Since 1967, the PA 1000 Yard Benchrest Club has been holding sanctioned competitions of long range benchrest shooting. Owing a lot of its history to the nearby municipality of Williamsport Pennsylvania, it has become known as the "Williamsport Club". We are proud to be the birthplace of 1000 yard shooting. Our club holds ten regular sanctioned matches each season, none any closer than two weeks apart. The 1000 Yard World Open is always held here in July of each year, and also several "Fun Shoot" weekends, two before and one after the season. Classes fired are Light Gun on Saturdays and Heavy Gun on Sundays. References to these are made repeatedly throughout the site and definitions of each may be found in the rules section.

2009-06-16 - SCHEDULE DATES FOR MATCH 7 and 8

Match 7 is scheduled for August 15 & 16; Match 8 is scheduled for August 29 & 30.
Also set your schedule for 600 Yard Matches on 6/27, 7/25, 8/15, 8/29 and 9/12 after the completion of the Light Gun Match. Fees are $17 per class, collected on the firing line. Sign up sheets in the club house with deadline at 1PM day of the match.

2009-05-25 - 2009 World Open

Two day 2009 World Open at The Original Pennsylvania 1000 Yard Bench Rest Club will be held July 11th and 12th. Early registration deadline is July 3rd, no entries after July 10th. Entry forms available here or visit the World Open web page.
There will be a meal available for purchase at the range Friday night and a pancake breakfast Sunday morning at a cost of $7.00 each. There will also be food available for purchase both days of the shoot.
NO ALCOHOLIC beverages are allowed on club grounds at any time.

2009-05-21 - News Letter on Line

You can now read Match 1, Match 2, Match 3, Match 4 news letters on line. It may take a few seconds to launch so be patient.

2009-04-20 - 2009 FUND RAISER

The Original PA 1000 Yard Benchrest Club, Inc. will be having a fund raiser in 2009 to help offset the cost to rebuild the pits at a donation of $20.00 per ticket and a maximum of 750 tickets available.
Grand Prize: Alaska Wilderness Fishing Trip for Two or $5000.00 Cash.
2nd Prize: Barnett Cross Bow or $500.00 Cash.
3rd Prize: $250.00 Cash.
Drawing date July 12, 2009 at the World Open.
See any member for tickets or those listed on the Contact page.

New Members Who Need Information:

should contact anyone on the contact page with any questions about getting started here at the club. There's phone numbers and email addresses there for all the people you need to ask concerning anything to do with the club. Also, information about how to obtain a memberhship can be found in the club info section.

If you think this looks like fun and you'd like to give 1000 yard shooting a try, don't shy away because you don't have the equipment or know anyone who does. Contact someone here and see what's available for a given weekend. There's always someone willing to bring extra equipment for a new shooter to try out. Give some notice to any one of the people listed on the contact page and they can help you to make arrangements and give it a try. Be warned, it's addicting. Once you get the bug, it's hard to walk away.

Club Cookbooks Are Only $10.00

There are cookbooks for sale at the clubhouse for a real bargain price of $10.00. Do yourself and the club a favor and purchase one when you stop in. They are really very nice and would make a great gift, even if you're not a cook. Lets face it, we all like eating!