FWRR Club Meeting
The
next meeting of the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on
Monday, August 5, 2024. Meeting Place: VFW Post 857, located
at 2202 West Main Street in Fort Wayne. Meeting Time: 7:00 p.m. Meeting
Agenda: Standard meeting format.
Please
make an effort to attend meetings, as a quorum is required to conduct club
business.
Maintenance Activities and Facility
Improvements
High
winds caused a cottonwood tree at the south end of the 100 yard covered firing
line to be blown over. Minor damage was done to the building’s
sheet metal and gutters. Thanks go to Tom Fortman and Jim Sweeney
for their repair and cleanup efforts..
Work
to install the new range status signaling system was completed in late
June. Instructions for the use of the system have been posted. This
effort was led by Larry Beardsley. Jim Sweeney installed the conduit;
Michael Grannis and Greg McClure assisted Larry with the installation.
A
battery charger was purchased and is stored in the cabinet that is accessible
to the mowing crew.
Mowing Schedule
The 2024 Mowing Schedule is available on the club’s website at https://fwrrclub.org/index.php/2024/07/22/range-mowing-schedule .
Efforts will be made to provide mowing date and time updates on the website. The Main Range is closed during mowing and other range maintenance activities.
Pistol
Bays 4 and 5 remain open during mowing.
It
is recommended that members check the website for updates before
traveling to the range.
Mowing
dates that are scheduled to occur before the October meeting are: 7/24, 8/7,
8/21, 9/4, 9/18 and 10/2. Dates are tentative, depending on weather and
ground conditions. Mowing times vary according to volunteer
availability.
Driving Off Road
It
is no longer permissible for any member to drive off road to
the 100 yard target frames.
Soil
conditions permitting, it is permissible to drive on the grass downrange (west)
of the 100 yard firing mound on the 300 yard range to access the 200 yard
target frames. (Do not drive across the 100 yard firing mound.) It
is permissible to park and drive on the grass in other areas, soil conditions
permitting.
Operations Note
Users
of the Club Cadet mower are asked to remember to remove the key from the
mower’s ignition switch after use.
Discipline Reports
ACPDL (Allen County Practical Defense League)
ACPDL
matches will be held on 8/3. 9/7, and 10/5.
Only
ACPDL members are permitted to shoot. The pre-match meeting begins at
9:00 a.m. and shooting commences at 9:30 a.m. Matches are typically
finished by 12:00 noon. Observers and those persons interested in
becoming ACPDL members are welcome.
USPSA (United States Practical Shooting
Association)
The
following USPSA matches and practice sessions will be held in the
August-September timeframe.
Matches:
8/18 and 9/15. Match start time is 9:00 a.m. Practice Sessions: 8/1, 9/5
and 10/3. Practice session start time is 5:00 p.m.
High-power (HP)
The
following matches and practice sessions will be held in the July-September
timeframe:
- 50/80 Matches: 8/17, 8:00 a.m. start time.
- Junior Practice Sessions: 8/6 and 9/5, 4:30 p.m. start time.
- Open Practice Sessions: Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.
- The Main Range closes to informal practice at 3:00 p.m. prior to HP practice sessions.
The
pistol bays remain open for scheduled and informal practice sessions. As
is always the case, informal practice is limited to Bays 4 and 5.
The
Junior State High Power Rifle Championship was held at our range on June 8th. Madelyn
Schnelle won the championship for the fourth consecutive year with an
outstanding score of 790-33x, dropping only 10 points. Madelyn
represented the Wildcat Valley Rifle and Pistol Club which is located in
Brookston, IN, just north of Lafayette.
The winner of the “Count the Bullets in the Jar” fundraiser was Mike King. Mike’s guess of 338 bullets was just one bullet over the count.
Mike
is the winner of a nicely-restored, Winchester, Model 94 rifle in caliber
.30-30. This event was aimed at funding the purchase of three spotting scope
stands and mounting heads for use by our Juniors.
Cowboy Action
Cowboy
Action Matches will be held on 8/10 and 9/14.
Registration
opens at 8:30 a.m. for regular matches and at 9:00 a.m. for voluntary side
matches.
Regular
match start time is 10:00 a.m.
The
matches begin with a mandatory shooter meeting. The ammunition requirements for
the regular match are 60 rounds for pistols, 60 rounds rifles, and 30 rounds
for shotguns. Only lead bullets and shot are permitted. Shot may be
no larger than #4 (shot sizes 4 – 9).
PCSL (Practical Competition Shooting League)
PCSL
matches will be held on 7/28, 8/25 and 9/22.
Match
time is 10:00 a.m. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.
New
shooter orientation begins at 9:50 a.m. Rifles in caliber .223 and
pistols in calibers 9 mm, .40 and .45 are used in this competition.
Rounds
counts are 120/match for rifles and 60/match for pistols.
New Members
Please
welcome new members Robert DiDomenico, Alex Morales, Douglas
Schroeder, John C. Sullivan and Tyrone Wilson.
These
gentlemen were inducted as full members at the June, 2024 meeting.
Also,
please welcome returning member Tim Momper.
For Sale
- Jaggi Shooting Glasses Frame with extra nose
piece, lenses, blinders and case: $125.00. 8 round M1 clips: $1.50
each. Contact Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com
- Champion’s Choice, Cordura Shooting Jacket. 52”
chest, right hand. New –never worn. $200.00.
NRA
Leather Shooting Jacket. 48” chest, right hand. Used one season. $225.00.
Contact Jim
Kinne at jkinne7@comcast.net
Members
who wish to sell shooting-related items may send ad information to Marty Didion
at martindidion4@gmail.com
Ads
must be received three weeks before meetings in order to appear in the next
newsletter.