Several years ago we replaced the heater in the new building at the range thinking it had bad controls or a bad gas valve. It turned out to be a defective regulator on the LP-gas tank and we had replaced a perfectly good heater. The heater has been sitting for two winters now and it is time for it to go to a new home.
It is a 30,000 BTU propane heater with a blower and it
requires a vent. If you have been in the
new building when the heater is running, you know it can put out a lot of heat.
If you are interested in buying this heater, contact Marty Didion
at: martindidion4@gmail.com and make him
an offer he can’t refuse!
We had the first High Power Practice yesterday, May 6th. I have set the first Thursday of the month
aside for a dedicated Junior session so we can work with them on basics and
fundamentals or try to solve any particular problem they are having.
But – it had started raining about 2:00 yesterday and we had to change our plans. Instead of practicing a CMP Games Match, we went up under the porch and worked on breathing, sight pictures and trigger control and just handling their rifles using benches and sandbags at 50-yards. Our goal was to give the shooters confidence in their ability for them and their rifles to put shots on target at the point they were aiming.
We had three Juniors shoot and we had three experienced shooters to watch them and coach as needed. Thanks to Greg, Jess and Larry for their help. We shot a bunch of the Lake City ammo that Mark had donated as we shot for group consistency – not necessarily for centered groups. OPA (other people’s ammo) is as good as it gets.
What we gained from the session was that all three of the
shooters have a better knowledge of applying what we had talked about at the
High Power Clinic and they are a lot more familiar with the rifles they will
shoot on Saturday at the CMP Games Match.
They finally got to make them go BANG!
All three Juniors were able to easily shoot 10-ring sized groups, load and unload the rifles safely, change magazines smoothly and improve the skills they need for a live match. Even with the rain, it turned out to be a good day.
We hope to see everyone Saturday for the CMP Games Match!
FWRR Members Carl Johnson, Dean Didion, Marty Didion and Denny Shook grace the entry page to the CMP Clubs web page.We believe that this picture dates to 2009.
Check it out at thecmp.org/clubs/
This is the FWRR Club Team stepping out at the 600-yard line for the Rattle Battle. We’re not sure just who is hidden at the far end, but Brock Bell, John Halter and Mike Toscos are candidates for those last two spots.
Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club CMP High Power Clinic participants, held on May 1, watch closely as CMP GSM Master Instructor Larry Beardsley demonstrates the proper way to close the bolt on an M1 rifle. All of the participants successfully demonstrated their ability to close the M1’s bolt and no “M1 Thumbs” were experienced.
This Saturday, May 1, will be the High Power Clinic for new
shooters. Normally we would shoot a
Garand Match as part of the Clinic, but after doing this a number of times I
have figured out that trying to do both on the same day makes me hurry through
the class and skip some things I want to cover – or run too long with the class
and then I have to hurry through the match.
Saturday 8 May, our normal second Saturday Match, will be a
CMP Games Match this year. It will be
shot in the Garand Match format; 5-sighters and 30-shots for record at
200-yards. I am going to reserve the
first two relays for the new shooters who attended the Clinic so we can work
with them as they shoot their first match.
Experienced shooters will be squadded on Relays 3 and
higher. This is a re-entry match, and as
usual we will have entry categories for just about any high power rifle you
want to shoot. Bring as many rifles as
you want to!
Match fees are $20 for FWRR members or members of affiliated
clubs, $25 for non-members. The first
re-entry match is a flat $15 for everyone and if you want to shoot a third
match, that will be $10.
I strongly suggest that you pre-register for the match so we
can assign relays and firing positions in advance. We will be using the Silver Mountain Targets,
so bring your tablets, smart phones, iPads or whatever for a scoring device.
There will be M1 Garands available for loan and M2 Ball ammunition is available for sale at $20 for a 35-round Match pack. Contact FWRRHPDirector@aol.com if you would like to use a loaner Garand for the match.
Mowing dates are subject to weather conditions. The times
when mowing occurs are a function of volunteer availability. The main
range is closed during mowing but the pistol bays will remain open.
FWRR has been certified as a CMP Affiliated Club for 2021. This means that an FWRR Member can use their membership card to verify that they are eligible to purchase an M1 Garand or other CMP merchandise. Participants in CMP Matches who are not members may use their certificates of participation for CMP merchandise as well.
The first 50/80 High Power Match of the year will be on
Saturday, April 10th.
This Match can be fired as either an NRA 50 or 80 – round Match,
or a CMP 80 – round match. It is an
either/or choice, not both.
It will be fired on Silver Mountain electronic targets, so
make sure your display device is working.
We will shoot with seven persons per relay – two relays in the early
session at 9:00 and two relays in the late session at 11:00.
