West Branch Membership

Membership Renewals for 2015

Renewal notices for 2015 have been sent out. If you did not receive yours, please CONTACT US immediately. Please note: Do not send in your dues before receiving this year's notice.

Membership Applications for 2015

We are now accepting applications for 2015 membership. We are accepting only applicants who are sponsored by a current member. Members are no longer limited to sponsorship of only one applicant. However, we receive a large number of applications each year, and must balance the number we accept against the number of anticipated non-renewals, in order to prevent overcrowding of our facilities. Therefore, we reserve the right to cut off acceptance of new applications at any time, so get yours in immediately.

We have received several applications, and have sent out a response to all regarding our Spring Orientation. If you have sent in your Application, and have not received the Orientation Notice, please CONTACT US immediately.

Members, please do not copy and distribute our application forms. New applicants must request the forms directly from our website, or you may request the forms for them.

Other than sponsorship by a current member, another possible path to future membership is participation in our Junior Rifle program. Being an active Junior Rifle parent is a good way to get to know some of our members as possible future sponsors of your own membership. See the Junior Rifle section below for further details.

member login

Click the "Member Login" link above to access our Members Only area.

You may sign in with our 2014 Entry Code and your email address. If we find your email address in our files when you try to sign in the first time, you will be automatically registered, and immediately directed to our Members Only page. If we do not find your email address, you will be directed to a form you can use to register manually. Please fill out the form to send us the information we will need to verify your membership. After we receive and process it successfully, we will notify you by email that you have been registered and will now be able to access the Members Only area. Manual registration will take at least one day to complete. Please be patient while we process your request. If you have any problem using the registration and login process, please let us know by clicking the Contact Us link above.

Junior Rifle 2015

The mission of our Junior Rifle program is to properly train young people in firearm safety and marksmanship. We believe that a working knowledge of safe and responsible handling and competent use of firearms is essential to everyone. There is no safety in ignorance!

Our Junior Rifle program is available to all families who are US citizens. West Branch membership is not required. Our Junior shooters range in age from 8 to 18. They must have written parental permission to participate in our program, and must be accompanied at each session by a parent or other responsible adult. There are no range fees or other charges.

We provide the firearms (.22 caliber target quality rifles), ammunition, and other necessary equipment. Everyone should bring their own appropriate eye and ear protection, though we do have loaners available the first time you attend.

Our Junior shooters are trained by our team of NRA Certified Rifle Instructors and other experienced shooters. Their training begins with a thorough safety orientation, then they start out on the firing line in a carefully supervised bench rest position. Safety remains our primary concern, as our young shooters go on, at their own individual pace, to develop marksmanship skills in the four basic shooting positions. As they progress, they earn certificates and medals in the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program. Over many years, we and those who passed this responsibility down to us have trained hundreds of young shooters in essential firearm knowledge and skills.

Our 2015 season will begin on Saturday, May 2nd, and will continue on the first and third Saturdays of every month through September, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. If you would like to attend, just request the required Parental Permission forms, using the Contact Us link at the top of this page. We will send you the forms and answer any other questions you might have.

Do not return the forms by mail or email. Just bring them with you to the first session you attend. Plan to arrive at least twenty minutes early to register and sign in. The safety orientation for new shooters begins promptly at 10:00 AM.