AWhhhh … Horse Pucky!

We have been notified that there is a lot of fresh horse pucky on the range again.  Again we have talked to the owner of the offending beasts about keeping his critters fenced up.

But, the real part of the problem is the breached fence just at the parking area by the high power pits.  Several years ago that fence was cut by someone who used the range as a 4-wheeler park.  We mended the fence, but it was breached again earlier in the fall and we got our first dose of horse pucky then.

Then, a week or so ago – another breach and more pucky.  We rolled the fence back and tied it, hoping to wait for warm weather, but, no luck.  We found it rolled back again this morning after folks told us about new deposits.  Once again the fence is tied back into place, but as can be seen from the pictures it isn’t horses that are opening the hole in the fence.  It is being rolled back and, although we are not expert trackers, there appear to be ATV tire prints near the road.

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are going to do a much more permanent repair in the next couple of days using some barbed wire we have in the Wiedeman building.

In the meantime, please be aware that there may be critters (four legged) loose on the range that may appear out of the brushy areas very unexpectedly.  And, keep an eye out for two-legged critters on 4-wheeled vehicles.  If you see any of the last kind – avoid confrontations, but get as much information about the critters and the vehicle as you can so we can investigate and notify me @ fwrrhpdirector@aol.com.

 

 

High Power Clinic Program

HIGH POWER RIFLE CLINIC

Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

Range Address – 15715 Rupert Road, Harlan, IN

For Clinic information, Contact FWRR High Power Director at fwrrhpdirector@aol.com

The Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club, in conjunction with the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will present a High Power Rifle Clinic for new shooters and as an outreach program to Junior shooters (16 years or older) at our local range off Indiana Highway 37, north of Harlan, Indiana.

WHEN/ WHERE:  March 30, 2019.   Registration opens at 7:30.  Class begins at 8:00 AM until approximately 3:00 PM.  There is a lunch break after classroom instruction, but no lunch available on site – bring a sack lunch. Early registration is requested and recommended. Clinic is held at the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club range located at  15715 Rupert Road; Harlan, IN  46743

WHAT:  Classroom:  Approximately 3 hours of classroom instruction on safety, handling, aiming, ballistics, positioning and shooting M1 Garand and AR-15 type rifles. Instruction will be provided by CMP Certified Master Instructors.

LIVE FIRE:  Participants will compete in a 35-round John C. Garand Match to reinforce classroom instruction.

WHO: The Clinic is open to citizens of good character and good mental focus.  Priority will be given to Junior Shooters (age 16 to 20 years).  The Clinic is limited to 25 shooters.

HOW:  Contact the Ft. Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club High Power Director at fwrrhpdirector@aol.com.  Participants must complete a CMP and FWRR Release of Liability.  Participants under 18 years of age must have Liability Release signed by parent or guardian.  For safety reasons, participants must be able to safely hold a 10-pound rifle in the Offhand shooting position.

COST:  $25.00.  Cost includes classroom instruction, student guide handout materials and certificate of participation which will qualify participant to purchase an M1 Garand from the CMP.  Participants will receive reduced Match fees for 2019 FWRR Matches.  M1 and AR-15 rifles are available for loan and ammunition (.30-06 and 5.56 mm) can be purchased for participant use.  Discuss these requirements prior to Clinic date

January 13 Winter Offhand Match

 

                                  A Bright January Afternoon – A Great Day to Shoot

 

13th dawned a bit foggy and cloudy, but by 12:00 when the shooters started to gather, it promised to be a very nice January afternoon.  The early arrivals started the heater in the new building and shoveled the snow off the porch.

Thanks guys.

By 1:00 we had eleven shooters and three people observing the match, a good turn-out.  The sun came out and we ended up with a bright, sunny afternoon in which to shoot.

