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Membership Dues 2014

In order to be considered a member in good standing you must renew your membership by January 31, 2014. The membership year is from January 1st to December 31st.

Any member  with an existing gate key who renews their membership  by January 26, 2014 will receive their 2014 Membership card and gate key by attending the Annual General Meeting on Sunday January 26th, 2014. Please remember to turn in your old gate key at this time. Paid up members not attending the AGM will receive their membership card and key by mail.

Any member with an existing gate key who renews their membership after January 26, 2014, will receive their 2014 membership card and gate key by mail. Your old gate key can be turned in at  Hougen’s SportsLodge. Or, until the end of March 2014, you can  turn it in at the Indoor Range Monday or Wednesday evening.

Members who renew by December 31st will have their name entered into a draw for a prize to be awarded at the Annual General Meeting.

Click here to print the membership form        WRPC REGISTRATION FORM 2014

Payment of 2014 Membership dues:

In person:  Monday or Wednesday evenings at the clubhouse, or at Hougen’s SportLodge

  • To pay at the clubhouse: cash, personal cheque or money order.
  • To pay at Hougen’s SportsLodge: cash, credit card, debit card, personal cheque or money order.

By mail: Whitehorse Rifle and Pistol Club, Box 30078, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5M2

 

 

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Indoor Range Open for the Season

Starting November 4th, 2013 the Indoor Range will be open on Monday and Wednesday evenings beginning at 7 pm during the winter season with the final evening being Monday March 31, 2014.

The Indoor Range  will be closed on stat holidays (Remembrance Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s day) and when the temperature is minus 30 Celsius or colder.

Two Range Safety Officers will be on duty to assist club members and visitors with understanding the range rules, purchasing targets and ammunition.

Rimfire (.22 cal) shooting is scheduled to begin at 7 pm. Members with Handgun Proficiency Status may shoot Centre fire handguns once rim fire shooters are finished.

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Yukon Shooting Federation AGM

Please take a few minutes to  read the letter from the Yukon Shooting Federation to all Yukon shooters.

Click here for PDF version     The Yukon Shooting Federation

The Yukon Shooting Federation is the governing body for all shooting sports in Yukon.

All shooting disciplines have a voice. Will your shooting interests be heard?

Did you know that the YSF sponsors a variety of Yukon Championship events including the upcoming Canadian National Silhouette Rifle Championships, scheduled to happen at the Whitehorse Rifle and Pistol Club in July 2014?

Did you know that Yukon has had Gold Medal recipients at the Canada Winter Games? Although the Arctic Winter Games removed the shooting sports from the schedule, the Canada Winter Games and the Olympics continue to recognize the shooting sports.

As a member of the shooting community you should consider taking a more active role in your sport, or at least attend the AGM to hear how you can help or just to find out how the organization works.

The Yukon Shooting Federation requires new leadership.

See you at the gun club on Sunday November 10th, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Sponsored or Sanctioned Shoots

500 M Bench Rest Wrap-up Shoot

Sunday September 29th was cool and threatened to rain. Fortunately, there was no appreciable wind which certainly helped the twelve shooters with the placement of bullets on the paper targets set on the 500 M rail. You may think that shooting from the bench, using a mechanical rest to support your rifle is not a challenge, but you would be wrong. This is a test of your ability to control your breathing, maintain the same shooting position for each shot fired and make those discreet windage and elevation adjustments to compensate for the variables of the weather (wind, humidity, and temperature). If you are really serious about bullet placement you are probably also building your own loads, fine tuning the bullet weight with powder volume to obtain consistent velocity and the successful delivery of that projectile to a 3″ diameter spot that is barely visible even with the benefit of a high power scope. Take your time, but don’t take all day to get those 10 bullets on target!

Every two weeks from May through to the end of September a regular group of shooters has come out to improve their technique for long distance shooting, trying to develop both their accuracy and precision. Accuracy relates to scoring your shots on the bulls eye target while precision is measured by the diameter of your grouping of shots. The ideal would be to have the highest score within the smallest group.

In most bench rest events a competitor may only win in one category. If, for example a single competitor has the smallest group and highest score, they will be awarded a win only for the smallest group, the next highest score will be awarded the win for the highest score. At the end of the day the biggest competitor you will face is yourself. Striving to improve from the last time is what drives you forward.

All participants shot well, issuing encouragement to each other and analyzing how improvement can be achieved.  Prizes were awarded for top scores and tightest group sizes.

To Jim Strelioff, who has been responsible for keeping this shooting discipline active and encouraging others to take up the challenge, many thanks for your support, guidance and encouragement.

1st Place Group

Doug Trombley

2 7/8”

99 2X

2nd Place Group

Len Andre

3 1/8”

80

3rd Place Group

Kevin Maves

5 3/8”

85

1st Place Score

Percy Andrews

3 7/8”

99 4X

2nd Place Score

Nora Trombley

5 5/8”

92

3rd Place Score

Ben Labelle

7 5/8”

86