High School Trap Team Accolades

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Jim

Excerpts from the July 15th New York Outdoor News:

“Kaitlyn Strokes, of Coxsackie – Athens High School, in Greene County, was the top female varsity shooter with a score of 95. Overall she finished tied for ninth place and was followed by Gracee Work of Corning – Painted Post High School who shot a 92, and Naomi Randolph, of Moravia High School, who shot a 91.”

“Overall, the top 1A schools were as follows:

Varsity: first place: Coxsackie – Athens High School, 458; second: Penn Yan Academy, 449; third: Moravia High School, 448.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE TEAM, COACHES AND PARENTS! YOU HAVE MADE US ALL PROUD!

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The Steel Is Back

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Jim

Remember, NO STEEL CORE, ARMOR PIERCING OR OTHER PENETRATORS ALLOWED ON THE STEEL TARGETS. ALL SHOOTING MUST BE DONE FROM THE FIRING POINT.

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Is it safe to drop the slide on an empty chamber on a 1911?

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Jim

If your 1911 has a hammer/sear interface that is so delicate and the spring tension of the sear spring is so light that the hammer will follow when the slide is dropped on an empty chamber (no round being fed to slow the slide), it is an UNSAFE CONDITION.

The NRA trigger pull for 1911s in Precision Pistol is a minimum of 3 1/2 pounds. If the hammer follows the slide when closing on an empty chamber, and is prone to damage from merely closing the slide using the slide lock, it is NOT SAFE.

The SO commands, “If finished, unload and show clear. If clear, slide forward or close the cylinder. PULL THE TRIGGER (this command is not necessary for revolvers).”

Refusing to pull the trigger on an unloaded pistol is grounds for a DQ.

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New targets on 100 yard range

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Jim

There are new targets on the rifle range at the 100 yard berm.

New 100 yard target set.

The same rules apply to their use:

All ammo must be non steel core, by testing on the magnet attached to the post when entering the firing point.

No armor piercing ammo.

Anyone intentionally damaging the support structure (target chains, target stand, etc.) or the targets themselves will lose their membership.

All rounds MUST ENTER THE BERM.

Thanks to members Paul Jilek for the targets and Lee Bormann for building the target array!

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New flag pole and flags

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Jim
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