Because Your GUN should be FUN!!!!!

ACTION SHOOTING SPORTS

Next Action Pistol / IPSC Match

April 27th @ 10:00am

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Club Meeting Every First Tuesday of the Month

at the First Bank Building Meeting Room (around Back) @7:30pm. There is a Quarterly drawing for $30.00 for all that attend and the December meeting the drawing is for $50.00 and two $20.00 drawings. It pays to come to the meetings.... in more ways than one.

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Prison Guards train on our range every 1st & 3rd Friday Mornings from 9:00am - 2:00pm

members will yield the range to them.

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We Would Like to Thank

Hayes Home & Auto

at 401 E.Third st. in Burkburnett

for Making our Gate Keys. Remember them next time you need something

22 cal. Silhouette Rifle Match

Every 3rd Saturday @ 10 AM - $5.00
40 round match Shooting at Steel Chickens, Boars, Turkeys and Rams at different Yardage. with a side match. Any 22 Rimfire rifle w or w/o scope. 22 lr Ammo only. Bring what you own / Shoot what you bring!

The Spring Classic Turkey Shoot
3rd Saturday - May 17, 2003 @ 10:00am
This Turkey Shoot will consist of 4 matches - 10 rounds per card
Cost is $3 per card- you can shoot up to 2 cards per match
$10 for 4 cards or $20 for 8

Match one: 22-rimfire-rifle bench/wildcat class - any scope/any rifle
100 yards - 100 points - tie goes to high X's
Match two: 22-rimfire rifle bench/ class - scope at 6.5 power or less (HP scopes can be turned down to 6.5) Any rifle
100 yards - 100 points - tie goes to high X's
Match three: 22-rimfire-pistol bench - no scopes/ Dot's OK
50 yards - 100 points - tie goes to high X's
Match four: 22-rimfire-pistol standing - no scopes/ Dot's OK
25 yards - 100 points - tie goes to high X's
(Competitor's can enter any one of or all the matches)

Awards and prizes for each match and aggregate winners
Competitor's are encourage to bring spotting scopes and bags but not required
Aggregates will be determined by the number of competitor's in each class
Junior's are encouraged to compete but must be accompanied by a parent
All rules and alibi's will be determined or judged by the Match Director's
This match will be run on a cold range and safety will not be compromised

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The Lone Star Pistol Championship

4th Sunday - May 25, 2003 @ 10:00am sharp

6 Stgs - 150 Rounds - $30.00

Free Food and Drinks, Awards, Sponsor prizes, Raffle for 22 rifle!

(21 years or older to enter raffle, Early Entry gets one ticket Free)

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Roy Sutton Memorial

High Power Rifle Match

June 14th @ 10:00am
hunter, modified, bench rest classes

More Details to Follow

Limited Revolver Championship
1st Sunday, July 6th, 2003

@ 10:00 AM - $25

This Fee Includes Raffle Entry For a 22 Rifle
Only competitor's are eligible and they must be 21 years of age
3 USPSA and 3 ICORE stages
You will shoot 6 stages total and enjoy both wheelgun sports.

Match will be scored separately (USPSA/ICORE) with Awards in both events.
If Possible, Mail Early Entries To

Jack @ 6720 Kit Carson Tr.
Wichita Falls, Texas 76310

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Southern Single Stack Match

for 1911 style guns only

4th Sunday - October 26, 2003

6 Stgs - 10:00am - $25.00

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The North Texas Shoot Off

4th Sunday - November 23, 2003

Man on Man Steel Match - 10:00am - $15.00

With A Seperate Classifier stage you may shoot till you puke!

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Map to the RANGE

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Matches Around the Area / State

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2003 Shirley Skinner Benefit Match

March 15-16, 2003, in Waco.

