Finally we shoot sumfin!!!!!

EDIT 2/21/2016 final setup and registration 9am, first shots at 10am.

Welcome to the 2016 season, and my 11th year driving this bus. The weather looks FunShoot worthy for Saturday, so I'm gonna call it a go!

We are going to blow the dust off this Saturday the 27th, by running only 1 gun, on a bunch of steel. Bring either a handgun, pistol caliber carbine (subsonic 300BO qualifies) or Shotty (shotties may need 6-8 slugs, and will be a little target limited).

I'm thinking 5 stages, target count of 70-80ish, start time of 10am, fee of $20 for adults and $5 for those under 18. Scoring is optional, timers are optional, fun and safety are mandatory.

As always, York is a cold range, all firearms will remain unloaded until the shooter is at the firing line and directed to do so.

Conceal carry is forbidden at this event.

That being said, you can carry your unloaded firearm around the range holstered, boxed, bagged, carted or in a sock.  Long guns require a chamber flag. You can load magazines and carry them just don't put them in the gun.

Bring family and friends, we are very new shooter and kid friendly. Spectators are welcome, and will be assimilated!

Everyone on the range MUST wear eye and ear protection. We will be shooting steel, and it creates shrapnel, little flying bits of metal that can hit you on occasion.

For questions, please feel free to comment here, or email me at ghswope@gmail.com

gary

February Action Match - cancelled

I waited til the last minute to make a determination based on snowfall and temperatures forecast for Sunday.  We will not be doing any kind of shooting on February 14th.  We'll see you in March.

The 14th is Valentine's Day.  Since we're not shooting you should score some brownie points before the season really gets started.

I love owning guns, don't you?

Be sure to share this video as the election nears.  Some of the candidates are very anti-gun.  The point is probably one you already know, but it's well done and drives the point home.  https://www.youtube.com/embed/0sujnvIV4g4

2016 Sensibly Armed Point Series, hosted by York IWLA

You may now sign up for the 2016 Sensibly Armed Point Series hosted by York IWLA #67.   There are only 50 slots available for the point series.  I expect it to fill very quickly.  I will be going by post mark to determine who is in and who is on the waiting list.   Last year was a great success.  It was fun and made our matches much more interesting, and our very generous sponsors and great competition gave the shoot-off at the end a bit of real excitement.

We’re making some changes for this year:

- There will still be 6 matches, April through September, but only 4 will count.  You may use your best 4 of the 6, or you may miss 2 without penalty.

- None of the component matches are included in the Point Series entry fees, but you will get an early chance to sign up for the matches so you don't get shut out (with the exception of June, and those apps are already out).

- The point structure will change a little.  Now instead of all matches being worth 50 points each they will be worth 10 points per stage.  Most matches will be 6 stages and thus worth 60 points.  The June match or Mid-Atlantic Multi-Gun Championship will be 7 stages and be valued at 70 points, making it slightly more important.  If we have any 5 stage matches they will be worth only 50 points.

- The entry fee for the Point Series will be $100, and does not include any entries to individual matches.  This will give us additional funds for supplementing the Point Series prize table and for Shoot-Off payouts.

- The prize table will be for the Point Series (not the Shoot-Off) and everyone in the Point Series will be eligible for prizes in order of finish.  Prizes will be given to everyone who participates in order of finish first to last. If you can’t be there someone will be allowed to pick for you.

- Shoot-Off prizes will be cash, and will be generous.  We have not determined the exact structure of payouts yet, but the Point Series and Shoot-Off are to be 100% payback.  We won’t keep any of this money for the club.

- The top 16 Point Series finishers will be invited to take part in the Shoot-Off, as will the top 2 Seniors, Super Seniors, Ladies, and Juniors.

- The top finishing Seniors will shoot the Shoot-Off first and the winner will then shoot against the 16^th seed and may take his spot in the Shoot-Off with a win.

- The top finishing Super Seniors will shoot the Shoot-Off second and the winner will then shoot against the 15^th seed and may take his spot in the Shoot-Off with a win.

- The top finishing Ladies will shoot the Shoot-Off third and the winner will then shoot against the 14^th seed and may take his spot in the Shoot-Off with a win.

