The new trap machine is installed and working.
The next project is to arrange shooting times.
Eight or more shooters per shoot would work well.
Thursday afternoons (5:00 PM on ) are for the ladies.
Tuesdays are busy, but most any other day or evening could work.
Email – rgvliet@telus.net or phone (250) 357-9309 to help plan a schedule.
The charge could be $4.00 per round. Boxes of shells (12 ga.-20 ga.)$7.00.
Suggestions welcome.
Great times for trap shooting are here.
Talk soon, Bob V.
June 7th 2014
Hopefully tomorrow will see the trap machine given its first test. We may be able to shoot by the afternoon. Brad Fuller, Darren Marsh and Steven White volunteered to clean up the trap house, move the clays to the c-can and install the Pat-Trap.
Thanks guys,
Bob V.
Our club has received the new trap machine, made by Pat-Trap . It has all the up to date features. Dependable and top of the line, according to accounts of other clubs including Silver City.
We will be installing it this next week and can start shooting as soon as it is operational.
If you would like to help, bring your skills, appreciated. Please contact;
Bob Vliet – Outdoor Range Director
(250) 357-9309
An all day shoot with historic roots. Cups, trophies and shield date from 1910 – 14 era. Ranges are 100 yd., 200 yd. to 300 yd. Winners will have their names added to such treasures as the Annable Cup,the Home Loan Trophy, the Range Master, the Captain Cary Cup, the Tramway Cup or the Nelson City Challenge Shield (three member teams). A Mad Minute Match winner (high score of 15 possible rounds in one minute) is awarded the Partington Cup. The Tyro Cup is awarded to the highest placing shooter who has not won a match before. Military style iron sights ( not micrometer ) on rifles originally chambered for .303 British. The rifles may be sporterized or original. All shooting is prone except from bench if requested, elbows only, (no rests). Bring minimum of 52 rounds (safe reloads OK). The range is located 25 km south of Nelson on Porto Rico Rd. Cost is $25.00, food supplied. Start time – 9:00 AM Contact, Bob Vliet (250)357-9309
SPRING CHICKEN SHOOT at the NELSON & DISTRICT ROD & GUN CLUB RANGE
.22 Rimfire Fun – Public Welcome
Mark your Calendar: Sunday, 18 May 2014
9 AM to 4 PM-ish
Only $10 each person, $5 for age 12 & under
$5 for lunch only (non shooting visitors)
Bring .22 rim fire & ammo – limited ammo available for sale.
The Chicken Shoot does not involve live chickens, or even grouse “chickens”. It is all about having family fun shooting .22 rimfire at paper and reactive targets. All ages, all skill levels, all types of .22 rimfire firearms (legal, of course) are welcome to come and have fun. Sorry: .17 HMR and .22 magnum are too powerful for our targets – use .22 rimfire only at this event.
Targets are very variable, from actual .22 scale metallic silhouettes, to balloons, to bi-athlon metallic, to spinning gizmos and gongs. Clay birds (not thrown) are also used for instant gratification accuracy, particularly to more youthful or inexperienced shooters. Paper targets precisely record your groups. Ranges may vary from about 20 yds to 200 yds! “Equipment” shooters also welcome – this is not a competition except with yourself. Our outdoor range is covered from the weather, with solid benches to shoot from. Range Safety persons are always present during “Chicken Shooting”, for guidance and instruction. Volunteers for everything are
welcome!!!!!
We have a range hut for food & shelter, outhouses as required, and lots of parking. Easy to find, we are off Hwy 6 between Salmo and Nelson, just turn onto Porto Rico Rd and in about 200 yd you are at the range entrance. See you there!
Sunday mornings, 10:00 AM at the Barrett Creek Range, Porto Rico Rd, until the snow melts.
Bring your favorite center fire rifle and try hitting the steel gong at 200 yards offhand.
To compete, bring $5.50 for the pot and win money back with each hit. Bring at least twenty rounds and preferably five extras.
