North Side Sportsmen's Association

Category Archives: Open to Public

Nov 2015 Rifle Sight-in Days

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NSSA’s Rifle Committee will once again hold sight-ins days this year for hunting rifles on November 21 and 22, and also Nov 28 and 29, from 8 am til 4 pm each day. These dates are the Saturday and Sunday before and after Thanksgiving.

This activity will be open to members at $1/rifle, and $2/rifle for non members. This event is open to the public. We will supply targets, sandbags, spotting scopes and assistance. All you need to bring is firearms and ammo. Distances will be 50, 100, and 200 yards.
Participants may sight in rifles, muzzleloaders and slug guns. Cost is $1 per firearm for members and $2 for non-members. This event is open to the public.

This event is subject to cancellation depending on the weather conditions. We will only cancel any day that the temperature does not rise above 25 F. or for all day rain. If we cancel, the range will be open for regular shooting.

Come on out and get you deer rifle ready for the season, and enjoy swapping stories with other hunters.

Ladies Basic Pistol Class Nov 14th

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LadiesPistolThe Ladies pistol class will be held Saturday November 14, 2015 at North Side Sportsmen’s Association.

CLICK HERE to Download NSSA Ladies Pistol Application

When: Saturday November 14, 2015
Session 1(Morning) : 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Session 2(Afternoon): 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Where: Main Meeting Room and West Range – Session will begin in the Meeting Room
(THE PISTOL RANGE WILL REMAIN OPEN)

Cost:  $60 registration fee to cover ammo and other expenses. There is no fee for the instruction itself. Additional details are on the application.

Classroom instruction will be conducted indoors and shooting outdoors – please dress appropriately for the weather.
This event is open to the Public – Registration is limited to 40 students and will fill very quickly do not delay if interested.
ONLY TIMELY COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MAILED IN WITH A CHECK WILL HOLD A RESERVATION. NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL.

NSSA members who are pistol instructors or law enforcement or range officers or competitive practical pistol shooters and are interested in serving as coaches are asked to respond directly to me by emailing pistol@northsidesportsmen.com to let me know your qualifications and availability. This will count towards reducing your 2017 dues.  

Harry Schneider

NSSA Pistol Chairman
pistol@northsidesportsmen.com

pistolclass@northsidesportsmen.com for student registration issues

pistol@northsidesportsmen.com for members volunteering to assist with the class

.22 caliber rim-fire match this Sunday, August 9th

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NSSA’s .22 caliber rim-fire match will be held this coming Sunday, August 9th. 

Although it is not a registered CMP match, it is known as one of the more entertaining and challenging events on the NSSA CMP schedule. Check out the chart below to get an idea of the amount of drop shooters must compensate for.

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We invite you to come out and join in the fun with us. This event is open to the public. Non members are welcome!

Sign in by 8:30am – the match begins at 9:00.

 

Course of fire:

·         Sight-in  10 rds. max.  10 minutes.

·         Prone  10 rds. slow fire.   10 minutes.

·         Sitting  10 rds. slow fire.  10 minutes.

·         Kneeling  10 rds. slow fire.  10 minutes.

·         Standing  10 rds. slow fire.  10 minutes.

Rules:
All positions are fired at 200 yards.

Either iron sights or a scope can be used, but scoring is done according to sight class.

If a shooting position cannot be assumed, the next position lower on the list should be used.

.22 LR rifles only.  Any type of action can be used, but preferably clip or single shot.

No palm rests are permitted.

New skeet machines allow Five Stand date expansion

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Mattarelli_logoDue to the availability of additional equipment and growing interest, Five stand will be held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month through June, July, and August.

The Skeet committee would like to encourage everyone to attend and enjoy the added challenge offered by the new equipment. As usual, regularly scheduled events are open to the public – non members are welcome to participate! NSSA recently acquired new Matterelli trap machines: Continue reading →