Activities

The following activities are held at the Club.  These are competitive events that range from informal Club level competition to National Match level events.  Please see the Monthly Calendar and the Newsletter to find out when these activities are scheduled. In addition, the range is always open for your personal shooting use when an event is not in progress.

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Smallbore Silhouette

It’s almost that time of year again for the outdoor games.  We will be shooting silhouette this year but we are going to change it up a little.  We will start with smallbore rifle (.22 cal rimfire) and shoot a  40-round match and then change to a smallbore handgun match (.22 cal rim fire) that will also be a 40-round match (pistol size targets.)

We hope to see all of our old friends and make some new friends.  We will start April 13 so bring out the .22’s and let’s start the fun.  Sight in starts at 8:30 a.m. and match begins at 9:00 a.m.

For additional information, call J.K. Chester @ 816-732-6739 or David Elder @ 816-697-2339.

PPC:    Practical Pistol Competition

PPC was started prior to W.W.II by the FBI., and it was termed the Practical Pistol Course until 1959.  Two Indiana State Police Officers and a special agent for the FBI, developed the course of fire for police officer training.  Several years later the NRA picked up on it and developed the National Police Pistol Championship in Jackson, Mississippi.

Today, the course is fired with a semi auto pistol or revolver at different positions ranging from standing, kneeling, prone, right hand barricade, and left hand barricade.  Time limits range from 20 seconds to 2 minutes 45 seconds.

This is a good way to learn marksmanship and become proficient with a handgun.

Equipment required: Any center fire, open sighted, double action revolver, or semi auto pistol, 120-200 rounds of ammo, holster is desired.  This match is open to anyone who wants to shoot it.

Match course of fire for the NRA 1500 course:
                 7 yards – standing – 12 rounds - 20 seconds
                15 yards – standing – 12 rounds - 20 seconds
                25 yards – 18 rounds – 90 seconds
                                   kneeling – 6 rounds
                                   L.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                                   R.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                25 yards – standing – 12 rounds – 35 seconds (twice)
                50 yards – 24 rounds – 2 minutes, 45 seconds
                                   Sitting – 6 rounds
                                   Prone – 6 rounds
                                   L.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                                   R.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                Repeat 7 yards – 12 rounds, 25 yards - 18 rounds, 50 yards – 24 rounds
                Also 25 yards – standing – 6 rounds – 12 seconds for a total of 150 rounds 

Match course of fire for PMA 1200 course:
                15 yards – standing – 12 rounds – 25 seconds
                25 yards – 18 rounds – 90 seconds
                                    Kneeling – 6 rounds
                                    L.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                                    R.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                25 yards – 6 rounds – 12 seconds
                50 yards – 24 rounds – 2 minutes, 45 seconds
                                   Prone – 6 rounds
                                   Standing – 6 rounds
                                   L.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                                   R.H. barricade – 6 rounds
                Repeat the entire course of fire for a total of 120 rounds

Practice:   Year round we will be indoors every other Wednesday at 7 p.m. for practice/instruction at the Brickyard Range.  No Charge.

Matches:
April through September,  NRA 1500 Matches will be on the 3^rd Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at the McBride Range.
PMA 1200 Matches will be on the 4^th Saturday of each month at 9 a.m. at the McBride Range.  October through March PMA 1200 Matches will be on the 4th Saturday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at the Brickyard Range.
See Calendar for dates. 

Entry fee for the Matches is $15.00.  For more information call 816-743-9218.

IPSC:

Practice on Tuesday nights Fall/Winter/Spring, outdoors in Summer months. Check monthly calendar for time and dates.

CMP / DCM / High Power

Civilian Marksmanship Program (old Dept. of Civilian Marksmanship).

2008 HIGH POWER RIFLE MATCH SCHEDULE

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. John C. Garand Match- issue grade M1 Garand rifles, US 03, 03A3, US Rifle Model 1917, or Johnson issue grade rifles only, no match rifles, bedded rifles or match parts.  Only ammo issued at the match may be used.  Issue ammo will be 30.06 M2 ball.  The trigger pull may be no less than 4.5 lbs, 3.5 lbs. for bolt action rifles.

