Hat Creek Rifle and Pistol Club

In the late 1970’s a diverse group of local sportsmen in the Intermountain Area of northern California were looking for a safe place to sight in their rifles and enjoy some friendly competition. They began meeting on an out of the way piece of public land near the community of Hat Creek. Soon, others hearing of “this place to shoot”, joined the group and the Hat Creek Rifle and Pistol Club (Club) was born. Their early success however was short lived as the US Forest Service did not find the o...