The rifle committee has a great schedule planned for 2024. The first event of the season is an F Class/300 yd. Bench rest match on April 6, 2024. Come out and join us!
Category Archives: Rifle
Battle of the Bulge Match Dec 16th 2023
On Saturday, December 16th Northside Sportsman’s Club will hold a Battle of the Bulge shoot.
It will be the 79th anniversary of the battle that took place from December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1945. 250,000 German troops, including three full German Panzer divisions, were massed along the Belgian border.
It was Germany’s last large-scale offensive and a great gamble to try to turn the tide of war. Soldiers on both sides would suffer some of the harshest winter conditions and experience some of the most brutal fighting of the Second World War.
It was named The Battle of the Bulge because of the bulge it created in the American lines at the onset of the battle.
For an excellent history of the Battle of the Bulge, see http://tinyurl.com/Ardennenoffensive
This match is intended to honor the memory of those men who, a generation ago, were surrounded at Bastogne, or were members of Patton’s third Army that relieved Bastogne on Christmas day 1944.
If you wish to dress in a period uniform, you’re welcome (and encouraged) to do so. Rifles permissible include M1 Garand, 1903 Springfield, German K 98, and US Carbine 30 Caliber. Other rifle types may be appropriate; please ask.
COURSE OF FIRE
We will be shooting man silhouette targets at 200 yards.
We’ll start with the bolt action rifles by shooting up to 5 sighters at 200 yards, followed by 16 rounds slow-fire
for score with your choice of standing, kneeling or prone.
Then we’ll move to the M1 Garand or US Carbine 200 yards, once again shooting up to 5 sighters followed by
24 rounds rapid-fire for score, (3 clips or magazines of 8 rounds each in a 120 second time frame) your
choice of standing, kneeling or prone.
The two relays will be scored separately.
The match is open to members and non-members, and will cost $10, regardless of whether you compete with
one or two rifles.
DATE: Saturday, December 16, 2023
TIME: Sign-in at 9:30. Match starts at 10:00
COST: $10
This match is an informal event intended to foster the memory and respect for the soldiers who fought and died. Period dress is encouraged but not required.
For questions, comments, or feedback, please contact Stan Hoover rifle@northsidesportsmen.com
Rifle Range open this weekend, CLOSED Monday
The Rifle Range will be open this Weekend June 10, 11 and will close again Monday June 12 to complete the maintenance work.
Rifle Range CLOSED week of June 5
The Rifle range will be CLOSED for maintenance beginning June 5th for the entire week.
Riflesports 2023 schedule to begin Apr 8
The Riflesports committee has arranged a great schedule for the 2023 season. The first event of the season will begin on Apr 8 with an F Class Match. Full list of matches includes:
- F Class
- Vintage Bolt Rifle
- AR15 Iron Sights
- 22 Rimfire Meat Shoot
- Hunting Rifle
- Battle of The Bulge
Visit the Riflesports page for details and complete schedule or email riflesports@northsidesportsmen.com
Click to view flyer2022 Sight in days
North Side Sportsmen’s Association 2022 Sight-in Days Saturday Nov 19 / Sunday Nov 20 8 AM until 4 PM At the rifle range 325 Mt Pleasant Road Warrendale, PA 15086
Sight in your old or new hunting rifle, muzzleloader, or slug gun for the coming hunting season. This event is open to the public, FREE for NSSA members, $2/firearm for non-members. You supply firearms and ammo, we supply the targets, at 100 yards. We will supply target spotting if you don’t have a scope, and advice and help if you need it. Sandbags will also be available, and a limited supply of ear and eye protection on loan.
The range will be open to members for general shooting at no charge (Guests $2). Please note that access to targets may be limited at times due to the need to service sight-in targets.
Sight-in days will only be cancelled due to inclement weather, particularly cold below 25F. If so, a notice will be sent out. The range will then remain open to members.
Deer Season Range Closures and Member Meeting Schedule change
Rifle Range CLOSED Saturday 7/18 @ 3PM
A training activity will be taking place on the Rifle Range and will be CLOSED this Saturday 7/18 at 3PM for the remainder of the day.
2019 NSSA Hunting Season Range Closures
It has been the policy in the past for all outdoor ranges to be closed during the first week of deer season, typically Monday after Thanksgiving until the following Saturday night. However this year the PA Game Commission is opening deer season one extra day, Saturday November 30- but not Sunday December 1.
Therefore the NSSA Board of Directors has decided that the following closures will be in effect for this year:
- All outdoor ranges will be closed Friday evening November 29 at dusk and will
remain closed all day Saturday November 30. - Rifle, Pistol, and the West Range will remain closed until Sunday December 8.
- Trap and Skeet will be open Sunday December 1 during regular hours, will be closed Monday December 2 thru Saturday December 7, and reopen Sunday December 8. In addition, Trap and Skeet will be open their regular evening hours after 5 PM (4 PM if there are no hunters signed into the Hunting Sign In Book).
- Outdoor Archery will be closed from Saturday November 30 until Sunday December 8, except that it will be open Sunday December 1. There will be no closures of the indoor Archery Range.
Please understand that there is to be NO shooting of firearms during the range closures anywhere on NSSA property except in legal hunting. If you don’t have your firearm sighted in before Saturday November 30, you cannot sight it in here during the week of closures. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action by the Board.
For questions contact NSSA president Wayne Noftz, or Stan Hoover at
rifle@northsidesportsmen.com
NSSA Sight In Days 2019
Rifle Sight-In Days will be held at NSSA from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the following days…
- Saturday, November 16
- Sunday, November 17
- Saturday, November 23
- Sunday, November 24
This event is open to members and non-members alike.
Sight-in targets are provided at 50 yards and 100 yards. Spotting and general assistance is offered. Range safety is monitored by NRA-certified Range Safety Officers.
The cost is $1 per rifle for members; $2 per rifle for non-members.
Stan Hoover
Glen Beattie