Greenport Tactical Association

The 2023 season begins on May 4th! Membership badges will be available that day for returning members who have renewed. In person registration will also be available that day for both returning and new members. Interested in becoming a new member? Please see below.

The Event Calendar has been updated for the 2023 season, should you be interested. All currently scheduled matches, meetings, and events have been posted there. Check back on occasion for updates as we get further into the year. As we have done in the past, match details and registration links will be posted as they are made available, typically two weeks before a given match.

If you have a question about the season or just about GTA in general, reach out to us via the "Contact Us" tab.

New Members

Prospective members must have a sponsor when applying for membership. Application is done in person and yearly dues are paid at the time the application is submitted. Once the application is approved, prospective members are placed on a probationary period before being granted full membership status.

The probationary period includes a four-event-to-membership requirement. A prospective member must spend a total of four events with different GTA members (which can include their sponsor). At least one of these events must be a match activity hosted by GTA. The main purpose of this requirement is to familiarize the prospective member with the Club's rules and facilities and to help them meet and get to know other GTA members.

During the probationary period, the prospective member must be chaperoned by a GTA member to participate in any shooting activities. At the end of each event, be it a match or just a typical Club night, the GTA member acting as a mentor will initial and date the prospective member's badge, so long as they find that the prospective member's behavior and demeanor demonstrate a suitable commitment to safety. After receiving four endorsements, the Board will review the prospective member's application and either approve membership or, if necessary, require additional mentoring. Additionally, after being granted full membership, a new member cannot sponsor other prospective members during their first year.

GTA has never been about recruiting top elite shooters.  We are about ensuring everyone contributes to a safe and fun shooting sports environment and that GTA can continue to provide this venue for the shooting community. We like to give the novice shooters a place to learn many skills. Many move on to other venue, once they learn how the shooting world works.

Rifle shooting

Center fire rifle cartridges shall be fired ONLY on the rifle range with the exception of club sponsored events.  The use of any other range for testing, sighting or practice may be done with the land owner’s permission.

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JAN 31 2017 The shoothouse is almost finished, just a few more things, and it will be usable this year. I will need several volunteers to help me finish this project. Please see BB for further details.

We should be able to use this after dark with the led lites I want to install. if anyone has any airsoft for force on force, please let me know (BB)

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SEPT 09 / 2014  The floor and the front was finished on this Saturday and it looks great, Thanks for all of those that helped, (Frank, Larry, Sharon, Cody,Sandy,Rob,Ryan,Adam, hope I didn't forget anyone) Thanks to all of you.  We got all of the coraplas and shoot house wall parts in the shoot house now and need several more items moved to complete it. I will keep you informed to the progress. Thanks BBird

SEPT 2014  Fall is on the way, we will be trying to get the house up and running for this fall. The automation probably won't

be this year, but we will use static targets.  I still need some people power to finish ( see Bill for dates)

off the shoot house, making walls, hanging motors and rails, smoothing out the floor.

The drainage is complete, the grass is in and grew app 4 inches b4 winter. The ground is soft now from the rain.

Aug 17, 2014 we had a work party out and there were 13 of us setting posts, making door frame, installing siding, leveling parts of

the floor.  I still need to move all of the portable house parts over to the range. I also need another day with your help to

finish.

To all of you that helped, Guy, Marty, John, Ryan, Larry, Frank, Sandy, Will, Mike, Sarah, Heather, I want to THANK YOU

personally for your due diligence in the heat and rain showers!! Thanks for your help.

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November 2013  We have finished the drainage and grass is planted, the hillsides are retainer from most erosion this winter.

I've got most of the upper framing done and will need some help with the walls, floor and possibly a ballistic wall.

**NOTE** this area is closed to all shooting for now, please keep all vehicles out of this area.

Pics to follow soon see ya in the spring

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July 2013  The shoot house is coming along just fine at this time, its 30 x 30 with the possibility of 18 rooms after the portable walls are built.

For now i expect the range will be closed for another week, (if it doesn't stop raining it will be longer) before Range #1 will be usable.

This project may take 3 more weeks  if its to wet to work.

My thoughts at this time are that we take all of our portable shoot house parts and build an operational shoot house, once we are done  with the final grade excavation.

I have plans for 6 radio controlled targets, that will be hung from the ceiling, so they HOPEFULLY won't be shot!!

There will be a foul line @ 7' for Muzzle height restriction, and we will always obey the 180' rule.

More to come on the progress.  Check it out when your @ greenport.

Best regards,

Caretaker