Registration for the first session will open at 7:30. I will need folks to execute CMP Liability Releases
since we are shooting as a CMP Affiliated Club.
First shot will be at 9:00 – we don’t get good light until then
this early in the year.
Match fees are $20.00 for FWRR Members and members of affiliated
Clubs and $25.00 for non-members.
Juniors under 18 are $15.00. I
will waive NRA processing fees for the first three matches so shooters can get
the required 240 shots to establish a classification. Later in the year I will
charge a $5.00 NRA Processing fee since the NRA charges that to put scores into
their system.
I know the COVID situation has eased considerably since last
year, but please respect people with possible susceptibilities and wear a mask
while you are in the Clubhouse registering or just hanging out.
For more information or if there are questions, contact
Larry Beardsley at FWRRHPDirector @aol.com
The next meeting of the Fort
Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on April 6, 2021. Meeting Place: New Haven Community Center, 7500 SR 930 East.
(Enter at the east end of the building).
Meeting Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (The building must be vacated by 8:00
p.m.) Venue Restrictions: No alcohol or
firearms on the premises. Please try to
attend as a quorum is required to conduct club business. Attendees are asked to wear masks and to
observe social distancing protocol.
Agenda: Standard meeting
format. Clean-up Day activities will be
addressed under the heading New Business. Please feel free to bring up
ideas for work that you would like to see accomplished or started on Clean-up
Day.
Election Results
The Club election was held on
February 2, 2021. Election results are
presented below.
President: Jim Sweeney
Vice President: Matt Hice
Secretary: Mike Miller
Treasurer: Martin Didion
Director: Tim Wunderlich
Program
Manager: Ryan Brammer
Safety Officer: Larry Beardsley
Events
Schedule
The 2021 Events
Schedule is posted on the FWRR website.
Members who have elected to receive the newsletter via USPS will find
copies of the schedule enclosed with this newsletter.
2021 Dues
Members who have
not sent in renewal forms, proof of current NRA membership, and fees have until
March 31st to pay their dues.
Please note that a $25.00 late fee must now be paid. After March 31st, delinquency
will result in membership termination.
Terminated members must reapply for membership and pay the new-member
initiation fee if they desire reinstatement.
If personal hardship prevents timely payment, contact a club officer who
may arrange for dues to be waived or payment to be deferred.
Newsletter
Editor
The club is still
seeking a volunteer to serve as Newsletter Editor. The editor is responsible for collecting
inputs from club officers and ROs, preparing the newsletter, and distributing
it via email or USPS (per member preference) two weeks prior to club meetings.
Interested members may contact Marty Didion (martindidion4@gmail.com) to volunteer and/or to receive additional information.
Clean-up Day
Clean-up Day is
scheduled for April 24th.
Sad News
The Club has been
notified of the passing of two members:
Alan Abramow and Mark Heuer. Alan’s membership date was December,
1999. He passed away on July 3,
2020. Mark, a member since October of
1996, passed away in January 16, 2021.
Please extend condolences to their families and friends.
Mowing Crew
Thanks go to the
members who served on the mowing crew during the past year. Anyone interested
in becoming a member of the mowing crew should contact Marty Didion (martindidion4@gmail.com) to be placed on the 2021 Mowing Schedule. A mowing schedule will be posted on the club
website sometime in April. Typically,
mowing is performed on Wednesdays. Dates may vary due to weather conditions and
grass growth rates.
2020 New
Members
The following
individuals became FWRR members at the
February club meeting:
Bryan Bankert
Jarrod Dietel
Aaron Kohler
Michael Loeffler
Ross Loeffler
Brian Meyer
Mike Doran is a
returning member. Welcome, gentlemen!
2020-2021
Winter High Power Offhand Matches
HP RO Larry
Beardsley reports that the Winter HP Offhand season closed Saturday March 13,
2021. Twenty-three shooters participated
in the matches. Division winner season
results are presented below.
TOP DIVISION
Shooter
Number
of Matches
Aggregate for
Matches Fired
Aggregate
(Best Three Matches)
Mark Richard
(High Master)
4
1555-40X
1171-29X
Mike King
(High Master)
4
1516-17X
1147-12X
Mark Walters
(Master)
4
1474-18X
1111-14X
ANCHOR DIVISION
Shooter
Number
of Matches
Aggregate for
Matches Fired
Gary Mabis
(Sharp Shooter)
3
1052-7X
Joe Freiberger
(Marksman)
3
880-2X
Aaron Kohler
(Expert)
2
644-6X
Sale Items
Shotgun Shells
for Sale: 12 gauge and 16 gauge field loads and 16
gauge rifled slugs. Contact Mike Miller
at (260) 467-0640.