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.

2010-01-06 - 2010 EASTERN SPORTS & OUTDOOR SHOW

VISIT US AT THE 2010 EASTERN SPORTS & OUTDOOR SHOW BOOTH 2737 February 6-14.

2009-09-27 - 2009 SHOOTER OF THE YEAR

Matt Kline wins two gun shooter of the year.
Kathy Saltalamachia wins heavy gun shooter of the year.
Matt Kline wins light gun shooter of the year.

There was a first time ever in club history Sunday, 9/27/09, during the shoot off for score when all ten shooters shot all 10 shots in the blue.

2009-09-24 - Montana Northwest 1000 Yard Benchrest Club

Link to the Montana Northwest 1000 Yard Benchrest Club. Tom Mousel of Kalispell, Mt., set four (4) new World Records: Light Gun 6 Match Score (98.000), 6 Match Group (5.251) and Heavy Gun 6 Match Score (98.500) with a 10 Match Score of 94.900.
Leo Anderson, also from Kalispell, set one new world record Light Gun 10 Match Group (6.292).
Leo Anderson also enters the Hall of Fame for both Heavy and Light Gun.

2009-05-21 - 2009 NEWSLETTERS ON LINE

You can now read Match 1, Match 2, Match 3, Match 4, Match 5, Match 6, Match 7, Match 8, Match 9, Match 10, World Open newsletters on line. It may take a few seconds to launch so be patient.

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!