Be sure to check the Announcements Link for any New, Updated or Static Information 

Your membership card and door access number are nontransferable to anyone, including family members. We do not issue family memberships. If you get caught letting anyone access the range with your information, your membership will be revoked. Card holding members must be present when your access time is logged.

Reminder Time - Remember to Check the Calendar of Events

A reminder to check the Calendar of Events before you "just decide" to come down to the range and shoot. Since we are a Firearms Training Facility, you will find most weekend days or Shooting Bays are filled up with training activities or events. Many of which you can be part of either at no charge or a minimal fee to cover cost.

Don't forget, the range is open Monday - Friday as well. There is always before or after work which many members take advantage of. But yes, even some weekdays have closure or minimal use restrictions. Again, check the Calendar of Events! Even with all the members we have, there is usually plenty of open time between training periods to be the only person at the range.

If you are using a shooting bay and a Scheduled Group or an Authorized Reserved Event Holder shows up, you must relinquish your time to them. Many events are scheduled months to a previous year in advance.

Remember weather and range conditions effect our matches during Winter months. Check for cancellations up to the day before a match here!

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Notice of Range Closure

The Range will be CLOSED Friday, August 30 - Saturday, August 31, 2019 for a private Bettencourt Family Event

We appreciate your understanding and remind you that certain events get Reserved throughout the year or are Prescheduled for private and public usage and general daily shooting must be restricted by Full Range to selected Shooting Bay closures. We try to keep you informed with front page posting such as this one, or on the Calendar of Events link. Remember to check the website and Calendar of Events regularly for postings or announcements. This will help you plan your visit to the range

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA 2023
On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and Democracy was born.
247 Years of Freedom
 

Get Trained and Practice

If you currently own or plan to purchase or just purchased a firearm for personal, home, or business defense and protection, for your own safety, and the safety of all others, it is imperative that you become familiar with, and proficient in, the proper operation and safe use of the firearm(s) you selected.

Whatever your reason for purchasing or owning a firearm, without the ability to properly and safely use that firearm is a recipe for disaster! Proper training and practice to hone your shooting skills, plus the knowledge of the current laws pertaining to the use of  firearms in your state/county is solely your responsibility as a firearm owner.

As an association that defends the Second Amendment to the Constitution, we at River Oaks Firearms Training Center urge you to seek out proper firearms training and defensive skills workshops whether at our training center or another.

Once again Safety First Shooting will be holding a Womens Only Handgun Test Drive Event on Saturday, April 14th from 1pm to 4pm on Bay 2. We will have a selection of different makes and models of different calibers for you to try out. This event is free and all handguns and ammo will be provided. Although many of the handguns may no longer be available in California due to our unfair "Approved Handgun Roster", it is still a good way to get an idea of the look and feel of what may be right for you from what is available in our state. You ladies need to choose a gun that right for you. Not what your significant other says is right for you. Come out and test drive a gun to see what is right for you. Safety Equipment (Eyes and Hearing Protection) will be provided if you do not have your own. We highly recommend wearing a shirt that is closed around the neck to avoid Hot Brass from entering certain areas of the body.

Protected Wildlife

Just a reminder that while on this range or the Bettencourt Properties, without specific permission from the Bettencourt Family, ALL wildlife, mammal, reptile or amphibian, is a protected species regardless of local, state and federal regulations. We are unique as this range supports an abundance of wildlife in its surrounding greenery and waterways not usually seen in the outlying areas. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the wildlife available while you're using the range (Insects not included).

Action Shooters Monthly Match

At this time, it is unknown if or when the next match will be. [Saturday the ??? is our next planned monthly match.]

Match Fees are: $15 Adults - $5 age 17 and under.

Registration Starts at 8:00AM
Registration after 9:00AM pays $5 more
Safety Briefing and Walk Through starts at 9:00AM. Upon completion the Squads report to the bays and the Match begins.

The Action Shooting Committee is comprised of the following persons; Paul Lehmann, Don Reponte, and Robert Fraguglia.  If you have questions and or suggestions for matches feel free to email the ActionShootingMatch@gmail.com

Open membership shooting allowed in the stalls on Bay 1 starting at 9:00am during match days...

RANGE MEMBERSHIPS

If you are interested in joining, membership request are done on the 2nd Saturday of the month at the range at 9:00am for orientation. It is $150 per year, January through December. It is NOT PRORATED, so it's $150 regardless at what month you join after January. Membership requires you to also be a member of the NRA or CRPA since they help support this range. For information about membership, email  "Russell Cowperthwaite".

