October 2025 FWRRC Newsletter
FWRR Club Meeting
The next meeting of the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on Monday, October 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 meeting format.
Range Status Flags
Range Status Flags have been installed at the entrances to the Main Range and the Pistol Range (“Pistol Pit”). A Range Status Flag is to be flown anytime firing is being conducted on the range which is active. The flags need not be raised if the activity does not involve firing (e.g., during range setup, mowing or maintenance activities). Use of the flags is mandatory.
The flag for the Main Range is located near the intersection of the entrance lane and the lane that passes directly in front of the White Building.
The flag for the Pistol Range is located to the right of the entrance to the Pistol Range.
The first person to arrive for a shooting session is responsible for raising a flag on the range that is to be used. The last person to leave is responsible for lowering and storing the flag at the location s/he had been using. When a flag is lowered, wrap it around the mast and secure it with the bungee cord that has been provided for that purpose.
Discipline Reports
ACPDL (Allen County Practical Defense League)
ACPDL matches are scheduled for October 4th and November 1st 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)
The last match of the 2025 Season will be held on October 20th. Matches start time is 10:00 a.m. Match fees are $15.00 for members and $20.00 for nonmembers. A practice session is scheduled for October 2nd at 5:00 p.m.
PCSL (Practical Competition Shooting League)
A PCSL Championship Match will be held on the weekend of October 11th and 12th. Both the Main Range and the Pistol Range will be closed to informal practice during setup on Friday afternoon (October 10th) and while the matches are ongoing.
Cowboy Action
Cowboy action matches have been removed from the 2025 Schedule. These matches are expected to resume in 2026.
High-power (HP)
A 300-yard Prone Match will be held on October 18th. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., with firing commencing at 9:00 a.m. HP Practice Matches are scheduled for October 2nd, 9th, and 15th. Practice matches begin at 3:00 p.m. and the Main Range is closed to informal practice.
Bays 4 and 5 of the Pistol Pit will remain open.
Winter Offhand Matches will be shot on the second Saturday of the month from November 2025 through March 2026. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m., with the firing commencing at 9:00 a.m.
The Leonard Johnson Memorial Match was held on August 9th, 2025. This match was shot at 200 yards using .22 rim fire rifles, and at 300 yards, using center fire rifles. Sixteen shooters participated, including four father-and-son teams. Leonard’s son, Jerry, and grandson, Doug, won the match.
The last 50/80/100 Match of the 2025 Season was held on September 13th. In the 500 Aggregate Match, Junior girls Mia King (Score: 477-12X) and Aria Hobbs (Score: 464-7x) dominated the field. Marshall Rohrbach took top honors in the 800 Aggregate Match with a score of 487-23x. Mark Walters, the lone shooter in the 1000 Aggregate Match, shot a score of 960-29x.
Indiana’s High-Power Matches were dominated by FWRRC shooters. The final matches of the season were fired at Camp Atterbury on September 13th and 14th. Mike King took first place with a score of 1563-59x, yielding him two Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) medals, the Dan Ireland Trophy, and the title “Indiana State HP Rifle Champion”. Geoff Branson took second place overall with a score of 1548-35x, making him First Master and the recipient of a Silver CMP medal. Emma Branson (Geoff’s daughter, John Halter’s granddaughter, and one of our junior girls) was third overall. Emma was High Junior with a score of 1539-37x, for which she received a CMP Bronze Medal and the Peter Faatz Junior Trophy.
For the Indiana State Championship Series, Mike King was Indiana Aggregate State Champion with a score of 3135-127x, followed by Geoff Branson’s 3085-75x.
New Members
Please welcome new members Houston King and Colin Maple. These gentlemen were inducted as a full members during the August 2025 meeting.
Mowing
October mowing dates are as follows: 10/1, 10/15, and 10/29. Mowing dates are tentative, depending on weather, ground conditions, and grass growth. Mowing times vary according to volunteer availability. Check the website for updates before traveling to the range.
Be sure to thank the following members of the Mowing Crew for their efforts: Martin Didion, Tom Fortman, John Halter, Joe Harber, Jim Johnston, Russ Mc Curdy, Ozzie Ostheimer, Karl Pulver. Rich Schwaiger, and Jim Sweeny.
If you wish to become a member of the 2026 Mowing Crew, contact Martin Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com.
Schedule Notes
The 3×20 300- yard Match that was scheduled for October 11th has been moved to the following Saturday ( October 18th, 2025).
Both the Main Range and the Pistol Range will be closed to informal practice on Friday afternoon, October 10th, and during the PCSL Championship Match on the weekend of October 11th and 12th.
Sad News
It has come to the Club’s attention that P. Dennis Shook (a member since 1992) recently passed away. Dennie was a Benefactor member of the NRA, a long-time HP shooter, a recipient of the President’s 100 Medal, and a gracious friend to all who knew him. Dennie and his wife, Marie (member #2000), ran the High-power Rifle Program for FWRRC for a number of years. Suffice it to say that more could be said about this fine gentleman. Please extend your condolences to Marie.
For Sale
Members who wish to sell shooting/sports-related items may send ad information to Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com or to M. Didion at 11011 Spring Oak Rd, Ft. Wayne, IN 446845.
Ads must be received three weeks before meetings in order to appear in the next newsletter
Firearms from the Shook Estate:
Ruger No.1 in 22 Hornet with Weaver K10-1 scope, asking $2,400.00.
