North Side Sportsmen's Association

Category Archives: Rifle

2019 NSSA Hunting Season Range Closures

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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

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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

Rifle Range Golf Cart Orientation Session & Range Closure

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The Rifle Range will hold a golf cart orientation session for members who are not currently approved this Saturday August 31, starting at 9 am, at the range. Sessions will continue at least until 11 am, so please do not come all at 9. We may go longer if there is interest.
 
The rifle range will be closed during this event. The pistol range will remain open.
 
There will be a discussion of the rules, signing of an agreement to follow the rules, a short driving session, and then having access to the shed lock added to your NSSA access card. So if you forget your card, you won’t get access.
 
For more information, email Stan Hoover, Rifle Range Chairman

2018 Sight in days

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Saturday Nov 17/Sunday Nov 18

SaturdayNov 24/Sunday Nov 25

8 AM til 4 PM

Sight in your old or new hunting rifle, muzzleloader, or slug gun for the coming hunting season. This event is open to the public, $1/firearm 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 the above rates. Please note that access to targets may be limited at times due to the need to service sight-in targets.

 

If you are interested in volunteering for sight-in days, please contact Glen Beattie at volunteers@northsidesportsmen.com. Hours served may be used to reduce dues for 2020.

 

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.

Armistice Day Shoot (cancelled)

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Update: This event has been postponed until further notice.

 

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World War I Armistice, the Rifle Range will host an Armistice Day Shoot on TBD The course of fire is 20 rounds in 3 minutes from any period bolt action rifle (open sights only), at 200 yards. Targets will be full size torso targets. The firing for score will be preceded by up to 5 sighters. To make it interesting, we will fire from the backstop behind the 100 yard targets, simulating at least half of a trench. Cost is $10, sign in starts at 8:30 AM, and the shoot will start at 9 AM. Wear old clothes or WWI uniforms if you have them. We will hold the shoot unless there is pouring rain.

Members and the public are invited. This is purely a fun shoot. If you have any questions, contact Stan Hoover at rifle@northsidesportsmen.com