Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

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

The USPSA Match scheduled for April 20 (which is Easter Sunday) has been rescheduled until the following Sunday, April 27.

Because of health issues, the Cowboy Action Matches for the summer of 2025 have been cancelled.

Saturday March 8 was the last session of Winter Offhand and the day opened looking a lot like winter.  A Friday afternoon session of snow flurries left the lane into the range and the range itself look like a Winter Wonderland – hopefully the last one of the winter.

Eleven shooters came out for the last session of Winter Offhand.  It was bright, and the wind coming from about our 2 o’clock position made it brisk, but not brutal. We started out as a snow covered day and finished with brown grass – a typical March snow day.

This winter we managed to shoot four Winter Offhand matches and we count competitor’s top three scores towards the season aggregate.  This season we shot in two classes; Class AA for Experts, Masters and High Masters and Class A for Marksmen, Sharpshooters and Unclassified shooters.

In Class AA, Mike King took first place with a season aggregate of 1168-34X.  Second place went to Jim Jackson with 1117-14X, edging out Mark Walters in third place with a 1115-15X.  Class AA rounded out with Mike Habel’s 1110-9X and Gary Mabis with 1071-8X.\

In Class A, Mia King, a Junior girl shooter, took top honors with a 1073-10X season aggregate. Joe Freiburger followed with 917-2X and Tayt Shaffer, another Junior shooter closed out the top three places with his 857-3X.

After the Winter Offhand match, we had a class and shooting session with our new Juniors, the Class of 2025. Eight young shooters showed up with six of them shooting and two having their first classroom session.

Winter Offhand is over – we start High Power on Saturday April 12.  This year we are starting matches at 9:00AM to accommodate shooters who want to come in from further away so they don’t need to start out at oh-dark-thirty to get here. This match will be a practice match, not an NRA or CMP match, so we can work out all of the kinks before we start competition in May.

Come out and shoot with us in April!

It’s almost Spring in Indiana and that means wet, muddy and sloppy conditions.

Our range is no different – it is like the rest of Indiana right now.

Members are warned that you can and will get stuck if you drive on grassy areas at this time of year.

DO NOT DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO GO OVER TO THE 200-YARD TARGET FRAMES!

DO NOT DRIVE ON THE GRASS IN FRONT OF THE 300-YARD TARGETS!

DO NOT PARK ON THE GRASS BEHIND THE 300-YARD LINES!

Every year we have someone who thinks that they can park somewhere or drive somewhere and get away with it. This usually ends up having to get that individual pulled out of the mud and creates ruts that are almost impossible to clean up without a tractor and a bucket.

DON’T EVEN TRY IT!

If you have not returned your 2025 Membership Renewal Form, dated proof of current NRA membership, and applicable dues, do so before February 28th to avoid paying a $25.00 late fee.

If you are having financial difficulties or hardships that would keep you from meeting this due date, please contact any Club Officer or Director to make arrangements.

Well, the weather held off enough for eight brave souls to shoot today.   The weather was not horrible, hovering around 30 degrees the entire time, and the wind was coming out of the north, and was very brisk.The overall scores were:

1.  Mike King       192-5    197-10    389-15
2.  Jim Jackson      190-2      188-5         378-7 
3.  Mark Walters    189-1     184-4      373-5
4.  Mike Habel      185-1     182-0       367-1
5.  Gary Mabis       181-3      177-1     358-4   
6.  Mia King        177-2     164-3     341-5
7.  Taytin Shaffer   122-0            137-0   259-0

March 8th is our last Winter Offhand Match, so come out and finish out the season with us.

Thanks to Mark Walters for running the match and then writing up the results (LB)

Dates of Matches:           May 10, 2025        50/80/100 shot match

June 13, 2025                 50 shot match 4:30 PM

June 15, 2025       50/80/100 shot match

July 12, 2025        50/80/100 shot match

September 13, 2025           50/80/100 shot match

Sponsor: Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

Location: Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club Range; 15715 Rupert Road; Harlan, IN.

For detailed instructions: https://fwrrclub.org/index.php/how-to-find-us/

Competition Open To: These matches are open to all competitors who may legally possess firearms. Membership in the CMP or Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club is not required. All competitors must execute a 2025 CMP “Eligibility and Liability Agreement” at check-in. Junior shooters will require a 2025 “Parental Consent Form” to compete.

