All about The Hamilton Gun Club

Facilities:

The club boasts extensive outdoor facilities designed for various shotgun shooting disciplines, including:

• Trap Fields: The club has 22 trap fields, indicating a significant capacity for this popular shotgun sport.
• Skeet Fields: There are 5 dedicated skeet fields.
• Sporting Clays Layout: The club offers a sporting clays course, which simulates hunting scenarios with diverse target presentations.
• Five Stand Range: This is another shotgun discipline similar to sporting clays, trap, and skeet, featuring five stations and multiple strategically placed target throwers.
• Archery Range: The club also caters to archery enthusiasts with an outdoor range, offering distances from 20 to 60 yards.

The Hamilton Gun Club features a clubhouse, though specific details on its amenities beyond being a general gathering space are not extensively detailed. It offers ammunition sales and gun rentals.

Ranges and Disciplines:

The Hamilton Gun Club is primarily a shotgun-only club, focusing exclusively on clay target shooting. The disciplines offered include:

• Trap Shooting: Targets are launched from a single machine, generally away from the shooter.
• Skeet Shooting: This discipline involves targets launched from two "houses" at different heights, replicating the flight path of crossing birds.
• Sporting Clays: A more complex course with various launch points and target presentations designed to mimic real-world hunting scenarios.
• Five Stand: A compact version of sporting clays with five shooting stations and multiple target throwers.
• Archery: The club has an outdoor archery range for enthusiasts of bow and arrow shooting.

The maximum shot allowed for skeet is #9 lead target loads, while for all other disciplines, #7.5 & #8 lead loads are permitted.

Services and Membership:

The Hamilton Gun Club operates as a members-only facility, but it does offer opportunities for non-members to experience the sport.

• Corporate Event Packages: The club provides packages for corporate events, which include guns, ammunition, safety gear, and instructors, making it accessible for groups without prior experience.
• Membership: New members are welcome year-round. The membership process involves:
  • Booking an in-person appointment for a club safety orientation (at a cost).
  • Receiving a tour of the facility and instruction on safety standards.
  • A valid firearms license is required to shoot at the club.
  • Non-members must be invited, accompanied, and supervised by a member in good standing. Guests can shoot at members' rates for up to three times, after which they may be invited to join.
• Instruction: Instruction is available for various disciplines.
• Ammunition and Gun Rentals: The club provides ammunition and allows gun rentals on-site.
• League Shooting: The club supports league shooting for members.
• Food Availability: Food is available at the club.

The Hamilton Gun Club's commitment to its long history, diverse shotgun disciplines, and welcoming approach for both seasoned shooters and newcomers, through its corporate packages and supervised guest access, makes it a prominent destination for clay target shooting in the region.