Since its founding on December 8, 1941, the Southern Indiana Rifle and Pistol Club (SIRAPC) has cultivated a rich tradition of marksmanship excellence, safety education, and camaraderie through competition. For over 80 years, SIRAPC has distinguished itself as a top Southern Indiana and Kentuckiana destination for precision shooting sports. SIRAPC’s 400+ current members, their guests as well as outside match competitors enjoy access to facilities designed for year-round competition and training rivaling many military ranges.
- Georgetown Indoor Range Located at Indian Creek Shooting Center in Georgetown, Indiana, the club’s climate-controlled indoor facility features a precision 50-foot range accommodating both pistol and air/rimfire rifle disciplines. This venue hosts weekly Wednesday evening Indoor Bullseye Pistol matches, along with NRA-sanctioned ‘1800’ pistol and Smallbore prone competitions as well as CMP-sanctioned Rimfire Sporter matches throughout the winter months to keep members actively shooting throughout the year.
- Borden Outdoor Range The club’s flagship facility first welcomed shooters during WWII when it was used as a National Guard training site. The 18-acre outdoor range features great vistas and animal sightings and is nestled among scenic farmland and state forestry property near Deam Lake. The range features shooting berms at 200, 300, and 500 yards shot on the same make of target carriers used at Camp Perry, providing competitive shooters with the distance and infrastructure needed for many traditional rifle disciplines, as well as 20 pistol firing points, 10 of which utilize a turning target system along with covered area for benchrest shooting.
SIRAPC distinguishes itself through an impressive calendar of monthly competitions across multiple disciplines:
- NRA Bullseye Pistol
- NRA F-Class and Midrange Prone matches
- NRA Smallbore prone
- CMP Service Rifle competitions
- CMP-sanctioned Vintage Rifle “Games” Matches featuring historic military rifles including the M1 Garand, 1903 Springfield, and foreign military variants
- CMP Vintage Sniper Rifle team matches
- The club’s annual CMP-sanctioned Excellence in Competition (EIC) Rifle match
- CMP-sanctioned Garand and Sniper Team State Championships for Indiana and Kentucky
- Various Club Trophy matches dating back 50 years
- Venue for the Indiana State Pistol Championship.
SIRAPC members regularly travel to compete in the CMP Travel Games series held across the country, as well as the National Matches at historic Camp Perry. This traveling contingent exemplifies the club’s commitment to excellence and competitive spirit at the highest levels of marksmanship and has fostered several National Match trophy wins and a variety of national achievement awards and medals in a multitude of disciplines.
New shooter development stands as a cornerstone of SIRAPC’s mission. The club regularly hosts formal clinics led by experienced competitors, ensuring newcomers receive expert guidance in their chosen discipline. Furthermore, the club’s comprehensive loaner program removes financial barriers to entry, providing club-owned M1 Garand rifles and ammunition (for purchase) so prospective members can experience competition before investing in equipment. Members routinely bring spare gear to matches, embodying the club’s unofficial motto: “Lack of equipment is never an excuse for not participating.”
SIRAPC invests significantly in youth shooting sports, sponsoring both a junior sporter air rifle team and a precision smallbore team in partnership with the local JROTC precision air rifle program. These junior shooters have already distinguished themselves on the national stage, capturing the Navy JROTC Championship at Camp Perry and the Indiana State Championship this past season.
For over eight decades, SIRAPC has remained dedicated to fostering excellence in competitive shooting while building a welcoming community where shooters of all skill levels can explore and pursue their passion for marksmanship.
If you would like to learn more about the Southern Indiana Rifle and pistol club visit their website at WWW.SIRAPC.com
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