keano44
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The Fusilier Complex is the name of a new private shooting range and gun club located about 25 miles northeast of Lafayette, Louisiana, near Arnaudville.
It was formally known as the Hub City Rifle and Pistol Club, of Lafayette, which lost its lease where the club had existed for the last 50+ years. There had been a search on for years, for new range property, because the club could feel the city growing all around it. The old range closed about 1-1/2 years ago when the lease was lost. The property search comittee had looked at many peices of property over the years, all rejected for one reason or another. There was a reward of $5000 offered to any member, in good standing, who submitted a property, which would ultimately be purchased by the club.
Three and one half years ago, I submitted the property which was purchased last October. ($5000 Reward! Sweet! the custom rifle I am having built with a portion of this reward will be the subject of a future topic)
There is much work to be done, and a meeting of the membership (currently around 600) has been called for Saturday, May 31, at 10:00AM, on the grounds of the new property. They are asking for volunteers to help in any way we can to get this new range started. The plan is to build a first rate shooting facility. There is road building to be done, a bridge to be built, berms to construct, bathrooms and a sewage system to install, local police, sherrifs, and politicians to contact in a tri-parish area, etc.
We are a 100% NRA affiliated club.
For more information, please visit www.HCRPC.com
The property is approximately 640 acres, (one square mile) and has been farmland for decades. The farmers contract on the property came up for renewal on January 1st, 2003, and then we had to wait until after winter for better weather to begin work on the new range. Much of it will remain in agricultural use, (which should help offset the note on the property) but, the club will start with about 100 acres to build a shooting range.
There are many "clubs within the club" such as the Shotgun shooters, the High Power Rifle shooters, Pistol Silhoute shooters, Benchrest and Hunter Rifle shooters, .22 Rimfire Benchrest, and Steel Plate shooters. I am exited about this, and hope others of you THR members who are local will check into joining. (Preacherman, this range will be about 1-1/2 hr. drive from Alexandria)
From Baton Rouge-about one hour
From Lafayette-about 35-40 minutes
It was formally known as the Hub City Rifle and Pistol Club, of Lafayette, which lost its lease where the club had existed for the last 50+ years. There had been a search on for years, for new range property, because the club could feel the city growing all around it. The old range closed about 1-1/2 years ago when the lease was lost. The property search comittee had looked at many peices of property over the years, all rejected for one reason or another. There was a reward of $5000 offered to any member, in good standing, who submitted a property, which would ultimately be purchased by the club.
Three and one half years ago, I submitted the property which was purchased last October. ($5000 Reward! Sweet! the custom rifle I am having built with a portion of this reward will be the subject of a future topic)
There is much work to be done, and a meeting of the membership (currently around 600) has been called for Saturday, May 31, at 10:00AM, on the grounds of the new property. They are asking for volunteers to help in any way we can to get this new range started. The plan is to build a first rate shooting facility. There is road building to be done, a bridge to be built, berms to construct, bathrooms and a sewage system to install, local police, sherrifs, and politicians to contact in a tri-parish area, etc.
We are a 100% NRA affiliated club.
For more information, please visit www.HCRPC.com
The property is approximately 640 acres, (one square mile) and has been farmland for decades. The farmers contract on the property came up for renewal on January 1st, 2003, and then we had to wait until after winter for better weather to begin work on the new range. Much of it will remain in agricultural use, (which should help offset the note on the property) but, the club will start with about 100 acres to build a shooting range.
There are many "clubs within the club" such as the Shotgun shooters, the High Power Rifle shooters, Pistol Silhoute shooters, Benchrest and Hunter Rifle shooters, .22 Rimfire Benchrest, and Steel Plate shooters. I am exited about this, and hope others of you THR members who are local will check into joining. (Preacherman, this range will be about 1-1/2 hr. drive from Alexandria)
From Baton Rouge-about one hour
From Lafayette-about 35-40 minutes
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