ANNOUNCEMENTS
03/14/23
Emails,
Mail Chimp,
Salmon Schedule
EMAILS: Trying out MAILCHIMP as a email service to send emails out to those that dont regularly check FB or the website. This will help with important updates, as well as monthly match reminders.
Check your junk folders. It should show from BITTERROOTBLASTERS@hotmail.com.
If you didnt get an email and WANT to be on the email list, shoot it to me in a message or shoot an email to bitterrootblasters@hotmail.com asking to be added.
2023 Salmon ID Schedule:
March 18th, Saturday noon - SOS match, variety of 22 rimfire targets, speed steel plates for 22 or pistol caliber, falling steel course for pistol caliber and rifle scrambler.
April 1st, Saturday 8am - Long range steel 400 to 1200 yards and shotmarker at 1000 yards. 20 rounds for the match and plenty of opportunities for more shooting if desired. Meet at the public range.
April 15 Saturday noon - SOS match, variety of 22 rimfire targets, speed steel plates for 22 or pistol caliber, falling steel course for pistol caliber and rifle scrambler.
May 20 Saturday 9am - Salmon 3 gun - 120 pistol, 80 rifle, 50 birdshot, Lunch provided
June 3 Saturday noon - SOS match, variety of 22 rimfire targets, speed steel plates for 22 or pistol caliber, falling steel course for pistol caliber and rifle scrambler.
July 1 Saturday 9am -Salmon 1911 outlaw match (lesser handguns welcome). Lots of steel. 1911s limited to 8 rounds per magazine. All other pistol caliber guns unlimited capacity. Lunch provided.
Aug 5 Saturday 9am - Revolver match. Variety of challenges from field courses to long range steel. Other handguns welcome.
Sept TBD Saturday
Sept 30 Saturday - Friends of NRA Banquet (at Salmon Elks)
Oct 7th Saturday noon - SOS match, variety of 22 rimfire targets, speed steel plates for 22 or pistol caliber, falling steel course for pistol caliber and rifle scrambler.
Nov 24th Black Friday noon - Carbine match. Most of the shooting will be on steel from 80 to 200 yards.
For more info, contact: Rob Harvey, rsharvey78@yahoo.com
02/26/2023
Club Meeting Notes
STEEL CHALLENGE: Continue with 12 steel matches a year but making 10/15/23 steel an outlaw format with the possibility of double tap steel, optional divisions, higher round count stages. Also, with the monthly SCSA matches, incorporating some of the west coast steel stages (still following typical SCSA format). Set up will continue to be match day 1 hour prior to shooters meeting, with no discount. SET UP HELP EXPECTED (summer - set up 9am, registration 930am, shooters meeting 10am. Winter schedule add 1 hour for weather and snow removal (10am / 1030am / 11am)
USPSA: Continue with Mar-Oct matches but making 8/27/23 USPSA an outlaw format 2 gun, with 1 gun optional division (pcc only, or pistol only?). Continue with 5 field stages, and 1 classifier. Set up will change to be match day 2 hours prior to shooters meeting, with no discount. SET UP HELP EXPECTED. Set up 8am, registration 930am, shooters meeting 10am.
NO large format match this year (mayhem, NRS, etc). Focus on monthly club matches, new shooters, and set up help.
SET UP: Discussed in length. Day of for steel working great. Do the same for USPSA to eliminate burning up both days. Most people think set up is optional and don't think they need to help. We need to change this perspective so that people know it is EXPECT from ALL shooters. This is a volunteer sport, if you want it to continue - STEP UP, HELP OUT! Also moving to the day of set up, we can lean on ALL shooters that show up to shoot, to help set up as well. Will set out a sign up clipboard, and explain that we want all shooters to volunteer to help with at least 3 matches a year, this will help split up the workload.
Match Fees - Keep as is - Steel $20 1st entry, $10 2nd. USPSA keep at $20, limited to 1 entry only, no set up discount.
Membership fees - keep as is, $40 family.
Practice / new shooter introduction - Contact Mike Mike VanDam - normally Sundays. Typical uspsa/steel stages and format.
Fix It Day - We need a small work day to repair current walls, props, clean and organize shed for the upcoming 2023 season. Will get any materials ahead of time and have a list of items ready to handle. Selected 3/18/23
Stages - Steel, will incorporate some West Coast stages, with the normal SCSA stages. USPSA - March we will pull from archives. April forward will either pull from archives, search online databases, or draw new if people want to try. Practisim program? For anyone wishing to check it out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp2OE-AlIf0
Match help - While we cant force everyone to become an RO, we can lean on people to learn and be able to use Practiscore / nooks. Links for online tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17kmhBRhcY0&feature=youtu.be