Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

REGISTRATION FORM

2025 Indiana State Junior High Power Championship

June 14, 2025 at the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

15715 Rupert Road; Harlan, IN

Match Program may be found here:

https://fwrrclub.org/index.php/2025/01/29/2025-junior-state-championship-match-bulletin/

Name: _______________________________  Age (As of 31 Dec 2025):  ______

Address:_________________________

City: _____________________        State: ________          ZIP: _________

Club Affiliation: ___________________________________

Email:  ________________________

For Junior Participants; Lunch is free.  I want a free lunch:  ___ YES          ____ NO

Additional lunches for parents, sponsors and spectators @ $12.00/each;   # _____

For Junior Participants; an event T-shirt is free.    Size (S, M, L, XL, XXL)  ____ ____

Additional T-shirts for parents, sponsors and spectators @ $17.00/each:

Small _____   Medium _____   Large _____   X-Large ______   XX-Large _____

For additional information, contact Larry Beardsley at FWRRHPDirector@aol.com

We had a bright, sunny (and actually warm) opening day!

Like baseball, opening day for High Power can be a roll of the dice.  We have had opening day matches in the snow, in the mud but on Saturday April 12th the dice came up in our favor.  It was a fantastic Opening Day Match.  It was sunny, it was brisk, the sun was warm and there was absolutely no wind most of the match.

The wind ribbon makes it look like there was a lot more wind than there really was.

This was a practice match – no one won or lost (at least officially) and no scores were turned in to either the NRA or CMP.  We had nineteen shooters; twelve shooters shot 50/80 matches and another seven shot out-of-competition matches.  Many of the out-of-competition shooters were Class of 2025 Juniors or parents of the Class of 2025 shooting in their first match.

Yep – you see right – there is a new Sherriff in town (A newly CMP Certified Range Officer)

In the 50/80 match shooters, we got a preview of the upcoming season.  In the 80-round matches, Mike King took first place with a 785-29X, but Marshall Rohrbach was close on his heels with a 784-17X.  In the 50-round category, Jim Jackson took the top slot with 479-6X followed by Mia King with 462-8X.

Look out guys (and girls) – more left handed Junior girls are coming.

There was a very pleasant surprise at the end of the match. Over the winter a group of shooters organized by Gary Mabis shot a series of half-regional matches; 40 shot matches after our regular Winter Offhand Matches.  Gary donated half of their entry fees to the Junior High Power Program, and many of the shooter who received prize pay-outs did the same.

THANK YOU to Gary for organizing the Winter Half-Regional Matches and THANK YOU to the competitors who made donations to the Junior program.

We will start Thursday practices on Thursday, May 8th. The range will close at 3:00 for grounds keeping and setup with practice starting at 4:30. I expect more people at practice this year, so we may be shooting multiple shooters on each target or only shooting at one distance per practice session – we’ll see how things work out.

Our next High Power Match will be on Saturday; May,10th. This will be a formal NRA/CMP 50/80 Match. Keep an eye open for an announcement about out-of-competition shooting opportunities at our High Power Matches.

Be Safe and come out and shoot with us!

NOTE DATE CHANGE

The trees may still be bare, but the grass has really gotten a head start!

It has been a wet spring and the grass at the range, like the grass on most of our lawns, has really gotten out of control.

The current plans are for the Mowing Crew to mow on Wednesday, April 16th if weather conditions allow. The exact time will depend on when the members of the crew are available, so we don’t have a timetable for mowing.

The range will be closed while mowing activities are occurring, so plan your range activities with that in mind.

FWRR Club Meeting

The next meeting of the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on Monday, April 7, 2025.  Meeting Place: VFW Post 857, located at 2202 West Main Street in Fort Wayne. 

Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m.  Meeting Agenda: Standard format meeting and discussion of Cleanup Day Activities.

2025 Membership Renewal

To date, approximately 40 members have failed to renew their membership.  A $25.00 late fee is now added to the renewal fee. If you have not yet renewed your membership, please do so before March 31^st.

Dues received with postmark dates after March 31^st 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). 

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.

Cleanup Day

Please join fellow members for work, lunch, and camaraderie on Cleanup Day, April 26, 2025.

As usual, work will include target frame repairs, road grading, and the trimming of trees and brush along the lanes. Please bring hand tools, for carpentry-related work, wood cutting and brush trimming tools, and trucks or trailers for brush hauling.

An additional project this year is the installation of two Range Status Flags.  One flag will be located at the intersection of the entry lane and the circle.  The second flag will be located at the Pistol Pit entrance. These flags are intended to indicate that shooters are on the ranges.

In operation, the first shooter on the range will raise the flag for the range on which s/he intends to shoot.  The last person to leave a range, will lower and store the flag. Use of the flags will be mandatory.

If you have suggestions for additional Cleanup Day projects, please present them at the April meeting.  A list of projects will be posted on the website. 

Lock Combination Change Reminder

Retain your 2024 Membership Card until the lock combination change is made on Cleanup Day.

Driving Off Road

IT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE FOR ANY MEMBER TO DRIVE OFF ROAD TO THE 100 YARD TARGET FRAME.  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.

New Members

Please welcome new members Donald Cochran Jr. and David Lund. These gentlemen were inducted as full members at the February, 2025 meeting.

Sad News

The Club has learned of the passing of Joseph Braun (membership 1969).

Discipline Reports

ACPDL (Allen County Practical Defense League)

ACPDL matches are scheduled for April 5^th and May 3^rd, 2025.  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.  Observers and those persons interested in becoming ACPDL members are welcome. Matches are typically finished by 12:00 noon. 

USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association)

USPSA  matches are scheduled for April 27^th  and May  18^th,  2025.  [Note that the first match of the year was moved from Easter Sunday (April 20^th) to April  27^th.  Match start time is 10:00 a.m.  Match fees are $15.00 for members and $20.00 for nonmembers.  Practice sessions are scheduled for April 3^rd and May 1^st, 2025.  Practice sessions begin at 5:00 p.m. 

PCSL (Practical Competition Shooting League)

PCSL matches are scheduled for April 13^th and May 11^th,  2025.  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. Matches are typically finished by 2:00p.m. 

Cowboy Action

Due to health issues, the Cowboy Action Matches for 2025 have been cancelled.

High-power (HP)

The following matches and practice sessions will be held in the April-May time frame. 

 50/80 Matches:  April 12^th and May 10^th.  Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Match start time is 9:00 a.m. 

Practice Matches:  May 1^st, May 10^th, May 15^th, May 22^nd, and May 29^th. Practice matches begin at 3:00 p.m. at which time the Main Range is closed to informal practice.  The pistol Pits remain open.

Electronic Target System Training Class

The Club has purchased a Silver Mountain Electronic Target System that will be made available to individual members for use at the range.  Users must be trained before access to the system is granted. If you are interested in attending a training class, contact Larry Beardsley at fwrrhpdirector@aol.com.

For Sale/Wanted

Wanted

Unertl or Litschert telescopic sights, 8x or 10x preferred.  No de-horned mounts. Contact Mark Walters at mwalt1@comcast.net. 

For Sale

Caliber .223, 77 gr. and 80 gr. Sierra MatchKing bullets. Boxes of 500, $160.00 each. 

Jaggi Shooting Glasses Frame with extra nose piece, lenses, blinders and case: $125.00.

Springfield M1 Garand (POR). 

Two Gingher-built, double-lug M1As, one in wood stock with a Shilen barrel; one in McMillen stock with a Kreiger barrel (POR).

Unfired DMPS AR-15 configuration .22 RF, $700.00. 

Contact Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com.

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