The Alberta Provincial Rifle Association (APRA) is a not-for-profit that supports shooting sports within the Province of Alberta, Canada.

Founded in 1902, the APRA oversees a property just west of Calgary and coordinates the activities of 2,400 members in four separate clubs; the Buffalo Target Shooters Association (BTSA), the Alberta Fullbore Rifle Association (AFRA), the Rosebud Silhouette and Benchrest Club and the Swiss Rifle Club Calgary (SRCC). The APRA provides liability insurance for all it's members, board members and the clubs themselves. In addition, the APRA coordinates road maintenance, snow plowing, waste removal, and the security of common areas on the property. Membership in the APRA is required when joining one of the four clubs.

How to Join

There is no requirement to join the APRA directly. First, apply for membership to one of our clubs and once you are accepted, you will automatically be enrolled in the APRA; there is no separate APRA enrolment process. The membership cost of the APRA is $50 per year for one person, or $75 per year for a family. Each club has their own fee structure which is in addition to the APRA membership fee. The APRA fee is collected by the club you joined, and remitted back to us. If you join other APRA clubs, then you only need to pay the additional club membership fee.

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BTSA

The Buffalo Target Shooters Association (BTSA), though primarily a handgun shooting sports group, accommodates many different types of shooting styles and disciplines.  read more ...

FULLBORE

The Alberta Fullbore Rifle Association (AFRA) is a competitive, long range, F Class club with shooting positions from 100 to 900 meters. No general shooting is offered. read more ...

ROSEBUD

The Rosebud Silhouette and Benchrest Club has facilities ranging from 100 to 600 yards, for benchrest, rimfire benchrest and silhouette target shooting. In addition we accomodate general rifle use. read more …

SWISS

The Swiss Rifle Club Calgary (SRCC) is a rifle and handgun range, open to everyone, where you can shoot in a friendly atmosphere using your own firearms. We have a waiting list to alert you when memberships become available read more ...

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