{"id":2277,"date":"2023-08-04T14:16:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/?p=2277"},"modified":"2023-08-04T14:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:16:35","slug":"august-2023-fwrr-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/2023\/08\/04\/august-2023-fwrr-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023 FWRR Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FWRR Club Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next meeting of\nthe Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on Monday, August 7,2023.  Meeting Place: VFW Post\n857, located at 2202 West Main Street in Fort Wayne.  Meeting  Time: 7:00 p.m.  Food and drink will be\navailable at very reasonable prices before and after the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting Agenda:  Standard meeting  format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please make an effort\nto attend meetings, as a quorum is required to conduct club business. \nSincere thanks to members who take the time to attend meetings and to support\nthe club in so many other ways.  You truly understand what it means to be\nmembers of a club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposed Annual Dues\nIncrease<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dues Committee’s proposal to increase annual dues from $60.00\nto $120.00 was not accepted by the membership.  This topic will be\nrevisited at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maintenance Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ditch banks were\nmowed. As usual, thanks go to Ted Smeltzer. A fluorescent light ballast and\nbulb were replaced in the south building. Thanks go to Matt Hice for picking up\nmaterials and Martin Didion and Jim Sweeney for the repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please welcome new\nmember Robert A. Ash who was inducted as a full member at the June 2023 meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AERIAL TARGETS MAY NO\nLONGER BE SHOT ON FWRRC PROPERTY<\/strong>.<\/strong>  This change was made primarily due to lack of an adequate\nshot-fall safety zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEFORE DRIVING DOWN\nRANGE TO THE 200 AND 300 YARD TARGET HOLDERS, CHECK THE RANGE STATUS SIGN.<\/strong>  Be aware that\nthe range status sign is not visible from the 300 yard firing line from some\nvehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sad News<\/strong>: It was recently learned that Doug Doehrman (membership date 2014) passed away in May of this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discipline Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACPDL (Allen County Practical Defense League)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matches will be held\non August 5th<\/sup> and September 9th<\/sup>.  Only ACPDL members are\npermitted to shoot.  The pre-match meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. and\nshooting commences at 9:30 a.m.  Matches are typically finished by 12:00\nnoon.  Observers and those persons interested in becoming ACPDL members\nare welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USPSA (United States Practical Shooting Association)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USPSA matches are held\non the third Sunday, April \u2013 October.  Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.\nand shooting commences at 10:00 a.m.  FWRRC membership is not a\nrequirement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-power (HP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-power rifle\nmatches (National Match Course) will be held on August 12th (8:00 a.m.)\nand September 9th (9:00 a.m.)   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooters have the option of firing either a 50 or an 80 round\nmatch. 50\/80 matches are sanctioned by both the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship\nProgram) and the NRA.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A 100-yard match is scheduled for September 14th\u00a0at 4:30 p.m. Practice are typically held on Thursday afternoons at 4:30 p.m.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Main Range is closed at 3:00 p.m. on practice days to permit\nmowing firing points and setting up targets.  Pistol Bays 4 and 5 will be open during HP\npractice sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cowboy Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cowboy Action matches are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of May through October.\u00a0 Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. for regular matches and at 9:00 a.m. for voluntary side matches.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular match start time is 10:00 a.m.\u00a0 The matches begin with a mandatory shooter\u2019s meeting. The ammunition requirements for the regular match are 60 rounds for pistols, 60 rounds rifles, and 30 rounds for shotguns.\u00a0 Only lead bullets and shot are permitted.\u00a0 Shot may be no larger than #4 (shot sizes 4 \u2013 9).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Range Mowing and\nMaintance\/Improvement Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mowing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2023 Mowing\nSchedule is posted on the FWRRC\nwebsite.  Dates are\ntentative, depending on weather and ground conditions.  Mowing times vary\naccording to volunteer availability.  Efforts will be made to provide\nmowing dates and times on the website.  The Main Range is closed during\nmowing and other range maintenance activities but Pistol Bays 4 and 5 will\nremain open.  It is recommended that members check the website (https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/<\/a>)\nfor updates before traveling to the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested\nin joining the mowing crew, contact Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maintance \/Improvement\nActivities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work primarily aimed\nat improving water flow to eliminate damp areas and ponding, is expected to be\nperformed in the August- September time frame.  The grading work will be\nperformed when weather and ground conditions permit. Dates and times also\ndepend on the availability of the contractor who will perform the work. \nThe Main Range will be closed while this work is ongoing but Pistol Bays 4 and 5 will remain open. An effort will be made to post Main Range\nclosings on the FWRRC website.  Please check the website (https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/<\/a>)\nfor updates before traveling to the range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Sale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jewel single-stage\ntrigger for a Remington 700. Price $180.00.  Call or text Mark Strahan at\n(260) 927-5515.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Darrell Fish at (260) 615-1046 if interested in the items\nlisted below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheel-weight lead\nSmelted\/Fluxed, $2.00\/lb.  500 lbs or more, $1.50\/lb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dillon XL650 press\nincluding a strong mount and 9 mm, .45 ACP and .223 Rem. Dies.. $1200.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TX3 Lite SS, .308 Win.\nwith Leupold  4X-12X , VX-II scope. $1000.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Mark Walters at (260) 610-1427 if interested in the items\nlisted below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1800 pieces of .45 ACP\nbrass and .45 ACP dies (a like-new, Lee, three-die set).  All cases have\nbeen reloaded at least once.  $150.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

.45 ACP, 230 gr.,\nround-nose, beveled -base, cast bullets..  5000 pieces in boxes of\n500.  $50.00\/box or $475.00 for the lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

300 pieces of .44 Rem\nMag. brass and 480 pieces of .44 Special brass. The cases have spent primers\nintact and appear to have been tumbled. The number of times the cases have been\nfired is unknown.  $125.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1300 (plus)  of\n.44 caliber (0.430\u201d diameter), 240 gr., lead, SWC bullets (two boxes of 500\nplus a partial box). $225.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2500 pieces of .357\ncaliber, 158 gr. lead, SWC bullets. $200.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3000 Hornady, 55 gr.\nFMJBT  .223 caliber bullets.  $300.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

500 pieces of .30\nCarbine brass, fully processed, mixed commercial and military (LC) head stamps.\n$125.00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FREE TO THE FIRST PURCHASER WHO DESIRES IT: 138 pieces of .30\/06\nbrass (mixed commercial and military (LC) head stamps).  73 pieces of .22\nHornet brass, 38 pieces of .270 Win. Brass, 51 pieces of .25\/06 brass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members who wish to\nsell shooting-related items may send ad information to Marty Didion at martindidion4@gmail.com<\/a>  and Ads must be\nreceived three weeks before meetings in order to appear in the next newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FWRR Club Meeting The next meeting of the Fort Wayne Rifle and Revolver Club will be held on Monday, August 7,2023.  Meeting Place: VFW Post 857, located at 2202 West Main Street in Fort Wayne.  Meeting  Time: 7:00 p.m.  Food and drink will be available at very reasonable prices before and after the meeting. Meeting…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2278,"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2277\/revisions\/2278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwrrclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}