Herb Scherer has passed along these plans for a portable shooting bench that seems to be easy to build and very functional. You can download these here and get started on your own bench just in time for the new season.
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 Donat...
Branch 25 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario has provided a donation to the Algoma Rod and Gun Club to purchase an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). These devices are extremely easy to use and could end up saving the lives of members. We do have an significant cohort of senior […]
2017 ARGC Gun Show
Algoma Rod and Gun Club is once again hosting a Gun Show on the Saturday May 6th, 2017. We expect to have close to 50 vendors participating this year selling a variety of firearms, archery items, clothing, and more. In addition to the vendors, the show will also feature: Side Events Try archery, shotguns, rifles and […]
History of Air Guns
One of our members, John Jones has passed on a very interesting link to articles on the history of air guns. Learn more about that Red Ryder BB Gun you had as a kid! http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/a-history-of-airguns/
CCFR “REPORT CARDS”, CPC LEADERSHIP E...
CCFR “REPORT CARDS”, CPC LEADERSHIP ELECTION Eric Sillanpaa received the following note from Maxime Bernier one of the candidates for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. I have been asked to post this as it may be of interest to our members: Eric, the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights has graded the […]
ARGC Family Fun Day
The club held its first winter family fun fun day on Sunday, February 25th with a buddy trap shoot, snow machine rides, shooting experiences, archery and the unveiling of the club’s new “fire ring”. We had plenty of volunteers, good food, great winter weather and plenty of ammo available for those who attended. Unfortunately, attendance […]
ARGC Family Fun Day – Sun, Febr...
Plans for the ARGC Family Day Event are coming together and all members are encouraged to come out with their families to enjoy a day of fun events and fellowship with fellow members next Sunday afternoon. The event will start off with a Buddy Trap Shoot starting at 12:00 noon. In this game there are […]
Biathlon Event on January 28th and 29...
This past weekend 191 Cadets participated in a Biathlon Event at the Algoma Rod and Gun Club supported by their military coaches and leaders and hosted by a cadre of volunteers from our club. After a week of warm weather and rain, Friday brought colder weather and fresh snow for the event just in time. […]
New Year’s Skeet Results
Another great New Year’s Day at the Club with 12 shooters showing up to compete in this annual event. The weather couldn’t have been nicer and will probably end up being the warmest day of skeet this winter. Here are the results and some pics of the event. Top 3 shooters were: 1st – Sean […]
Bullseye League Starts January 5th
The Twin Cities Winter Pistol League is set to start on Thursday, January 5th with a general meeting for all those interested in participating. Agenda items for the meeting are as follows: Range Cleaning Range Officers Training Hints Rules Statistician New Post The league operates in the downstairs indoor range on Tuesdays and Thursdays and […]
New Years 2017 Skeet Shoot
Once again the Skeet section of ARGC is holding their New Years Day Skeet Shoot. Sign up starts at 9:30 AM on New Year’s Day and the first line goes out at 10:00 AM. Registration is $10 which will include a meal and the rounds are $5.00 each and includes the range fee. For […]
Looking for a Winter Project?
Finding time on your hands this winter and looking for a project or two to keep you busy? John has found links to plans for shooting benches, A reloading bench a deer stand and more. Check out the video from youtube or the following links to get ideas for your winter project. Thanks John! […]
Trip to Emmet County Sportsmen’...
Barry Sparrow and I travelled this weekend to Emmet County Sportsmen’s Club near Harbor Springs, Michigan to try our hand at their sporting clays range. Even with a slight drizzle going on it was one of the most enjoyable days I have had shooting clay pigeons in my life. The club has a very well kept clubhouse […]
ARGC Airgun League 2016
John has announced that the ARGC airgun league is starting up on Monday nights once again this year. Shooting will start at 6:00 PM and continue until 8:00 PM starting October 17th. We have a number of benches available for those who shoot rifle. Air pistols are also permitted. Contact John Jones at jeja@sympatico.ca if interested. […]
IPSC Level II Event Being Held Saturd...
The Action Shooting Section of the ARGC is holding a Level 2 match this Saturday, August 20th in our pin pit, action range and the 50 metre portion of the rifle range. We have worked hard to design a course of fire that includes 8 stages and a minimum of 153 rounds. The courses are […]
Ladies Night at the Range
On Wednesday, July 6th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM Algoma Rod and Gun Club is hosting a “Ladies Night”. This will be an evening where ladies can come come out and try a number of archery and shooting disciplines. It will be a fun night with raffles, baked goods, vendors and the chance to try something […]
2016 Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Algoma Rod and Gun Club will be held after the regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 9th, 2016 if a quorum is in attendance. At the meeting, the actions and transactions of the board during the previous year will be voted on and questions will be entertained on the actions […]
2016 Wawa Black Fly Shoot
The Michipicoten Rod & Gun Club in Wawa is held their 26th Annual Blackfly Shoot on May 29th and Algoma Rod and Gun Club had great representation. The event is composed of four events using handgun, shotgun, centrefire and rimfire rifles. Handguns are shot at “groundhogs (2x4s about 8 inches high sitting on posts from about […]
2016 Gun Show
The ARGC Gun Show is done for another year and with over 300 people attending this year to buy or sell sporting goods, try the shooting activities, taste delicious turkey pies and purchase tickets for draw prizes. The winners of the draws are as follows: The pick your prize winner was Mike Allen who chose […]
One Day Membership Discount!!
At this year’s gun show, tomorrow on May 7th, we are offering a one day only membership discount for those who sign up for a new membership. Senior memberships (those 18 and over) normally $300 will be available for $250 and Family memberships, normally $350 will be $300. Those interested must sign up and pay […]