 

For the day, the top five rankings were:

Mike King        379-5x

Jeff Beierke     367-5X

John Halter     353-5X

Aaron Kohler  334-1X

Kris Hartwig    329-2X

 

Season Leaders after three matches are:

Jeff Beierke                 977-8X

Steve Kage                  947-4X

Larry Beardsley           929-6X

Two matches remain on the schedule, and the season winner is still to be determined

 

Shooter Notes:

Congratulations to John Halter on his first match as a Grand Senior, shooting a 353-5X today;

and –

Congratulations to Mike King who just received his High Master card from the NRA.

 

 

Mike Toscos Featured in GCA Journal

 

 

In the Fall 2019 GCA Journal article reviewing the Camp Perry National Matches held July 24 – August 6, 2018, along with photos of various GCA Teams and individual competitors, FWRR member Mike Toscos was featured along with a caption:

Mike Toscos – Mike surely has an interesting (M14) fiberglass handguard on his match M1

 

 

2019 High Power Match Schedule

Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club

2019 Match Schedule

Range Address – 15715 Rupert Road, Harlan, IN

For Match information, Contact FWRR High Power Director at fwrrhpdirector@aol.com

January 13               1:00                Winter Offhand, 40 Rounds 

February 17             1:00                Winter Offhand, 40 Rounds 

March 10                  1:00                Winter Offhand, 40 Rounds 

March 30                  8:00                CMP High Power Clinic 

                                12:30               High Power Clinic Garand Match 

April 13                    9:00                50/80 High Power Match 

May 11                     9:00                50/80 High Power Match 

June 8                     9:00                50/80 High Power Match 

July 13                    9:00                50/80 High Power Match 

August 10               9:00                Mike Gingher Memorial M1A Match 

September 14         9:00                CMP Games 

September 28         9:00                Leonard Johnson Memorial Match 

October 12               9:00              Mid-Range Tournament 

November 9            9:00                Winter Offhand, 40 Rounds 

December 14           9:00                Winter Offhand, 40 Rounds

 

High Power Practice: 

Thursday Afternoons; 3:00 P. M. until dusk.  Start May 3, Final Practice October 10.

Winter Offhand Match Results; December 9, 2018

Sunday, December 9th was an unusual day for this year’s High Power Shooting folks.  It was sunny, it was crisp and clear, no wind – actually – for a change– we had a very nice day for the December Offhand Match!

To match the nice weather we had 14 shooters which put us into a two relay match, something else we have not had for a long time.

When the brass was policed and the targets scored, the day’s results were as follows:

First:                Mike King                    383-10X

Second:           Mark  Walters            367-  5X

Third:              Mark Strahan             361 – 7X

The next match will be Sunday, January 13; register and set targets at 12:30 – first shot at 1:00 or whenever first relay is filled.  Maybe our good weather will carry over into 2019.

Winter Offhand Match Results; November 18, 2018

Sunday, 18 November, turned out to be a really nice day for a rifle match.  Six competitors and two observers were greeted by a Christmas card snow that covered the range as the match began.  It was a cool (about 34-degree) day, but with no wind it was a very pleasant day to shoot.  By the time we began the second relay the snow had stopped and water was dripping off the roof to give you a chill down your neck as you gathered brass at the front of the firing line.

We had an interesting mix of rifles today.  We had two Garands, two 1917 Enfields, an AR and a Swiss 1911.  These offhand matches are good opportunities to shoot that rifle that sits in the back of the gun safe that you never take out to matches when you keep score!

Results for the day were:

Larry Beardsley  (Seriously!)               326-2x

Jeff Beierke                                         302-0X

Steve Kage                                         300-1X

Kris Hartwig                                        260-0X

Mike Bailey                                          221-0X

Joe Freiberger                                   184-0X

The next Winter Offhand Match is the second Sunday of December, December 9th, at 1:00.  See you there!

Unauthorized Guests at Range – CEASE FIRE

Members are allowed to have family and friends come out to the range as guests, but guests are not allowed on the range by themselves as unaccompanied visitors.  But, there are always some folks who don’t get the word.

