About Us:

Barbara Shew, the founder of Willamette Valley Rifle Club, has over 40 years of involvement in shooting sports and is currently an NRA Level 3 Rifle Coach, USAS Level 1 Official, and CMP Director for Oregon. As the coach of Willamette Valley Rifle club, her passion is to keep the sport alive by teaching responsible gun ownership, gun safety, proper shooting techniques, and helping juniors rifle shooters develop a love and respect for the sport.

When Barbara was 20, she worked in the jewelry department at the Lloyd Center Meier & Frank, in  Portland.   During that they had a Sporting Goods Dept. at that time and sold firearms.  On a lunch break she  checked it out, ended up buying an Anschutz .22, jacket, glove, etc.   Realizing she had no were to shoot her new gun, she heard about a gravel pit where some shot, checked it out  and decided that was not the place to go. Shortly after that experience, she joined Portland Rifle and Pistol Club where she starting shooting competitively in Smallbore, Pistol, later in Air Rifle, Trap, and Highpower.