NRA Range Safety Officer Course – October 29, 2026
TSC Members: there is an upcoming opportunity to take an NRA Range Safety Officer course. You can take the course to expand or refresh your range safety knowledge, or you can choose to go for RSO Certification. Spots are limited.
What to expect from the class
- Upon completing the live classroom portion and passing the mandatory quiz, each participant will be eligible to receive an RSO (Range Safety Officer) Certification from the NRA. This certification is highly valuable and nationally recognized.
- The class covers safety, attitude, range rules, firearm nomenclature, range commands, standard operating procedures, malfunctions, and much more.
- Private members are encouraged to attend, since we are private and self-govern on the range.
When and where
- Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Time: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- Location: TSC Clubhouse, 8250 True Sportsman Dr., Ione, CA 95640
Class fee
Zero cost for all members!
Instructor
Amer Sahtout – NRA CRSO / NRA Instructor
Questions: 916-296-4076
How to sign up
Register here: NRA course registration
When signing up, each member must enter their NRA number and complete all mandatory fields.
Spots available: registration is limited to the first 20, but we will try to accommodate everyone!
True Sportsman Club — Notice to Members
Thursday, October 1, 2026
The road to the range will be closed the entire day for resealing and drying. Please stay off this road.
A member-owned range since 1929
A range built by the people who shoot it.
Volunteer-run and NRA-affiliated in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Jackson, California — rifle, pistol, shotgun, and archery, kept up by the members who use them.
Membership full
We’re not accepting new applications right now, but openings do come up beginning of the year. Contact us to be notified when membership reopens.
The ranges
Four disciplines, one range
Rifle
Open-air lanes for organized and recreational rifle shooting.
Pistol
Dedicated handgun bays for members and organized matches.
Shotgun
Trap fields hosting the Summer Trap League and public fun shoots.
Archery
A quiet range open the same hours as the rest of the club.
Community programs
Open to members and the public
Feb – June
A&A Shooters Youth Program
A youth clay target program for 6th through 12th graders, run by club volunteers.
June – July, Wed evenings
Summer Trap League
Open to youth, women, and men of all ages and experience levels.
Our story
Over a century on this ground
1920s
A trout planting club
Members hiked five-gallon milk cans of fingerling trout into Sierra Nevada streams east of Jackson, California.
1938
Incorporated
True Sportsman Club is formally incorporated and organized as a 501(c)7 non-profit, managed by elected officers and an executive committee.
Today
275 members strong
Four ranges, an all-volunteer maintenance crew, and a full calendar of matches, meetings, and youth programs.
Visit & get involved
Meetings, hours, and how to reach us
Range hours
Members, 7 days a week
Hours: 9am until sunset
Sign-in: at the registers on the handgun and rifle ranges
Policy: first come, first served — please share range time and pick up brass
Business meetings
First Wednesday, monthly
When: 6:00pm at the TSC Clubhouse
Note: except June and July, during the Summer Trap League
Get in touch
Contact the club
Questions about membership openings, public fun shoots, or the youth program — reach out and an officer will follow up.