My son wants to do some competitive shooting, matches etc..  He's just turned 13 and was wondering if anyone else's kids do this, where to look etc??

any ideas? 

SCFGPA (.org) has an amazing junior rifle program.   They've put shooters on the national team.  Also a fairly impressive junior pistol  program,  though the range is closed for renovation for the next few months.  And it's not all that close to you.

There is more info on the NJ junior pistol program here, including a link at the top of the page to junior pistol programs at two other clubs.

NJ junior pistol program

Perhaps there is also something out there at the state level for junior rifle shooters.

10 minutes ago, 10X said:

SCFGPA (.org) has an amazing junior rifle program.   They've put shooters on the national team.  Also a fairly impressive junior pistol  program,  though the range is closed for renovation for the next few months.  And it's not all that close to you.

There is more info on the NJ junior pistol program here, including a link at the top of the page to junior pistol programs at two other clubs.

NJ junior pistol program

Perhaps there is also something out there at the state level for junior rifle shooters.

thank you very much.  very appreciated

Get in touch with Walt Bachman.  [email protected]

He runs the junior program at CJRPC and takes his shooters to matches at Cumberland Riflemen during the season and also to Camp Perry for the Nationals.

When I was at OBRPC shooting the USPSA matches, there was a guy that brought his two sons and they shot in the matches as well.  I think they were around that age.  They also scored near the top every time.

16 hours ago, njJoniGuy said:

Get in touch with Walt Bachman.  [email protected]

He runs the junior program at CJRPC and takes his shooters to matches at Cumberland Riflemen during the season and also to Camp Perry for the Nationals.

will do today and report back.  Thank you

21 hours ago, njJoniGuy said:

Get in touch with Walt Bachman.  [email protected]

He runs the junior program at CJRPC and takes his shooters to matches at Cumberland Riflemen during the season and also to Camp Perry for the Nationals.

thank you, just talked to him.  Great guy and going to get my son involved

best part is, we were going to build his first AR next month and now we get to build for the specs for the group!