2. Springfield Match - Rifles will be US 1903, 03A3, US 1917 only.  Rifles must be chamber in the original cartridge. No match rifles, bedded rifles or match parts.  No telescopic sights or "sniper" rifles.  Drilled and taped telescopic sight holes will be considered evidence of match conditioning.  Rebuilds with non-match parts of standard configuration are OK.  Replica firearms of recent manufacture are also OK.  The trigger pull may be no less than 3.5 lbs.  Rifles with Bi or Monopods may be used but the pods may NOT be used to support the rifle.  Only ammo issued at the match may be used.  Issue ammo will be 30.06 M2 ball.  The rapid fire stage will start with a fully loaded magazine.  Highest score fired in this class will be the match winner.

3. Communist Block Match
    Class #1
Soviet Block and Chinese Communist era issue grade service rifles only.  Rifles must be chambered in the original cartridge.  No match rifles, bedded rifles or match parts.   No telescopic sights or sniper rifles.  Drilled and taped telescopic sight holes will be considered evidence of match conditioning.   Rifles captured from soviet block and or communist China, and rebuilt by the capturing country, will be allowed.  Replica firearms of recent manufacture are also OK.  The trigger pull may be no less than 3.5 lbs.   Rifles with Bi or Monopods may be used but the pods may NOT be used to support the rifle.  Two reloads will be required in rapid fire stage.

    Class #2
Non-Standard/Non-issue rifles.  Rifles built with parts manufactured in the Soviet block and Chinese Communist block countries, but having external modifications, which were not "service issue", in the country of origin.  Replica firearms are OK.  Rifles externally identical to service rifles, but chambered in other than the original cartridge, fall into this class.  No telescopic sights are allowed.

For more information on CMP please contact Al Davies, 816-830-0222, navycbshooter@hughes.net.

NRA Outdoor Action Pistol:

NRA Action Pistol i.e.: Bianchi Cup type shooting is open to all Competitors.

To get a classification card you must be a member of the NRA, or you can shoot in the unclassified class, which is the Master class.

We will have a .22 Rimfire Class at our match.  This is for someone just starting out or for the person that just wants to shoot and have fun the inexpensive way.  Just have a strong side draw holster for the gun, come out, and have some fun!  Your scores will be submitted to the NRA and you will get a Classification in the Rimfire Class in NRA Action Pistol.

Other than .22 Rimfire the minimum caliber is 9 mm and the power factor required is 120,000.  Bullet velocity times bullet weight equals power factor.  i.e.: a 115gr bullet would have a velocity of 1044 fps to make power factor (115 x 1044 = 120,060).  Guns used can be right out of a box or fully customized, that is up to you and your bank account.

To keep things fair, Action Pistol has five classes that competitors shoot in according to their skill level.
High Master
Master
Expert
Sharpshooter
Marksman

We shoot at tombstone shaped cardboard targets and steel targets that are 8" diameter.

We shoot the four different Bianchi events each month.

Moving target event from 10 yds to 25 yds,  48 rounds ammo.
Barricade event from 10 yds to 35 yds,  48 rounds ammo.
Practical event from 10 yds to 50 yds,  48 rounds ammo.
Falling Plates event, 8" steel plates from 10 yds to 25 yds,  48 rounds ammo.
                   Total rounds needed for the match is 192.

Timer activated turning targets on the Barricades and Practical events.  Timer activated lock bars with auto resetters are used on the plate range with a horn to signal the start and stop of each string fired.  The turners, horn and lock bars are run by an electronic timer.  It's a lot of fun, come on out and give it a try.

Our normal monthly club level matches are held on the first Sunday of the month and fees are $15.00 to shoot, however the Regional will cost $85.00 to shoot and will be held on October 6, 2007 (practice on the 5th).  At the Regional we're giving out 9 free Bianchi Cup entries to the next years NRA Bianchi Cup and some cash for each class, plus we have a prize table to boot.  We are expecting up to 40 shooters to come in for this match.  It should be a lot of fun to shoot and watch.

