Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2018 North Dakota Long Range State Championship and Palma matches on June 9 and 10. We had 21 competitors fire the Registered Palma match (we also had 21 last year) and 21 competitors fire in the State Championship Match (compared to…
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…
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…
Mia was born in Seoul, South Korea and then adopted and raised in Minnesota. Formerly a Hairstylist, she now is a blogger, photographer, Second Amendment Advocate, and political news junkie. In addition to her work on Life of a Shooter’s Wife, Mia also contributes to the Western Free Press and is on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Rifle and Revolver Association…
Some might recall that in early April, I attended the coldest match of my shooting career on this same range. At that match, 20º temps and bitter winds made many of us in attendance question our own sanity as we fought our way through that weekend. Well, this match was not like that one. This Palma regional weekend had…
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…
Spring in North Dakota has been wind, cold, additional cold, day warm steak, snow, repeat. To say 2018 has been a long cold winter is an understatement. The Five buckle match has a reputation for being “maybe” just a little too early in the ND shooting season. 2018 turned the past on its ear, except the traditional…
This weeks Newsletter is now available. I did ,however, forget to add a specific announcement for the upcoming 300 Meter National Matches in May. I have listed the information – As you may of heard, the Minneapolis Rifle Club is hosting the 2018, 300 Meter National Matches. The dates for the 300 Meter National Matches at MRC is rapidly approaching…