We Conduct & Promote Safe Firearms Use
We’re proud to practice and encourage recreational shooting to maintain our rights outlined in Second Amendment of the Constitution.
WHAT IS ERGC?
The Escambia River Gun Club (ERGC), originally established as the Escambia River Muzzle Loaders (ERML), is a private club intended for its members and guests. Since 1978, our organization has prided itself at providing a safe, first-class shooting facility that can be used for family outings, friendly competition, sighting your rifle, or just relaxing via recreational shooting.
Our 22-acre facility features over 60 covered shooting stalls across ten separate firing ranges, and an NRA-certified Range Safety Officer (RSO) is always on-site.
OUR MISSION
The ERGC and ERML exist so that members can maintain their rights bestowed by the Second Amendment of the Constitution, but the two organizations fulfill this purpose in different ways with separate missions:
The goal of the ERGC, a 501(c)7 corporation, is to establish and maintain range facilities to conduct and promote safe shooting activities and to maintain our rights as accorded us by the Second Amendment of the Constitution.
The goals of the ERML, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, are three-fold:
- To promote community interest and welfare by educating the citizenry in the safe handling, storage and proper use of firearms through scheduled events;
- To provide a range, to be known as the ERML Sportsmen’s Foundation Range, wherein citizenry will be able to develop firearm and archery shooting skills through scheduled programs for recreation, for competition and for developing firearm proficiency as required to secure State of Florida Conceal Carry Permits and Hunting Licenses;
- To promote education opportunities within the community via scholarship program emphasizing the U.S. Constitution, Second Amendment’s right to own, carry, and use firearms for personal safety, recreation and competition activities.
THE FINE POINTS
REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS
“Best shooting range in the area. Allows drawing from the holster, rapid fire, movement, etc.”
“Awesome place enjoy each time we go. Everyone very nice and helps when needed.”
“Had a good time today. Was able to help a buddy dial in new scope on his hunting rifle. He was able to shoot as my guest for $10 and after looking the place over is thinking about joining. Range Safety Officers are friendly and not in the way. We had a good experience here today!”
“If you’re looking to be treated like adults and seek reasonable freedom this is the place. I have been going here for awhile and love it compared to the high priced other local ranges. Clean bathrooms and fun responsible atmosphere.”
“My biggest regret is we had not joined sooner. We look forward to taking part in some the events and definitely look forward to shooting steel.”
“Great place to shoot. If you want to shoot slow, fine. But if you want to rapid fire and or practice drawing from the holster, this is the place to do it. Most ranges will not allow that. Plenty types of shooting matches to chose from. IDPA, cowboy, military, and a Ladies only match too. If you like shooting and moving, come to the IDPA match.”
“We absolutely love it at ERGC! The people (staff and members alike) are all genuine and friendly. All of the RSOs we’ve met so far are so knowledgeable and very helpful! We highly recommend ERGC!”
“We brought our whole family today and it was great! Staff is friendly and very welcoming to our 2 kids (ages 4 and 6). Excited to have a year membership and go often.”
“I like this gun club a lot, been member almost a year and will definitely renew my membership. With new stuff coming I am excited.”
NEWS & UPDATES
Here’s the most recent posts from our Facebook page.
OUR PARTNERS
Yesterday was the first ICORE match at ERGC. Great turnout for a first match! The next ICORE match will be in June, so you’ve got two months to dust off your wheel gun and get ready! ... See MoreSee Less
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Great going to the Old Farts ! Let's get some younguns in there if we can tear them away from their Xboxes and skateboards and Dungeons and Dragons.... Kicking and screaming ! Come on Young guys ! See what fun and Discipline can mean to a Revolver shooter ! They aren't your Grandpa's revolvers anymore !
Awesome! Thanks for posting. I will check it out in June.
Reminder!! ICORE match this Saturday! Register on-site beginning at 8am, hammer down at 9. $15 for club members, $20 for non-members. ... See MoreSee Less
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Nice, I would love to participate, can’t this weekend. Will there be more matches in the future?
Sam Seeber this is the range to join
As a reminder: the range will be closed on Easter Sunday. When we reopen on Tuesday, we will be back to an 8-6:30pm schedule! ... See MoreSee Less
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The first ICORE match will take place at 9am on April 6th, 2024. Bring your favorite wheel gun, holster, and about 100 rounds and have some fun! Registration will begin on-site at 7:30am. Share this with your favorite revolver shooters! ... See MoreSee Less
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Registration is in person this Saturday at 8:am...
All you need is your double action revolver, about 100 rounds, a holster and at least 3 speedloaders or moon clips... and a desire to have fun on the range! Cost is $15 ERGC Members and $20 non members. First shots to be fired at 9:am...
The Escambia River Gun Club will host its first ICORE match on April 6th!NEW FLORIDA CLUB --- ESCAMBIA RIVER ICORE!
Escambia River Gun Club (ERGC) has approved ICORE as a new discipline, and it will be led by long-time ICORE member Dick DiVittorio! Escambia River ICORE is ICORE-122. The range is near Pensacola in the FL panhandle.
Dick is a former ICORE Rules Director and also started ICORE in Orlando, FL, first at East Orange Shooting where he was the gunsmith, then at Central FL RPC where ICORE is alive and well. After relocating to the FL panhandle, Dick and his wife Denise are finally looking forward to having fun with revolvers again at ERGC. Dick will be the club rep, Denise will serve as scorekeeper and registrar, and new ICORE members Dewayne Gainous and Glen Bryant have committed to working with them.
The introductory match will be on April 6, 2024, 9am. The summer matches will incorporate a classifier, and the August match will be a dedicated all-classifier match so that the new ICORE members will achieve a classification in at least one Division.
Welcome back to Dick and Denise, and thank you!
Range address: 4020 Rocky Branch Rd, Cantonment, FL 32533
ERGC on FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063766861748
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If you’re headed to the range in the next day or two, you’ll notice some large equipment! We have a crew out mining our berms for lead. This process makes some money for the range and ensures our berms are not packed with lead which could lead to a safety hazard. Additionally, Range 4 will be getting concrete this week! ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you
That’s great Except wouldn’t a tarp on the ground save some time??
I’m a new member. May take a buzz over to look that place over. Not a bad idea what they are doing! I used to melt down our old lead back in the 60’s and pour new bullets…