Any questions or comments contact Mike Harris by e-mail.

Cowboy Action:

The Cowboy Action Matches draw shooters, men and women of all ages, who are dressed in costume for the old west period of time.  This sport is recognized as the fastest growing shooting sport in the nation and is as much fun to watch as to participate.  Matches are each month January through December.  Sign-in will be at 9:30 AM,  all matches will begin at 10:00 AM.  Questions?  Please contact the Lonesome Ryder (816) 331-9477.

Shotgun:

Casual shooting is on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM, McBride Range.  A Shotgun Derby will be held on the 4th Sunday of each month at 9:30 AM.  These will be held if the temperature is 32 degrees or above.

Air Gun:
Not Currently Active

Come to the Brickyard Range on the 4th Friday of the month at 7:00 PM. Bring your Air Guns and a friend. A new idea to level the range of shooter experience and/or equipment will be to use a handicap like in bowling. So dust off those Air Guns and come out for some good shooting fun and comradery.

Benchrest:

The Centerfire Benchrest program runs from March to October on the third Sunday of each month, McBride Range.  Matches start at 8:00 AM and a lunch is served.  Cost of the match is $10.00 and includes the lunch (Oct program is $20.00).

Rimfire Preparation Period        8:00-8:30 AM
Rimfire Match (30 minutes)       8:30-9:00 AM

Varmint Preparation Period       9:00-9:30 AM
Varmint Match (45 minutes)      9:30-10:15 AM

Wolf Preparation Period           10:15-10:45 AM
Wolf Match (30 minutes)         10:45-11:30 AM

Lunch                                      11:30-1:00 PM

Military Benchrest                      1:00-3:00 PM

The program  is broken into classes based on sophistication of equipment.
The classes are:    Varmint, Any rifle with SAAMI chamber, any scope.
                            Wolf, Any custom rifle with a custom barrel and chamber, any scope.
                            Rimfire, Any .22 caliber rimfire rifle, any scope.
                            Handicap, per match director.

Course of fire is 15 shots at 100 yards and 15 shots at 200 yards.   Occasionally 50 shot centerfire matches are held.  Rimfire is 25 shots at 100 yards only.  All targets are ranked by score (not group size).

All shooters from novice to expert are welcome to participate in this well attended activity.  New shooters are always welcomed and encouraged to attend.   If this sounds interesting - grab your gun and come on out - we'll be ready to show you the ropes and get you started in this shooting sport.

The October match ($20.00) is the season end and always includes a very fine dinner and door prizes from many of the best companies in the shooting sports such as Hodgdon Power and Sierra Bullets.

If additional information is needed about the Benchrest program, contact Rhon Ledbetter, 816-252-6057, rcl243@yahoo.com.

Junior Program:

Pioneer’s Junior Program runs year round every Thursday night, except the club’s general meeting night.  We meet at 5:00 pm and are generally finished by 9:00 pm.  Check the monthly calendar posted on this web site for the dates.   This program is open for both girls and boys, ages 12 to 20 years old.

The NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program is used as a basis for our training.  We teach firearm safety first and then work on developing a youth’s firearm proficiency from Pro-Marksman to Distinguished Expert.  Each stage of the youth’s progress is recognized with certificates and medals as they increase their marksmanship ability.

National Rifle Association certified Instructor/Coach personal teach the program.  Our current youth leader has over 20 years of experience teaching firearm safety and marksmanship. 

We also offer the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC) Program.  Our YHEC begins in January and continues through the regional and state championships on to the National Championship held in July.  The youths are required to learn rifle marksmanship, shotgun shooting, muzzle loading, archery, compass orientation, hunter education, trail safety, and wildlife identification.

For further information on Pioneer’s Junior Program call Ed Camp at 816-333-7559.

