4-H Shooting Sports Resource List
RIFLE:
Savage Arms, Inc.
100 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Phone: (413) 568-7001
Fax: (413) 562-7764
www.savagearms.com
Contact: Ron Coburn
Manufacturers of .22 rifles, centerfire rifles and centerfire pistols
Savage offers a special purchase plan for 4-H instructors
Catalog material is available
Remington Arms Co, Inc.
870 Remington Drive
Madison, NC 27025
Phone: (336) 548-8572
Fax: (336) 548-7772
www.remington.com
Contact: Al Russo
Manufacturers of centerfire and rimfire rifles
Remington offers an instructor purchase plan
Catalog material an instructional handouts are available
H&R 1871, LLC.
60 Industrial Rowe
Gardner, MA 01440
Phone: (978) 632-9393
Fax: (978) 632-2300
Contact: Educational Coordinator
Manufacturers of single shot centerfire and rimfire rifles
H & R offers special incentives for instructors. Call for details
Henry Repeating Arms Company
110 8th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
Phone: (718) 499-5600
Fax: (718) 768-8056
www.henryrepeating.com
Contact: Anthony Imperato
Manufacturers of rimfire repeating rifles
Henry offers a special purchase program for instructors, call for details.
Browning
One Browning Place
Morgan, UT 84050
Phone: (801) 876-2711
Fax: (801) 876-3331
www.browning.com
Contact: Paul Thompson
Manufacturers of rifles, shotguns, pistols, archery, clothing, and knives
Browning has a special purchase program for instructors, call for details.
SHOTGUNS:
Remington Arms Co. Inc.
870 Remington Drive
Madison, NC 27025
Phone: (800) 243-9700
Fax: (336) 548-7814
www.remington.com
Contact: Randy Moeller
Manufacturers of pump and semi auto shotguns
Remington offers an instructor purchase plan
Catalog material and instructional handouts are available
H&R 1871, LLC.
60 Industrial Rowe
Gardner, MA 01440
Phone: (978) 632-9393
Fax: (978) 632-2300
Contact: Robin Sharpless, or the Education Coordinator
Manufacturers of single shot shotguns, centerfire rifles and rimfire rifles for youth and
adults
H&R offers special incentives for instructors. Call for details
Ithaca Gun Company
901 State Route 34B
Kind Ferry, NY 13081
Phone: (315) 364-7171
Fax: (315) 364-5134
www.ithacagun.com
Contact: Robin Sharpless
Manufacturers of pump shotguns
Ithaca offers special purchase plan for instructors, call for details.
Browning
One Browning Place
Morgan, UT 84050
Phone: (801) 876-2711
Fax: (801) 876-3331
www.browning.com
Contact: Paul Thompson
Manufacturers of rifles, shotguns, pistols, archery, clothing, and knives
Browning has a special program for instructors, call for details
Trius Products, Inc.
221 South Miami Avenue
Cleves, OH 45002
Phone: (513) 941-5682
Fax: (513) 941-7970
www.gzanders.com
Contact: Hart Luebkeman
Manufacturers target throwers, traps, and clay targets
Trius offers an instructor purchase plan and will rebuild old traps
PISTOLS:
Smith & Wesson
2100 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104
Phone: (413) 781-8300
Fax: (413) 747-3317
www.smith-wesson.com
Contact: Ken Jorgenson
Manufacturers of centerfire and rimfire handguns
S&W has special offers for instructors
Call for details
Thompson/Center Arms Company
P.O. Box 5002
Rochester, NH 03867
Phone: (603) 332-2394
Fax: (603) 332-5133
www.tcarms.com
Contact: Tim Pancurak
Manufacturers of single shot centerfire and rimfire pistols and accessories
T/C has an instructor purchase plan
Catalogs and handout materials are available. Call for details
High Standard Mfg. Co.
