Firearm Range
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RANGE PROJECT UPDATE
If you haven’t been to the range in the last 2 weeks, you would not recognize it today. Much has happened in the last 10 days, and it has been difficult to keep up! This report is an attempt to bring you up to date.
It has become evident that range usage, weekends in particular, has reached a tipping point, with members having to wait to shoot. The Range Committee concluded that immediate action had to be taken. With the backing of a previous vote of the Board of Directors, the Range Committee hired a contractor (Belknap Mtn Construction) to complete the vision of the Committee and the BCSA. BMC is fitting us in between jobs and was able to bring equipment in right away and started within 3 days. Dirt piles began to disappear, and material was delivered to make the berms safe and increase the size of the parking area. There is much still to be done, such as correcting the drainage problem on the current 100-yard range, as well as other dirt work. The new shooting bays are the #1 priority though and will be up and running when the contractor can return for a day or two during his next break.
The Range Committee will be meeting soon to discuss all the new changes and how it will all come together. Please check FB and the website to check on announcements regarding the range. More detailed information will be at the range to ease the transition and maintain a safe range.
Last Saturday, the second roof work party spearheaded by Gary Cartier again, was held and 9 members came together for another long day. We are happy to report the metal roof is up, so no more leaking tarps and an ice rink in the winter. The gable ends still need to be finished, but this will be done on weekdays to avoid weekend range closures. We are all indebted to the members who made this happen, several of whom attended both work details! Thank you.
Two days prior to that, we had a short notice work party to prepare for the impending opening of the new bays. 8 portable targets bases made of Trex were built. These will be left outside on the bays, as they are weather resistant. New appropriate target stands were also built, and we are ready for opening. Sincere thanks to the members that contributed to this effort that will move us into a new direction.
The Range Committee
If you haven’t been to the range in the last 2 weeks, you would not recognize it today. Much has happened in the last 10 days, and it has been difficult to keep up! This report is an attempt to bring you up to date.
It has become evident that range usage, weekends in particular, has reached a tipping point, with members having to wait to shoot. The Range Committee concluded that immediate action had to be taken. With the backing of a previous vote of the Board of Directors, the Range Committee hired a contractor (Belknap Mtn Construction) to complete the vision of the Committee and the BCSA. BMC is fitting us in between jobs and was able to bring equipment in right away and started within 3 days. Dirt piles began to disappear, and material was delivered to make the berms safe and increase the size of the parking area. There is much still to be done, such as correcting the drainage problem on the current 100-yard range, as well as other dirt work. The new shooting bays are the #1 priority though and will be up and running when the contractor can return for a day or two during his next break.
The Range Committee will be meeting soon to discuss all the new changes and how it will all come together. Please check FB and the website to check on announcements regarding the range. More detailed information will be at the range to ease the transition and maintain a safe range.
Last Saturday, the second roof work party spearheaded by Gary Cartier again, was held and 9 members came together for another long day. We are happy to report the metal roof is up, so no more leaking tarps and an ice rink in the winter. The gable ends still need to be finished, but this will be done on weekdays to avoid weekend range closures. We are all indebted to the members who made this happen, several of whom attended both work details! Thank you.
Two days prior to that, we had a short notice work party to prepare for the impending opening of the new bays. 8 portable targets bases made of Trex were built. These will be left outside on the bays, as they are weather resistant. New appropriate target stands were also built, and we are ready for opening. Sincere thanks to the members that contributed to this effort that will move us into a new direction.
The Range Committee
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Range Newsletter
AUGUST NEWSLETTER
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AUGUST FIREARMS RANGE NEWSLETTER
Great work party July 22, with 8 members in attendance. The rafters took significant time, due to the building being 5 1/2 inches out of square in 30 feet! Each board had to be custom measured and cut. Time consuming, but worth it. Originally scheduled for completion August 5th, it is postponed due to the material not on property and the contractor out of state that day. We will be posting the sheathing work party as soon as possible. While we did not have enough people for every project, some trees were removed that were interfering with the new roof. Also, you’ll notice a new target base was installed at the 25 yard line. If you think it’s closer, it is! The old stand was an actual 30 yards from the shooting benches. The new stand is a measured 25, critical when you are sighting in a scope. Extra material was ordered to build a cantilevered roof over the stand so that the target uprights with cardboard can remain in the stand protected from the rain. In the meantime, please return the uprights under cover in the range building to protect them until the roof is built. 1400 pounds of rotted wood removed from behind the building and 17 tires removed from beside the close range berm and properly disposed of. A special thanks to the following individuals that volunteered to make this happen for all the members: Gary Cartier, contractor and member, Board of Director members Kevin Avery, Wes Williams, and members Larry Christman, Eric Muzzey, Gary Sousa, Will Heiholzer. Raffle ticket sales started a little slow, but in the last week or so it has picked up nicely. While we don’t believe we will have the drawing early, I suspect we will be just about out of tickets by the posted drawing date of Labor Day. Quite a few tickets were taken by members to sell. If you have sold them, please get the stubs and money back to Rags. It will allow us to concentrate on collection and selling unsold tickets as the drawing nears. Starting on the 15th, we will be reaching out to members looking for returns. Took 355 pounds of sifted brass to metal recycling. We were paid $632. Brass prices are down a little bit fro last year, but we are only a few dollars less that last year at this time, so we are actually on par or over last year when you go by weight. Kudos to everyone for picking up their brass! The GATE! I’ve noticed that almost all the time that when people exit the Range, they are yanking up the gate and hooking the chain as tight as possible, I suspect to take weight off the hinges. While we appreciate the concern, what is happening is that elderly members cannot simultaneously lift the gate with one hand and unhook the chain with the other to get in. Use the last link in the chain, it will not hurt the hinges, they were made that way and can take the weight. Thanks! We have received about 30 names for the newsletter naming contest. They are creative and funny. We will have a hard time picking just one! Contest entries must be submitted by Labor Day. Ok, lots of positive information this month. Now for the negative. Quite frankly, it’s the one day memberships. I won’t say it’s becoming an issue, it already is. Only members are allowed on the range, and that includes one day members. To be a one day member, that form must be filled out completely by both the sponsor member and the guest along with the $10 fee. We’ve received virtually blank or minimally completed forms along with fee. The fee does not make them a member, the form does. 90% are doing it perfectly and while we could make a serious effort to find the 10%, we are a volunteer group and are busy just trying to keep the range mowed, targets fresh, prepping everything else ready for member use and moving forward ( even though it doesn’t always look it! ) with improvement projects. The Range Committee thanks you! |
We have an excellent firearms range available to members. Please read our Rules Below:
RANGE ORIENTATION
Range orientations will be scheduled by us on an as need basis. We will contact you if you need to be orientated. To check on the Status of your membership please call Kathy at 603-581-5062 All new range members have to attend. You will be contacted by a Range Committee member to schedule your orientation. |
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Our Range Has:
Hand Gun station
30, 50, 100 Yd. target stations
Hand Gun station
30, 50, 100 Yd. target stations
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New Range member orientation
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