October 4, 2006 update from the webmaster: Yesterday, I received the following email from Ray Bear, longtime manager of SBISC. His email confirms that our beloved range is indeed gone forever.

As manager for 23 years of the best and longest running party, I’m sorry to say that since Katrina, this party is over. I had the privilege of working in a field that most only dream of. There are many gun shops around, but not very many real shooting centers with the quality of St. Bernard Indoor Shooting Center.

There’s not many people that loved going to work everyday. I only missed 5 weeks and 5 days in 23 years. The 5 weeks due to a back injury, and 5 days due to the flu.

St. Bernard Indoor Shooting Center wasn’t the result of my efforts, but rather that of the interests in the pistol shooting sports by the shooters who enjoyed competing in our matches and the special camaraderie that they shared with each other and anyone else interested.

St. Bernard Indoor Shooting Center had over 600 members. According to a newspaper article printed about 6 months before Katrina, none of the other indoor ranges had more than 250 members.

To the greatest people who ever walked through the doors of St. Bernard Indoor I wish you all the best!


Ray Bear

I am sorry to bring such bad news. St. Bernard Indoor Shooting Center will be sorely missed by I and many others.

I intend to leave this page up for at least a year or two. Feel free to email me if you'd like to get a message to Ray, and I'll do my best!

Greg Bunch
gbundersea@cox.net
(Former) Webmaster, St. Bernard Indoor Shooting Center