, here's your October 24, 2019 Range Report!

The Range Report

October 24, 2019

Shooting Matches Coming

Up this Weekend

5-Stand Shotgun

The 5-Stand shotgun for Saturday

will start at 9:30 am.

The 5-Stand shotgun for Sunday

will start at 12 pm.

Attention!

Call for Volunteers.

The Sunday 5-stand shotgun needs volunteers for the 1st and 2nd Sundays of the month. If you would like to volunteer or ask for more information, please email Donnie Small . Your interest and help will be greatly appreciated.

No shot larger than 7 1/2 on the 5-Stand.

5-Stand Shotgun

High-Power Rifle Match

On Saturday, registration starts at

8:45 am and the match commences

at 9:30 am at the 200-yard range.

High Power

Defensive Pistol

On Saturday, the sign-in for this match starts at 9:00 am. The match briefing starts at 10:00 am, and the match will commence at 10:30 am. Any caliber from .22 to .45 is acceptable.

The Defensive Pistol Match is in need of volunteers. If you can help just one Saturday a month, please contact Isaac Smith .

Defensive Pistol

Match Results

.22 Bench Rest Match

The forecast for last Thursday was a high of 47 degrees with a northeast wind of 10 to 15 miles per hour. Not good weather for .22 BR. Even with bad weather conditions we had nine shooters come out for our last match of the year.

This was a good year for BR for growth and the number of competitors. We had an average of 9 shooters per match with a high of 12 shooters in September. The factory gun class seems to be the most popular among the 5 classes. The factory class are guns that are stock with a scope power of no more than 12X and weighs less than 8 pounds. This is a 50 yard match using a modified scoring system. Everyone has one of these rifles in your safe. So, why not come out and give benchrest a try next year. We use a IBS rimfire 50 yard target if you want to practice. So next year make it one of your goals to come out and try benchrest.

Next year's benchrest matches will move to the third Saturday of the month and then the following Thursday, from March to October. Starting time is always 8:00 am.

Match Results:

50 yard Factory gun: Paul Brinkman 249/21X's

Open Site class: Tom Whitlow 250/14X's, Paul Brinkman 249/16X's

Sporter class - 50 yards -- Keith Ralston 248/18X's, Vince Swicegood 247/9X's

Sporter rifle - 80 yards -- David Motsinger 250/22X's

Thanks to everyone who participated in our BR matches this year. It has been a great year.

David Motsinger - Match Director

Contributed by David Motsinger

Buffalo Match

We had seven shooters at PHA for this damp and cool October 20th match. Three of the four categories had only one shooter which gave us three uncontested matches. The Iron Site Smokeless class had four really competitive shooters (1st and 4th only 12 points apart). James Clubb led the pack.

Contributed by James Norris

Match Results

PHA Membership Renewal Season

is Now in Progress.

Here is What You Need To Know.

Now is the time to renew your PHA Annual Membership.

All of the renewal forms were mailed by July 5.

You will receive an envelope via US Mail from PHA. This envelope contains all of the papers that you need to renew your membership for the coming year.

Your Membership Renewal envelope contains the following:

Membership Renewal form. Be sure to fill in all of the required information and be sure to sign and date it near the bottom of the form.
Range Rules form. Be sure to fill in all of the required information and be sure to sign and date it near the bottom of the form.
Ballot. There is also an election for PHA Club Officers and At-Large Board Members. Be sure to mark your ballots. You may also receive a ballot for PHA Range and/or PHA Range II.
A pre-addressed return envelope is also included for you to return all of your documents to PHA.

After you have signed your documents and marked your ballot(s), place them in the pre-addressed envelope, put a stamp on it, then mail it.

NOTE : PHA Club members must also include a check for $125 for their annual dues.

NOTE : If you do not sign all of your renewal documents and/or if you do not include your annual dues payment, if required, your new membership card will not be issued to you. All of your documents will be returned to you to be completed. And then you will have to re-submit. This will delay the issuance of your new membership card.

NOTE: If a PHA Club member anticipates a difficulty, due to job, medical reasons or other reasons, in paying their annual dues, contact President Ray Owens prior to September 1, 2019.

Here are important dates for you to remember.

July 5. Your Membership renewal envelope containing forms and ballots were mailed out by this date.
July 20. If you have NOT received your renewal envelope by this date, you must contact the Recording Secretary immediately and let us know that you have NOT received your renewal information.
Membership cards are now being mailed out.
September 1. PHA membership renewals are due on this day.
September 30. This is the final day to renew your membership without penalty.
October 1 to December 31. Memberships renewed during this time period will incur a $50 penalty in addition to the $125 annual dues.
December 31. This is the final day that dues + penalty will be accepted. If you have not renewed by this date, you will be officially dropped from the PHA membership rolls. If you renew after this date, you must re-apply as a brand new member and pay the new member fees.