NRA Indoor Bullseye:

EIGHTH Annual Pioneer Gun Club Indoor Pistol League
2007/2008 Season

Start – Monday night 5^th of November 2007
End – March 17^th 2008

18 Weeks of Shooting.
    9 weeks of .22 matches.  .22 matches will be shot on the odd weeks – 1-3-5-7-9 etc.
    9 weeks of center fire matches.  Center fire matches on even weeks – 2-4-6-8-10 etc.

 There will be no matches on 24 December or 31 December 2007.

Times – Relay One will start promptly at 6:00 pm.
Relay Two will start at approximately 7:30 pm.

Course of fire – Firing will be at 25 yards for the center fire matches on B16 and B8 Targets.
This year the .22 matches will be fired at 50 feet on B-2 and B-3 targets.  .22 scores fired at 25 yards will not be used for awards.  .22’s may still be fired at 25 yards for practice only for a target fee of $2.00.

Fellow competitors will score targets on the frame.  Plug type scoring gauges will be used by Range Personnel only.

20 rounds of slow fire on B16 targets.  B-2 targets for .22.
A 30 round National Match Course on  B16 and B8 targets.  B-2 and B-3 for .22.
20 rounds of timed fire on B8 targets.  B-3 for .22.
20 rounds of rapid fire on B8 targets.  B-3 for .22.

Fees and Prizes – The fee will be $5.00 per week for all shooters [You do NOT have to be a Pioneer member to shoot].  ½ will go to the Pioneer Gun Club, ½ will go into the Prize Fund.  To be eligible to win prize money you must shoot 5 of the 9 weeks of competition [Missed weeks can be made up].  Your top 5 scores will be used for awards and classification.

Current NRA rules will be used to conduct this tournament and to classify the shooters.

Prize money will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd overall;

Prize money will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd in the Master, Expert, Sharpshooter, and Marksman Classes.  In both the .22 and center fire competitions.

For further information contact George at 816-697-2221 Email BullsEyeGeo

NRA OUTDOOR Bullseye
NRA CONVENTIONAL OUTDOOR PISTOL 2700

2008 SCHEDULE
See Monthly Calendar

DIRECTIONS TO THE RANGE

Blackpowder/Muzzle Loading
Not Currently Active

Anyone interested in Muzzleloader shooting, please call Francis Blake at 816-252-0459.   Muzzleloaders are great fun for the whole family.  NRA Muzzleloading Instructors are available and classes are held to teach the sport to those unfamiliar with it.   Give us a call and get involved.  Third Sunday of the month, 1:00pm, through November.

American Rimfire Association (ARA)

NOTE! Matches will not be held until firing line covers are complete.

Nationally sanctioned .22 rimfire benchrest matches held at 50 yards.  Each match consists of shooting 4 targets with 25 shots per target for score.  Each target has 25 bullseyes.  All matches begin at 9:00 AM and are held at the McBride Range.  Entry fee is $20.00 per match.  For additional  information on matches contact Kevin Hutsell, 816-254-1148, christagh@aol.com.

.22 GAMES 2007-2008

The idea behind the .22 Games is to have something to do with our 22 rifles when the snow is blowing outside, and to introduce new (ie. young – or otherwise) shooters to our sport within a safe and fun environment.

All guns that shoot  .22 LR rimfire ammo are eligible – what does this mean?   You can shoot anything you have and use slings, butt hooks, kneeling rolls, etc.   However, no artificial support will be allowed except for the younger shooters – artificial support (hopefully in the form of a parent, grandparent or other responsible adult) will be specifically allowed for them. 

Targets will be a combination of “Fun Targets” (stars, circles, silhouette animals, etc.) as in the past, and NRA Smallbore competition targets.  All targets will be suitable for a scoped Silhouette type gun.  Relays will generally fire 10 shots in roughly 3 minutes – depending on the target.  Normally all four shooting positions will be used each week – this should even things out for everybody.

Entry fee to remain at $5 per week.  The Games will start in November 2007 and run through March 2008.

 For more information, please contact Ken Keifer, 816-246-4520, keifers@meritcomputing.com.

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