March
21 600 yard Practice
22 1000 yard Practice
28 600 yard Prone Match
29 1000 yard Benchrest Match
April
25 600 yard Prone Match
26 1000 yard Prone Match
May
16 600 yard Practice
17 1000 yard Practice
30 600 yard Prone Match
31 1000 yard Benchrest Match
June
19 1000 yard Practice
20 1000 yard NRA Approved Prone Match
21 1000 yard NRA Approved Prone Match
27 600 yard Prone Match
28 1000 yard Benchrest Match
July
18 600 yard Practice
19 1000 yard Practice
25 600 yard Prone Match
26 1000 yard Prone Match
August
22 600 yard Practice
23 1000 yard Practice
29 600 yard Prone Match
30 1000 yard Benchrest Match
September
19 600 yard Practice
20 1000 yard Practice
25 600 yard Practice
26 600 yard NRA Approved Prone Match
27 600 yard NRA Approved Prone Match
October
17 600 yard Practice
18 1000 yard Practice
24 600 yard Prone Match
25 1000 yard Benchrest Match
Please check our website, www.palominogunclub.org for possible changes to the events.
600/1000 yard Practice
These practices are to check loads and shoot practice strings at distance. Shooters will be able to shoot prone or off a bench. Electronic targets will be used. Please arrive at 7:30 am for target setup, squadding and safety briefing in the pits. All people attending must bring eye and ear protection. If you plan to shoot, bring the following:
Rifle and ammunition
Something to lay on if shooting prone
Stool if shooting off a bench
Bipods or other front rest and a rear rest for rifle
Electronic pad or phone with web browser
The minimum caliber is .223 Remington with 77 grain bullets. All loads must be supersonic at the pits. Maximum caliber is 338. No black powder, muzzle loaders, 50 cal., fully automatic weapons or ammunition that would be unsafe shooting at long range are allowed. Firing will be shot single fire i.e. no feeding from a magazine. All loads must be supersonic at the pits. Help will be available to get you on target. If a muzzle brake is used, please let the match director know prior to squadding.
600/1000 yard Prone Match and NRA Approved Matches
These matches are 20 shot strings plus sighters and are shoot according to NRA Prone Rules. There will be three strings shot per day. All shooting is shot prone. Electronic targets will be used. Please arrive at 7:30 am for target setup, squadding and safety briefing. All people attending must bring eye and ear protection. Muzzle brakes are not allowed in NRA approved matches but will be allowed in regular club matches. If a muzzle brake is used, please let the match director know prior to squadding.
1000 yard Benchrest Match
The rules will be as before, simple and informal. Shooters will be squadded into teams of two, a shooter and scorer. The shooter will shoot unlimited sighters and then a record group in a time limit of 10 minutes. Please arrive at 7:30 am for target setup, squadding and safety briefing in the pits. All people attending must bring eye and ear protection.
Groups are scored and measured by the electronic target and then recorded by a scorer assigned to the target. The scorer will then shoot and the previous shooter will score. This procedure will continue until both shooters have shot six 5 shot targets.
The minimum caliber is .223 Remington with 77 grain bullets. All loads must be supersonic at the pits. Maximum caliber is 338. All rifles will be shot single fire i.e. no feeding from a magazine. If a muzzle brake is used, please let the match director know prior to squadding.
Other equipment the shooters should bring are a stool to sit on, an electronic pad or other device with an internet browser, clipboard, pencil, front rest and rear rest. Front rest and rear rest cannot be connected.