February 2023 FWRR Dues Reminder

2023 Membership Renewal

2023 Membership Renewal Forms were mailed in early December.  Completed Membership Renewal Forms, proof of current NRA membership, and payments are due on January 1st each year. 

When responding, please read and follow the instructions at the top of the form. 

Dues must be received on or before March 1st to avoid late fees or termination of membership.

Dues received with postmark dates after March 1st, but on or before March 31st, are subject to a $25.00 late fee.

Dues received with postmark dates after March 31st will be returned with a notice indicating that:

1) the party’s membership has been terminated, and;

2) future membership requires submission of a membership application and payment of new member fees (c.f., Bylaws Article IX, Section 2). 

Dues paid with an NSF check are subject to a $25.00 returned check fee.

If personal hardship prevents timely payment of dues, contact a club officer who may arrange either for dues to be waived or for payment to be deferred.

Individuals who were accepted as members after October 1, 2022 are not required to pay membership dues tor the 2023 calendar year; nevertheless, they do need to return the renewal form with proof of current NRA membership.

Indiana Junior High Power State Championship; Preliminary Match Bulletin

Date:  Saturday, June 24, 2023                            

Sponsor: Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association

Location: Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club Range, 15715 Rupert Road, Harlan, IN  46743   Google: “15715 Rupert Road, Harlan IN” for detailed directions.

Contact Information:  For additional information, contact the FWRR High Power Match Director, Larry Beardsley, at FWRRHPdirector@aol.com.

Open To: NRA or ISRPA membership not required.  All competitors must have a Release of Liability Agreement on file with FWRR, or must complete the Release at registration. Competitors must sign the Liability Release and a Parent, Guardian or an Authorized Adult must witness the signature.  An Authorized Adult must have signed Parental or Guardian consent to sign the Release of Liability.

Entry Fee: $30.00, payable at Statistics Office on Match day.  Cash or checks only please; no credit cards can be processed. 

                        (Match fees may be reduced by grants or sponsorships)

Ammunition:  Any safe ammunition permitted – No tracers or incendiary rounds.             

Time:  Registration opens at 7:00 and closes at 8:30.  First shot – promptly at 9:00 A.M.  Lunch will be available – free to competitors and may be purchased for $10.00 by non-competitors.

Pre-Registration:  Pre-registrations are encouraged.  Register at  FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.  Walk-in registrations will be accepted up to a range capacity of 28 competitors.  Adults may fire as “Out of Competition” shooters if range capacity allows.  Parents and sponsors of Competitors will be given preference for “Out of Competition” slots.

Course of Fire:  NRA 50-Round National Match Course.  The 600-yard stage will be fired at 300-yards on the MR-63 reduced target.

Rules:   2022 NRA High Power Rules will apply.  Match and Service rifles will be permitted. NRA Classifications will be used.  A Match Jury will be empanelled. 

Per NRA Rule 19.4.1, Coaching will be allowed for Junior shooters who have not established an NRA or CMP classification, or who are classified as NRA or CMP Marksman.

Targets:  The matches will be shot on Silver Mountain Electronic Targets.  Competitors are required to provide their own display device (Tablet, IPhone, IPad) or similar device.  Competitors are responsible for having enough battery capacity in their devices to support the operating time required for a match.

If, in the judgment of the Range Officer, a competitor is shooting in a manner that endangers the range equipment, that competitor will be withdrawn from the match and their match fees refunded.

Match Structure:  NRA Registered Match

Match 1– 200 yards, slow fire, standing, 2 convertible sighters and 10 shots for record, 12 minutes

Match 2 – 200 yards, rapid fire, sitting, 2 sighters and 10 shots for record, 63 seconds

Match 3 – 300 yards, rapid fire, prone, 2 sighters and 10 shots for record, 73 seconds

Match 4 – Simulated 600 yards, slow fire, prone, 2 convertible sighters and 20 shots for record, 22 minutes

Match 5– Course Aggregate: Matches 1-4.  Match 5 winner will be the Indiana Junior State Champion, subject to residency requirement.

Awards:   Match Winners:  An award will be presented to the winner of each Match.

Classification Winner:  The high scoring competitor in each Classification will be presented an award.  Classifications will be combined until a minimum of three Competitors are represented in each Classification.

Residency:  Indiana Junior State Champion must be an Indiana resident.

Winter Offhand; February 2023

Well … February Winter Offhand proved once again that no one is indispensable. The High Power Range Officer took a month off, but Mark Walters stepped up and ran the Winter Offhand Match as smoothly as anyone could have asked.

For a February morning, it was about as good as it gets.  It was cold, about 24-degrees when things started about 8:40, but  the sun was shining and … for a change there wasn’t any wind!  The thirteen shooters spilled over into a second relay, but things still wrapped up before 10:00.

A beautiful day at the range!
There is no mistaking Miss Addysin and her left-handed rifle

The scores reflected the great day. 

First:                      Mike King            380-10X

Second:         Mark Walters     373-  2X

Third:                    Doc Habel            370-  2X

Fourth place was a three-way  tie at 357, but Marshall Rohrbach Creedmoored the group with his 357-3X.

The season aggregates reaffirm the old saying; “You gotta’ show up and shoot”.

First:                      Mike King            4 Matches           1540-32X

Second:                Mark Walters      4 Matches           1455-12X

Third:                    Mia King               4 Matches           1407-15X

Fourth:                 Addiysn Shull      4 Matches           1132- 3X

Firth:                     Doc Habel             3 Matches           1127-15X

Honest Coach, I don’t know what happened!

We have one match left in March and that may well decide the season standings!