Our Club

Beaudesert Pistol Club (BPC) is located within the Vey and Judy Payne shooting complex, named in honour of a founding family who’s many years of voluntary service helped create the complex it is today.

In 1963 a group of members mortgage their homes and engaged in fund raising activities to cover the cost of construction of a joint air range / club house and a 15 bay 25m range. Since those early days and thankfully via support of club members and grant funding from the Gaming Community Benefit Fund the club has added several other ranges.

The Scenic Rim Council has also been very supportive providing funds for the creation of this web site and part funding the 2025 LED light upgrade to Range 4

The Department of Recreation and Sport also funded the clubs recent promotion of Women and Girls in Sport.

BTPC has specific ranges to facilitate the competition of all ISSF matches specific to the facilities Weapons Licensing Range Approval. The club boasts a dedicated 25m Rapid Fire Pistol range, a 50m range for 50m Pistol as well as Black Power 50m and 25m pistol events. A general range for 25m Standard Pistol, 25m Centre Fire and 25m Pistol match. Also a 15 bay indoor 10m Air range. Capped off with a clubhouse with full a kitchen, and a combined toilet shower complex.

Affiliation

Beaudesert Target Pistol Club is affiliated with Pistol Shooting Queensland the state body that in turn is a member of Target Pistol Australia (TPA)/Shooting Australia who administer the rules and regulations for all ISSF matches offered through the many affiliated shooting clubs worldwide.

TPA is the premier target pistol shooting organisation in Australia with the mandate to field pistol teams to the Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games, ISSF World Championships, ISSF World Cups and other international target pistol shooting competitions such as the Oceania Shooting Federation Championships (OSF), Bianchi Cup, Action Pistol World Championships, International Metallic Silhouette Shooting Union (IMSSU) World Championships and WA1500 World Championships.

TPA currently has approximately 20,000 members in its State and Territory Associations, is a non-profit organisation and does not receive funding from the Federal Government.

TPA is responsible for conducting national championships in all ISSF pistol events, the TPA Black Powder events, the TPA Service Pistol events, the Bianchi events of Action Pistol, IMSSU Metallic Silhouette and WA1500 match events. Its members are represented through Shooting Australia (SA) to the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF), the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

Shooting Australia is the overarching entity representing all shooting sports in Australia and in part represents Australian shooters internationally via the International Shooting Sport Federation and Commonwealth Shooting Federation.

Shooting Australia is recognised domestically by the Australian Sports Commission; Australian Olympic Committee; Australian Paralympic Committee; and the Australian Commonwealth Games Association as the National Sporting Organisation for target shooting sports^.

Club members through their state affiliation are able to visit other PSQ/TPA affiliated clubs and compete in Open Tournaments or even just club events. There are many who travel throughout Australia visiting clubs and making many friends along their way.

Affiliation with PSQ provides insurance protection, as long as on range activity is conducted within ISSF match rules, Weapons Licensing (WLB) and local range rules.

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