From a leased gravel pit to 130 acres of established range.

A handful of hunters, shotgunners, pistol shooters, and black powder shooters lease 21 acres of an old gravel pit atop Buckhorn Mountain from the Eston Smith family.

First CGC Gun Show held at the Gainesville Civic Center on Green Street, the start of a 30-year fundraising tradition.

Two used skeet machines and a used trap machine purchased; the start of the shotgun program.

A 24'x30' wooden frame structure with an 8'x30' porch, overlooking the Buckhorn Mountain shooting range.

Membership assessed $150 each to purchase 64 acres off Candler Road, three times the size of Buckhorn Mountain and closer to Gainesville.

Construction on the new ranges complete. Most fine-tuning done by volunteer members.

Registered competition begins on the new property.

Ten-hour-per-year-per-member work assessment passed 117 to 84 to spread maintenance and event support across the membership.

51 additional acres purchased as a buffer zone. Skeet and trap fields realigned to eliminate shot fall-out on neighboring properties.

Membership grows to 600. New sporting clays stations, a new trap field, revamped rifle and pistol ranges, replaced skeet and trap machines, and clubhouse improvements.

The story continues. Membership today is capped at 700, the property covers 130 acres, and 14 formally organized shooting disciplines run regular matches and programs under one membership.