FWRR Club Meeting
The next meeting of the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on Monday, August 4, 2025.
Meeting Place: VFW Post 857, located at 2202 West Main Street in Fort Wayne.
Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Agenda: Standard meeting format.
Mowing Schedule
Mowing dates in the July-September time frame are as follows: 7/23, 8/6,8/20, 9/3 and 9/17.
The complete 2025 Mowing Schedule is posted on the Club’s website.
Mowing dates are tentative, depending on weather, ground conditions, and grass growth. Mowing times vary according to volunteer availability. 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.
It is recommended that members check the website for updates. https://fwrrclub.org/
Driving Off Road
IT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE FOR ANY MEMBER TO DRIVE OFF ROAD TO THE 100 YARD TARGET FRAME. Some members are still ignoring this restriction after repeated reminders.
Soil conditions permitting, it is permissible to drive on the grass down range west of the 100 yard firing mound on the 300 yard portion of the 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.
Reminders
All targets, with the exception of shotgun patterning boards, are to be posted on the target frames at 25, 50 100, 200 and 300 yards. The use of any member-provided rifle or pistol target holders is not permitted. Use of member-provided, wood-frame, shotgun patterning boards is permitted.
Do not intentionally allow bullets to impact the target frames. Bullets should pass through the 2’ x 2’ backers (card boards etc to which targets are attached) and impact on the backstops.
If staples are used as an auxiliary means of securing backers to the target frame cross members, please remove the staples to avoid injury to other users. If cross members are taken down, as a matter of common courtesy, please reinstall them.
New Members
Please welcome new member, John Kurtz. John was inducted as a full member at the June, 2025 meeting.
DISCIPLINE REPORTS
ACPDL (Allen County Practical Defense League)
ACPDL matches are scheduled for August 2nd, September 6th, and October 4th, 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 July 20th, August 17th, and September 21st. 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 August 7th, September 4th, and October 2nd. Practice sessions begin at 5:00 P. M.
PCSL (Practical Competition Shooting League)
PCSL matches are scheduled for August 10th and September 14th, 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 2:00 P. M.
Cowboy Action
Cowboy action matches have been removed from the 2025 schedule. These matches are expected to resume in 2026.
High Power (HP)
The HP “Mid-summer” Madness Weekend ran from Friday, June 13th through Sunday, June 15th. “Madness” was kicked off by a 50-round NMC match held at 4:30 P. M.. on Friday. The 800 aggregate, Junior State High-Power Rifle Championship was held on Saturday, June 14th and a 50/80 Match was fired on Sunday, June 15.
Nine Junior Shooters and 11 Seniors participated in the State Championship Match. Marshall Rohrbach became the 2025 Indiana State Junior High Power Champion, shooting a score of 778-21X. That was Marshall’s final “at-bat” as a Junior. Logan Becker took Second Place with a score of 763-23X, besting third place winner Mia King’s 763-17X by virtue of X-count.
In the Senior Category, Geoff Branson took first place with a score of 786-34X, followed by Jim Jackson’s 778-27X and Mike King’s 770-31X.
A luncheon and awards ceremony followed the Championship Match. After the awards ceremony, at approximately 1:00 P. M. shooters were invited to participate in a Garand Match. Mike King and Gary Mabis took Gold Medals in the Unlimited Modern Military Class, and Mark Walters (who had a stiff leg as a result of a recent knee surgery), earned a Silver Medal in the As-issued Class. Seven Bronze Medals were awarded in the M1, 1903 Springfield, and Modern Military Classes.
50/80 Matches will be shot on August 8th and September 13th. Registration begins at 8:00 A. M. with firing commencing at 9:00 A. M.
HP Practice Matches are held on Thursdays from May through October 15th, unless otherwise noted. Practice matches begin at 3:00 p.m., at which time the Main Range is closed to informal practice. The pistol Pits remain open.
The Leonard L. Johnson Memorial Match will be shot on Saturday, August 16th, 2025. This match is a two-man team match. The match is shot at 200 and 300 yards using the SR-42 target (300 yard target reduced for 200 yard use). Electronic targets will not be used at this match. Caliber .22 RF rifles are used for the 200-yard stage of the match, while center fire rifles are used during the 300-yard stage. Team member coaching is allowed. Twenty rounds are fired at each distance with unlimited sighters in a time limit of 25 minutes per shooter. Traditionally, there have been separate categories for iron and telescopic sights. Match registration begins at 8;00 a.m. and firing commencing at 9:00 a.m.
Schedule Notes
At the June, 2025 meeting, by membership vote, the Main Range was closed on June 29th, 2025 between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to provide Concordia High School Junior Shooters the opportunity to receive an introduction to HP shooting.
The 3 x 20 300 yard Match that was scheduled for October 11th has been moved to the following Saturday, October 18th, 2025.
For Sale
16 ft Fiberglass Canoe; Green exterior, hardwood trim. Comes with two Ash paddles.
Price: $500.00. Contact John Halter at (260) 249-8810.
Vortex Strikegale Scope, 1-6 x 24, SFP, NIB. Price: $ 250.00. Burris MSR Scope, 4.5 -14 x 42,Used.Price: $75.00. Contact Britt Parker at (305) 793-9392.
Springfield M1 Garand (1955), Shoots well; Pictures available. Price: $1,100.00. Contact Dave Jenks at (614) 546-5776 or drjenks@hotmail.com.
Caliber .223, 77 gr. and 80 gr. Sierra MatchKing Bullets. Boxes of 500. Price: $160.00/box .
Gingher-built, double-lug M1A. POR.
DMPS AR-15-configuration 22 RF Rifle, Unfired (with two magazines). Price: $700.00.
Garand and M1 Carbine stocks. Price: Negotiable. 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