April FunShoot Bump

This Saturday the 28th of April, we will be presenting our monthly FunShoot.
Today's Steel Challenge match was a lot of fun, and breathed new life into this wearied, overwintered soul. Next weekend brings the annual PSA Shootout, an annual pilgrimage for many of us. Therefore, this months shoot will be practice for those of us shooting PSA on Sunday.

Expect 150 or more falling steel targets, in 6-7 stages
This is a free form shoot. I will present shooters with targets, it is up to the shooter to decide how best to engage them, as long as it is done in a safe manner.
On any stage, you can run any one or combination of two of the following guns; standard pistol caliber handgun, standard pistol caliber carbine or shotgun (7 1/2 lead shot or smaller). You may bring all 3 (or more) to the shoot, and you can change the choice of guns on different stages, but only two guns max per stage.
 Registration is from 8-8:30am, safety brief at 8:45, shooting close to 9am, we should be done by 1pm-ish.
Cost is $20 for adults, $5 for kids under 18.
There will be a setup this Friday afternoon at 3pm. Please Email me if you are interested in helping out.
York is a cold range. Unloaded firearms are carried around the range holstered, boxed, bagged, slung, carted or in a sock. Long guns require a chamber flag, and they will be for sale.
There is no carrying of loaded firearms, open or concealed.
Bring family and friends, we are very new shooter and kid friendly. Spectators are welcome!
Everyone on the range MUST WEAR EYE PROTECTION WITH SIDE SHIELDS. We will be shooting steel, and it creates shrapnel, little flying bits of metal that can hit you on occasion. There will be eye protection for sale.
  gary
  ghswope@gmail.com

Steel Challenge Results

The weather was perfect for our Steel Challenge today, and everyone had fun.  Thanks to all who came out and we're looking forward to doing Steel Challenge again on November 18th.  We hope to see you there.

The guys who shot 4 stages:

Joe Curtis	PCCO	61.45
TroySpackman	PCCO	71.3
Dave Williams	PCCO	71.51
Brent Masek	ISP	73.47
Aaron Resslar	PCCO	76.1
Dave Williams	ISP	104.93
TroySpackman	ISP	110.82
LeRoy Konen	ISP	110.82

The guys who shot 8 stages:

Howard Thompson	RFPI	117.63
Brad Sweimler	PCCO	121.72
Kirk McWiliams	RFPO	123.24
Aaron Resslar	ISP	124.83
Tom Levenhagen	ISP	153.8
Paul Scarborough	ISP	154.07
Michael Sherman	ISP	154.45
Peter Miller	ISP	199.28
Allen Evler	ISP	204.23
Gary Swope	ISP	207.59
Owen Almony	ISP	358.45

April FunShoot

This Saturday the 28th of April, we will be presenting our monthly FunShoot.
Today's Steel Challenge match was a lot of fun, and breathed new life into this wearied, overwintered soul. Next weekend brings the annual PSA Shootout, an annual pilgrimage for many of us. Therefore, this months shoot will be practice for those of us shooting PSA on Sunday.

Expect 150 or more falling steel targets, in 6-7 stages
This is a free form shoot. I will present shooters with targets, it is up to the shooter to decide how best to engage them, as long as it is done in a safe manner.
On any stage, you can run any one or combination of two of the following guns; standard pistol caliber handgun, standard pistol caliber carbine or shotgun (7 1/2 lead shot or smaller). You may bring all 3 (or more) to the shoot, and you can change the choice of guns on different stages, but only two guns max per stage.
 Registration is from 8-8:30am, safety brief at 8:45, shooting close to 9am, we should be done by 1pm-ish.
Cost is $20 for adults, $5 for kids under 18.
There will be a setup this Friday afternoon at 3pm. Please Email me if you are interested in helping out.
York is a cold range. Unloaded firearms are carried around the range holstered, boxed, bagged, slung, carted or in a sock. Long guns require a chamber flag, and they will be for sale.
There is no carrying of loaded firearms, open or concealed.
Bring family and friends, we are very new shooter and kid friendly. Spectators are welcome!
Everyone on the range MUST WEAR EYE PROTECTION WITH SIDE SHIELDS. We will be shooting steel, and it creates shrapnel, little flying bits of metal that can hit you on occasion. There will be eye protection for sale.
  gary
  ghswope@gmail.com

Match results for April 3 Gun

It was a long but fun day.  Congratulations to Rich Yoder on winning the first match of the Vortex Optics point series and pulling out to a early lead.  