10606 Hempstead Hwy.-#116
Houston, TX 77092
Phone: (713) 686-3232
Fax: (713) 686-3232
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Alan Aaronstein
Manufacturers of rimfire target handguns
High standard offers a special purchase program for instructors, call for details
Browning
One Browning Place
Morgan, UT 84050
Phone: (801) 876-2711
Fax: (801) 876-3331
www.browning.com
Contact: Paul Thompson
Manufacturers of rifles, shotguns, archery, clothing, and knives
Browning has a special program for instructors, call for details
MUZZLELOADING:
Thompson/ Center Arms Company
P.O. Box 5002
400 N. Main Street
Rochester, NH 03867
Phone: (603) 332-2394
Fax: (603) 332-5133
www.tcarms.com
Contact: Tim Pancurak
Manufacturers of single shot centerfire and rimfire pistols and accessories
Manufacturers of black powder rifles and accessories, single shot cartridge pistols and
rifles with interchangeable barrels, muzzleloading accessories
T/C has an instructor purchase plan
Catalogs and handout materials are available. Call for details
Connecticut Valley Arms (CVA)
5988 Peachtree Corners East
Norcross, GA 30071
Phone: (770) 449-4687
Fax: (770) 242-8546
www.cva.com
Contact: Bob Hickey, John Palmer-Ext. #105, Dave Merideth
Manufacturers of black powder rifles, revolvers, muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and
accessories
CVA has an instructor purchase plan and a special beginners package that includes a
youth size rifle, all accessories, and a hard gun case
Catalog and handout materials are available. Call for details
Lyman Products Corp.
475 Smith Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 632-2020
Fax: (860) 632-1699
E-mail: [email protected]
www.lymanproducts.com
Contact: Ed Schmitt
Manufacturers of muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and accessories
Lyman has an instructor purchase plan
Catalog and handout materials are available. Call for details
Hornady Manufacturing
3625 Old Potash Hwy.
Grand Island, NE 68803
Phone: (308) 382-1390
Fax: (308) 382-5761
www.hornady.com
Contact: Michelle Fitzke
Manufacturers of muzzleloading bullets and lead round balls
Hornady has an instructor purchase plan
Catalog and handout materials are available. Call for details
Ox-Yoke Originals
34 West Main Street
Milo, ME 04463
Phone: (800) 231-8313
Fax: (207) 943-2416
www.oxyokeoriginals.com
Contact: Stan Simonian, Scott Lee
Manufacturers of muzzleloading accessories and cleaning products for modern and black
powder guns and lubricants.
Ox-Yoke has an instructor program
Catalog and videos are available. Call for details
AIRGUNS:
Crossman Airguns
Routes 5 & 20
East Bloomfield, NY 14443
Phone: (800) 724-7486
Phone: (716) 657-6161
Fax: (716) 657-5405
Bob Solivera at his home: (718) 273-0666
www.crossman.com
Contact: Bob Solivera- Youth Program Coordinator
Manufacturers of pneumatic and CO2 air rifles and pistols, targets, airgun ammunition,
scopes and accessories
Crosman offers a consignment program, instructor purchase plan, catalogs, training
Materials and handouts. Call for details
Daisy Manufacturing Company
308 Stibling Drive
Rogers, AR 72756
Phone: (479) 636-1200
www.daisy.com
Contact: Kevin Franklin
Manufacturers of air guns, targets, educational kits, and accessories
Daisy has a loaner program and an instructor purchase plan
Daisy Manufacturing Company
2111 S. 8th Street
Rogers, AR 72756
Phone: (501) 636-1200
Fax: (501) 636-1601
www.daisy.com
Contact: John Ford
Manufacturers of air-guns, targets, educational kits, related accessories
Daisy offers a loaner program and an instructor purchase plan
AMMUNITION:
Federal Cartridge Company
900 Ellen Drive
Anoka, MN 55303
Phone: (612) 323-3833
Fax: (612) 323-2506
www.federalcartridge.com
Contact: Ryan Bronson
Manufacturers of centerfire, rimfire, and shotshell ammunition
Federal offers an instructor purchase plan
Catalogs, training material and handouts are available. Call for details or visit the
website
Winchester Ammunition
427 N. Shamrock Street
East Alton, IL 62024
Phone: (618) 258-2000
Fax: (618) 258-3609
www.winchester.com
Contact: Mary Ann Ventriss
Manufacturers of ammunition and reloading components
Winchester offers an instructor program
Catalogs, training material and handouts are available. Call for details
KNIVES & SHARPENING EQUIPMENT:
Gatco Sharpeners/ Timberline Knives
P.O. Box 600
Getzville, NY 14068-0600
Phone: (716) 877-2200
Fax: (716) 877-2591
E-mail: [email protected]
www.greatamericantool.com
Contact: John Anthon
Manufacturers of Timberline knives, Gatco sharpening tools and accessories
Gatco offers an instructor purchase plan
Printed promotional material is available. Call for details
Imperial Schrade Corporation
7 Schrade Court
Ellenville, NY 12428
Phone: (914) 647-7601
Fax: (914) 210-8671
www.schradeknives.com
Contact: Rick Nebel
Manufacturers of knives and knife care products
Schrade has a special purchase plan for instructors, call for details
TRAP EQUIPMENT:
Clay Games, Inc.
