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Boy Scouts Shooting Camp-O-Ree July / August 2012 October 27-28, 2012 OFGC River Range This should be the Biggest Explosive Camp-o-ree ever THE OLD FORT SHOOTIST his will be a great event but we need here will be .22 rifle shooting paper and steel A publication by the Old Fort Gun Club for the members of the Old Fort Gun Club your help. This is a Club sponsored event. silhouette, Bow and arrows, Shotgun, Paint ball, air T T Adults are needed to supervise one on one soft shooting and tomahawk throw. A full day of shoot- shooting at each station. We need your Help. SEPTEMBER BRINGS ing for all the youths. We will also have Arkansas Game We will feed you lunch and supper. If you and Fish demos, US Army demos, Shooting Demos, ARKANSAS SECTIONAL sign up early we might be able to get you a Special guest speeches, other demos and much more. t-shirt at no charge or at a small fee. MULTIGUN MATCH efore anyone can shoot they are required to go SPSA MultiGun is one of the facilities will be open to all lease contact Johnny Cole at [email protected] for more information. Bthrough the gun safety class at the range. All Ufastest growing shooting sports members. participants will receive arm bands after the class. P in the nation at this time. Speed ast year’s match brought hank you from Westark Area Council Boy Scouts. AND accuracy are the name of the T game an at the upcoming Level II L109 competitors to the Arkansas Sectional match held at Fort Smith area and the Old reat help, great the Old Fort Gun Club River Range Fort Gun Club and made for a stages and great phenomenal match, not only G January 2013 match we will be competitors have the opportunity to compete against peers and ob- fun are what are for the competitors but for unveiling new score sheets and servers have the opportunity to watch some of the biggest names in making .22 Extreme the observers as well. With some revisions to the current organized shooting sports vie for the top rankings. one of the Old Fort Gun approved USPSA stages of rules. These changes should help Club’s fastest growing he sectional match takes place over the course of 4 days, with all shapes and sizes, a well to streamline the match’s entire sports. Shot on the 4th staff competing the 27th and 28th and all others on the 29th organized friendly staff, wonderful sponsors, as well as fair and just Range Masters By Jamie Shelly process and T Saturday of each month and 30th. It should be noted that with a match of this size it takes a and Range Officers, Old Fort Gun Club received many praises from the competitors enable us to provide scores and normally consisting of 5 stages plus 1 qualifier. Those wishing to join great deal of time and effort for putting on such a great event. faster and operate matches more in the fun should visit the .22 Ex- to prepare our facilities. The efficiently. his year’s match will consist of 10 stages totaling 250+ rounds, an awesome treme page on the club website River Range facilities will prize table and a Saturday lunch. Squadding will be handled through the USP- to find out all the details about lease note that there will be no match this September as the Old Fort be closed for preparation T SA Self-Squadding program. what to expect in regards to fire- PGun Club will be hosting the Section V Multi-Gun Sectional match on and competition only from arms, ammunition, classifications the 4th Saturday of September. We will resume our normal match sched- September 25th through or full details on the match, including final approved stages and sign-up and rules. ule in October and will continue in November and December, depending some time in the evening on Fforms please visit http://www.oldfortgunclub.com/organized-shoot- on weather. the 30th. Our Alma Range ing-sports/2012-arkansas-section-multigun-championship/ n July and August we added Itwo more stages to the match s with all club matches Old Fort Gun Club members shooting the Youth Firearm wice a year Old Fort he day’s activities begin with an approximate 2 one called “Watch The Center” Amatch for the first time shoot for free and all matches are open to the TGun Club is proud to Thour, classroom environment, safety class presented and one called “Ol’ Smiley”. public. We would love to have you come out and join us. If you are look- Safety Day present Youth Firearm by certified NRA Firearm Safety Instructors. After their Everyone seemed get a lot of enjoyment out of the new stages and we ing for a way to work off some of your range maintenance for next year Safety Days. The training safety training, which they must attend in order to par- hope to add at least one new or would like the chance to September 15th of the leaders and decision ticipate in the hands on activities planned for the rest stage to our line-up of stages shoot your first two firearms makers of tomorrow in the proper, safe and responsible handling of of the day, they can proceed to anyone of the following each month. free in the match, come out firearms is not only a responsibility but a great privilege that the activities in whatever order they would like: on Friday night for our setup Old Fort Gun Club and our board of directors take VERY seriously. ince this is a truly home or stick around Saturday after Wesley Shelly, our Youth Firearm Safety Director, coordinates these grown match and style of S the match and have your • .22 Pistol Balloon Pop competition it is continuing to events with volunteers from the membership of our great club. volunteered time turned • .22 Pistol Plate Rack evolve and we are learning more More than once it has been said by his volunteers that this is one of in towards your next year’s and more each month. At the the most rewarding events they volunteer for each year. range maintenance. • .22 Rifle 100yd Keep up with the latest at Old Fort Gun Club he Youth Firearm Safety Day ac- • Shotgun Clay Pigeons tivities are sponsored by the NRA On the world wide web at www.ofgc.org or www.oldfortgunclub.com T • Cowboy Action Foundation. Old Fort Gun Club has received grants from the NRA Foun- And more all in a one on one environment dation for many years and combined with experienced trained adults. with the budget commitment of the On Facebook at www.facebook.com/oldfortgunclub hanks to grants from the NRA Foundation and sponsorship by the Old Fort Old Fort Gun Club we take great pride Gun Club there is no cost to attend. For full details, online registration and in the smiles we see on the face of T contact information for the Youth Firearms Director go to http://www.oldfortgun- young people after one our Youth Firearm Safety Days. On Twitter at @oldfortgunclub club.com/organized-shooting-sports/youth-programs/ Old Fort Gun Club SMALLBORE RIFLE SILHOUETTE shooter ever to achieve the distinction of Master Old Fort Gun Club highly popular event at the Old event with minimal cost in firearm OFFERS FUN PRACTICAL WAY TO in both hunter and standard rifle classes and cur- Steel Challenge A Fort Gun Club, Steel Challenge and ammunition. Smallbore Silhouette rently owns 5 national records, 57 first place or matches appeal to shoots of all ages BETTER MARKSMANSHIP. ttendees can always count By John Neihouse Open Class awards and 9 national NRA national and is a Saturday morning of fun on Ken, Jason and the rest of ant to build your basic marksman- championships. And she is only 13, proving that for the whole family. Matches are A By Jamie Shelly their volunteers to put on a quality Wship skills? Already feel confident silhouette shooting is certainly the sport for all held the 1st Saturday of each month teel Challenge is an EXTREMELY match each month and we thank in your skills and would like to test them in a competitive environment? The Old family members no matter what the age. from March through November. popular organized shooting them for their efforts! Fort Gun Club offers you a chance to do just that. OFGC holds two matches each S Setup begins at 8am, Sign-In at 9:30 shooters. Centerfire shooters must month during the “season”(see the match calender for details on the smallbore rifle n addition to the “official” NRA sanctioned match OFGC also holds a Club Match and Shooters meeting at 10am. utilize a holster which will secure the f you would like more informa- During the peak heat of the summer silhouette season) that allow shooters of all ages, both men and women to test Ithat features larger targets at the same distance as the smaller, official targets. firearm to their person and must cov- Ition on Steel Challenge please months, general June-September, er the trigger entirely while rimfire their rifle skills and to become better and safer shooters. Smallbore rifle silhouette The Club Match is still a challenge, but the larger targets offer a much better chance contact: the schedules does change some shooters are allowed to start from is also family friendly and youth friendly. And it is also budget friendly, allowing you of success and are a great way to have fun with your .22 rifle.