{"id":3835,"date":"2023-06-26T14:29:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epcgc.com\/?page_id=3835"},"modified":"2025-01-25T14:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T20:21:53","slug":"history-affiliations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epcgc.com\/?page_id=3835","title":{"rendered":"History &#038; Affiliations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Panola County Gun Club was founded in 1987 by Ben Sepaugh and Wilburn Spiller as a highpower rifle competition range. Since 2019 it is owned and managed by its members. The Club has been the home range of the Texas State Rifle Association (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100089125759736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TSRA) Service Rifle Team<\/a>. Additionally, several members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/usnrt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. National Rifle Team<\/a> also call PCGC their home range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panola County Gun Club is proudly affiliated with the following organizations who support and defend our Constitutional Rights to own firearms, promote firearm safety, and marksmanship training and competition programs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"3532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcgc.com\/?attachment_id=3532\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"385&amp;#215;385-graphic-2019-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3532\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9495412844036697;width:160px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/385x385-graphic-2019-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/home.nra.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Rifle Association<\/a>&#8211; <strong>Become a member<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/membership.nrahq.org\/forms\/signup.asp?campaignid=XI034281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> (<strong>discounted rates<\/strong>) and\/or donate <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.nra.org\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Check your classification <a href=\"https:\/\/competitor.nra.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. NRA membership provides you with access to discounts and more, see <a href=\"https:\/\/benefits.nra.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.  PCGC membership requires NRA membership.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" data-attachment-id=\"3530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcgc.com\/?attachment_id=3530\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?fit=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CMP-AffilClubLogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?resize=584%2C438&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3530\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.288888888888889;width:144px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CMP-AffilClubLogo.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/thecmp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civilian Marksmanship Program<\/a>&#8211; Obtain a competition tracker number (CT#) <a href=\"https:\/\/ct.thecmp.org\/app\/v1\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to check your classification and\/or donate <a href=\"https:\/\/thecmp.org\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> &#8211;  See full list of member benefits available to you <a href=\"https:\/\/thecmp.org\/clubs\/affiliate\/benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> with proof of your PCGC membership<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left wp-duotone-unset-1\" style=\"min-height:311px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is TSRA-color-logo-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/epcgc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TSRA-color-logo-scaled.jpg?w=584&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">                                                                               <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">                                                                        <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/tsra.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas State Rifle Association;<\/a> become a member <a href=\"https:\/\/members.tsra.com\/members\/newmem\/new-mem-reg.php?org_id=TSRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and\/or donate <code><a href=\"https:\/\/tsra.com\/contributions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/code>.  Your individual membership will provide you to access to additional benefits listed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsra.com\/member_benefits.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panola County Gun Club was founded in 1987 by Ben Sepaugh and Wilburn Spiller as a highpower rifle competition range. Since 2019 it is owned and managed by its members. 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