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Volunteer Rifle and Pistol Club
Serving East Tennessee Shooters Since 1930

2327 Rifle Range Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918

Volunteer Rifle & Pistol Club (VRPC) operates within the TWRA’s John Sevier Hunter Education Center.  VRPC provides shooting facilities to members and the public.  The club programs include skeet, trap, and 5-stand.  The club also has a monthly action pistol program. See the newsletter for details, dates, hours, etc.  A range safety officer must be present on any range in use.

Hours

  • Closed the first full weekend of each month and all holidays.

  • The benchrest range is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 1:00-6:00 and Saturdays from 10:00-6:00. Recently, TWRA added a stand-up pistol shooting section to the benchrest range with targets at 3, 5, and 7 yards. The last benchrest ticket will be sold at 5:00 during daylight saving time and 4:00 during standard time.

  • Shotgun ranges are open on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-6:00. Shooters must check in before 4:45. All shooting must be complete by 6:00. Shotgun ranges are also open on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-10:00 for VRPC members only. (Join us!) Shooters need to check in between 6:30 and 7:00.

  • Shotgun ranges will shoot either skeet, trap, or 5-stand, at the discretion of the Range Safety Officer. Check the calendar >>.

Prices

$10.50 TWRA permit fee (waived for VRPC members)

Shotgun course fees per round (skeet, trap, or 5-stand)—

Non-member – $8 per round of 25 targets
Club member – $5 per round of 25 targets

Safety

  • All traffic, except club members with key cards, must check in at the gate.

  • A valid drivers license, social security number, or TWRA ID are required to use the range regardless of age.

  • A Range Safety Officer (RSO) will be present during all shooting and will be in control of the range.

  • Firearms must be cased and unloaded.

  • Eye and ear protection is required.

  • All shotguns must have a stock (no pistol grips) and only slugs may be shot at the bench rest range.

  • Skeet ammunition is limited to #8 or #9 shot only, due to a short fallout zone. Trap and 5-stand are limited to #7 ½, #8, or #9.