Hunter Sight-in Days

On the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday prior to each of the three big-game seasons, the Association hosts sight-ins for the general public. 

Members are available to assist hunters with the activity and the Association also provides targets and hearing protection.  The sight-in is held in the rifle house (range) where firearm supports and benches are available.  A fee of $5 per gun is charged to defray costs.

A wild-game luncheon is available for free to those participating.

Dates are posted on the Calendar page.

Women on Target

Women on Target is designed to create more hunting and shooting opportunities for women. There are currently about two million American women who hunt and an additional four million who enjoy target shooting. These numbers are steadily increasing.

Fulfilling its mission to "create opportunities, encourage, educate, and mentor women's responsible participation in the recreational shooting and hunting sports," Women on Target is helping women learn shooting and hunting skills in a safe and supportive women-only atmosphere!   http://www.nrahq.org/women/wot.asp

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Friends of NRA Banquet

Friends of NRA is an exciting grassroots fund-raising program that fosters community involvement, raises money and gives 100% of the net proceeds to qualified local, state and national programs. Thanks to dedicated individuals across America, Friends of NRA is making a difference. Working with NRA's Field Staff, thousands of volunteers nationwide are participating in the program by organizing committees and planning events in their communities.

All net proceeds benefit The NRA Foundation, with half allocated to fund projects within the state where the money was raised. The NRA Foundation uses the other half to fund similar projects with a national scope. Friends of NRA committee volunteers are appointed to a State Fund Committee and make recommendations for local grant funding. To date, The NRA Foundation has funded more than 15,000 state fund grants for a total of $100 million, including but not limited to: youth firearms safety and education programs; hunter education; range development and improvement; support materials for training classes; women's safety classes; and wildlife conservation efforts.

The Gunnison FNRA Banquet Committee banquets made it possible for over $30,000 to be returned to the Gunnison community for training and training facilities during the last 4 years.  These funds have gone toward guns and ammunition, training sessions, trap machine and clay birds, safety equipment, skeet machines and instructional facilities to further firearm safety and use in the local community.

http://friendsofnra.org/Default.aspx?cid=94
http://friendsofnra.org/events.aspx?sid=6&sc=CO

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4H Instructor Training

This training is conducted by a certified 4-H training cadre. Training is professional and follows a standard lesson plan format.

Workshop registration must reach a minimum of 25 participants and each discipline must have enough participants to make its’ instruction cost effective so early registrations will make planning your and other’s schedules easier.

Satisfactory completion of the course will provide the participants with certification in the course of their choice. In many instances, the NRA will accept the 4-H training for NRA Instructor certification and will issue their credentials upon submission of the proper forms and fees.

2009 Winter/Spring Registration
2009 Agenda

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Bullseye Pistol Meets

Bulls-Eye pistol shooting is shooting for accuracy. In Bulls-Eye shooting, a shooter shoots at a target with scoring rings ranging from a “X” ring which is the smallest, up to a “4” ring, the largest. A shooter will shoot 90 rounds per match, 10 points per shot, for a possible of 900 points. A match consists of 3 different types of shooting.

Slow Fire 50yds
20 rounds 10 minute time period

Timed Fire 25yds
20 rounds (5 rounds each, (4) 20 sec time periods)

Rapid Fire 25yds
20 rounds (5 rounds each, (4) 10 sec time periods)

National Match Course
10 rounds slow fire 50yds, 10 rounds timed fire 25yds, and 10 rounds rapid fire 25yds

Most new shooters start out with just a .22 caliber pistol.
A 2700 match is when a shooter uses a .22 caliber pistol, a center fire pistol, (.32, .38, or.45 caliber), and a .45 caliber pistol.

Gunnison is the host for the Colorado State Bulls-Eye Pistol Championship, among various other matches throughout the year.

Gunnison Bulls-Eye shooters, shoot every Friday night at 7:00pm, year round.

For more information contact: Don Simillion at 641-0152

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IPSC Meets

IPSC shooting is one of the most exciting shooting disciplines in the world. IPSC stands for “International Practical Shooting Confederation”, and though some 20 odd nations participate, it was originated in the USA as a means to perfect defensive pistol shooting techniques.

Its mission is to promote safe, fair and fun participation in Practical shooting competition, for members of all ages and skill levels, through effective leadership, education, communication and administration.

Its popularity spread rapidly and the US shooters alone number almost 20,000 shooters.

IPSC has become a fast paced, adrenaline producing, competitive sport in which contestants are presented with a course of fire, many times including realistic props and moving targets which challenge a shooters ability to think and shoot accurately against the clock.

It’s a sport for all ages and genders.

The Gunnison group, “High Country Practical Shooters” usually shoot on the 4th Saturday of each month during the spring, summer, and fall. Gunnison also hosts the Colorado State Championship.

All are welcome to come and shoot with us.

High Country Practical Shooters hold a Match on the fourth Sunday of the month (March through October weather permitting) at 10:00 A.M. 

For info about Practical shooting refer to www.uspsa.org and for HCPS club info contact Nate Melby nsmelby@gunnison.com

Click here to see two videos from the 2009 Colorado State Championship Match.

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