The October Halloween FunShoot is here!

We are on for this Saturday, 5 stages, 100+ rounds, all in the back.  All the usual gun combos and scoring options.

We will start signing up 'round 8:30 and shooting close to 9am.

Fee is $20 for adults, $5 for kids (under 18), and $10 for those in costume! (rumor has it that there will be a Zoot Shooters group and a Cowboy Action Posse...you just never know)

Signup now at Yorksignup@gmail.com

More detail in a couple of days, as I figure it out.

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Technical difficulties resolved!

The October results are now up on Practiscore.  Enjoy.

https://practiscore.com/results.php?uuid=6797d3a7-8797-42f0-8800-b82f91de5809

Rob

Results for October Action Match

The results have been calculated since about 3:00 pm today, however for some unknown reason I have been unable to upload them to Practiscore.  Tomorrow I meet with my technology adviser who will undoubtedly solve the problem.

Meanwhile, I'll tell you the top 10 finishers in Tac Ops since I know some of them are dying to know.

Buddy Knight
Brian Cashman
Dean DeTurk
Howard Thompson
Bob Schemlz
Kevin Downing
Jody Snyder
Bill Hostler
Joe Padian
Mike Sherman

No doubt there's a couple surprises there.  The competition is getting serious here.  There is no longer room for any errors.

This match did fill as quickly as I expected.  A smart thing to do would be to "follow" this blog.  Then whenever a match is announced you'll get an email to your inbox.  Only 18 people are following right now.

Next month we'll be shooting shotgun and pistol.  We will take a few less shooters next month.  Expect slots to this match to be at even more of a premium

October 12th Action Match

UPDATE:  10/7/14 12:27am.   All of the rifle/pistol multi-gun slots are now full. There are still carbine only, or pistol only slots available. 

Our October action match, scheduled for Sunday, October 12th, is a very fun and challenging looking match with some interesting options.

A - No longer available.

B - You may shoot it as a Pistol-only match.  It will be 5 stages.  The divisions for this option include Open, Limited, L10, Production (10 rounds only), Single Stack, and Revolver.  It will require about 130 rounds minimum, and we will allow 22lr.

C - You may shoot it as a Carbine-only match.  It will be 5 stages.  The divisions for this option include Optics, or Irons.  There will not be any mag limits in either division and you may use 22lr, 9mm, 40, or 45. Other calibers require prior approval.  The maximum distance will be 35 yards.  It will require about 130 rounds minimum.

The fee will be $25.  There will only be one time slot.  We will begin set-up at 7:30.  Registration will be from 8:00 - 8:30.  Mandatory match briefing will be at 8:45.  We will start shooting at 9:00.    I expect this match to be over by around 1:00.

If you would like to sign up please email us at yorksignup@gmail.com with your name, which option you're choosing, which division, and anyone you'd prefer to shoot with.  

Keep in mind that our matches are likely to get really hard to get into, as we're cutting back to one time slot and we will limit squad size.  One way to assure you won't get in will be to sign up and then not show up.  Please don't sign up so hurriedly that you don't check your calendar.

September FunShoot Announced

UPDATE!
This FunShoot is now open to handgun caliber ammo.  I was not thinking of how deep the .22 ammo shortage still is, so I'll do a quick target change and open it up for all handgun calibers. We will not be shooting the steel challenge steel, but we will still be shooting steel, albeit a bit smaller.....


Next Saturday, the 20th of September, York, or what is left of us not shooting/working/watching FNH at Peacemaker, will be hosting our monthly FunShoot.

This weekends cancellation, due mostly to a lack of interest, has not deterred me!  The show will go on with a multi-gun type speed steel match. It will still be twisted into a rimfire/shotgun event, just because it is different.  Acceptable guns are .22lr pistols of any kind, .22lr auto loading rifles/carbines of any kind, and shotguns sporting 7 1/2 or smaller shot target loads.

We will do what the others could not.  Each of 4 stages will have 15 steel targets to engage, with whatever combination of guns you show up with. You will shoot 2 or 3 strings, based largely on how many folks show up, and the best one for a timed score.

