Forbes Rifle & Pistol Club - Long Range Target Shooting in Colonie, New York

Special Announcements

Important Announcement!
Range will be closed from December 1st until March 1st.

DUE TO WEATHER CONDITION WE ASK THAT MEMBERS DO NOT DRIVE OUT ONTO THE RANG.

Spring Work Party

Saturday and Sunday April 3rd and 4th will be the work party days for this year.
Please come and help support you club and bring some tools too.

New Club Membership Information - January 2010 Newsletter

Small Arms Firing School - Saturday and Sunday, April 10 & 11 of 2010 Here at Forbes Rifle and Pistol Club

Please fill out the Registration Form and mail in to:

FORBES Rifle & Pistol Club SAFS, April 10 & 11, 2010
Forbes Rifle & Pistol Club,
c/o Ira Ruderman,
638 West Hudson Street, Long Beach, NY 11561

The Regular Quarterly Meeting of the Forbes Rifle and Pistol Club will be held on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at the Colonie VFW Post. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. The Post is reached by going east on Rifle Range Road (opposite the entrance to Forbes’ Range) to the end and turning right. The Post is on the left immediately after making the turn.

Club & Range Rules:
Shooting hours are from 8:00AM through dusk.
Actions must remain open until firearm is shouldered and aimed at target!
Never park or drive on top of berms.
Stay to the far-left when at the 300-yard berm.
A guest may shoot only once, thereafter must apply for membership.
New membership policies, view on our Membership page.
Annual dues are due by November 1, 2008 for calendar year 2009 membership.

Recent & Upcoming Matches:
2009-2010 ENYRL Smallbore Match Schedule
Smallbore Match - Friday, Jan 8th Moved to Pine Tree and the Jan 29 Match has been moved to Forbes. - NOTE CHANGE!!

Other Events & Items of Interest:
May 1st ENYRL End of Season Banquet
New Member Range Orientations - 2^nd Saturdays of the month @ 10:00, meet at range.

Club Description

Located in Colonie, NY the Forbes club has a 1000 yard range (with positions at 200, 300, 600, 800, 900 & 1000 yards) and a 200 yard covered range. Forbes sponsors High Power, Long Range High Power, Palma and Smallbore matches throughout the year.

The “Long View” – 1000 yard line – photo courtesy of John DeBrita – 2001 Long Range Regional

Welcome to the Forbes Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc. web-site.

At the June 2007 Long Range match, a national record for a Palma Match was set. Details will follow.

If competitive shooting interests you, further information, as well as an application, can be found at ourMembership page.