Belton Gun Club And Palmetto State Marksmen Association
2024 Smallbore/Precision Air Rifle Summer Camp
The 2024 South Carolina Junior Olympic Qualifier was held on 06 January 2024 at The Citadel College Daniel Inouye Rifle Marksmanship Center. From the results it appears as if a Camp Alum will be invited again this year to shoot 3-Position Smallbore in the 2024 Junior Olympics (JO) at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in April. It is also likely that a Summer Camp Alum from Kentucky will also be invited again this year after his Qualifier performance for his home state. This shooter from Kentucky just signed his “Letter of Intent” to attend Wofford College and shoot on the Wofford Rifle Team. Wofford is one of two college rifle teams in South Carolina competing in the SoCon of the NCAA.
June 17-21, 2024, has been set for the fifth annual Rifle Summer Camp we’ve held at Belton Gun Club. These dates have been finalized with Belton Gun Club, the Coaches, and Instructors. We will have an NRA Approved 3-Position match on the last day of Camp. The match will be a 3x20 and Camp will end at the conclusion of the match (around noon). Pre-registration is a MUST as Camp is limited to ten Athletes. This is a non-residential camp and there is no overnight housing on the Club. There are a couple of large metropolitan areas close by as well as Interstate 85. Lodging is plentiful. The Camp will include classroom instruction, and live-fire of rifles on an outdoor range in a formal manner under supervision of NRA/CMP/USA Shooting Coaches, Instructors, and Range Safety Officers.
If you are age 13 to 19 and interested in learning OLYMPIC-STYLE 3-Position Shooting, this Camp is for you! We also provide an opportunity for intermediate shooters to get advanced training, put practice rounds downrange and shoot another match before the National Matches. 3-Position Air Rifle is used on High School Teams. 3-Position Smallbore and International (Standing) Air Rifle is used in NCAA, World Cup and Olympic competitions. Belton Gun Club has 3-Position Smallbore Matches that are NRA Approved.
The NRA and CMP also have matches on the regional and national level. Tuition for the entire week of Camp is $175 which includes lunch (Mon.-Thurs.), rifles, ammunition, all shooting equipment, water and snacks. Athletes may bring their own eye and ear protection or use those provided. Athletes with their own match-grade rifles and shooting equipment are encouraged to bring it. Please note on your application if you are bringing a rifle(s).
If you would like to get more information, please email me at: bobgibson308@gmail.com
Belton Gun Club, Inc. - 153 Range Road, PO Box 126 - Belton, SC 29627
For information call (864) 318-4383 or email by following this link: Club Secretary