten-X Outdoor Range on the following Thursday nights. Preparation Time Starts at 6:27PM, Matches start at 6:30PM Sharp!
June 6, 20, and 27
July 11 and 25
August 8 and 22
Or if NCSA is more convenient, you can “Shoot Ahead” there on Wednesday nights, with the matches starting a 6PM (Preparation time starts at 5:57PM)
Each match is a 30 round match (also known as a National Match Course or NMC). It is fired in stages. The stages are slow, timed, and rapid. The slow-fire target is 10 shots over 10 minutes, shot at a target a 50-yards. The timed-fire stage is 5 shots over 20 seconds, fired twice at 25-yards. The rapid-fire stage is 5 shots over 10 seconds, fired twice, at 25-yards. Each target is worth 100 points and the match is worth 300 points.
League Registration Fee: $5.00
Match Registration Fee: $4.00 per gun.
Clarence Shooting Club, covers the league registration fee for our members. We are always looking for new shooters.