Ryam Brammer sent these pictures along from a visit to the range last week.  We’ve seen deer, turkeys, rabbits, woodchucks, squirrels, dogs and cats – but most of us believe that this is a first.

 

 

Isn’t there a rule somewhere about “No horseplay on the firing line…?”  (groan..)

November – December Newsletter Volume 18, Issue 6

F W R R

News for Members

Volume 18, Issue 6/November-December, 2018

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

From the President’s Desk

Hello Members

It’s the end of another year and time to turn in schedules if not done yet, also end of the year cash sheets and monies turned in. There was a break-in of the target shed at 300 yd. pits (nothing was missing).  Keep your eyes open when at the range. Thanks to Mike  Grannis and Larry Beardsley for the repair of the door. Election of officers at the December’s meeting. Again I would like to thank all involved in cutting the grass and keeping the range looking good. Also thanks to Marty Didion for keeping gasoline in the mowers. A big thanks to John Halter his always being there to help.

Thanks for being safe all year…Good Shooting Have Fun Be Safe…Jim Sweeney

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Sympathy:  Our club extends sympathy to the family of Joe Frieburger (October, 2018) whose father died in early October.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Special thanks:  to these members who make a difference for our club!

Thanks…to Larry Beardsley, Mike and Glenna Grannis, who worked on repairs in the pits following a bit of vandalism and on the heater in the yellow building and to Larry Beardsley for setting up the first aid corner in the yellow building.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

First Aid Box:  A First Aid Box has been placed in the yellow building, on a table over by the heater so things in it won’t freeze and bust.

There is a “Boo-Boo Bag” in the box with Band-Aids and alcohol wipes for little hurts, a lot of pads and gauze along with water to clean things and a bottle of saline solution for eye wash in case someone gets a face full of dirt and needs an eye washout.

Please don’t open the plastic kits just to explore what is in there – but if you need more than what is loose in the box – go for it!

There is also a note in the box with quick “What-To-Do” notes if serious medical help is needed.

This kit should stay out where it can be accessed by our members if they need it.

Sez the Ancient Mariner:  “For the last three-thousand years, safety at sea has been based on taking a lot of unnecessary precautions”

Let’s hope we never need any of this stuff.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Question and Answer:

  1. In the popular .45 ACP handgun cartridge, what does ACP stand for?
  2. Ammunition Custom Products
    b.  American Colt Pistol
    c.  Automatic Colt Pistol
    d.  None of the above
  1. Answer: c, Automatic Colt Pistol

Taken from September, 2018 NRA Shooting Sports Insider Newsletter

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

Range Orientation (Part 16)

  1. The raised mound that is 50 yards in front of the 100/200-yard Covered Firing Point is not an impact bunker.
  2. The grassy area at the north end of the 100/200-yard Covered Firing Line may be used for 200-yard position shooting of targets posted on the four-foot-tall target frame.  Firing from sitting or prone positions at targets posted on the 2’ X 2’ target frame at 200 yards is not allowed because of the increased risk of a projectile leaving the range due to a high takeoff angle.
  3. The bench between the 100/200-yard and 300-yard Firing Lines may be used to fire at targets posted on the 4-foot target frames at 200 yards and at Targets 1 through 6 on the 300-yard Target Line.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

High Power

The 2018 formal High Power season ended on October 13 with the Mid-Range match.  We had a very nice early fall day for the match – a pleasant change from the wet, rainy and cloudy days we have had on many match days this summer.

Nine shooters came out.  Awards were as follows:

Tournament Winner**     Norb Norden       592-21X     $ 8

Second                           Mark Walters       589-30X       $ 5

Third                               Ron Dague          576-23X       $ 3

High Iron Sight Score     Norb Norden       199-8X       $ 10

High Match 1                  Ron Dague          198-13X       $   3

High Match 2                  Mark Walters       199-14X       $   3

Incidentally, Norb shot all three matches with iron sights.  Who says you’ve got to shot a ‘scope to win….?