Entry Fee:

Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club members:   50/80 – round matches – $15.00

100 – round matches – $20.00

Affiliated Club members:                                     50/80 – round matches – $15.00

100 – round matches – $20.00

Non-members (FWRR or affiliated)                    50/80 – round matches – $20.00

100 – round matches – $25.00     

Registration: Pre-registration may be made by contacting the Match Director; FWRRHPDirector@aol.com. Pre-registration requests for specific targets and relays will be honored inasmuch as possible. Day of match registration and setup open at 7:30 AM. Registration closes at 8:35 AM.

Firing: First shot will go down range promptly at 9:00 AM.

NOTE:  June 13 match is a 50-shot 4:30 PM afternoon Match.

Match Rules: These matches will be shot in accordance with the “28th Edition 2025 CMP Highpower Rifle Competition Rules”.

This rulebook maybe found at: https://online.fliphtml5.com/ebacv/rpgv/#p=1

Course of Fire: These matches will be fired as CMP Cup HP Rifle Standard Course Matches (Rule 6.5). Competitors may choose to shoot a 50 – round Non-EIC match, an 80-Round – HP Short Course (Rule 6.5.3) or a 100 – round Long Course (Rule 6.5.4).

Awards: Awards will be made based on competitor CMP Classification and the number of competitors firing in each classification. Classifications may be combined if there are fewer than three competitors in a category.

General Information: All matches will be fired on Silver Mountain electronic targets; no pit duty but competitors will be expected to assist in setup and tear-down of targets.

Any safe ammunition my be used. No tracers, incendiary of explosive ammunition may be used. “Green tip” ammunition is allowed. Match grade ammunition is available to Junior shooters at reasonable cost (typically 35-cents per round, but subject to change).

No food is available at the range, no lunch breaks.

Contact Information: For additional information about the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club, visit our website at FWRRClub.org.

For additional match information, contact FWRRHPDirector@aol.com

Dates of Match:  June 15, 2025  Garand – Springfield –  Military Rifle Match

Sponsor:  Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

Location:  Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club Range; 15715 Rupert Road; Harlan, IN.

    For detailed instructions:  https://fwrrclub.org/index.php/how-to-find-us/

Competition Open To:  This matches are open to all competitors who may legally possess firearms. Membership in the CMP or Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club is not required.  All competitors must execute a 2025 CMP “Eligibility and Liability Agreement” at check-in.  Junior shooters will require a 2025 “Parental Consent Form” to compete.

Entry Fee:  Competitors who paid the $35.00 entry fee for the morning Junior State Championship Match will not pay an additional fee for this match.   This will be a re-entry match. An additional entry fee of $5.00 will be charged for each re-entry match fired.

Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club members:   $15.00                                                

Affiliated Club members:                                           $15.00

Non-members (FWRR or affiliated)                           $20.00

Registration:  Pre-registration may be made by contacting the Match Director; FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.  Pre-registration requests for specific targets and relays will be honored inasmuch as possible. 

Day of match registration opens at 11:30 AM. Registration closes at 12:15 PM.  This match will be shot after the Junior State Championship Match activities have completed and lunch has been served.

Firing:  First shot will go down range at approximately 1:00 PM, dependent on Junior activities.

Match Rules:  These matches will be shot in accordance with the “12th Edition – 2025 CMP Games Rifle and Pistol Rules”.   All competitors are required to know and abide by the match rules.

This rulebook maybe found at:  https://online.fliphtml5.com/ebacv/qsvv/#p=1

Course of Fire:   These matches will be fired as As-Issued Military Rifle matches (Rule 5.5, Table A). The match will be fired on the SR target at 200-yards; up to 5-sighting shots, 10-shots slow prone; 10-shots rapid prone and 10-shots offhand.

This will be a re-entry match. An additional entry fee of $5.00 will be charged for each re-entry match fired.

Awards:   Awards will be made based on scores and the As-Issued rifle being used as set forth in Annex A of the 12th Edition – 2025 CMP Games Rifle and Pistol Rules

General Information:  All matches will be fired on Silver Mountain electronic targets; no pit duty but competitors will be expected to assist in setup and tear-down of targets.  Any safe ammunition my be used.  No tracers, incendiary or explosive ammunition may be used. “Green tip” ammunition is allowed.

Ammunition is available to Junior shooters at reasonable cost (typically 35-cents per round, but subject to change).

A lunch will be served as part of the Junior State Championship held in the morning session. There will be a nominal charge of $12.00 for the lunch.   Reservations for the lunch are required

Contact Information:  For additional information about the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club, visit our website at FWRRClub.org.

For match information, contact FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.

Dates of Matches: 

May 10, 2025              50/80/100 shot match

June 13, 2025             50/80/100 shot match

June 15, 2025               50 shot match

June 26, 2025              50-shot, 100-yard match

July 12, 2025  50/80/100 shot match

September 13, 2025              50/80/100 shot match

Sponsor:  Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

Location:  Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club Range; 15715 Rupert Road; Harlan, IN.