The match will include 9 stages and approximately 200+ rounds. The match fee is $70.00 before February 25, $90.00 afterwards. (including one ticket to the banquet Saturday night) and will be limited to 150 shooters, so get your entry in early. The match hotel will be the Waco Hilton & Convention Center, 113 South University Parks Drive, Waco, Texas 76701-2241, telephone 1-800-234-5244. The rooms are blocked under "Shirley Skinner Foundation" at $74.00 per night. Reservation deadline is February 15. For more information contact Bill Blankenship at (512) 255-3681 or bbandbmb@aol.com or Cheryl Leck at (361) 277-3380 or lecksguns@aol.com

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2003 Area 4 - Regional IPSC/Action Pistol match

June 6 - 9, 2003.

at the Clark's range in Princeton, Louisiana. .

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2003 Texas State 3 Gun Match

April 12-13, 2003, at the San Angelo Gun Club. More information is available at http://www.sanangelogunclub.org/action_pistol/ts3gun.htm.

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Texas State Limited Championship

AUGUST 15-17
With Range Officers Shooting - AUG. 9-10

Look for an entry formand more info on the Ridge Runners Web Page Soon www.bulletworks.com

Ridge Runners Gun Club, Breckenridge Texas

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2003 USPSA Three Gun Nationals

2003 USPSA Factory Gun Nationals

will be held back-to-back at the PASA range in Barry, Illinois. The Three Gun will be held June 28 through July 1, 2003, (with a manually operated rifle side match) and the Factory Gun Nationals (limited 10, production and revolver) will be held July 2-5, 2003. See the USPSA website at www.uspsa.org for more details.

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2003 USPSA Race Gun Nationals

will be held back-to-back in Bend, Oregon. The Limited Nationals will be September 13-16, 2003. Open Nationals will be September 17-21, 2003.

See the USPSA website at www.uspsa.org for more details.

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The Texas IPSC list.

Every Second Saturday of the Month

contact Mick Nelson at dimick@swbell.net for details. but Not in September

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Coverage includes: Accidental bodily injury or property damage caused by the use of a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or trapping equipment while hunting or trapping on public or private land, shooting in competitions or for recreation at hunt clubs, gun clubs, or supervised commercial or private ranges.

Bodily injury or property damage caused by an act of self-defense.

Cost of civil suit defense is provided in addition to the limit of liability for bodily injury and property damage.

Criminal defense reimbursement for alleged criminal actions involving self-defense, once you are acquitted of the criminal charges or the charges are dropped.

YES. Unlike other types of insurance, you don't have to qualify. Your NRA Membership guarantees you coverage under this plan, as long as premiums are paid.

You can select $100,000 or $250,000 of coverage based on your budget and your needs ($50,000 limit for criminal defense reimbursement)

Want to find Out What Proposed laws are before the Legislature in Texas that are gun related?

click this link...

http://www.txchia.org/legistex.htm

Are the COPS there to protect you? Read the Article and Case Law at this Link

(We are not knocking the Boys in Blue.)

http://www.shadeslanding.com/firearms/kasler-protection.html

Hearing and Eye protection is Mandatory on the range for participants and spectators.

What is IPSC or Practical Shooting?

This is a International Sport that stresses SAFE pistol handling skills in realistic action settings. It is a place for all reputable persons to have a good time and shoot diverse course designs with many different props and targets. Some courses may call for movement from place to place, other call for firing around walls, through barrels, doorways, ports, hitting moving targets or steel plates that fall when hit and white no shoot targets to avoid. Some courses are scenario based and some are just shooting & gun handling exercises.

It's all about the shooting.... not wining or losing!

While we are not in the business of training, IPSC is a sport, You will shoot better just by having people around that shoot well. Example: You could shoot $300.00 worth of ammo (Only18.5 boxes on 9mm winchester ammo) at the range just plinking at a bullseye target and not be a lot better shot than when you started and $300.00 poorer. Mainly because there was no one to give you pointers and nobody was around that you could watch and pick up training ideas or techniques from. At the matches you will see proper gun grip, proper stance and trigger control and a host of other things that will make you a better shot. Coming and particapating in the matches you will learn how to shoot better just by being around folks that shoot well. Isn't the idea that if you are going to shoot, to shoot as well as possible? IPSC style shooting will help you do that.

How does the Scoring Work?

