North Side Sportsmen's Association

Annual Family Picnic & Renewal Info

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Northside Sportsmen’s Association’s Annual Family Picnic will be held on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 from 12:00 Noon until 6:00pm. All members, family, and friends are welcome. Food will be served at 2:30pm. Members and their immediate family members (spouse and children under 18) are free with current 2015 membership. Guests are $15.00 per person. PICNIC
 
Please RSVP by September 2nd via email (membership@northsidesportsmen.com) or by leaving a voicemail message at (724) 230-4740. Please list your membership number, the # of family members attending, and the # of guests attending.
Also, please be advised that you should receive your 2016 renewal paperwork in the mail the week of August 31st. This is our first year sending out renewals using our new software and card system, which has caused a slight delay. Please do not send your 2016 dues in before receiving your renewal paperwork in the mail. Dues sent in without the renewal return paperwork will be returned unprocessed. Rest assured that we are hard at work to ensure this delay will not hinder your ability to utilize the club.
Please direct all current and future questions, concerns, or issues regarding membership to the Membership Chairman. This will ensure that you are receiving accurate information in a timely manner as it negates the need for other Directors and Officers of the club to pass the message along.
Thanks in advance for your patience!

CMP National High-Power Rifle match pics

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Ten members participated in this week’s NRA High-Powered Rifle Match. Below are a few photos of the event. Our next event will be an F-Class match on September 13th. We hope to see you there.

 

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Off-hand slow fire at 200 yards…

The term “Off-hand” is often misunderstood as shooting with the weak hand. It actually means shooting while standing with the firearm supported only with the hands.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sitting rapid-fire at 200 yards.  60 seconds to fire 10 rounds, with a magazine change after the first 2 rounds.  (The magazines are loaded 2 rounds and 8 rounds.)  It’s a challenge to get off all ten rounds in 60 seconds and still display excellent marksmanship…

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Prone rapid-fire at 300 yards.  This is what separates the men from the boys and the women from the girls.  The rifle is hand-held (no mechanical rests) and uses open sights (no scopes).  And this is over a distance of three football fields  The people who can do the proficiently are among the best rifle marksmen around.  We’re very fortunate that our NSSA membership includes several of them, as evidenced by the results of the 2015 Camp Perry CMP matches last month.

 

 

 

 

AR15 Challenge Sept 13th

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NSSA will host an AR15 challenge on Sunday Sept 13th 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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High Power Rifle Match Sunday Aug 16

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This coming Sunday Northside will hold our monthly NRA High Power Rifle Match, with open sights at 200 yards and 300 yards.

The course of fire is 8 rounds of sighters and 50 rounds for score, for a total of 58 rounds for the day.  Sign up is at 8:30 and the match starts at 9:00.

 As always this event is open to the public. Also, If you don’t own a qualifying rifle, NSSA has two Bushmaster XM-15 E2S A2 with 20” barrels available for match use, for free.  The club also has magazines, slings, empty-chamber indicators, and a ground mat that can be used during the matches.  This is an excellent way to give the sport a try for just the cost of ammunition.  (Note:  Only factory ammunition can be used with the club rifles—no reloads.)

I hope you can join us on Sunday.

Regards,

  –Glen Beattie

    CMP Chairman

 

.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.

Swap meet tonight

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To all NSSA members-

As a reminder, we are holding a swap meet Tuesday August 4, before the regular membership meeting. We have more than 15 members committed to displaying goods, and have room for a few more. If you’re interested, email Stan Hoover at rifle@northsidesportsmen.com with name and half/full table. Remember, sporting goods only. You may bring your goods in starting around 5:30. All unsold items must be removed after the meeting.

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Members attend WV State shoot

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Despite wind and rain, NSSA members Kevin Sheen, Elaine Ference and Dan Bossio were among 259 Shooters from 10 states at the WV State Shoot to compete for over 200 trophies.

Kevin Sheen broke the event high score of 95 and won the 18-21.5 yd group in the Alec Sauble Handicap. Kevin also took Open Class A with 96 in the Todd Sauble Singles.

Congratulations Kevin!

NSSA Swap Meet August 4, 2015

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Northside Sportsmen’s Association will hold a swap meet at the clubhouse for all members at the August regular membership meeting on August 4, 2015 from 6PM till 8PM.

Any member who has registered for the event may bring sporting items to trade or sell to other members.

Please, sporting items only! No household junk, no liquor, no furniture, no regular clothing, etc. Acceptable items include ammunition, reloading equipment and supplies, firearm accessories, hunting/shooting clothing, optics, fishing and hunting equipment, archery equipment and accessories, etc. If you bring a firearm to sell, it MUST be unloaded with the action locked open using a tie-wrap. You will be responsible for complying with all state and federal laws. There will be someone at the meet to perform firearm ownership transfers for a fee.

All materials and equipment brought to the meet must be removed by the end of the evening. Do not leave anything on a table.

To participate, please send an email to register for a half table to display your items. The registration is so we know how many tables to provide. There is no charge to participate. If you don’t want to sell, then stop by and look through the things others bring. Maybe you’ll find something you’ve been looking for! Then, stick around for the meeting at 8 PM, and have a free dinner afterwards. Remember to wear your membership card.

To register, email your name to Stan Hoover at rifle@northsidesportsmen.com. If you are not registered in advance, table space will not be provided.