Please note that trap is cancelled for October 20 and 27.
Range maintenance will be taking place this Saturday. Range B and C will be closed.
To facilitate maintenance on their power lines Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro needs the Range to be closed on: Wednesday, October 23; Thursday, October 24; and Friday, October 25. Hydro will have a person stationed at the gate to ensure that all the safety protocols necessary are in place.
We appreciate this is short notice, but Hydro's plans changed and they will now require this 3 day window, versus a 3 week window in November.
Thank you for your patience.
Board, SJRGC
The St. John's Rod and Gun Club will be hosting a combined Memorial Shoot / Turkey Shoot on Saturday, November 2. All friends, shooters (all skill levels) and guests are welcome.Join us as we get together to remember those that were once a part of our club, but are no longer with us, and to enjoy a delicious turkey meal.We’ll have the usual events plus a mini sporting clays and mini trap event for those new to the sport(s) to try.Details on a pistol / steel shoot will be coming. Stay tuned.The Club will also be having a fundraiser for the Community Food Sharing Association. Cash donations will be accepted.In case of a poor weather forecast for Saturday, November 2th, the shoot will be moved to Sunday November 3. Stay tuned to the club's website (www.sjrgc.com) for updates. A shoot go ahead / weather announcement / postponement will be posted on Friday, November 1.Registration for Sporting Clays and TrapRegistration. 9 AM. Sporting Clays shooting starts at 10 AM sharp. Trap to follow immediately after.Sporting Clays75 Sporting Clay Targets.Cost: $25Juniors 1/2 price.Trap InformationEvent 1: John Molloy Singles50 Trap Singles. Cost $12.50 or 2 trap card punches.
Juniors: 1/2 price.Event 2: Memorial Doubles25 pair of Doubles (50 targets). Cost: $12.50 or 2 trap card punches.Juniors 1/2 price.Event 3: Dave Anstey High OverallTop Score of Events 1 and 2
Event 4: Roger Bidgood Team Shoot
Award to Team with highest score.
Teams picked at randomGeneral Trap and Sporting Clays InfoRegistration. 9 AM. Shooting starts at 10 AM sharp.Shooters must provide their own ammunition. Target loads are most suitable. Shot size is limited to 7.5 and smaller.Eye and hearing protection is required.Please have exact change for payment.Trap Cards will be available for purchase. $75 for 12 rounds.Sporting Clay Cards will be available. $90 for 12 rounds.Steel Shoot Challenge
As part of the Turkey Shoot events the Steel Challenge will be offering a 80 round pistol/PCC course. Participants are to provide ammo and firearm. Also eye and ear protection are mandatory.
Newcomers to pistol shooting are invited to try out a 9 mm pistol under direct supervision. Participants must provide ammo.
Location: Range C(Pistol Pit)
Time: 11 am - 3 pm
Contact: Monty at mwpetipas@hotmail.comGeneral InformationLunch: $5.Turkey Dinner: $15. Please RSVP to reddindg@hotmail.com by October 27th. Limited seating of 50.
Sporting Clays had a great shoot yesterday on Saturday, October 5, 2024 celebrating Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful fall day with light winds and moderate fall temperatures.
Leo and Carston were tied for 1st place with scores of 72(out of 100). Scott was in second place with 65 and Dave 3rd with 64.
Sporting Clays Comm.
The St John’s Rod and Gun Club will be hosting its annual Thanksgiving Shoot on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The day will include a 100 target sporting clays course (50 in the morning and 50 in afternoon). There will be a prize for HOA (gift card for turkey) and Runner-up(gift card for ham).
Cost: $35 OR 4 shoot card punches + $10 for lunch (Juniors 1⁄2 price for targets)
EVENT SCHEDULE
Registration and Squading: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Morning: 50 Sporting Clays (10:30 AM shotgun start)
Lunch: After completion of morning shoot
Afternoon: 50 sporting clays
Please note:
Participants are encouraged to pre-register with Herb Butt (Herb.butt@gmail.com) This will help the club plan for lunch, etc.
Shooters must provide their own guns, ammo (size #7.5 shot or smaller is permitted) and eye/ear protection.Guests of members must be a Canadian resident and pay a $5 fee for guest insurance.
Check sjrgc.com on day of shoot in the event of inclement weather.
On Saturday July 20, Rick Igercich, President and Firearms Education and Training Chairman of the National Firearms Association, gave a Range Safety Course at the club. Rick was joined by Donald Feltham, a club member, who is Secretary of the NFA and Regional Director of Atlantic provinces for the NFA.
Twelve members of the Club participated in the course and qualified as RSOs. This is a nationally certified course with no expiry date. Those who participated were: Andrea Bassan, Troy Coldwell, Dave Reddin, Samantha McMullin, Dan Donnelly, Evan Kearley, Christopher Tucker, Christian Winter, Brad Ryan, Doug Bursey, Gerry Carr and Herb Butt. This group of members includes representatives all of the shooting sport groups at the club.
