About Us

The Black Hawk Rifle Club, Inc. was organized in February 1936 by a group of smallbore rifle shooters at the University of Chicago. The original name was the Blackhawk Rifle Club. A letter was sent to the NRA on May 8, 1936 seeking NRA Club status. The club was later incorporated on March 25, 1940 by the State of Illinois as Black Hawk Rifle Club, Inc. Today the Black Hawk Rifle Club is one of the most prestigious smallbore rifle clubs in America. The club claims numerous National, World and Olympic Champions among its members. Its shooters are well represented at such competitions as the NRA National Smallbore Rifle Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio each year. Indeed, the club is usually well represented by members on the Randle Team, the Dewar Team, the Pershing Team and the Lord Earl Roberts Team. Over the years the club has expanded to include members from across the USA and even some "across the pond" in the British Isles. The club also hosts the Annual Black Hawk Open Smallbore Rifle Prone Match on Memorial Day Weekend each year near Asheville, NC. Club meetings are held each year at the Black Hawk Open and during the NRA National Smallbore Rifle Prone Championships at Camp Perry, Ohio. For additional information contact: