Club members are welcome to come and check out the clubhouse on Sunday January 29, 2017 from 10 am to 3 pm. Coffee pot will be on. Swap your stuff for the other guy’s stuff.
Remember that all regulations regarding the transportation and the sale of firearms and ammunition will apply.
Tables available for members only. Limit is 2 tables. Be prepared to help set up tables.
There has been evidence of members using incorrect ammunition while shooting their centre fire handgun in the Indoor Range. Using the wrong ammunition will damage the target holders and backstop and poses an injury risk because of splashback.
This is a reminder that the Indoor Range is approved for centre fire handguns that meet the following criteria:
Only paper targets are permitted.
Annual membership fees are due now for the 2017 year.
Two Open House times for membership renewals are scheduled for Sunday January 8, 2017 from 1 pm to 3 pm and Saturday January 21, 2017 from 10 am to 2 pm.
Payment in cash or personal cheque. Fees remain unchanged.
Payment (cash or cheque) can also be received at the clubhouse on Monday and Wednesday evenings when the Indoor Range is in use, or by mail with a personal cheque to WRPC, Box 30078 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5M2.
WRPC members who want to initiate the process to obtain their Handgun Proficiency Status, which will allow them to shoot their centre fire handgun in the Indoor Range, should take this opportunity to register for the Handgun Proficiency Clinic on Sunday November 27, 2016.
Using .22 cal handguns only, participants will learn the range safety standards for the indoor range, develop proper handgun shooting techniques, practice safe loading, discharge and reload, correct poor bullet placement, and have some fun as well.
Participation is limited to 12 WRPC members. Registration fee of $20 covers ammunition and targets.
The Whitehorse Rifle & Pistol Club has been involved with delivering the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) since the creation of the program. The disabled non-restricted shotguns and rifles that are used in this course were well used at the time they were acquired, but the actions still functioned. Now, after 20 plus years of handling and working those actions, these firearms have really passed their “best before date”. Course participants are met with frustration when trying to learn how to safely use a firearm, when it does not cycle the ammunition as it should.
The club would like to refurbish the inventory of disabled non-restricted firearms. At the most we will require two of each of the following action types: Break or Hinge Action, Bolt Action, Pump Action (shotgun preferred), Lever Action, Semi-automatic (22 LR preferred). The club will assume the costs associated with disabling the firearms according to the standards of the program.
If you have a firearm that you are willing to contribute please submit your contact information and type of firearm through the “Contact Us” tab to secretary@wrpc.ca