Youth Shooting Sports

Safety First shooting Association, Inc is pleased to announce a new opportunity for our community youth to learn firearm safety and marksmanship!  We will be offering classes from 2-4pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month for youth who sign up.  These classes are no cost in any way to the youth of our community, we only require that the youth must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who must remain present for the class.  We will be offering safety training and instruction over 2 class sessions each: It is intended for youth to attend both training session's to complete the instruction. Youth may sign up for a specific sport or for all of them. Attending youth must be between 5 and 17 years old.  If you have younger youth (3-5 years old) needing firearms safety training, please reach out to us as we can assist you in their education. Choose the Youth Shooting Sports link at the left of this page for more information and the classes being offered.
To physically be present on this range, or to participate in firearms training you must not be restricted or prohibited due to a court order, terms of probation, terms of parole, or violations of certain sections of law from possessing firearms, ammunition, and or dangerous weapons.  Due to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) restrictions on training you must be a United States Citizen, or have permanent resident legal alien status (Green Card). You cannot work for a foreign company, a foreign government, or a foreign governmental agency/organization.

Did You Know

The 4H State Archery Tournament was held at our range on Sunday, May 29th 2022.

The 4H National Training Conference was held at our range on Monday, May 2nd, through Thursday, May 5th 2022

The Girl Scouts of America have opted to start training their new opportunities to learning at River Oaks starting in 2020.

River Oaks  hosted the 4-H California State and National Western Heritage Championships on July 30 - August 1 of 2019.

River Oaks Firearms Training Center hosted the 1st ever California State 4-H Western Heritage State Championships on May 6th and 7th 2017.

River Oaks Firearms Training Center through Safety First Shooting Association (SFSA) trains more people about firearms in one year, than any other range in California combined does in five years.

All SFSA training instructors and helpers, certified or not, are all volunteers. They are not paid for all the work, time and effort spent that they put in at the range. Any monies collected are to cover material and range cost spent required to teach certain classes.

This Website has been Designed and Maintained Free by a Volunteer SFSA Member since August of 2006

A couple of times a year, River Oaks Firearms Training Center offers  for "FREE" WOMENS ONLY, Introduction to Handguns, Handgun Test Drive Events and Refuse To Be A Victim classes. "FREE" mean Guns and Ammo and Classes provided at no charge.

Safety First Shooting Association (SFSA), is pleased to announce a new opportunity for our community's youth to learn firearm safety and marksmanship training through our new "Youth only Shooting Sports Training" program starting July 2017.

SB2 CCW Live Fire Qualifications

Unless SB2, starting on January 1, 2024 gets modified or overturned; the New Live Fire Qualifications for those now lucky enough to get their Concealed Carry Permits have changed. This is a state wide Course of Fire (COF) and no longer done on a county by county COF. In my opinion (the Webmaster), this new COF to qualify leaves out disabled people, slow people, non competition shooters and nothing smaller that a 6 shot pistol or revolver. It disqualifies a whole class of people. Those people that have a real need to be able to legally carry. To see a PDF file of the new COF, click HERE. If you want a practice sheet to keep tract of how your doing when you try this new COF,  click HERE. Note: You notice you're allowed 5 misses. The only way to use a 5 shot handgun would be to take a miss for the 6th shot on string 9. That is if you don't already have 5 misses.
 

To physically be present on this range, or to participate in firearms training you must not be restricted or prohibited due to a court order, terms of probation, terms of parole, or violations of certain sections of law from possessing firearms, ammunition, and or dangerous weapons.  Due to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) restrictions on training you must be a United States Citizen, or have permanent resident legal alien status (Green Card). You cannot work for a foreign company, a foreign government, or a foreign governmental agency/organization.

Range Cleanup and Maintenance

Range Cleanup and Maintenance Saturday March 2nd, 9am till 2pm.  Bring gloves, dress for the weather, water will be provided.  We need to:  Clean up Bay 7 for the youth shooting sports, tear down and replace the canopy on Bay 5, Cleanup Bay 5, 6, and 7 blackberry vines (we have the tools, bring gloves) and the big one – Remove the canopy on Bay 3 and install supporting pipes for a canopy just like bay 2.  This will entail drilling holes, cutting pipe to length, painting them and cementing them in place.  Eye bolts will be installed and we will need to investigate and cutout the canopy covering.

"PLEASE" Pick Up Your Spent Brass
Can we ask any louder? Several walk-throughs every week shows some of you are not picking up after yourself !

Part of your new membership walk through should have included instructions that picking up your spent brass or "shell casings (except for .22 brass)", is a requirement when you are done shooting for the day. The range provides a push tool parked either on Bay 2 or 3 to help you out, or you can purchase your own Brass Catcher to help you out in picking it up. Please pick up after yourself and not rely on someone else to pick up after you. Thank You.