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March 10, 2024(5 events)

Start of Daylight Savings Time (Sporting Clays now holds two rounds once again)

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March 10, 2024

Granite State Bowhunters 3-D Shoot, All Archers Welcome! INDOOR RANGE CLOSED

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March 10, 2024

The Archery group is hosting a Granite State Bowhunters 3D shoot.

Adult GSB shooters with membership cards pay $12, non-members $15 - save $3 by joining GSB at registration ($10 for individuals, $15 for families). Under 18's shoot free.

The clubhouse upstairs will be running a cafe, so the indoor range is closed for the duration. Outdoor ranges should remain open.

Questions to the Archery Chair.

Outdoor Range Safety Briefing (Pistol range closed 1PM-2PM)

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March 10, 2024

Registration Required!!

All members must have an Orange Card to use the outdoor ranges. Cards are issued after a safety briefing, given by the Outdoor Range Chair. To attend, you must register by EMailing the Chair at least 3 days in advance. Please follow the instructions in the Chair's response carefully.

Note well: you must register to ensure that you can be notified of a last-minute schedule changes.

Sporting Clays

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March 10, 2024

Shooting on our Sporting Clays course.
Our fee schedule.

Questions to the chair.

Trap Fields Open

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March 10, 2024

Sunday afternoon trap,
open to the public.

Show up and sign up from 12:30PM-1:00PM. Trap continues to run until the shooters who arrived promptly have worn out themselves (and the scorers). This usually occurs by 3PM. So to get the most out of your afternoon, show up at the start of the session.

Questions to the Trap Chair.
March 11, 2024
March 12, 2024(1 event)

Indoor Pistol Range GSSR - Range Reserved

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March 12, 2024

All members must pass a Gun Skills Safety Review (GSSR) to gain access to the Indoor Range (via their WSC Proximity Cards). Proximity Card permissions are updated after the GSSR by the Indoor Range Chair. To attend, you must register by EMailing the Chair at least 3 days in advance.

Agenda:

  • Meet in the clubhouse downstairs
  • View a safety video
  • Take a brief quiz on range procedures
  • Demonstrate safe gun handling and usage with a live-fire test
    (Bring gun and approved target ammo)
March 13, 2024(1 event)

Pistol Team Match - Indoor Range Reserved

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March 13, 2024

A match for a Westford pistol team in the Nashoba Valley Pistol League.

Questions to the Pistol Team's Secretary.
March 14, 2024(1 event)

Action Bay Qualifications

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March 14, 2024

Qualifications for use of the Action Bays by club members, to ensure that participants can safely use a holster with a handgun and shoot safely.

In essence, there will be a written test, and you will be required to draw and fire from a holster and hit a target at thirty feet.

Requirements:

  • Center fire handgun in an acceptable caliber (see the rules)
  • Belt-style holster that completely covers the trigger guard of the gun
  • At least 30 rounds of ammo
  • Orange range card (see the CRO for replacement of lost cards)
  • Eye and ear protection
  • Baseball-style hat
  • A digital/printed copy of the rules for reference during the test
  • A pen to take the written test

Full requirements are in the Action Bay Qualification Procedures.

The test is an open book 25-question multiple-choice which must be completed in 30 minutes. The passing grade is 84%, and requires great familiarity with the rules to finish in time.

Resources: Action Bay Range Rules and Cross Functional Rules
Registration is required. Contact Action Bay Chair.

This is a qualification session for the Action Bays. Successful completion is required to gain access to the Action Bays.
March 15, 2024
March 16, 2024(2 events)

NRA Home Firearm Safety Course (Indoor Range CLOSED)

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March 16, 2024

NRA-certified instructors will teach NRA Home Firearm Safety, a nationally-recognized training course for the safe handling and storage of firearms and ammunition in the home. At the successful completion of this course, students will receive a basic firearm safety certificate which satisfies the Massachusetts legal requirement for applying for a License to Carry firearms (or the Firearms Identification Card, which conveys fewer privileges).

Students will be charged $50.00 (cash, or check made out to the name of the President) to cover course materials with proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund. (Classes of this type are currently retailing for $125.00).

This course will be open to Club members and their immediate family. Students must register via Signup Genius.

The clubhouse indoor range will be closed for the duration of the class.

Clubhouse reserved for private St. Patrick's Day Party (Indoor Range CLOSED)

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March 16, 2024

The Clubhouse has been rented by a WSC member for a private St. Patrick's Day party.

The Indoor Range will be closed from 5:30PM-10:30PM.

Questions to the Vice President.