2019-10-20 Weekly Happenings

Hi Everyone!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend! We will be down at the range on Monday and Tuesday this week starting at 6pm.

Items this week:

• Homework Assignment (2min) - Please read this, let it sink in and think about it for a few minutes.: http://quotepixel.com/images/quotes/success/quotes-about-success_13472-0.png
  • We will be briefly discussing it at the range as part of a larger item that we'll start covering after our first postal competition at the end of the month.
• For everyone that's completed the "Proper Introduction to Air RIfle" we will begin Smallbore Rifle - Prone.
  • Please read the entry under "Upcoming Items" about ammunition.
  • We will be starting with the basics, and hopefully by the end of the evening you'll be shooting it in full equipment.
  • I know there are still a few people who haven't finished the Air RIfle introduction and that's fine. Not everyone advances at the same pace and we can work on it until you get to that point.
• For anyone that hasn't completed the "Proper Introduction to Air Rifle" we will be doing that.
  • Not to say that what you've been doing has been improper. I just want to go over it to make sure something wasn't missed.
  • We will be working through the technical aspects of the position and some real basic skills.
  • I can't stress enough the importance of Air Rifle. In the typical NCAA / NRA Collegiate competition, AirRifle is 50% of the total score; And the Standing Position is 2/3rds of the total score.
• If you are interested in joining and are unsure, come down to the range and try us out! It's never too late to start!

Upcoming Items:

• Next week we will begin shooting Smallbore - Kneeling for any team member whose completed our crash course to "Smallbore - Prone"
  • We will be going over the position basics, slowly adding equipment, and by the end of the evening you'll be shooting kneeling with full equipment and a jacket.
  • Please be sure to wear long pants!
• For Smallbore you will need to either bring your own .22LR ammunition, or you can purchase it from the team. We sell Federal 711b: 50 rounds for $2.50, and 500 rounds for $22.
  • A note on ammunition if you do choose to bring your own: Please make sure that what you are bringing is a plain lead bullet (It does not have any type of jacketing), and check with me or a team range officer before using it in the team's rifles. Our rifles are manufactured for precision competition, and are designed quite differently from your standard plinking rifle. The wrong ammunition through them can quickly strip out the rifling, resulting in a very expensive trip back to Germany for repair.
  • Because we purchase the ammunition we sell through special programs at extreme discounts; Any ammunition you purchased through the team must be stored in team storage and used exclusively for team related practice & competition.
    • Failure to comply with this puts the club at risk of being disqualified from future discount purchase programs.
    • At the moment this ammunition retails for about $35 per 500 rounds.
• We will be shooting our October WIRC targets soon. I will need targets shot and returned to me no later than November 5th.
• Our first travel opportunity will be the Great Lakes Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan Rifle Team in Jackson, MI. Dates haven't been announced yet but it will either be last November, or the beginning of December