Olean High Power Rifle Matches for 2012

May 20: M1 Garand/Vintage Military Match

June 17: NMC

July 15: NMC Camp Perry Warm Up Match

August 12: NMC

Sept. 16: 0900 M1 Garand/Vintage Military Match; 12Noon Presidents 100 Match (30 rounds, no sighters)

Oct. 28: Deer Rifle Match (20 rounds, all fired at 200 yards from the prone, sitting or kneeling, and offhand positions)

All matches commence at 0900 Hr. unless noted otherwise above. Register no later than 0830.  M1/ Vintage matches 30 rounds plus 5 sighters, all fired at 200 yards.  NMC (National Match Course) 80 or 50 rounds, plus sighters.  Be prepared for an 80 shot match plus sighters.  Match fired at 200 and 300 yards, and reduced targets at 300 yards for 600 yard stage.  Match fees still only $10. ($5. for Junior shooters) Only $5 for M1 and Deer rifle and Presidents Hundred Matches.

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4-H Shooting Sports Program Starts April 6th - The annual 4-H Shooting Sports Program is geared toward young people interested in shooting and the conservation of natural resources.  In addition to firearm safety and archery, topics may include wildlife identification, forestry and outdoor skills.  The program meets at the Norfolk Rod and Gun Club and occasionally at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Learning Farm in Canton.  The program is appropriate for youth 9 to 19 years of age. Parents are also encouraged to get involved.

Snowshoe biathlon coming March 3-4 - Deep snow will be ideal, but if the ground is bare on March 3-4 at the Massena Rod and Gun Club, the first ever St. Lawrence Valley Primitive Biathlon will nevertheless go on.

Teen shooting academy upgrading, expanding - Young people in Western New York have a unique opportunity to learn safe and effective firearms handling in many venues.  The award-winning Teen Shooting Academy (TSA) offers young people of qualifying ages instruction in shotgun, rifle, and hand gun use. Rifle and shotgun classes are held for those ages 12 to 20; handgun instruction is provided for those ages 14 to 20.