The Tech PRC is a group based out of a long-standing traditional MIT club, the Faculty & Staff Pistol & Rifle Club, which began at MIT over 60 years ago. We currently operate as a non-MIT club that rents the pistol range for grad students, current/former faculty and staff, and other MIT community members to be able to regularly practice and compete.
The club is primarily for marksmanship-focused pistol shooting, in the style of bullseye shooting (one handed, with .22LR pistols). and Our season runs from September through June and we have regular one to two our practices throughout the week. Club members can join the Greater Boston Pistol League. This is a low pressure, fun and friendly way to compete against other clubs in the area.
We meet to practice at the MIT Pistol Range on Tuesday evenings (usually at 6:30), followed by GBPL matches during the season. If you want to come shoot with us, you need to either be a guest of a specific member or a member of the club yourself. (See below for more info about membership.)
Click here for more information on membership.
Note: this is not the undergrad intercollegiate pistol team, they’re over here: MIT Sport Pistol Club.
Also note: this is also not the MIT Varsity Rifle Team, they’re over here: MIT Varsity Rifle.
Pistol Marksmanship Classes: TBD
2024-2025 Membership renewals: 2024-2025 memberships expired on 31 August, 2024. The new membership form is available right here. If you plan to shoot in the Greater Boston Pistol League as a member of the Tech PRC team, you can include the GBPL fee ($10) with your membership fee and just write one check.
DAPER Range Access: After much discussion with DAPER, the access fee has been agreed to $75 per year for a special DAPER access card which can be used for range access only.
Members who otherwise have full DAPER athletic facilities privileges (mandatory and already paid for for current MIT students, subject to a fee much higher than $75 for others), or who only shoot outdoor rifle events with the club, don’t need this card.
Regardless of having to pay a fee or not, if you’re arranging access through the club you will need to fill out a Liability Waiver. (Download and print or ask the secretary for a copy). Send the waiver and your fee to the club secretary at the club’s PO box. If you’ve had a card from previous years, there’s no need to get a new card; once you’ve submitted the paperwork your card will be renewed for another year’s worth of access.
Other Application Forms and Information
Club Bylaws (revised 2016)
Map for finding the range (at this time, please follow the path indicated with the red arrow)
