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Rifle
    Savage Arms, Inc.
    100 Springdale Rd.
    Westfield, MA 01085
    Phone: 1-413-568-7001
    Fax: 1-413-562-7764
    Contact: Ron Corburn or Tom Mihalek
       Manufacturers of .22 rifles, centerfire rifles and centerfire pistols. Savage offers an instructor
       purchase plan .

Airguns
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
    2111 S. 8th Street
    Rogers, AR 72756
    Phone: 1-501-636-1200
    Fax: 1-501-636-1601
    Contact: John Ford
       Manufacturers of air-guns, targets, educational kits, related accessories. Daisy offers a loaner
       program and an instructor purchase plan.

    Crosman Air-Guns
    Routes 5 & 20
    East Bloomfield, NY 14443
    Phone: 1-716-657-6161
    Fax: 1-716-657-5405
    Contact: Bob Soldivera at 1-718-273-0666
       Manufacturers of pneumatic and co air-rifles and pistols, ammunition, scopes, targets, and
       accessories. Crosman offers a consignment program, instructor purchase plan, and training material.

Muzzleloading
    Connecticut Valley Arms (CVA)
    5988 Peachtree Corners East
    Norcross, GA 30071
    Phone: 1-770-449-4687
    Fax: -770-242-8546
    Contact: John Palmer, Ext. #105 and Dave Merideth
       Manufacturers of black powder rifles, pistols, revolvers, and accessories. CVA offers an instructor
       purchase plan and a special beginners package that includes a youth size rifle, all accessories, and
       a hard gun case.

    Thompson/Center Arms
    400 N. Main Street
    Rochester, NH 03867
    Phone: 1-603-332-2394
    Fax: 1-603-332-5133
    Contact: Tim Pancurak
       Manufacturers of black powder rifles and accessories, single shot cartridge pistols and rifles with
       interchangeable barrels, muzzleloading accessories T/C offers an instructor purchase plan.

    Ox Yoke Originals
    34 Main Street
    Milo, ME 04463
    Phone: 1-800-231-8313
    Fax: 1-207-943-2416
    Contact: Scott Lee
       Manufacturers of gun cleaning accessories for modern and black powder guns, muzzleloading
       accessories, and lubricants. Ox Yoke offers an instructor purchase plan.

Pistol
    Smith & Wesson
    2100 Roosevelt Ave.
    Springfield, MA 01104
    Phone: 1-413-781-8300
    Fax: 1-413-747-3317
    Contact: Ken Jorgensen
       Manufacturers of rimfire and centerfire handguns.

Shotgun
    H & R 1871, Inc.
    60 Industrial Rowe
    Gardner, MA 01440
    Phone: 1-978-632-9393
    Fax: 1-978-632-2300
    Contact: Robin Sharpless
       Manufacturers single shot shotguns, centerfire rifles and rimfire rifles for youth and adults. H & R
       offers instructor purchase plan

    Trius Products, Inc.
    221 S. Miami Avenue
    Cleves, OH 45002
    Phone: 1-513-941-5682
    Fax: 1-513-941-7970
    Contact: Hart Luebkeman
       Manufacturers target throwers, traps, and clay targets. Trius offers an instructor purchase plan
       and will rebuild old traps.

Targets and Range Equipment
    Savage Arms, Inc.
    100 Springdale Road
    Westfield, MA 01085
    Phone: 1-413-568-7001
    Fax: 1-413-562-7764
    Contact: Ron Corburn or Janette Leader
       Manufacturers of target range equipment. Savage offers an instructor purchase program.

    Birchwood Casey
    7900 Fuller Road
    Eden Prairie, MN 55344
    Phone: 1-612-937-7933
    Fax: 1-612-937-7979
    Contact: Mike Wenner
       Manufacturers Shoot-N-C high visibility paper targets and World of Target metallic targets.
       Birdwood Casey offers an instructor purchase plan.