55 Lane 240 Big Otter Lake
Fremont, IN 46737
Phone: (219) 833-6645
Fax: (219) 833-6649
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Joel Werner
Distributes Lincoln and Trius traps and accessories
Clay Games has an instructor purchase plan
Catalogs, handouts, and training materials are available. Call for details
Trius Products, Inc. at Lyman
221 S. Miami Ave.
Cleves, OH 45002
Phone: (513) 941-5682
Fax: (513) 941-7970
www.triustraps.com
Contact: Hart Leubkeman
Manufacturers traps and clay targets
Trius has an instructor purchase plan
Catalogs and promotional material are available. Call for details
TARGETS & RANGE EQUIPMENT:
Savage Arms, Inc.
100 Springdale Road
Westfield, MA 01085
Phone: (413) 568-7001
Fax: (413) 562-7764
www.savagearms.com
Contact: Ron Coburn or Jeanette Leader
Manufacturers of target range equipment. Savage offers instructor purchase plan.
Catalog material is available.
Birchwood Casy
7900 Fuller Road
Eden Prarie, MN 55344
Phone: (612) 937-7933
Fax: (612) 937-7979
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Mike Wenner
Manufacturers of offshoot-N-C high visibility paper targets and World of Targets
metallic targets.
Birchwood Casey instructor program.
Catalog material is available. Call for details.
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA)
P.O. Box 67
Friendship, IN 47021
Phone: (812) 667-5131
Fax: (812) 667-5136
Contact: John Miller or Roberta Benham (Education Office)
NMLRA offers a full line of muzzleloading paper targets used for muzzleloading
competition. Call for catalog and price list.
National Rifle Association (NRA)
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (youth programs) (703) 267-1596, (703) 267-1500
Fax: (youth programs) (703) 267-3999, (703) 267-3810
www.nra.org
Contact: Matt Szramoski, Bill Poole, or Rosemary Herr
NRA offers materials on range construction and operation, as well as official targets for
competition shooting. NRA is the governing body for many conventional shooting competitions
in the U.S. NRA offers programs in hunter education as well. Call for catalog and price list.
Crosman Airguns
Air Rifle Targets & Equipment
Daisy Manufacturing Co.
Air Rifle Targets & Equipment
Breakable air rifle disc targets & target holders
CLAY TARGETS:
Due to the high cost of shipping and large quantities required for minimum orders, it is
best to purchase clay targets locally (K-Mart, Wal-Mart, or local dealers) or make arrangements
to buy from local gun clubs.
OPTICS:
Bushnell Sports Optics
9200 Cody Street
Overland Park, KS 66207
Phone: (800) 423-3537
Fax: (913) 752-3489
www.bushnell.com
Contact: Laura Olinger
Manufacturers of binoculars, riglescopes, sporting glasses, and rangefinders. Bushnell
offers an instructor purchase plan. Catalogs, promotional material and handouts are available.
Call for details.
Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
14400 Northwest Greenbrier Parkway
Beaverton, OR 97006
Phone: (503) 646-9171
Fax: (503) 526-1475
www.leupold.com
Contact: Cyndi Flannigan
Manufacturers of riflescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, mounts and sport optics.
Leupold offers a special purchase plan for instructors, call for details.
Leupold offers a free CD program, title “Scopesmith”, that gives the instructor an
opportunity to print targets from a computer.