                   For detailed instructions:  https://fwrrclub.org/index.php/how-to-find-us/

Competition Open To:  These matches are open to all competitors who may legally possess firearms. Membership in the NRA or Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club is not required.  All competitors who do  have not previously done so must sign a Release of Liability at check-in.  Junior shooters must execute a Release of Liability with parent or guardian signature at registration

Entry Fee:      

Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club members:   50/80 shot matches    $15.00

                                                                                    100 shot matches        $20.00

Affiliated Club members:                                           50/80 shot matches    $15.00

                                                                                     100 shot matches        $20.00

Non-members (FWRR or affiliated)                        50/80 shot matches    $20.00

                                                                                     100 shot matches        $25.00

Registration:  Pre-registration may be made by contacting the Match Director; FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.  Pre-registration requests for specific targets and relays will be honored inasmuch as possible. 

Day of match registration:  For afternoon matches, registration and setup opens at 3:45 PM. Registration closes at 4:15 PM.

For morning matches, registration and setup opens at 7:30 AM. Registration closes at 8:35 AM.

Firing:  First shot will go down range promptly at 4:30 PM for afternoon matches, 9:00 AM for morning matches.

Match Rules:  These matches will be shot in accordance with the NRA High Power Rifle Rules (Revised January 2024).  Coaching will be allowed for Juniors with classifications of Unclassified Master, Marksman or Sharpshooter (Rule 19.4.1).

This rulebook maybe found at:  https://competitions.nra.org/media/9388/2024-high_power_rifle_rules.pdf

Course of Fire:   These matches will be fired as an NRA Approved Tournament.  Competitors may choose to shoot a 50-shot National Match Course (Rule 7.14), an 80-shot Regional Match Course (Rule 7.15) or a 100-shot Regional Match Course (Rule 7.16).  The 600-yard stages of these matches will be shot at 300-yards on the MR-63 target.

Awards:   Awards will be made based on competitor NRA Classification and the number of competitors firing in each classification.  Classifications may be combined if fewer than three competitors in a category.

General Information:  All matches will be fired on Silver Mountain electronic targets; no pit duty but competitors will be expected to assist in setup and tear-down of targets.

Any safe ammunition my be used.  No tracers, incendiary of explosive ammunition may be used. “Green tip” ammunition is allowed.

Match grade ammunition is available to Junior shooters at reasonable cost (typically 35-cents per round, but subject to change).

No food is available at the range, no lunch breaks. 

Contact Information:  For additional information about the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club, visit our website at FWRRClub.org.

For match information, contact FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.

Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

2025 Junior State Championship Match Bulletin

Date of Match:                     June 14, 2025

Sponsor:  Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club in association with the Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association (ISRPA)

Location:  Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club Range; 15715 Rupert Road; Harlan, IN.

                   For detailed instructions:  https://fwrrclub.org/index.php/how-to-find-us/

Competition Open To:  This match is open to all competitors who may legally possess firearms. Membership in the CMP or Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club is not required.  All competitors must execute a 2025 CMP “Eligibility and Liability Agreement” at check-in.  Junior shooters will require a 2025 “Parental Consent Form” to compete.

Entry Fee:       No Entry Fee for Juniors

Registration:  Pre-registration may be made by contacting the Match Director at FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.  Pre-registration requests for specific targets and relays will be honored inasmuch as possible. 

Day of match registration and setup open at 7:30 AM. Registration closes at 8:35 AM.

Firing:  First shot will go down range promptly  at  9:00 AM.

Match Rules:  This match will be shot in accordance with the “28th Edition 2025 CMP Highpower Rifle Competition Rules”. 

Course of Fire:   This match will be fired as CMP Cup HP Rifle Standard Course Match (Rule 6.5).  This will be an 80-round match (Rule 6.5.3)

Awards:   Awards will be made based on competitor CMP Classification and the number of competitors firing in each classification.  Classifications may be combined if there are fewer than three competitors in a category.

General Information:  This match will be fired on Silver Mountain electronic targets; there is no pit duty but competitors are expected to assist in setup and tear-down of targets.

Match grade ammunition is available to Junior shooters at no cost.   Any safe ammunition may be used.  No tracers, incendiary of explosive ammunition may be used. “Green tip” ammunition is allowed.

Lunch will be available at the range; free to Juniors -$12.00 for others.

Contact Information:  For additional information about the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club, visit our website at FWRRClub.org.

For match information, contact FWRRHPDirector@aol.com.