Pacific Rod & Gun Club
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: (415) 586-8349
- Cross Street:
- Skyline Boulevard
- Hours:
- Wed, Sat, Sun 11am-5pm
Editorial Review for Pacific Rod & Gun Club – by Patrick Heig
This public recreational facility has been operating since 1928, with skeet ranges, a duck tower, hunter-safety training and other sport-shooting amenities. Overlooking Lake Merced, where geese, ducks and other wildlife frolic just out of range, the PRGC is a membership club, although the mostly friendly old-timers you'll find in the clubhouse are happy to help out clueless shooters. Only shotguns (you need to bring your own)--from 12 gauges to .410s--are allowed on the premises, and no toxic lead ammo is allowed, so as not to pollute the lake. Skeet shooters feed tokens into clay-pidgeon-launching machines or have "pullers" launch skeet for them; the action's like Duck Hunt on the original Nintendo, except the guns have a bit more kick.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe clubhouse, which can seat up to 100 and has a full kitchen and other amenities, is available for private parties.
Know Before You GoYou must bring your own shotgun; the length of the barrel must be at least 20 inches (that means no sawed-offs, Scarface); no magnum or high-base shells can be used.
