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OWENSVILLE GUN CLUB 2008 SHOOTING SCHEDULE
"Rainout" date will be one week later than schedule date shown, if range
does not have another event already scheduled
SPORTING CLAYS - Tentative Schedule:
Sunday, April 6 at 9:00AM
Sunday, May 4 at 9:00AM
Sunday, June 1 at 9:00AM
Sunday, July 6 at 9:00AM
Sunday, August 3 at 9:00AM
Sunday, September 7 at 9:00AM
Shotgun Triathlon: Date to be determined. 9AM until all competitors have finished
Member cost for club Sporting Clays for the first 50 bird round will be $12.00 and $10.00 for each additional round. Cost for non-members and members who have not paid the current annual maintenance/insurance fees will be $14.00 per round $10.00 for each additional round. Cost per round for youth shooters is $8.00.
As usual: Tuesday night trap practice rounds at 5pm
Thursday night skeet practice at 5pm
Cost for trap or skeet practice will be $3.00 per 25 bird round for current club members. Cost for non-members and non-current club members will be $4.00 per round.
Smallbore Silhouette Matches - Rifle and Pistol:
Our matches are informal (fun) and may not strictly follow NRA or IMSSU rules.
Center fire Pistol Matches: Also fun matches with paper and reactive steel targets. Course of fire will change each match. See bottom of page for information on center fire pistol matches.
Smallbore Silhouette and Center fire Pistol Schedule for 2008:
Start time is 9:00 AM. Matches will continue until all shooters, registered by 2:00 PM, have completed their match.
Sunday April 13th
Saturday May 10th (Day before Mother's Day)
Sunday June 8th
Sunday July 13th
Sunday August 10th
Sunday September 14th
Sunday October 12th
Smallbore rifle and pistol silhouette:
Use any rifle or pistol chambered for .22LR Rimfire.
Rifle silhouettes are 1/5 scale targets: Chickens at 40 yards, boar at 60 yards, turkeys at 77 yards and rams at 100 yards. Two 20 shot strings: one string from bench, supported, and one string offhand, unsupported.
Pistol silhouettes are 1/2 scale targets: Chickens at 25 yards, boar at 50 yards, turkeys at 75 yards and rams at 100 yards. Two 20 shot strings: one string from bench, supported, and one string two hands standing, unsupported.
There are also categories for all offhand with optical sights, and all offhand with metallic sights only.
For more information on formal competitive Silhouette Shooting/Silhouette Matches, check out:
http://www.steelchickens.com/where/where.php
2008 Schedule for High Power Rifle Matches:
Changes for 2008 will be the inclusion of AR-15 and M1A rifles in the CMP matches and target distance extended to 200 yards except Carbine Matches will still be 100 yards. As regular matches follow the John C. Garand Match Course A rules, AR-15 and M1-A scores are not eligible for CMP pins or CMP score recognition.
Sunday, March 30* @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, April 27 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, May 4* @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, May 18 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, June 22 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, June 29 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, July 20 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, July 27** @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, August 24 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, September 28 @ 9:00 AM
Sunday, October 26 @ 9:00 AM
*Rescheduled from March 30th due to weather. M-1 For Vets Benefit Match. Cost is $20.00
**NRA Match (50 round match for score plus sighters). Cost is $20.00. Essentially follows the John C. Garand Match Course B rules.
Schedule for "Midweek High Power matches": These will be structured the same as the Sunday High Power matches. Matches will run from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Tuesday April 22
Thursday May 15
Thursday June 19
Wednesday July 16
Tuesday August 12
Thursday September 18
Thursday October 16
Schedule for Wednesday High Power Practice Sessions: These are less structured than regular matches to allow for experimentation and coaching. Practice will run from 4:00 PM to dusk.
April 2 and 16
May 7 and 21
June 11 and 25
July 2 and 30
August 6 and 20
September 9 and 24
October 8 and 22
Cost for all regular matches will be $5.00
Competitors over 60 years old and those not physically able to assume the
prone position from standing in the rapid fire stage, may start the stage in the prone position. The rifle must be off the shoulder before the command to commence fire and competitor must not fire the first shot in this stage.
Suggested additional equipment: Rifle sling, spotting scope, and personal shooting mat. Carpet is furnished for the prone stages; Recommended Equipment: appropriate eye and ear protection.
See below for standard course of fire for rifle events.
VINTAGE BOLT ACTION MILITARY RIFLE: WWI or WWII rifles in essentially original military condition (no sporter stocks, optical sights, etc.) such as Springfield 1903 or 1903A3, 1917 Enfield, K98 German, Mk1 No.3, Mk 4 No.1 or No.5 British, M91 Italian, any of that series, M39 Finnish, M91-M38-M44 Russian, M96-M38 Swedish, K11-K31 Switzerland, 1916 Spanish in 7X57 or 1938 Spanish in 8mm, M24 Chek, Polish just to name a few.
