Last weekend, the North Star Rifle Club hosted the 2018 Mid Range Prone Minnesota State Championship. After some early morning thunderstorms flooded the creek, the rest of the weekend turned out to be about perfect for prone shooting. Light winds, cool temps, and…
***MATCH DIRECTOR’S NOTE*** – The team match will be held on Saturday afternoon immediately following the MRP course. Course of fire will be 2 sighting shots and 20 shots for record at 600 yards for 2-shooter teams, NOT 4-shooter teams as written in the program. So, bring a shooting partner, or..
A group of dedicated athletes from across the United States gathered at the Minneapolis Rifle Club (MRC) range to test their skill on the 300 Meter International target. For those you who did not know, MRC hosted the 2018 300 Meter National Matches at its range in…
Way back 6 weeks ago on April 13th, the Twin Cities area of Minnesota got 14.9 inches of snow in the largest April blizzard in MN history. Fast-forward 6 weeks to late May, and we are in the middle of record high temperatures for the month. In my experience, people who haven’t spent time in the Upper Midwest just think of MN as…
It’s been a long winter. This last weekend, at NSRC, it finally felt like spring. Well, it actually felt more like summer with highs around 80° and a thunderstorm rolling through Saturday evening. With no leaves on the trees yet to provide shade, soaking up some sun was mandatory. We had 10 competitors shoot both days and 5 others that…
The MRRA will conduct its Annual Membership Meeting on December 9, 2017. The Membership Meeting will start at 12:30PM, and Board Meeting at 10:00AM (all members welcome). It is very important that members attend the annual membership meeting that starts at 12:30PM…
This past weekend North Star Rifle Club hosted their 2017 F-Class Midwest Regional. It was two beautiful days of shooting with barely a wisp of wind. 19 competitors competed in the match, but it was Tennessee’s…
Two weeks ago was the annual Northwestern Gun Club 3-day OTC Match, which this year also served as the Minnesota State Match Rifle OTC Championship.
The matches were run by Jim Fernandez, and the line was called by the ever entertaining Steve…