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 weatherman was no friend to the North Star Rife Club this past weekend for the MN Mid-Range Prone (Sling) Regional. Promises of record-breaking high temps, 20+ MPH winds, and heavy rains were enough to keep most of the regular prone sling crowd at home, instead of at the range…
UPDATED 6/29/17: The weather for the match was cold and soggy with periods of heavy mist. Only twelve shooters were hard enough to survive the weather. Match Director Loren Smith got the match started on time, kept the match moving in spite of the weather and we finished around 13:00…
The 2017 Legislative Session in Minnesota is going into its final hours, and the frustration of gun rights advocates could not be more apparent. With Minnesota being a very blue state, finding a voice is always hard for gun owners and those who continue to fight for their Constitutional rights…
Saturday Morning brought to us a beautiful sunny shooting day. The winds were light and variable in true Gopher fashion. 12 shooters showed up to compete for leg points, and…
Saturday was a fun day in the clubhouse for a session on wind and mirage reading. After a great lunch we headed out to the 600 yard line to shoot and test the information that was learned during the morning class.
Video courtesy of Mark Havlik.
Saturday, April 1st was the official kickoff to the 2017 Rifle Match Season. 16 “April Fools” gathered at the Minneapolis Rifle Club’s indoor range to blow the cobwebs off their rifles after the long winter break. This year’s match saw shooters traveling to MRC from far and wide, with…