We often hear how the Action Shooters are braving this or that, but on Thursday evening a group of dedicated Benchrest shooters stared down some fierce winds during the weekly Benchrest shoot and match. The windy conditions certainly tested the skill and patience of every shooter as they tried to ‘dope the wind’. Winds are […]
Six action shooters braved the heat and humidity on Monday night to practice moving fast across a course of fire. Seems like we are always braving something. Cold, rain, bugs and now heat. It was a fairly simple course of fire with only three targets down range hidden by barrels so that you […]
Every once in a while… and not too often, one gets the opportunity to work and play with a group of individuals who understand that a club is not just a place to show up use and abuse the facilities but who share a vision of putting in time and effort to make things better, […]
John J. found this site which is excellent for performing ballistic calculations. It presents results in graphical as well as chart form. Thanks, John! Ballistic Calculator
You don’t get better by sitting on the couch and thinking about shooting, you get up and do it. With ten shooters in attendance the Wednesday night ARGC Action Shooting Mini Match was well attended. As per the norm, a 3 stage match was in order with all stages concentrating on the use of strong […]
We had some enquiries about the targets used for the Dust Off Your .22 Challenge. A few are available here in PDF form. It might be nice to have a library of printable targets that members can use. If you have some good quality targets in PDF form that you would like to share, […]
A hardy crew of 5 action shooters gave up their Monday night practice last night to remove the debris pile left over from the tearing down of the old popper bunker. Henry was first on the scene coercing Mark to drag the trailer into the pit by hand and then loading up the first load of […]
On Saturday, July 18th the first ever Dust Off Your .22 Challenge Match was held. The weather didn’t look promising initially with a Scotch mist hanging over the area but by match start time the skies were beginning to clear and it turned into a beautiful weather day. After registration, shooters were given a brief safety […]
Here are the results for the first ever Dust Off Your .22 Challenge Match. It was a great day for shooting and a lot of fun. Thanks to everyone who came out! Watch for a full write up and pictures in the coming days. 2015 22 Dust Off Match Scores
On a sunny, mosquito laden Thursday morning an energetic group consisting of Wayne, Kim, Neil and myself showed up to construct the 50m target frame on Range 6. The project took another significant step closer to completion. David Stokes had arranged earlier for a backhoe to dig a trench at the base of the berm […]
Getting the most points in this game is not always a guaranteed winner, it takes speed and accuracy. And that was the theme for tonight’s mini match designed by Mark Donner. Low round count, minimum reloads, and limited movement would mean that hitting the targets accurately and fast would give you the winning combination. In […]
Don’t forget about our exciting 22 match this Saturday at 9:30 AM. The Dust Off Your .22 Challenge match is an informal shooting event open to members of the Algoma Rod and Gun Club as well as members of the public. It is an opportunity to do some fun as well as competitive shooting with […]
On a beautiful Saturday in July in Brighton Michigan the ARGC Action Shooting team showed up to shoot. The Livingston Gun Club, Ryan Rocks Charity Blast supports young kids with cancer by introducing them to the outdoors. After a morning briefing we headed off to the Chronograph stage where there was no more exaggerating your bullet […]
Write up soon coming! 2015 Ontario 3D Championship Scores
Thanks to Butch’s hard work and skills with a welding torch, the action section has two new small poppers to be used in practices, IPSC mini-matches and our all steel events. These are more portable than the large poppers we are used to and will allow us to add more complexity and fun to […]
The June Cleaver (end of June) IPSC Match was held on June 28th at the Algoma Rod and Gun Club and was attended by 10 local participants and one participant from the Crean Hill Club. Terrific weather and a challenging course made for a great day for all involved. Lots of work from the […]
With all that has been going on in the action shooting section the past couple of months it has taken a while to get around to trimming and resizing the videos taken at the All Steel Match held on May 9th but they are finally done. We had 11 people register for the event […]
Neil tells me that Benchrest shooting is scheduled for this coming Thursday. It is expected to get underway around 6:00 PM. While the 50m range is not yet ready to use, come out and check the progress on the expansion that is underway. If shooting a USBR match target, they will be available at a […]
Range 6 — Update 2 This weekend saw a big step forward with the Range 6 project as the concrete shooting benches were installed. While the club was busy with a major archery event, a member was quietly working on Range 6. Eric R prepared the tubular steel legs, attached them to the tops […]
Last year I was able to build an awesome reloading bench with my good friend, Josh. It is extremely solid and has lots of room to store all supplies and much more. Having used it for almost a year I would highly recommend this to anyone who has room to put it. Could […]