Think of the scoring as how well you are doing, not how well you are doing compared to others. This will help keep everything in prospective. That said you are scored on how fast and how accurate you can complete the courses. The scoring system is setup to score you on how many POINTS PER SECOND you can shoot on each course. (Example: Say you shoot 100 points in a course and do it in 20.00 seconds. To find out how many Points Per Second you shot, take and divide your time by your points. (100 Divided By 20) which scores you at shooting 5 points per second. Say another person shoots the same course in only 10 seconds but only scores 50 points. He also would be shooting 5 points per second and would tie you.) The idea is to shoot as many points per second as you can. Everybody is ranked from first place, shooting the highest points per second, to last place shooting the lowest point per second in each gun type division/class for each course. Then all the course are added up to give the overall results for the match.

What Type of Equipment do I Need to Participate?

YOU CAN USE THE PISTOL YOU HAVE NOW! If you own a 38, 9mm .357 Magnum or larger caliber, either a revolver or a semi auto, then you can participate. You will need a holster that covers the trigger guard, an inexpensive nylon holster is ideal. You will also need a belt, a couple of magazine or speed loader pouches and a few extra magazines or speed loaders, because the courses generally average about 20 rounds. Bring about 100 to a 150 rounds of ammo just to be on the safe side. You will generally shoot 4-5 different courses at a match. One of the really exciting & fun aspects about this sport is, that the course change every month, so it is always new and fresh.

This is a Family Sport?

That's Right, bring the family. We have people that are seventy plus in the senior class, that begins at 50 years old and as young as ten in the junior class. We have several female shooter that shoot on a regular basis in the female class. The folks at our matches are wonderful, friendly and have a good time making new friends and answering questions that newcomers have, because we all were newcomers once. It's fun for the whole family and it's fat free!!! (Just seeing if you are paying attention)

How do the Classes & Divisions work?

You will be competing in a division based on the type of pistol you are using (the divisions are Revolver Division, Production Division which includes box stock Brettas, Glocks, Sigs, Rugers and most double action guns. Limited Division which is high end, high capacity guns such as STI's, Para Ordnance and other custom guns. Limited-10 Division designed for single stack 1911's and other ten round only guns. Then comes the Open Division these guns are the Formula One type guns of the sport, with red dot optics and all kinds of options to make them faster and more accurate.

After determining what division you will be in by the gun you are shooting, we also classify you by your skill level in one of the classes in each division (Grand Master, Master, A, B, C, D or Unclassified) You will be unclassified if you have not shot before. This makes the match fair in that, You only compete against people in your class with similar skills and in your division with similar guns & equipment. So, don't be intimated by all the gear and gadgets some of the shooters have in the high end classes. Just enjoy watching them shoot and may be after the match they might let you bang off a few rounds with their high end equipment.

Do I get Anything If I Come in 1st, 2nd or 3rd my Class/Division?

If you ONLY come to win you are not going to have a very good time. Less face it, a large percent of the time You and I are not going to win. (Only one guy places and all the rest of us are winners just for being there.) So most of us are there to have fun, enjoy the commardery and try to learn how to shoot better. Of course those times when you do Win or Place the victory is that much sweeter! To help remember that sweet taste of victory and to have something to put up on your "I LOVE ME WALL" (that's where all your ribbons and trophies go). The first place finisher in each class, when there is more than three people in a class gets a SOLID SLIVER COIN. Generally 2nd and third place get either a ribbon or a special pin.

There will be awards in each Class, of each Division, at the end of the match for First through Third. (Example: 1st "C" class shooter in the Production Division, then 2nd "C" class shooter in production and so on) Most competitors come and compete for the fun of shooting different courses of fire, the excitement of competing, the camaraderie of the fellow shooters in this sport and mostly to hone their pistol skills. It's all about shooting and having a good time burning gun powder, not where you placed.

How much does it Cost to Participate in a Match?

There is a giant discount if this is your first match, to help you get acquainted with the rules and how the match goes. At Red River Rifle & Pistol Club your first match is only $5.00. and you don't have to be a member to participate in these matches. The normal match fee is $15.00 dollars per person. This covers the Silver coins, and Awards, Targets, Tape, Target Sticks and Stands, Staples & Staplers, Score Sheets, Timers, Dues to the National org. and a host of other expenses that it takes to put on a high caliber match.