Ruger No. 1 in 7×57 Mauser (275 Rigby) with 4X scope, asking $2,000.00
(Both No. 1’s have very nice stock figure)
1903-A3 Springfield, Remington manufacture, SN 243nnnn, 7–44-barrel date, asking `$1000.00.
M1 Garand, SN289nnnn, all correct, TE 1.9, ME 0, asking $1,600.00
Ruger 10/22, Indiana Commemorative, 418/500, NIB asking $500.00
Gingher-built, Nation Match Configuration, M1 Garand in caliber .308 Winchester, SN 289nnnn, asking $1600.00 (Marie would like to see the .308 M1 go to an FWRRC Member.)
Contact Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com or (260) 633-0172.
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Junior HP “Garage Sale”. Dennie and Marie Shook donated a number of items to the Junior HP Rifle Program.
Item 1: Redding .308 Win. Resizing Die and Micrometer Seating Die, $145.00.
Item 2: RCBS .308 Win. Match Master Micrometer Seating Die and Group A Sizing Die in a Wooden Case, $125.00, OBO.
Item 3: Ammo Can of Reloaded 7.62×51 Ammo (Qty 19 20-round boxes).
<Note-1>(We tend to be wary of shooting some else reloads but those who knew Dennie know that he was meticulous in every detail. We would have no issue shooting Dennie’s reloads. RE: M. Didion and C. L. Beardsley.
<Note-2> This ammo is loaded with Seirra 168 gr, Match King bullets and 40 gr of IMR-4895 powder.
Item 3: Brownell’s Retro M16 Buttstock, A1 length, non-trapdoor, early-style swivel, brown, $25.00.
Item 4: Redding, 300 Win. Mag
Item 5: Master Hunter Reloading Die Set, $175.00.
Item 6: Lee, 7.62×39 3-die Set $20.00.
Item 7: Lyman 454 Casul 3-die Set, (carbide sizer), $45.00
Item 8: RCBS 5.7×28 2-Die Set with Sell Holder, new, $75.00.
Will accept the best offer prior to the October FWRRC Meeting.
Contact FWRRHPDirector@aol.com for more information or to make an offer:
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Mauser Sporter in Caliber .22-250, Heavy barrel, $300.00.
Contact: Mark Walters at mwalt1@comcast.net.
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AMMUNITION:
IMI M855, 63 grain “Green-Tip” Ammo, Box of 1200 rounds, $540.00 (45 cents/rnd)
Lot of 500 rounds, $235.00 (47 cents/r n d).
IMI 9 mm, 115 grain FMJ Ammo, 1000 rounds available, $225.00/1000 rounds, $125.00/500 rounds, and $25/100 rounds.
IMI 9 mm, 115 grain, Ex-Star Ammo, 1000 rounds, $450.00, 500 rounds, $235.00
.30-06 M2 Ball in Wooden Crate, loaded in M1 Clips and Bandoliers, 768 rounds/case, $845.00.
.30-06 M2 Ball, Four “Spam Cans”, 196 rounds/can, $240.00/can.
Contact Brock Bell at BrockBell@frontier.com
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LOADING COMPONENTS:
Winchester Small Rifle Primers (WSR), 5000 available, $240.00/5000, $65.00/1000, and $35.00/500.
Winchest Large Rifle Primers (WRL), 3000 available, $210.00/3000, $75.00/1000, and $40.00/500.
CCI Small Pistol Primers, Qty 400, $32.00.
Federal Premium Match Large Pistol Primers, 1000 available, $80.00/1000, $43.00/500.
CCI Large Pistol Primers, Qty 300, $24.00. Contact Brock Bell at BrockBell@frontier.com
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Yankee Hill Machine Black Diamond AR-15 Handguard, rifle length (12.6”) with barrel nut and four rails, $125.00. Leapers UTG Red/Green Dot Sight fits Weaver or Picatinny mounts, $35.00.
Contact Larry Beadsley at FWRRHPDirector@aol.com
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“Green Tip” .223 Ammo, 480 Rounds, $350.00.
Frankford Rotary Tumbler, used once, $99.00.
Lab Radar with Case, $299.00.
Wood Duck Boxes, Qty 2, $50.00/ea.
AR Case Deflector, $20.00.
Top-Handle Scope Mount for AR, two available, $20.00/ea.
High Standard Supermatic Citation 22 LR, $700.00.
American Tactical O/U, .410, 3”, , $499.00.
Soft Pistol Cases, multiple, $10.00 ea.
CFC 223 Powder, Qty 2 unopened cans, $50/can (or $90.00 for both).
CZ 20 ga, Woodcock Deluxe O/U with Hard Case, $580.00.
Contact Darrel Fish at (260) 615-1046
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Caliber .223, 77 gr. and 80 gr. Sierra Match King Bullets., boxes of 500, 160.00/box.
Issue Garand and M1 Carbine stocks., Price Negotiable.
Boyd M1 Stock Set, NIB, $145.00..
Mauser Sporter, in 7×57 Mauser, Timney Trigger Glass bedded, Weaver bases, Scope clearance safety, custom bolt handle, bottom release floor plate. (Part of the Don Howe estate) $475.00.
Contact Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com.or (260) 633-0172.