We start Winter Offhand Matches on the third Sunday of November (November 18th) at 1:00 P. M.  There will be a season long tournament with cash awards at the end of the season.  We will shoot the familiar format, 2 strings of 20-rounds each for a total of 40- rounds at 100 yards from the covered firing points at the new building.

I have posted a proposed 2019 Match schedule on the FWRR website.  It is similar to what we have done in the past, but I have deleted the Team Match.  That match seemed like a good idea, but it never actually generated enough participation to justify the effort for an odd-Saturday Match.  Formal Thursday practices were a high point of the season and I plan on continuing them for the coming year.  If you have suggestions or ideas, please get them to me and I will look at them.

Thanks to everyone and let’s hope for better weather next year.

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

ACPDL

ACPDL has had great turnouts for our September and October matches.  We have 2 more matches for the year, November and December, as long as the weather cooperates.  Terry Thoma had a nice turnout for October’s Thursday night practice.

Susan Renner, ACPDL President

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

TRADING POST ITEM

FREE:  French MAS-36 carbine, badly sporterized.  Probably only surrendered once in the summer of 1940.  fwrrhpdirector@aol.com

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

NOTES FROM THE OCTOBER 2 MEETING:

Treasurer’s report, Secretary’s minutes, and match reports were presented.

Terry Thomas wants the body to know that the Action Pistol practices are open to anyone interested in the sport.

$50 will be sent to the NRA in memory of Rick Stoner who passed away in August.

The Election Committee needs members to run for Club officers and to serve on the committee.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

Greetings Fellow Member

We will be conducting our election for officers during the December meeting at Trion Tavern. All members in good standing are invited to participate and support our officers. If you would like to run for an officer or director position please e-mail John Halter before the end of November 2018( jshalter1949@gmail.com) and the member’s name will be placed on the ballot.  Thank you, John Halter

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

2019 Dues

It’s that time of the year!  Dues are due for 2019.  Remember that “Dues must be received on or before March 1, 2019 to avoid late fees or termination of membership.”

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

“We all are owners of the club—let’s take as good of care of the range as we do our homes.”

Quote from range orientation. 

Please police your brass and trash

Take the time to be sure that both doors on the yellow building are locked! 

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

                                                        FWRR November-December, 2018 Schedule

November

03—ACPDL—9:00A

04—Black Powder—9:00A

18—HP—Offhand—1:00P

 

December

01—ACPDL—9:00A

02—Black Powder—9:00A

04—Tuesday Meeting—Trion— 7:30P#####

09—HP—Offhand—1:00P

 

#####  NOTE CLUB MEETING DAY AND DATE CHANGE

 

 

Break-In at the Range

Some time between Saturday, October 13th and Wednesday, October 17th, there was a break-in at the range.  Someone decided that there was something of interest in the target shed in the pits and then took a crowbar to the left hand door and pried it off its hinges.

 

 

The screws that held the hinges to the frame were ripped out and the aluminum facing was torn and bent.  One initial thought was that wind had grabbed the door some way or another, but when we looked at the edge of the door, it was clear that someone had used a crowbar or similar tool to rip the hinges off the frame.

 

 

The place that the crowbar was anchored shows very plainly in the picture.

Temporary repairs have been made and new screws and additional hinges will be added.  It only took two engineers to try to fix it and a schoolteacher to oversee the work.

Members are asked to keep an eye out for things like this.  Check the locks on buildings and storage sheds to make sure that someone isn’t shopping the range.  We can only assume that someone thought that there was something worth stealing in the shed – since there was nothing missing, I assume they were disappointed!

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING – SAY SOMETHING

After that was finished we went up to the new white building and looked at the heater to figure out why we had no heat.  A spider had set up housekeeping in the combustion tubes for the heater – once he was evicted, everything works well again.

Thanks to Mike and Glenna and Beard for taking time to fix up things like this.