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Good luck NSSA JOAD Shooter of the Year 2017 qualifiers!

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NSSA proudly extends its congratulations and best wishes to 7  NSSA JOAD participants who have qualified to compete for the Shooter of the Year Award. The competition will take place on March 26, 2017 at X‐Fever JOAD’s Cabin Fever Archery in Sharpsville Pa

Those who qualified were among the top six scorers using their best seven scores out of ten total events.

Female Compound:
Lexi E.

Female Recurve Bowman/Cub:
Emma B.
Olivia N.
Rhian B.

Male Recurve Bowman/Cub:
David S.

Male Recurve Cadet/Junior:
Tim R.
Reece B.

“Patriots Unite” Dinner to support 4th Annual 2nd Amendment Rally

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In an effort to provide greater opportunity for Members to support the 2nd Amendment Rally, NSSA is uniting with the Beaver County Sportsmen’s Conservation League (BCSCL) in a fundraising dinner at Monaca Turners on Saturday evening, March 4th.

Tickets are $40 each.  You are NOT Obligated to attend the Rally by attending the dinner, but if there is enough participation at the fundraiser, the Northside bus will be free for anyone who wants to attend.  (Attendees of the fund-raiser are guaranteed a seat on the bus if you wish to attend the Rally.)

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The 12th annual Pennsylvania 2nd Amendment Rally will be held in Harrisburg on Monday, May 22nd.  This year’s theme is “Make the 2nd Amendment Great Again.”  The topics of focus will include Constitutional Carry, State Preemption, Reciprocity, and elimination of the PICS system.  All of these are within our grasp.

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Spring Trap League Starts March 2nd

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Every Fall and Spring NSSA hosts a 12-week trap league that takes place on Thursday Nights. Shooters are divided into 5 teams which compete against each other for shells, prizes, and most importantly, bragging rights at the end of the 12-weeks.

Our Spring League starts Thursday, March 2nd, with a 100 bird pre-season shoot. This shoot is a great opportunity for shooters to dust off their guns and get back out on the range. Following the 100 bird shoot, shooters will be divided into the 5 even teams based on their score and known ability, and these are the teams they will shoot 50 birds each week for throughout the rest of the season.

Sign-up times are 4pm-8pm each Thursday and it costs $10 per week to shoot the league. This cost not only covers the targets each week but also the prizes and the end of the league banquet dinner that we have at the club.

Everyone is welcome, including non members, so we hope to see you out there! Please be advised that during this 12-week league shooters are not required to participate in the league and can opt to shoot practice instead, however league squads will have preference over trap availability.

First Meat Shoot this Sunday 10/23

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We wilwpid-wp-1413675982885.jpegl be holding our first Meat Shoot of the season this Sunday, October 23rd at10:00am. Additional shoots are scheduled for November 6th, November 20th, December 4th, and December 18th.
On these dates, trap will be CLOSED to practice shooters. For more information about how the meat shoots work and how there’s a chance for anyone to win, beginners and sharpshooters alike, please click here: Meat Shoot Flyer 2016-2017. The flyer also gives information on ammo restrictions so please do take the time to read it.
 
For those of you who have participated in our meat shoots in the past, we have made a few changes that we hope will make them more enjoyable for all participants. We can now accommodate larger squads of approximately 15 shooters per squad thanks to our new and improved concrete pads. This means less waiting and more shooting!
We will also be holding what we’re calling the “lucky shot” raffle each shoot. Shooters can purchase raffle tickets for $2 each. After the 7th round of shooting we will pull a ticket and that shooter will have one shot to break the lucky target. If the 1st shooter misses we will pull a 2nd ticket and a 3rd if necessary. We will not pull more than 3 tickets per shoot. If a shooter breaks the target they win all of the raffle money. If nobody breaks the target the money will carry over to the next meat shoot. Try your hand and see how lucky you are!
Bring your friends- meat shoots are open to the public. We hope to see all of there. Feel free to reach out to shotgunsports@northsidesportsmen.com if you have any questions.

We want you! To join CMP

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CMPSealNSSA can easily accommodate more CMP – NRA rifle match shooters than are currently participating.

This program gives rifle owners a great way to practice their marksmanship with a variety of matches during the year featuring a variety of rifle types.  The competition is low-key, with the only prizes being bragging-rights.  Safety is taken very seriously but all other aspects of the matches are rather informal.  Most participants are only interested in doing better than they did in their last match.

We welcome any newcomers to our program, which runs from April through October.  The match fee is just $10 and the matches are open to the public.  We have all the equipment needed to try out the program, available for free loan.

 

We would very much like to encourage youth participation (which is a cornerstone of the national CMP program).  To that end, anyone under the age of 18 participates for free.

 

The matches are generally held on the 1st and 3rdSundays of the month.

 

The September NRA High-Power match has been rescheduled for Sunday, Sept 25th.  Sign-in will be at 8:30 and the match starts at 9:00.

 

We start each stage in position (a safety decision).

 

Each position gets two sighter rounds.  So there’s a total of 58 shots, of which 50 shots are for score.

Questions, suggestions? Email cmp@northsidesportsmen.com

Regards,

 

–Glen Beattie

CMP Chairman

2016 NSSA Handgun Challenge

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Join us on the West Range for the 2016 Handgun Challenge on Sunday, September 11th. Registration will be from 9am-10am with shooting starting at 10am. The cost is $10 to participate. We hope to see you there! Please direct any questions about this event to Randy Hoffman at west.range@northsidesportsmen.com.

  1. SHOOT 10 ROUNDS – 2 MAGS – 5 ROUNDS EACH @ 7 YARDS/STRONG HAND – 5 ROUND TOP ZONE – MAG CHANGE – 5 ROUNDS WEAK HAND LOWER ZONE
  2. SHOOT 10 ROUNDS – 2 MAGS – 5 ROUNDS EACH @ 15 YARDS – 5 ROUNDS UPPER ZONE STRONG HAND NO SUPPORT – 5 ROUNDS LOWER ZONE WEAK HAND NO SUPPORT
  3. SHOOT 10 ROUNDS – 2 MAGS – 5 ROUNDS EACH @ 20 YARDS – 2 UPPER ZONE – 3 LOWER ZONE – MAG CHANGE – 3 LOWER ZONE 2 UPPER ZONE
  4. SHOOT 10 ROUND – 2 MAGS – 5 ROUNDS EACH @ 25 YARDS STRONG HAND – 3 UPPER ZONE – 2 LOWER ZONE – MAG CHANGE – WEAK HAND – 3 UPPER ZONE – 2 LOWER ZONE
  5. SHOOT 10 ROUNDS – 2 MAGS – 5 ROUNDS EACH @ 30 YARDS – 5 UPPER ZONE – MAG CHANGE – 5 LOWER ZONE
  6. SHOOT 10 ROUNDS – 2 MAGS – 5 ROUNDS EACH @ 35 YARDS 5 – ROUNDS STANDING UPPER ZONE – MAG CHANGE – KNEELING – 5 ROUNDS LOWER ZONE ShootingSports

Have a blast on the West Range

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The west range grand opening was a great success. We were happy to see many new faces visit and participate. Many commented that they enjoyed the visit and plan to come back. Special thank you to Randy Hoffman and the range officers for organizing the event.

It’s alot of fun to shoot the steel targets. Hearing the impact and watching the plate react is fun and more interactive than paper targets. The spinning star target adds even more of a challenge. Check the video and pics below.

If you missed the grand opening don’t worry! Stop and see us on a scheduled day. We’ll be happy to see you.

Questions? Email West.Range@northsidesportsmen.com