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Founded in 1906, the Los Angeles Rifle and Revolver Club (LAR&R) has been home to
numerous National and Olympic precision smallbore rifle champions. It is presently the
site of the CRPA California State Championships and NRA Regional Championships in conventional
prone, metric prone, and three position smallbore rifle. The Club hosts eight major tournaments
each year. It also holds monthly preliminary try-outs in accordance with USA Shooting, the
development organization for the US Olympic Shooting Team. The Club also conducts prone matches
every Sunday morning.
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LAR&R is located in the beautiful Whittier Narrows Recreational Area. The Club features
a premier prone range with target lines at 50 ft, 50 yds, 50 meters, and 100 yds. It also
features a 50 meter line for position shooting. Shooting is restricted to .22 caliber, single-shot
rifles. However, smallbore rifles with multiple round capacity may be fired if loaded one round at
a time. All minors on the range must be accompanied by their parents or approved coach. Eye and
ear protection is also required.
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A non-profit organization, LAR&R is open to the public on weekends from 7AM to 3PM for practice
and tournaments. Practice on weekdays is restricted to LAR&R members and their guests. Annual
memberships are $50 with no initiation fee.
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Membership applications for LAR&R are available at the range. A welcoming letter explaining the
membership procedures, and safety rules and operating procedures of the range will be given to
those wishing to join LAR&R. Prospective members are required to shoot with Club members on
several occasions to review their understanding of, and willingness to follow, the range safety
rules and operating procedures. Three members of the Executive Board who have witnessed the
prospective member's range activity must approve the prospective member to become a member.
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