M1 Garand Rifle: Rifle is in essentially original military configuration using one 8 round enbloc clip, one 2 round enbloc clip and ammunition.
AR-15 and M1-A Rifles: Rifles are in essentially military type configuration using standard 20 round straight magazines (curved 30 round magazines are also permitted for AR-15 rifles) and ammunition.
M1 Carbine Rifle: Rifle is in essentially originally military configuration using standard 15 round magazines and ammunition.
If you don't have a a particular type rifle but would like to participate, rifles for the match will normally be available for use. Each competitor must furnish their own ammunition. Ammunition may be factory or handloaded, however, standard factory ammunition (other than CMP style Lake City or Greek) is not normally recommended for M1 Garand rifles.
Standard Course of Fire for Vintage Rifle, M1 Garand, AR-15, M1-A, and M1 Carbine:
Stage 1 - 15 round prone:
(5 rounds sighting, 10 rounds for record ): Start in the prone position with the rifle pointed in a safe direction. All rounds for the are loaded and fired one at a time. Fifteen minutes are allowed for this stage. The sling may be used for this stage.
Stage 2 - 10 rounds standing to prone:
Vintage Rifle: Start in the standing position with the rifle pointed in a safe direction; five rounds are loaded with a stripper clip and the bolt is left open. At the command "Commence firing" the shooter drops to the prone position, closes the bolt and fires the five rounds; shooter then reloads five more rounds with a stripper clip and fires them. Time limit is 80 seconds.
Garand match: Start in the standing position with the rifle pointed in a safe direction; two rounds are loaded with an enbloc clip, safety is engaged and the bolt is then closed. At the command "Commence firing" the shooter drops to the prone position, disengages the safety and fires the two rounds; shooter then reloads with an eight round enbloc clip and fires them. Time limit is 80 seconds.
M1 Carbine: Same as Garand match except as follows: standard 15 round carbine magazines are used.
The sling may be used in this stage.
Stage 3 - 10 rounds standing:
Start in the standing position with the rifle pointed in a safe direction. All rounds are loaded and fired one at time. Ten minutes are allowed for this stage. The sling is NOT used in the standing position; it must be off the rifle or in the parade position.
The firing for all stages is done at 200 yards on SR targets except Carbine which is 100 yards on SR-1 targets.
If you have any questions on the these rifle events, please email the club (gunclub@fidmail.com).
Centerfire Pistol Shooting:
These events will be designed to also accommodate those shooters with limited experience using center fire pistols and revolvers who wish to become more proficient.
There will be a mix of targets using parts of Police Pistol Competition (PPC), the CMP version of Bullseye and reactive steel. Target ranges will vary from 3 to 25 yards and eventually 50 yards. Stages will have liberal time limits to keep the stages moving and, as proficiency grows, may include shooting with strong or weak hand only, multiple target engagement and magazine/speedloader changes.
We will start with simple designs to first determine and increase the proficiency of the participants and then add more difficult scenarios later.
Equipment:
Any military or police type pistol or double action revolver, with iron sights (either fixed or adjustable), chambered for 9mm to .45 ACP cartridges or other military type ammunition. Revolvers chambered for .357 magnum must use .38 Special ammunition - wadcutters are permitted.
Revolvers may be shot single or double action (we encourage at least 1/2 be double action). We also suggest double action first shot for traditional double action pistols.
Ammunition may be factory or hand loaded with jacketed or lead bullets. For safety purposes we strongly recommend lead bullets for steel targets. Eye protection is recommended for all shooting but is mandatory when shooting steel targets.
Barrel length should generally not be less than 4" or more than 6". At least one spare magazine for pistols and one speed loader for revolvers would be helpful.
Holsters, pistol belts and magazine/speed loader pouches are permitted but not required. We want you to have fun without requiring the purchase of these items.
If you have any questions, please send them to gunclub@fidmail.com attn: Phil Anderson.
RIMFIRE BENCHREST: Sign up at 8:00AM; Match begins at 9:00AM
Saturday, April 19 Cost is $25.00 (beverage provided)
Saturday, May 17 Cost is $30.00 (food provided)
Saturday, June 14 Cost is $25.00 (beverage provided)
Saturday, July 19 Cost is $25.00 (beverage provided)
Saturday, August 16 Cost is $30.00 (food provided)
Saturday, September 13 Cost is $25.00 (beverage provided)
Matches will be American Rimfire Association (ARA) sanctioned matches.
Each match will be 6 targets (25 bulls per target and sighters). Distance is a minimum of 50 yards.
1. Rifles
Any firearm chambered for the .22 Long Rifle cartridge may be used. There are no weight limits, no classes, and no dimensional restrictions to barrels, stocks, or limits on scope magnification.
2. Rests
Any rest may be used to shoot from the bench. One piece rests, separate front and rear rests, or sandbags may be used, so long as any such device prevents the barreled action from being affixed to the bench in an immovable manner.
For complete Rimfire Benchrest rules and information: http://ara.benchrest.net/