Sound Great! When and Where are these Matches held?

The Red River Rifle & Pistol Club will sponsor a match every 4th Sunday of the month at 10:00 am - rain or shine. Just a few miles west of Burkburnett, Texas. (See Map first page of this web site)

What do I do when I get to the Match?

Go to the Stat Shack (it is the Tan Chev. Truck on the road down by the 100 yd berm) before 10:00am to get signed up and pay your match fees. The Club Secretary will introduce you to some folks that will give you a safety check and the range rules. (see the Safety page on this web site for the safety rules)
Then just relax, hang around and look at the courses to see what you are going to shoot that day. Talk to the folks around if you have a question and wait for the shooters meeting that is held before each match. After the Shooters Meeting we have the course walk throughs, in which the course designers will tell you how to shoot that course of fire in that bay. We will then assign each person at the match to a squad with other shooter to speed up the match. We generally have 2 to 3 squads and will assign a squad to start on a particular course. When all shooters have finished that course they move to the next course as a group.
This being a club we encourage all the members of a squad to help tape targets, reset the steel targets and such, after the "Range Officer" with the timer has said "the range is clear". Continue helping until your name is announced as being in the "HOLE" ( which means you are two shooters away from it being your turn to shoot) then of course after your turn resume helping reset the course for the next shooters.

Generally you have some time when you first come to a new course to look it over and practice the way you are going to shoot it, before you actually do. Watch other shooters practicing for ideas on the best way to shoot that course.

Safety is the first Priority always, for all Participants!

You may load magazines anywhere on the range, except the "SAFE AREA" (There will be a sign designating this area), but NO magazines, loaded or unloaded, may be in your gun at any time that you are not up to shoot.(when it is your time to shoot, load your gun only when told to by the range officer) There will be NO AMMO handled in the SAFE AREA at any time and the Safe Area is the ONLY place that you may handle your gun when you are not up to shoot, otherwise it must be in your Holster, Gun Rug or Shooting Bag. When in the safe area always keep the muzzle of your gun pointed at the back berm of the Safe Area. When in the safe area you may dry fire your gun and practice reloading with EMPTY magazines, always keeping the muzzle pointed at the back of the berm. There is a 180 degree line in the safe area also.

Will there be matches for other guns?

Yes. Occasionally we will mix in rifle and shotguns in other courses what we call side matches. Usually after the regular match, while the scores are being calculated. Sometimes we will even use small caliber guns like .22 rim fires. Sometimes we hold special 3-GUN matches where you will use all three guns in a match.

Are there Other Matches Around this Area and National Events?

Yes, there are 3 other clubs with in an hour drive of Wichita Falls. Temple OK - 2nd Sunday at 10:00 am, Duncan OK- 3rd Sunday at 10:00 am and Indian Territory - 1st Sunday and 3rd Saturday. There is an Area 4 Championship in May, The Breckenridge Club holds the Texas State Limited in August, the Oklahoma State Limited Championship is in the fall and the Oklahoma State Open Championship is in May. There are also two national match in the Fall in Barry IL. All these large matches attract 200-500 people. These large events have vendors from all over the Untied States that offer discounts on merchandise at the match, and you get to see new products and techniques.

Is there a National Governing Body for this Sport like there is for the Olympics?

Yes, U.S.P.S.A. United States Practical Shooting Association is the governing body for the United States. The International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.) is the World Governing Body and holds a World Shoot Off every three years. We encourage every member to join USPSA there are many benefits to being a member of this larger organization. One benefit is USPSA keeps a record of your classification scores that you can access on the internet and a Bi-Monthly high quality Magazine called Front Sight.

Any Questions?

Questions... E-mail us at the address below or come to a match and watch and talk to the folks shooting, they are some of the most friendly people around

Practical Shooting is great Fun to watch and to participate in. It's a good way to develop a higher degree of proficiency in the use of your pistol and a great way to spend a afternoon. Because your Gun Should be Fun!!!!

E-mail us at scorch@wf.net

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