MCFG Bowling Pin Shooting on Saturday September 26th; Calling my FNS crew!

[chizzle]

Shooters,

Our Bowling Pin Shooting match will be this Saturday, September 26th. We will begin setup at 7:30 am, and we'll need help from volunteers. We will have a shooters' meeting at 7:45 am to explain the rules and at 8:00 am sharp, we will begin shooting. We'll be charging $3 per bracket for club members and $4 per bracket for non-members, with all money going towards the club or making the competition better.

Bowling Pin Shooting is conducted under a COLD RANGE. That means all guns must be either holstered (or bagged) at all times, unloaded, hammer down, with no magazine inserted. You may only handle your gun at the direction of a range officer (RO), or in the designated "safe area". Violation of these or any other safety rules shall result in a match disqualification.

** PLEASE MAKE A NOTE AS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE CHANGED **

Due to inflation, we have raised prices to $3 for club members and $4 for non-members, with all money going towards the club or making the competition better. This puts us at the same cost as many of the local steel and USPSA matches. Our goal is to help offset the rising costs of insurance, fuel, and taxes so that we provide a financially stable club for many generations to come.

Range commands. We will be using the following range commands, which are consistent with Friday Night Steel, Steel Challenge, and USPSA:
"Make ready"
"Are you ready"
"Standby"
"Tweet"...the whistle noise
"Stop" or "Cease Fire" if there are unsafe conditions
"If finished unload and show clear"
"If clear, hammer down, holster"

8 rounds per magazine or speedloader. We will now allow 8 rounds to be loaded in your magazine or speedloader.

Alternating "Standard" and "Pinheads". We will alternate brackets of Standard Bowling Pin Shooting and brackets of Pinheads. Make sure you bring out your .22!

3 magazines or speed loaders is the minimum recommendation. We will not allow shooters (or their friends) to load magazines or speedloaders at the shooting line, as it slows down the shooting procedure for other competitors. If you do not bring enough magazines or speedloaders to knock all the pins off the table, the other shooter will be awarded the victory. If both shooters run out of ammo, it will be declared a tie, and the next shooter will receive a "bye".

Ports, Comps, and Optics gain you 1 pin. Ports, compensators, and optics are included in the same category of items that gain you 1 more pin per table.

Rules are posted at www.IndyRange.com: If you have any questions about the match, please read the rules posted at:

www.IndyRange.com (look under "Programs and Events" > "Bowling Pins")

If you are unable to find an answer posted in the rules, please feel free to email us. Please let us know if you are willing to help as an RO, or as a scorekeeper for the match. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our sport, and of our club. With our numbers continuing to grow, we ask that everyone does their part to make the match run as smoothly as possible. Please be ready when it is your time on the firing line, help to reset the pins, and volunteer to keep score.

If you're new to competitive shooting, we encourage you to check out the following site. It shows upcoming shooting events for 3-gun, Action Pistol (Bianchi Cup), Bowling Pin Shooting, Cowboy Action Shooting (SASS), ICORE, IDPA, Multi-gun, Steel Challenge, and USPSA.

Indygunracers.com - Home Page

See you at the Range!
Chuck Bjork
BowlingPinShooting@gmail.com

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[VUPDblue]

I'm gonna bump this with my that this will be an awesome shoot. If it weren't on NFA day, you KNOW I would be there rockin' some pinheads. Anyway, at MCFG we are always eager to introduce first-timers to the shooting sports as well as provide some quality and fun competition to seasoned shooters. Bowling pins is a very fun venue and I encourage anyone interested to come out and shoot

[Daturbokat]

for Pins! I have always enjoyed it in the past, and I know Chuck is making some changes that will rekindle everyones interest. You can't beat a shooting discipline that is all about firepower! I wish I could go, but I will be in Bowling Green KY next weekend checking out the AMRA Finals. I definitely look forward to attending next month.

[chizzle]

Guys,
Thanks for the support! Sorry you can't make it this month; you're really going to be missing out.... We're making a bunch of changes to speed up the match and allow shooters more shooting. Hopefully it will run smoothly this month, and you guys won't be able to resist next month...
Chuck

[jason conley]

I might be able to make it, depends on if my sleep schedule can deal with it. Better add a extra pin to my table!

[chizzle]

Are you bringing out that 8 shot revolver with optics? That would be cool to see!

[Caspian]

I encourage all to attend this Match. Chuck is one of the founding fathers of FNS. He will run a well organized match. Bowling Pins is a fun match to shoot as it is Man vs Man. Good luck Chuck.

[Daturbokat]

Gonna postpone the trip to Bowling Green due to all the rain down there. Might be able to make it to pins! Keeping an eye on the KY weather.

[jason conley]

I will bring ny 8 shot pistol or maybe my model 29 or my 625 dunno, what about all this rain what will you do if it is pooring?

[chizzle]

Originally Posted by jason conley

I will bring ny 8 shot pistol or maybe my model 29 or my 625 dunno, what about all this rain what will you do if it is pooring?

Jason,
Bring out your 625 and we can have a revolver shoot-off! I'll bring mine too. I plan to shoot bowling pins (even in the rain) as long as there isn't lightning. Right now there is a 40% chance of rain; if you're not scared of the rain, you may get a LOT of shooting in!
Sincerely,
Chuck