incorporated in 1981 – 2009
New Hampshire
Category Archives: Shooting School
Mid-South Institute of Self-Defense Shooting
founded in 1981
- 1987 moved 5 miles out of Memphis
-devoted exclusively to training military, police and government agencies - 1988 expanded facilities to three new ranges and military drop zone
- 1990 second lodging house and two more ranges were added
- 1996 third lodging house and 18 additional ranges added
- operated by the original owner John Shaw
Lake Cormorant, Mississippi
Gunsite Academy
3,000-acre
founded in 1976
- 1976–1992 American Pistol Institute
“Orange Gunsite” - September 1976 First Class
- 1992 Cooper sold the American Pistol Institute
- 1992–1999 Gunsite Training Center
“Grey Gunsite” - December 10, 1999 bought by Buz Mills
renamed “Gunsite Academy - 2003 Buz Mills retired
Owning a piano does not make one a pianist any more than owning a handgun makes one a good shooter.
Lt. Col. Cooper
Gunsite Academy
2900 W. Gunsite Rd.
Paulden, AZ. 86334
928-636-4565
Camp Perry
over 300 acres
opened in 1906
located on the shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio
- 1906 original land purchased
- 1907 Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP)
- 1907 and the NRA-sponsored National Rifle Matches
- May 1, 1908 officially named the Camp Perry
named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry - 1909 evolved into a permanent camp
- July 13, 1911 flagpole was erected
- During World War I, Camp Perry served as a training center for Army officers and marksmanship instructors
- 1918 area adjacent the Erie Army Depot for artillery ordnance storage
- 1918 Small Arms Firing School opened
- During the Second World War, Camp Perry served as a POW camp for German and Italian prisoners
- 210 rifle positions
- 20 revolver positions
- 1964 Erie Army Depot closed
- June 24, 1998 a tornado damaged several buildings on the grounds
Camp Perry
1000 Lawrence Road, Bld 600
Port Clinton, OH 43452-9578