- The top finishing Juniors will shoot the Shoot-Off fourth and the winner will then shoot against the 13^th seed and may take his spot in the Shoot-Off with a win.

We have already heard back from a lot of sponsors this year.  Many of last year’s sponsors are returning, and we have some new ones already.  If you have a lead on any others who may be interested in sponsoring our Point Series please let me or Sponsor Coordinator Buddy Knight know as soon as possible.  Last year's prize table was impressive but we want to eclipse it this year.

To enter our Point Series all I need you to do is mail a check made out for $100 to “York Izaak Walton #67” to Howard C. Thompson 53 N Main St.  Stewartstown PA 17363.  If you're a senior, super senior, lady or junior let me know on a quick note in the envelope.

If you haven’t sent in your application for the Mid-Atlantic Multi-Gun Championship in June you may send them together.  It is very close to full.  This match is an optional component match of the Point Series, has it’s own generous payouts and is filling up quickly. If you don't get in you may still shoot the point series.  You only need 4 of 6 matches.  Don’t miss out.  The application for that match is http://tinyurl.com/2016MAMGCApp

Howard

A more special announcement!

I'm scrapping everything for Saturday. No FunShoot, no Youth Pistol thing.  Lets try for next month.

....of course if this thing takes a right turn, and I see grass at 9am, I'll be up there shooting at 11am...just sayin.

cheers

Special Event Announcement: 3-Gun Nation Classifier Match

York 3-Gun Nation Club Series Classifier Match (special event)

ONLINE registration is open

https://practiscore.com/york-3gn-may-classifier-match/register

(payment is due at time of registration & is only accepted online)

Date:  May 1^st, 2016

Location:  York IWLA (7131 Ironstone Hill Rd, Dallastown, PA)

Match starts at 9AM

Limited to 72 Shooters

Description:  This is a 3-Gun Nation Club Series match (This is a special event.  Please do not confuse with our regular monthly 3-Gun action matches).  The York 3GN May Classifier Match will be a 6 stage event that includes (4) 3-Gun Nation classifier stages.  You do not have to be a 3-Gun Nation (3GN) Member to shoot this match.  However, successful completion of this match as a 3GN Member will give you a 3GN classification, automatically put you on the nationwide 3GN club series scoreboard, & you will be qualified for the 3GN National Championships event this October at Virginia International Raceway in Danville, VA.  Round count, classifier information, & additional event details will be emailed to registered shooters & available on the 3-Gun Nation website before the match.

January 2016 FunShoot

Our 2016 FunShoot season kicks off this coming Saturday the 23rd, maybe.......

Snowmaghedden 2016 is predicted to hit Friday/Saturday with upwards of whotheheckknowsatthispoint inches of snow. If that happens, we all stay home by the fire and watch it fall.

If it misses us, we will be shooting steel in the back pits, I'm thinking of keeping it simple in the snow/ice/definitely cold, and running up to 4 stages of steel, of various complexity, with no movement, in pistol only this month.

Show up 'round 10, start shooting by 10:30.  We'll play it by ear.
 $20 to shoot all you want for a couple of hours, best deal of the weekend in town.

2016 YOUTH PISTOL PROGRAM! 
Again this year, we will be sponsoring the Mason Dixon Claybusters SSP team.  This is a group of kids, ages 12 thru 23, and they will be shooting speed steel.  This is similar to Steel Challenge, is shot with .22 pistols only, and practices are held at IWLA after each of our FunShoots, January thru June. There is a regional match at IWLA in early June, and national competitions in July. And guess who is their head coach this year, yup, me.

If your child is interested please visit http://masondixonclaybusters.com/uploads/RegestrationPackage.pdf for more information on registration. There is also an informal "meet the coaches night" at Jefferson Sportsmans club, this Wednesday the 20th at  6pm.

The first practice will be this Saturday at 2pm, starting in the IWLA clubhouse with a safety orientation, followed by some range time, weather permitting. Please email coach Roger at Mason Dixon Claybusters (see previous link) or myself (ghswope@gmail.com) with any questions.

Look here Thursday and Friday for weather related schedule updates.

gary