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Upcoming Facility Closures

The Calgary Firearms Centre will be closed for Christmas Holiday Hours at end of day Thursday, December 19, 2024, and reopening Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Merry Christmas and all the best in 2025!

The AHEIA Calgary Firearms Centre operates an 80 acre Trap, Skeet and 5 Stand recreational shotgun shooting facility, which is open to the public year round.

Although we operate the busiest facility of its kind in North America, we haven’t lost our focus of offering an enjoyable visit to shooters of all levels and abilities. We continue to work hard at growing interest in the shooting sports and work towards spreading the news of firearms use in a safe and responsible manner. We want you to enjoy your visit each and every time you and your family come to the facility.

Rates

• Trap
  Member: $8.00       Non-Member: $12.00
• Skeet
  Member: $8.00       Non-Member $12.00
• Sporting Clays
  Member $8.00       Non-Member $12.00
• Tower
  Member $8.00       Non-Member $12.00
• Double Trap
  Member $16.00       Non-Member $24.00
• Archery (Members Only)
  Youth $3.00/day
• Adult $6.00/day
• Family (2+ Participants under one AHEIA Membership) $10.00/day
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• We also offer firearm rentals for $25.00/firearm. There are no bow rentals.

Amenities

• 10 Trap Houses
• 3 Skeet Fields
• 5 Stand Range
• Olympic Trap Field
• Club House
• 100' Duck Tower
• International Skeet and Sporting Clays
• Archery Range

All Abilities Welcome

Including Those Who Have Never Held A Gun Before!

Welcome to the 2024 AHEIA Shotgun Leagues. This is an opportunity to learn something new, or improve on something you already know, and meet new people interested in the same thing you are! This year we will be offering two sessions in May and September. Our first session will be May and June, followed by our fall session in September. Wednesdays are our league nights at the CFC. All sessions start anytime after 4:30pm, rain or shine, but we ask you to join no later than 7:00pm.

Each of these sessions will run independently and are open to all women or youth who wish to attend. 

SPRING 2024 SESSION
May 1 - June 12

FALL 2024 SESSION
September 4 - 25

Pre-registration is not required but requested. To register, or for more information, contact the Calgary Firearms Centre at 403-256-0665 or the Calgary AHEIA office at 403-252-8474, or email info@aheia.com. 
First-time shooters should arrive at the Calgary Firearms Centre by 4:00pm on the first evening of your session.

All Abilities Welcome!

This is an opportunity to learn something new, or improve on something you already know, and meet new people interested in archery! 

Welcome to the 2024 AHEIA Women's & Youth Archery Leagues. This year, we will be offering two sessions in May and September. Our spring session will be in May and June, followed by our fall session in September. Wednesdays are our league nights at the CFC. All sessions start anytime after 4:30pm, rain or shine, but we ask you to join no later than 7:00pm.

Each of these sessions will run independently and are open to all women or youth who wish to attend. 

SPRING 2024 SESSION
May 1 - June 12

FALL 2024 SESSION
September 4 - 25

Pre-registration is not required but requested. To register, or for more information, contact the Calgary Firearms Centre at 403-256-0665 or the Calgary AHEIA office at 403-252-8474, or email cfc@aheia.com. 
First-time archers should arrive at the Calgary Firearms Centre by 4:00pm on the first evening of your session.

Major competitions with registered targets are held each year, as well as several less competitive "Fun Shoots".

The 2024 Calgary Firearms Centre Shoot Program is now available!

The word “trap” refers to the usage of a trap in which a live bird was placed and released on command whereby an attempt was then made to shoot it. The earliest printed description of this sport was in February 1793 in England. It became one of England’s most popular sports and migrated to the United States in 1831. The evolution of the sport replaced live birds with glass balls and then clay targets. The clay is called a “bird”, and the machine which throws the bird is the “trap” and it is housed in a “trap house”.

What Constitutes a Round of Trap?

A round for one person consists of 25 shots, five each from five shooting stations, the object being to score the greatest number of broken targets.

The term “skeet” refers to an old Scandinavian word meaning “to shoot”. It stands for a competitive, target shooting sport that was invented in America in 1920 by several Massachusetts men who wanted to improve their aim before hunting season. Their system of simulating the flight patterns of live birds with hand-propelled clay targets began as a spirited game between hunters. Today, a modern version of that game has become an international sport in its own right for non-hunters and hunters alike. It is the skill and thrill of marksmanship that unites all skeet shooters.

What Constitutes a Round of Skeet?

A round of skeet for one person consists of 25 shots, the object being to score the greatest number of broken targets. The first shot scored last in any round shall be repeated immediately and the result is scored as the twenty-fifth shot. Should the first 24 targets of a round be scored as broken, the shooter shall take his optional shot, a low house eight only.

I’ve Never Shot a Gun Before ... Is this a Safe Sport for Beginners?

Membership at a centre such as this offers you the finest and safest means of learning to shoot from scratch. In addition to personal help from qualified coaches, a variety of local and regional  clinics  are  held  each  year  for  the  beginner  and  the  advanced shooter. Rigid safety rules are enforced strictly at all times for your protection and the safety of others.

Is Shooting an Expensive Sport?

It depends on your personal objectives. You can have a life-time of fun and fellowship in a local club in return for a small investment in  the shotgun of your choice, safety ear and modest ammunition costs.  

On the other hand, if shooting all regional and national tournaments is what you prefer, then, like any other form of recreation, the costs can be as high as your ambitions and budgets will let them go.

What Kind of People are Claybird Shooters? The Best Kind!

Men and women of all walks of life who believe in the safe handling of guns, who take pride in shooting well and who enjoy competing with themselves and others for prizes, self-satisfaction and self-achievement. In most clubs you will find a wide cross-section of wives, husbands, children and grand-parents alike. 

Hours of Operation

• Monday
  CLOSED
• Tuesday
  CLOSED
• Wednesday 
  12:00pm - Dusk (May 1 - September 30)
  12:00pm - 6:00pm (October 1 - April 30)
• Thursday
  12:00pm - 6:00pm (Year Round)
• Friday 
  12:00pm - 6:00pm (Year Round)
• Saturday 
  12:00pm - 6:00pm (Year Round)
• Sunday 
  1:00pm - 5:00pm (Year Round)

Location

242090 32 St, DeWinton AB T0L 0X0

Contact

Phone: (403) 256-0665

Email: cfc@aheia.com

Fax: (403) 254-4396