REFERENCE MATERIAL & TRAINING PROGRAMS:
National Rifle Association (NRA)
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (youth programs) (703) 267-1596
Fax: (youth programs) (703) 267-3999
www.nra.org
Contact: Matt Szramoski, Bill Poole, or Rosmary Herr
NRA offers reference material, qualification information, training programs and training
material for rifle, pistol, and airgun programs, including a Basic Marksmanship Training
Program. Call for information on specific programs.
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association (NMLRA)
PO Box 67
Friendship, IN 47021
Phone: (812) 667-5131
Fax: (812) 667-5136
Contact: John Miller or Roberta Benham (Education Office)
NMLRA offers reference material, qualification information, training programs and
training material for muzzleloading programs and competition. Call for information on
programs.
USA Shooting- (USAS)
One Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Phone: (719) 578-4670
Fax: (719) 635-7989
E-mail: [email protected]
www.usashooting.com
Contact: Martin Edmondson, Bob Jursnick, Martin Edmondson
USA Shooting is the governing body of international shooting in the US. Their mission
is to prepare US shooting athletes to compete in world competitions and the Olympics.
USA Shooting is offering youth program called the “Passport Program” that guides
young shooters from a beginning course through advanced levels of competition to
participation in the US Junior Olympics. Call for details.
National Shooting Sports Foundation Shooting Sports Development Office
PO Box 116
Ute Park, NM 87749-0116
Phone: (505) 376-2709
Fax: (505) 376-2709
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Jim Smith
NSSF/SSDO gathers and correlates information on all shooting programs, prepares
program curricula and coordinates activities between various shooting sports groups.
NSSF/SSDO also offers a beginning shooting program called “Take Your Best Shot”, in
conjunction with USA Shooting. Call for details.
National Bowhunter Education Foundation
101 ½ North Front Street
Townsend, MT 59644
Phone: (406) 266-3237
Fax: (406) 266-3239
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Tim Poole
NBEF offers instructor training programs and student bowhunting instruction programs,
as well as bowhunting training aids. Call for details.
National Bowhunter Education Foundation
249B E. 29th Street-Box 503
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: (970) 635-1994
Fax: (970) 635-0039
Contact: Tim Poole
NBEF offers instructor training programs and student bowhunting instruction programs,
as well as bowhunting training aids.
Amateur Trap Association
601 National Road
Vandalia, OH 45377
Phone: 937-898-4638
Fax: 937-898-5472
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: John Norris or Stacy Hodkey, David Bopp
ATA is the governing body for organized trap shooting. They have a youth training
program and can furnish lists of trap clubs and instructors. Call for details.
National Skeep Shooting Assn/ National Sporting Clays Assn
5931 Roft Road
San Antonio, TX 78253
Phone: 201-688-3371
Fax: 201-688-3014
Contact: Mike Hampton or Don Snyder (NSSA) or Ann Myers (NSCA)
NSSA is the governing body of skeet shooting in the US NSCA is the governing body of
sporting clays shooting in the US. Both organizations can furnish reference material as
well as lists of active skeet and sporting clays clubs. They also maintain listings of skeet
and sporting clay instructors.
Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP)
P.O. Box 576
Port Clinton, OH 43452
Phone: (888) 267-0796 or (419) 635-2141 Ext. 1108
Fax: (419) 635-2573
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW.ODCMP.COM
Contact: Sheri Judd -Affiliate Relations Manager- [email protected],
Gary Anderson- Director
The CMP promotes firearms safety training and rifle practice with a special emphasis on
youth. CMP offers ammunition purchase programs to affiliated clubs and gives clu
members an opportunity to procure firearms for marksmanship programs. They also
offer an extensive reference publication covering shooting sports, shooting programs and
resources available to instructors and participants. The publication is called the “Youth
Shooting Opportunities Guide”. Call for more information.
CMP offers a CD program titled “Rifle Safety and Marksmanship Training”.
Archery Manufactures and Merchants Oraganization (AMO)
P.O. Box 258
Comfree, MN 56019
Phone: (866) 266-2776
Contact: Kelly Kelly
AMO represents archery manufactures and dealers. They offer a number of free
pamphlets that help beginning archers get started. They also offer the “Bowhunter Range
Guidelines”, a book of archery range layouts. Call for details.
