Last weekend marked the end of the prone shooting season in Minnesota. The Gopher Rifle & Revolver Club gave long range shooters one last chance to compete as they hosted the 2nd Annual Palma Fall Classic. This match consists of 2 days of the Palma course; 15 shots for record at 800, 900, and 1000 yards, with a possible score of 450. There have been…
The 2018 Mid Range F-Class Championship was held at the Elk River Sportsman’s Club on July 14th and 15th. 58 Shooters from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Missouri and Tennessee were in attendance. Saturday would prove a challenging…
It was sunny, hot and muggy on Saturday – cloudy with a few sprinkles and a little breezy on Sunday. A great weekend of shooting. Thanks to Nightforce Optics, Blake Barrel and Rifle, and Midway USA for donating prizes to be given out at the Awards Ceremony…
June 23 & 24 was the Inaugural Infantryman’s weekend at North Star Rifle Club. The weekend consisted of a 30 shot President’s style Match, 2 individual Infantry matches and was capped off Sunday afternoon by an EIC Leg match. We started the weekend off Saturday morning with…
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…