YOU NEED NOT HAVE ALL 3 GUNS TO PLAY! This can be shot with one, two or all three guns, just bring what .22's  you gots, and we will have a ball.

A 5th stage will be set aside for some sort of foodstuff, just to keep the FunShoot spirit alive.  Yes, Paul,slugs will be allowed on that stage only....

We will be in the back pits only, and signing up at the big shed. $20 per shooter, $5 if you are under 18. There is another event/class going on in the front pits, please do not interfere with them, come straight to the back and park in the woods....hopefully.....

Signup at yorksignup@gmail.com

thanks

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2014 FNH Rules Quiz #2

This self graded quiz is intended for all staff of the 2014 FNH Championships as well as the regular staff and shooters of York Izaak Walton.  No only will studying the rules make you a better RO it will help you to be a safer shooter.

Use the rules to help you.  Link to rules:http://www.lchico5u.com/FNH3G/Rules.pdf

Do not use the 2013 rules.  A lot has changed.

Make the call, and cite the applicable rule for each scenario, then check the comments to see the answers.  If you would like more clarification comment and ask.

Don't just guess or think about last year.  A lot of things are different this year.  Take the time to find the right rule.  People pay a lot of money to prepare for, get to, stay at, and shoot this match.  It is our obligation to do the best job we can do.

#1 The shooter mistakenly shoots a piece of steel with a slug where he should have used shot.  The distance to the steel was only 11 yards.  What is the penalty?

#2  Can a shooter stage ammo?

#3 The shooter has an accidental discharge during a reload.  What is the penalty?

#4 The shooter puts his shotgun in the designated long gun bunker, but he does so muzzle up (yeah, this actually happened last year).  What is the penalty?

#5  The shooter's unloaded pistol falls from his holster retying his shoelaces while he is on deck. What is the penalty?

#6 The shooter doesn't like the call the RO has made and the CRO confirms.  What is his recourse?

#7  The shooter has a 1-4x scope on his rifle for the pit stages, but when he gets up on the hill he decides to unmount the 1-4x and mount and use his pre-zeroed 4-12x.  Is this allowed?

#8 The shooter bunkers his loaded rifle in a designated grounding container muzzle down, but the RO upon checking it finds the safety in between "safe" and "fire", and it's not clear whether it is on "safe" or not.  What should he do?

Good luck, Howard

August FunShoot!

This coming Saturday, August 23rd, York IWLA presents its monthly FunShoot.

Thanks to the uprising in attendance in the last couple of months, you have forced me to build another real stage. So, hopefully the weather will cooperate, and not bake us too hard, as we engage a hanging steel stage in pit 1, a twist to bullseye in pit 2, 4 modified stages from the last action match and our favorite August stage RED DAWN! Those of you who know this stage will welcome it back, those that don't can probably guess (if you know me well enough). There will be a total of 7 stages, with a target count of 100-125.  Round count is entirely up to you, you can shoot them all, or just the easy ones.

I envision the following guns, pistol, shotgun and pistol caliber carbine (.22lr too), in any combination, with a pistol only option. There will be stage descriptions for those in need, and the usual scoring options of points, timed or IDC will be in place.

Setup/registration starting long about 8am, shooting brief by 8:45am shooting as soon as I can get it going.

Fee is $20 for adults, $5 for those under 18.

We require chamber flags for long guns, and we will definitely have them for sale if you need them.  

Preregistration is not mandatory, but it is extremely helpful, at yorksignup@gmail.com.


ANOTHER IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! Our October shoot (Oct 25th) is our annual Halloween costume shoot.  It is a lot of fun and silliness for the trick-or-treater in all of us.  Please plan on attending in costume if at all possible.  With that in mind, we will be forming a squad of Zoot Shooters! and following their protocols. This is similar to cowboy Action shooting, except that is is set in the Roaring 20's-40's, with only period dress and firearms (1950's and earlier) allowed.  For more info, goto http://www.zootshooters.com/
thanks
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This has the potential of being a lot of fun.  Plan on it.