History

The Napa Rifle and Pistol Club (N.R.P.C.) was formed in 1938.  It has been 100% NRA since conception, which means all members must be an NRA member to be in the club.  

In the early 1940’s the local paper, the Napa Register, began noting the weekly shooting honors of the NRPC’s members.  In those days you would see the names of Frost, Paniagua, Heid and many more repeatedly mentioned as top shooters of the Napa Valley.  The paper also noted proudly the many times our “Napa Shooters” took top honors in many competitions; like the California State Gallery Championship, the U.S. Title, and the Hearst Citizen Marksmanship Competition, to name just a few.  In 1954 the N.R.P.C. moved from the shooting range on Silverado Trail to an old pumice quarry on Monticello Road.  At that time the club was surrounded by oak trees and acres of wildland.  The members built a clubhouse, and indoor and outdoor ranges and spent years teaching our local Napans gun safety and how to be sharpshooters for careers or competition.  In years past, you could enter the rustic clubhouse with walls of knotty pine and see so much history.  One would immediately notice the trophies, awards and pictures filling the room of its proud members’ accomplishments.  As you entered, you could go to the left and use the indoor range or stay in the main room and visit with other members or go to a board meeting.  Club members also enjoyed the outdoor ranges which included a 100 yard rifle range, 50 yard and 25 yard pistol ranges, and a trap shooting range.  Members could use their own guns to sharpen their shooting skills or they had access to the clubs’ guns which were stored in gun safes in the clubhouse.  The N.R.P.C. were known for their many classes which included a Women’s and Men’s handgun safety course, Hunters safety course, concealed weapons training, junior and senior four position small-bore and so much more.  This WAS the Napa Rifle and Pistol Club before October 8th, 2017.  On that day, the most destructive wildfires of Northern California’s History and specifically the Atlas Peak fire, took our beloved club from all of its 440 members.  The fire spread so quickly there wasn’t time to save anything from the flames.  Nothing was spared not even the gun safes or the guns inside of them.  Today, the land has been cleared, the soil tested, the burned oaks removed but the members must now figure out how to fund the new outdoor ranges, indoor range and club house. Our plan is to rebuild the outdoor ranges first and then the indoor range and Clubhouse. The Board members began working right away dealing with the insurance company, the City of Napa, and contractors to try to get their club rebuilt. Unfortunately, the process to rebuild has been challenging due to the club being severely underinsured, due to the age of our building.  We are also constrained by our use permit which allows only 440 members.  We are asking for donations from our fellow NRA members nationwide to help us rebuild this wonderful club that serves the Napa Valley and is the ONLY club in this county.  Our members are anxious to get back to practicing their shooting skills, the classes and the friendly competitions. The members and the Board of the Napa Rifle and Pistol Club would be forever grateful to any and all NRA members who would be willing to donate to help us rebuild our shooting ranges and club.      

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