Here is a link to PractiScore where you can always find our results. When you search keep in mind the York is the first word in all our matches.

https://practiscore.com/results/new/54218

Steel Challenge is back!

We are going to host a Steel Challenge at our club on Sunday, April 22nd. Steel Challenge is a simple to shoot (not necessarily easy to master) sport wndhere you may use pistols, revolvers, or pistol caliber carbines that are iron sighted or scoped, and rimfire or centerfire calibers.  It is far less complicated than USPSA or 3 Gun and that makes it a great sport for newer shooters.  You may view the official rules and stages at

https://steelchallenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/SCSARules.pdf  

We will use the official rules, and shoot the 8 stages listed in the linked pdf, but allowances may be made for youth, as this is not an official match.

Acceptable calibers include 22lr (no hyper velocity) 9mm, 38 special, 40 S&W, and 45 ACP in either pistols or carbines.  Others may be allowed with prior approval.  No bottle neck calibers will be allowed.  No steel jacketed or core bullets will be allowed.

There will be 2 shooting times 9:00 and 12:00.  At 9:00 we will shoot the stages Roundabout, Outer Limits, Smoke & Hope, and Five to Go.  At 12:00 we will shoot the stages Showdown, Speed Option, Pendulum, and Accelerator.  You may shoot one time slot for $20, or both time slots for $30.

Divisions include:

ISP – Iron sighted centerfire pistol – Start from holster

OPN – Optically sighted centerfire pistol – Start from holster

RFPI – Iron sighted rimfire pistol

RFPO - Optically sighted rimfire pistol

PCCI – Pistol Caliber Carbine with iron sights

PCCO – Pistol Caliber Carbine with optics

RFRI – Rimfire rifle with iron sights

RFRO – Rimfir rifle with optics

If you would like to shoot this match please email us at yorksignup@gmail.com and tell us your name, division, am, pm or both, and anyone you wish to be squadded with.  You should receive a confirmation email within a day or two.

The day of the match we will meet at the back gate at least 20 minutes prior to your start time to get everyone registered and paid, and do the match briefing.

There will not be time to leave the range between am and pm time slots.  Please bring food and beverages for lunch.

Please do not sign up if you’re not sure you can make it, and if you have to drop out do so well in advance.  Slots are limited and we want to support as many shooters as possible this year.  Repeat no-shows will not be invited back.

Remember, this is not an official Steel Challenge match and scores will not count towards your classification, and no prizes will be awarded.

Rimfire Precision Match at BCGF 4/29/18

If you missed the last one at York, this is your chance.  This will be the same format but only seven stages.  Baltimore County Game and Fish Protective Association (BCGF)  is located off of Harford Road, the east side of I-695.  It is about 45 minutes from York IWLA.  This year Lou and I are running three of these at York and three at BCGF.


You need a magazine fed .22 LR with a scope.  Make and model doesn't matter.  Targets will be 2 MOA on average, from 15 to 195 yds.  The most important thing is to have solid DOPE for your ammo and firearm.


The match signup is up on Practiscore.  Due to range constraints, this will be limited to 30 shooters and will start at noon.  I'm expecting this one will fill pretty fast.  Cost is $25.  Be aware that is the weekend of PSA, so keep that in mind.


If you have any questions, give Lou or I a call.  We'll both be at the 3G match tomorrow as well.


https://practiscore.com/bcgf-rimfire-precision-match-4-29-18/register

April 3 Gun match

Match is full. sign up anyway and I will add you on the wait list if we get cancellations I'll add you to the match.

We will be hosting this month's 3 Gun Match, April 8th.  It will be 6 stages and all 3 guns will be used.  We may be using slugs, rifle and shotgun slings this match, and we do expect to use most of, if not all, of the 200 yards available on the rifle range.  The match fee will be $30.

The match day schedule is as follows:

7:00 finish set up (help is always appreciated)
8:00 registration begins
8:30 registration ends (anyone arriving after 8:30 is a spectator)
8:45 mandatory match briefing
9:00 shooting begins

To sign up for this match email us at yorksignup@gmail.com with your name, division, and squad requests.  You should receive a confirmation within a day or two.

Don't take too long to sign up.  We do have a maximum number of shooters we will take for each of our matches and we do expect the matches to fill quickly.  Conversely, don't sign up if you don't intend to shoot, and if something comes up and you're not going to make it please let us know as soon as possible.  The Thursday before the match at midnight is the cut off for backing out without penalty.  People who persist in not showing up after signing up will not be invited back.  We want to benefit as many shooters as possible this season.