    National Rifle Association (NRA)
    11250 Waples Mill Road
    Fairfax, VA 22030
    Phone: 1-703-267-1500
    Fax: 1-703-267-3810
    Contact: Bill Poole or Rosemary Herr
       NRA offers material on range construction and operation, as well as official targets for competition
       shooting.

Clay Targets
Due to the high cost of shipping and large quantities required for minimum orders, it is best to purchase clay targets locally (K-Mart, Wall-Mart or local dealers) or make arrangements to buy from local gun clubs.

Reference Material and Training Programs
    National Rifle Association (NRA)
    11250 Waples Mill Road
    Fairfax, VA 22030
    Phone: 1-703-267-1532
    Fax: 1-703-267-3810
    Contact: Bill Poole or Rosmary Herr
       NRA has reference material, qualification information, and training material for rifle, pistol, and airgun
       programs.

    Amateur Trap Association (ATA)
    601 National Road
    Vandalia, OH 45377
    Phone: 1-937-898-4638
    Fax: 1-937-898-5472
    Contact: David Bopp
       ATA is the governing body for organized trap shooting. They have a youth training program and can
       furnish lists of trap clubs and instructors.

    USA Shooting (USAS)
    One Olympic Plaza
    Colorado Springs, CO 80909
    Phone: 1-719-578-4670
    Fax: 1-719-635-7989
    Contact: Bob Jursnick or Martin Edmondson
       USAS prepares U.S. athletes to win Olympic medals in shooting sports and is the governing body of
       international shooting in the U.S. They also offer a beginning youth program called "Take Your Best
       Shot" to give first-time shooters an opportunity to explore their shooting interests.

    Wolf Creek Foundation (WCF)
    P.O. Box 3207
    Brentwood, TN 37024-3207
    Phone: 1-615-831-0485
    Fax: 1-615-831-0485
    Contact: Leo Lujan
       WCF promotes youth and adult participation in a broad range of shooting sports activities, offers
       shooting sports competitions, training courses, camps, seminars, and educational material for youth
       and adult leaders. They also publish a bi-monthly newsletter (Junior Shooting Coach News) to
       announce competitions and training opportunities. WCF also operates the Wolf Creek Olympic
       Shooting Complex, 3025 Merk Road, Atlanta, GA 30349.

    National Muzzleloading Rifle Association (NMLRA)
    P.O. Box 67
    Friendship, IN 47021
    Phone: 1-812-667-5131
    Fax: 1-812-667-5136
    Contact: John Miller or Roberta Benham (Education Office)
        NMLRA is the governing body of muzzleloading competition in the U.S. and offers instructor
        certification and student training in muzzleloading. Official rule books for conducting black powder
        matches and training materials are available.

    National Shooting Sports Foundation - Shooting Sports Development Office (NSSF-SSDO)
    P.O. Box 116
    Ute Park, NM 87749
    Phone: 1-505-376-2709
    Fax: 1-505-376-2709
    Contact: Jim Smith
        NSSF-SSDO gathers and correlates information on all shooting programs, prepares program curricula
        and coordinates activities between various shooting sports groups. They also publish a variety of
        general pamphlets and brochures pertaining to shooting activities and firearms safety.

    National Bowhunter Education Foundation
    249B E. 29th Street - Box 503
    Loveland, CO 80538
    Phone: 1-970-635-1994
    Fax: 1-970-635-0039
    Contact: Tim Poole
        NBEF offers instructor training programs and student bowhunting instruction programs, as well as
        bowhunting training aids.

    Black's Wing & Clay Book
    P.O. Box 2029
    Red Bank, NJ 07701
    Phone: 1-732-224-8700
    Fax: 1-732-741-2827
    Contact: James F. Black, Publisher
         Black's Wing & Clay is a 500 page reference book published annually. It lists resources for
         equipment, instruction, and club that are primarily involved in shotgunning. Extensive treatment is
         also given on shooting and hunting associations, gun club service, shooting schools, targets, trap
         equipment, and many other categories. The cost is $14.95 per copy.