The Southwest Pistol League SWPL

The Southwest Pistol League , the Practical Shooting division of the Gopher Flats Sportsmen's Club, is a member of The United States Practical Shooting Association and The Steel Challenge Shooting Association.

The Southwest Pistol League (SWPL) is the originator of Practical Shooting. Each month, SWPL hosts a USPSA Handgun & Pistol Caliber Carbine Match and an SCSA Steel Challenge Match open to members of all the clubs at our range and to the general public.

Unlike traditional target shooting…where competitors stand sedately at the firing line and take one-handed aim at a static bulls-eye target…in USPSA Handgun & Pistol Caliber Carbine Matches, you'll draw from a holster or pluck a handgun from a table (or raise a carbine from the low-ready), then walk, run, crawl, dive, and climb through varying and challenging courses to hit cardboard and steel targets. Those targets could be completely exposed, partially hidden, completely hidden, or moving. Visit the SWPL Handgun & Pistol Caliber Carbine Match Page to learn how you can shoot, move, reload, and shoot more! Contact the USPSA Match Director for more information.

If you prefer the audible feedback of ringing steel targets, and nothing but steel targets, the SCSA Steel Challenge Match is the fastest shooting competition of all. You can choose to shoot the match with a centerfire handgun, a rimfire handgun, or a rimfire rifle. The courses are standardized and the same at every match. But, that doesn't make the Steel Challenge easy. You'll want to go fast…and the Steel Challenge will let you go as fast as you can miss. Or, are you a steely-eyed, precision shooting machine? Try it and see why the Steel Challenge always looks the same, but your scores won't be! Visit the SWPL Steel Challenge Page to learn how to shoot steel, and nothing but steel! Contact the Steel Challenge Match Director for more information.