Pistol Section

PISTOL SECTION

Shooting Events:
Every Monday night at 7pm, starting May 2nd (set up at 6:30, helpers needed)

Pistol Section Update (June 8th):
It has been a busy season already for the pistol section. Our first match was held on Saturday May 28th. The theme of the match was “Don’t Scare the Bear”. We shot 6 stages which ranged in size from 8 round “survival” stages to 32 round field courses. The stages included all of the normal IPSC style paper targets and pepper poppers with the added feature of a lifesize silhouette of a bear that was added to EVERY stage. The bear was placed strategically in the way in every stage as a penalty target to provide a little more challenge. The bear had a couple of close calls but made it through!!!

The standings are as follows:
1st   John Dzurka     100%
2nd   J.P. Landry      63%
3rd   Mitch Dube       61%
4th   Pete Cott        40%
5th   Dennis Brumwell 36%
Thanks John and M.J. for match direction/setup and scoring.

The Black Badge Course
On June 4th and 5th We held our Black Badge safety course and Qualified 10 new shooters to shoot IPSC style competitions. The course instructor, David Schoenberg packed the weekend with drills, instruction and timely tips for our new shooters. I think everyone who attended the course will tell you that we were extremely fortunate to be able lure David up to YK to run this course for us, We can’t thank you enough Dave.

Our new black badge shooters: Pete Cott, Sarah Elsasser, Craig Janz, Tyler Janz, Cory Pond
Mike Mahussier, Gordon Hamre, Randy Jacobs, Noel Stanislaus, and Jean-Claude Ouellette are now ready for scoot’n shoot fun, way to go guys!

Here are a few pics from the BB course:

Dave introducing the next drill.

Getting ready for a mag change drill.

The world as seen through an "action shooter's eyes."

Handgun night is Monday night, see you out there!!
JP

1st Pistol Shoot of the Season (May 2nd):
The pistol section kicked off the season today. We shot IPSC style courses of fire with pistols ranging from custom semi-autos to a black powder cap & ball revolver. We also got to try out the infamous texas shooting star for the first time and incorporate it into a couple of stages. We had a great time chasing those metal plates around in circles! Hopefully we’ll have warmer weather and less snow for next week. See you out there, and remember the first match is May 28th, scrape the rust off them shoot’n irons and get out to the range!
JP
Check out the video of John vs. the Texas Shooting Star.

PISTOL SAFETY RULES

All Yellowknife Shooting Club rules posted at the gate are to be followed.
1. Treat all firearms as if loaded
2. Never point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep muzzle in safe direction at all times
4. Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard unless actively engaging targets
5. Be sure of your target and what is behind it.

In addition to the Basic Safety Rules, there are some further rules that will be followed:
- The casing and uncasing of firearms will be in the safety area only
- Once holstered, pistols may not, under any circumstances, be handled in any fashion without express authorization of the Range Officer.
- Pistols in between stages will be carried in the holster, unloaded, hammer down, and no magazine inserted.
- Eye and Ear protection will be worn at all times during live fire