A Dallas Institution

At the annual meeting of the membership on March 27, 1955, club chairman Fred Alford asked the membership to authorize the Board of Directors to purchase a new club site. The proposed site was 78 acres on Highway 183 and 15 adjoining acres from Charles Dilbeck. The purchase price was $20,000, plus closing costs. Seven years later Dallas was once again closing in on club property --- it was time to face the inevitable. In December of 1962, the State Highway 183 site sold for $675,000.

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In 1963, the Dallas Gun Club moved to a new location on 200 acres north of Royal Lane and west of the Trinity River for an approximate cost of $275,000. Ten years later the club property was annexed by the city of Irving and purchased for multiuse development. The premier development of the Las Colinas Corp. was underway, and the Dallas Gun Club was on the search again.

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In July of 1979, The Las Colinas Corp. agreed to purchase the Royal Lane site for approximately $4,000,000. The Dallas Gun Club purchased 714 acres, seven miles north of the intersection of IH-35 and LBJ Freeway, for $2143,500 from First Texas Savings the following October. This location is the present site of the Dallas Gun Club. Currently, membership is restricted to 700 members and there are rarely new openings. Most members consider being a part of the Dallas Gun Club a privilege. 

Superior amenities include a spacious, well-appointed clubhouse with a dining room, bar, lounge, and locker rooms. Additionally, shooting accessories and supplies are available for purchase. The club also hosts social activities throughout the year including private parties, charity fundraisers, and corporate events.

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Through years of hard work and the unselfish dedication of its members, the Dallas Gun Club has become a renowned private shooting sports facility. The club’s registered skeet program includes two major NSSA tournaments, the Pan American and the Southwest Classic, that rank among the top 10 national tournaments. A third skeet shoot, the Metroplex, typically ranks among the top 25 to 50, and every other year the club hosts the Texas State Skeet Championship, which is also ranked among the top 20 in the country. The sporting clays program sponsors three major shoots each year, hosting over 200 competitors at each one. Every year, the club also hosts two world championship qualifying events for the world Helice Championships. The Olympic-caliber bunker trap facility, jointly financed with 25% of the funds coming from the club and 75% from individual donations, is one of the finest in the country. At the end of 2007, the club updated its rifle and pistol range with a state of the art steel/rubber baffle system and new retaining walls were added in 2019.  Aided by a Long Range Planning Committee, the Board is continuing to expand and enlarge its diverse, challenging, and fun shooting venues.