Black’s Wing & Clay Guide
P.O. Box 2029
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: (732) 224-8700
Fax: (732) 741-2827
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: James F. Black, Publisher
Black’s Wing and Clay is a 550 page reference book published annually. It lists
resources for equipment, instruction and clubs that are involved in shotgunning and
shotgun hunting. However, extensive treatment is also given and shooting and hunting
associations, gun club services, shooting schools, equipment and many other categories.
The cost is $14.95 each.
International Hunter Education Association (IHEA)
P.O. Box 490
Wellington, CO 80549
Phone: (970) 568-7954
Fax: (970) 568-3570
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Dr. David Knotts
Provide training aids and programs relating to hunter education, call for details.
Wolf Creek Foundation (WCF)
PO Box 3207
Brentwood, TN 37024-3207
Phone: (615) 831-0485
Fax: (615) 831-0485
Contact: Leo Lujan
WCF Promotes youth and adult participation in a broad range of shooting sports
activities, offers shooting sports competitions, training courses, camps, seminars, and
educational material for youth and adult leaders.
They also public a bi-monthly newsletter (Junior Shooting Coach News) to announce
competitions and training opportunities.
WCF also operates the Wolf Creek Olympic Shooting Complex, 3025 Merk Road,
Atlanta, GA 30349
RELOADING TOOLS:
Mayville Engineering Company (MEC)
715 South Street
Maybille, WI 53050
Phone: (920) 387-4500
Fax: (920) 387-5802
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Dave Kern
Manufacturers of shotshell reloaders and accessories
MEC has a special purchase plan for instructors and training material, call for details.
Hornady Manufacturing
3625 Old Potash Hwy.
Grand Island, NE 68803
Phone: (308) 382-1390
Fax: (308) 382-5761
www.hornady.com
Contact: Purchase plan: Michelle Fitzke
Technical Information: Bob Palmer
Manufacturers of shotshell and metallic reloading equipment, reloading manuals, bullets
Hornady has an instructor purchase program.
Lyman Products Corporation
475 Smith Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 632-2020
Fax: (860) 632-1699
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Ed Schmitt
Manufacturers of metallic reloading tools, accessories and manuals. Lyman has an
Instructor purchase plan, call for details.
Dillon Precision Products
8009 E. Dillon Way
Scottsdate, AZ 85260
Phone: (602) 948-8009
Fax: (602) 998-2786
www.dillonprecision.com
Contact: John Keefe
Manufacturers of shotshell and metallic reloaders, accessories
Dillon has an instructor purchase plan, call for details.
RCBS
605 Oro Dam Blvd.
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (916) 533-5191
Fax: (916) 533-1647
www.rcbs.com
Contact: Allan Jernigan
Manufacturers of metallic reloading presses and accessories
RCBS has an instructor program, call for details.
ARCHERY:
Browning
One Browning Place
Morgan, UT 84050
Phone: (801) 876-2711
Fax: (801) 876-3331
www.browning.com
Contact: Paul Thompson
Manufacturers of rifles, shotguns, pistols, clothing and knives
Browning has a special purchase program for instructors, call for details.
Precision Shooting Equipment (PSE)
2727 North Fairview
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 884-9065
Fax: (520) 884-1479
www.pse-archery.com
Contact: Jon Shepley
Manufacturers of archery equipment
PSE has a special purchase plan for instructors, call for details.
CLOTHING:
Browning
One Browning Place
Morgan, UT 84050
Phone: (801) 876-2711
Fax: (801) 876-3331
www.browning.com
Contact: Paul Thompson
Manufacturers of rifles, shotguns, pistols, clothing and knives
Browning has a special purchase program for instructors, call for details.
Boyt Harness Company (including Bob Allen’s Sportswear)
220 South Main Street
Osceala, IA 50213
Phone: (800) 550-2698
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Tony Caligiuri or Pam Bradford
Manufacturers of gun cases, shooting vests, sportsman’s luggage
Boyt has a special purchase plan for instructors, call for details.