North Side Sportsmen's Association

2nd Annual Battle of the Bulge Shoot

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Infantry_near_BastogneOn Sunday, December 13th Northside Sportsman’s Club will hold the 2nd Annual Battle of the Bulge shoot. It will be the 71st 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.

For an excellent history of the battle, see http://tinyurl.com/Ardennenoffensive

Preferred rifles include the Karabiner 98 Kurtz for the German side (although the Springfield M1903 may be substituted), and the M1 Garand or M1 Carbine for the US side. All rifles must have open sights.

Other period-correct rifle types may be appropriate. Please ask.

Place: Rifle range at NSSA, 325 Mt Pleasant Road, Warrendale, PA. Open to the public.

Cost: $10

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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

AR15 Challenge Oct 11

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NSSA will host another AR15 challenge on Sunday Oct 11th on the West Range.

The AR 15 challenge will test your shooting skills using your AR15 at 7 different stages in various different positions: Standing, kneeling, prone strong arm and weak arm.

Requirements:
2 magazines for some of the stages. You will need at least 68 rounds of ammunition.

Rules:
You may use any AR style firearm and any sight but you may not change sights or the firearm during completion. If we have poor weather we will not require prone shooting – an alternate position will be decided.

Registration:
Please email west.range@northsidesportsmen.com to register for the event.
The cost will be $20 .00 to shoot the challenge.

Sign in starts at 9am, shooting begins at 10am. Any shooters not shooting at the time will be required to help target changes and scoring.

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Trap CLOSED 10/4

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Trap will be CLOSED to shooters wishing to shoot practice on Sunday, October 4th. Only shooters who participate in the North Suburban Trap lEague will be permitted to shoot as the NSTL is holding their Post Season Shoot and will be utilizing all four traps. There will be no exceptions to this as there are 80+ shooters scheduled to shoot 100 targets. Shooters wishing to shoot practice are welcome to join us again on Thursday, October 8th, and Sunday, October 11th.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience. Thanks for your understanding!

-Ron Halli & Wayne Noftz

Hunting Committee meeting Sept 20

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There will be a meeting this Sunday, Sept 20, at NSSA, at 2 PM open to any member interested in creating/joining a hunting committee.

The purpose of the meeting is to gage interest from the hunters for a committee, discuss a list of what the committee would aim to do, choose a person to act as chairman (subject to the president’s approval), and discuss the land trust’s proposal for the 88 acres on our border.

If you are interested in being part of this, just show up at 2 o’clock and help out. We’ll meet in the meeting room.

Stan Hoover