Ever wonder what your shotgun pattern actually looks like when you're breaking clays or swinging on a passing duck? Patterning your shotgun is a great way to determine how it is actually patterning at various ranges with the loads and chokes that you use.So how do you do that? You put shot to paper!Here is a great link that provides step-by-step instructions on patterning shotguns and checking point of impact: https://www.browning.com/support/faq/shotgun-poi. html Target loads up to size #7.5 (i.e. #7.5, 8 & 9) can be used on the trap and sporting clays ranges; however, the most convenient location to pattern your shotgun at the club is Range C, which is approved for shotgun use using larger shot sizes typically used in hunting scenarios. Please check the club calendar before heading out to use Range C.
1) The new Board has been meeting monthly in person and has had one on-line meeting to address an urgent matter. The operations of the Board have changed somewhat as we have adopted a more formal structure for full meetings, based on Robert's Rules. The most significant change is the monthly Treasurer's update. Heads of Committees also report monthly, wherein those who are on the Board report directly, while those not on the Board report via an appointed Board member. These measures were taken to keep all of the Board fully informed and educated in the way all aspects of the Club function.
2) Another change in the management of the club is that all fees collected by the various groups (Trap, Sporting Clays, Archery, Rifle/Pistol) be paid to the Treasurer at the end of each month. These monies must also include documentation of the number and names of the participants, and if they are club members or guests. For Trap and Sporting Clays there is a significant amount of Club money that must be recovered for clay targets: this year with the Atlantic Trap Championships being held here ~ $45K.
3) The Club website has undergone some changes in structure that are meant to provide information to the user in an easier fashion. We are also going through the existing content and updating or removing material.
4) Orientations continue to be held on the first Sunday of each month. We are trying to ensure that Members of the Board, representing the various groups in the Club, are present. This way our incoming member's get to meet a few of the Board, and the Board members can better explain the intricacies of their own groups.
5) Safety is a of prime importance to us all, so we are updating information and signage in areas where we felt there was a need. We are also updating our first aid kits and AED machines.
6) Based on the Chief Firearms Office inspection of the range last year, we are beginning to start repairs. These repairs impact primarily on Range B, Range C and Range A. Work on Range B down to 50m will start on June 24th. This involves relocating the backstop at "50" yards, and installation of a new target stand at 50m. Upgrades to drainage and the range floor will be made at the same time. Additional maintenance will also be taking place on the Long Branch and main Clubhouse.
7) We have changed the way we rent the range facilities to outside organizations. These fall into 2 categories: law enforcement groups; and security companies. We are charging on a daily basis now, with the anticipation that the extra income will help us maintain the ranges and keep our membership fees low.
8) The Club continues to co-operate with the Provincial Wildlife division in supporting the BOW and Youth programs. A successful BOW event was held in May, and the Youth event will take place in late August.
9) We have been in contact with our insurer, National Firearms Association, and they will be running an RSO course for us in late July. This has restricted numbers, but we should be able to have some participants in that qualify to offer the course in-house.
10) We are in communication with the NFA about the details of our coverage. This has lead us to hire a legal consultant to rewrite our contracts with external bodies and also advise us on waivers for external users of the range.
The ranges at the St. John’s Rod and Gun Club are very busy. There are many groups training on Range C during the workweek and club members using it if not. With increased usage, our ranges can become cluttered and messy and create a potential safety hazard. Club members spend a considerable amount of time keeping our ranges clean and if we aren’t careful conditions can deteriorate quickly.
When using any of the ranges, please do the following before leaving the range:
- clean up when you are finished which includes: removing your used targets from the stands; picking up empty hulls/brass; removing your garbage;
- hulls go in the garbage cans, brass in the buckets provided on Range B. Please put your cardboard targets, and coroplast in the white container behind the Longbranch.
- keep the area around the safety table(s) and gun stands clear;
- no target stands, tables or other materials are to be left forward of the shooting lines, unless it has been permanently installed by the club; and,
- in particular, for Range C, ensure that nothing is left on the Range floor forward of the 25 m signs;
These rules apply to all individual users, groups and corporate/rental users.
Rental/corporate users can be given designated, temporary storage areas at a range by permission of the club.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our ranges neat and tidy and ready for the next user.
If you have any questions/concerns about range use contact us. The Range A, B, C issues and concerns contact is Evan Kearley (see contacts page).
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Update for the archery shoot schedule for the next couple of weeks as we enter into our transition from our indoor to our outdoor season. Please see below:
May 17th - regular shoot
May 24th - no shoot (grad weekend at school)
May 27th - 3D shoot and start of our regular Monday 3D season
May 31st - indoor shoot (final Friday shoot for season)
June 2nd - indoor tournament (details to follow)As always, these dates are subject to change, however if you do not see a posting stating otherwise our shoots are a go each week.
Archery Head