2015-09-27 Weekly Happenings

Hi Everyone!

I hope that all of you are having a great career fair day!!   The range will be open tonight during the normal 6pm-10pm hours.

I'm trying something new this year and instead of sending a bunch of messages about what's going on with the team and at the range, I'm going to try sending out one on a weekly-ish basis.

• This week we will be starting Smallbore prone for any new team members that have gotten to the point of shooting Air Rifle with a jacket a few times.     For Smallbore you can either bring your own .22LR ammunition, or you can purchase it from us.   We sell 50 rounds for $2.50, and 500 rounds for $22.
• I know there are still a few of you that haven't gotten to the point of Air Rifle with a jacket and that's perfectly fine.  Not everyone advances at the same pace and we can work on it until you get to that point.
  
  
• 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 range officer before using it in the club rifles.  Our rifles are manufactured for precision competition, nd are designed quite differently from your standard plinking rifle.  The wrong ammunition in them can quickly strip out the rifling, resulting in a trip back to Germany for repair.
  
  
• We still have a few openings on the Boilermaker Invitational trip on the weekend of October 16th.   Please let me know if you would like to attend.  This is a very laid back competition so it's really good for anyone that hasn't been to one before.
  
• If you show up to the range at least once or twice per week, you will most likely be prepared for this trip!
  
  
• Next week we will begin Smallbore Kneeling for any new team members that have gotten to the point of Prone in a shooting jacket.
  
  
• We will be starting our first postal competition at the end of October month.   Look for more details on that in a few weeks.
  
  
• We will be having another travel opportunity coming up sometime in the beginning of November to Jackson, MI to compete in the Great Lakes Invitational.  More details on that will be released once I get them from the UofM coach.