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I like the idea of getting the youth and women involved in the shooting sports. Never been much into the pellet guns ... always started most off with .22s. Anyone interested in shooting .22s, come on out and join our .22RF F-Class matches ...
Magnolia had Air Rifle Where were the shooters?
I held NRA Outdoor Air Rifle Silhouette Matches after the Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Matches at Magnolia Rifle & Pistol Club in 2008, 2009, 2010 on the East 50. Check the Magnolia Match Schedule for those years. Where did the shooters come from? Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Monroe, LA. That's where. NRA Air Rifle Silhouette has three classifications for every kind of Air Rifle ever produced. I ran all three of those classes. Even folks with the cheapest break barrel pellet rifles from Wal-Mart could shoot in two of the Classes ie. Sporter and Open.
I purchased with my own funds rather expensive targets for these matches. Most of the time I only had one person locally who wanted to shoot theses matches besides myself so I could not justify taking up the Range Space to hold the matches.
Bill Temple has proposed for years to build a dedicated indoor Olympic 10 meter range at Magnolia similar to what Southwest Gun Club in McComb has but the proposal was never funded. That size project is difficult to fund when it may not be utilized due to a lack of shooter participation. It would be terrible to build a temperature controlled facility and have nobody willing to train and shoot in it. I am willing to go to Fort Benning and the NRA classes to qualify as a instructor if this building and program ever come to fruition.
Where are the kids in this area that are willing to train and live with their rifle everyday for four to six years? Dry-firing every day, shooting practice matches every day, lugging a ton of gear around all over the country, (also the cross-training=running, biking, strength training to keep the heart rate low).
Are the parents going to pay for all the equipment especially for precision rifle? What about the rifle($1500 if you can find a good used one), mass quantities of high quality pellets, coat, pants, shoes, mat, spotting scope, scope stand, kneeling roll, glove, Standing stand with rifle holder and pellet holder, scuba tanks, a pelican case and a big old rolling Stanley tool box to haul the stuff around in? Then there are the travel expenses?
The parents and kids who are willing to do this are truly rare people.
I tried the cheapest form of Air Rifle Competition and there was absolutely no local interest.
I agree it would be great to get the Youth involved but I tried it and it did not work in the Jackson Metro area.
Bobby R. Huddleston
I held NRA Outdoor Air Rifle Silhouette Matches after the Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Matches at Magnolia Rifle & Pistol Club in 2008, 2009, 2010 on the East 50. Check the Magnolia Match Schedule for those years. Where did the shooters come from? Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Monroe, LA. That's where. NRA Air Rifle Silhouette has three classifications for every kind of Air Rifle ever produced. I ran all three of those classes. Even folks with the cheapest break barrel pellet rifles from Wal-Mart could shoot in two of the Classes ie. Sporter and Open.
I purchased with my own funds rather expensive targets for these matches. Most of the time I only had one person locally who wanted to shoot theses matches besides myself so I could not justify taking up the Range Space to hold the matches.
Bill Temple has proposed for years to build a dedicated indoor Olympic 10 meter range at Magnolia similar to what Southwest Gun Club in McComb has but the proposal was never funded. That size project is difficult to fund when it may not be utilized due to a lack of shooter participation. It would be terrible to build a temperature controlled facility and have nobody willing to train and shoot in it. I am willing to go to Fort Benning and the NRA classes to qualify as a instructor if this building and program ever come to fruition.
Where are the kids in this area that are willing to train and live with their rifle everyday for four to six years? Dry-firing every day, shooting practice matches every day, lugging a ton of gear around all over the country, (also the cross-training=running, biking, strength training to keep the heart rate low).
Are the parents going to pay for all the equipment especially for precision rifle? What about the rifle($1500 if you can find a good used one), mass quantities of high quality pellets, coat, pants, shoes, mat, spotting scope, scope stand, kneeling roll, glove, Standing stand with rifle holder and pellet holder, scuba tanks, a pelican case and a big old rolling Stanley tool box to haul the stuff around in? Then there are the travel expenses?
The parents and kids who are willing to do this are truly rare people.
I tried the cheapest form of Air Rifle Competition and there was absolutely no local interest.
I agree it would be great to get the Youth involved but I tried it and it did not work in the Jackson Metro area.
Bobby R. Huddleston
Now, Previous post made but with this caveat. I do not have any grand-children yet but my children and my soon to be son in law know that my grand-children will shoot and shoot something in competition as part of their educational process. Rifle Silhouette at a minimum and Precision Air Rifle at the maximum end of the dedication scale. After a youngster participates routinely in competitive shooting I am convinced that child is better behaved, better at functioning in high pressure situations and is able to achieve goals in life that they would not have been able to achieve without the competitive shooting experience. The time and expense is worth it.
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We have a Junior Program in McComb on Tuesday evenings from 3PM until 6:30 PM. We have an indoor airgun range and all the equipment needed. PM Me for more details.
Doug Bowser
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I also reccomend that anyone in the Jackson Metro area drive to McComb to observe Doug's successful Junior program. That program had its roots in the old barracks facility in New Orleans, got blown North to McComb, MS. just after Katrina and caught on. That same type program could be instituted in the Brandon, MS. area in even a large Church basement or recreation room. Probably the most successful Junior program is the Optimist Acorns in Quantico, VA. As far as I know they still shoot the Air Rifle program in a church basement. That particular program produced some outstanding shooters. One year at Camp Perry their High School Age Smallbore team finished 1st over the AMU team and the collegiate teams.
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I hope lots of kids get involved. Most nowadays seem to only want to sit in front of an XBox or something.
I had a ton of fun in high school shooting 10 meter air rifle. I once came in 6th overall in a big postal match with over 700 other kids shooting.
We had two really dedicated JROTC instructors who got it going and kept us fired up about it. We even had to build our own range in an old basement level shower room under the school auditorium. Now THAT is a hell of a story!
I had a ton of fun in high school shooting 10 meter air rifle. I once came in 6th overall in a big postal match with over 700 other kids shooting.
We had two really dedicated JROTC instructors who got it going and kept us fired up about it. We even had to build our own range in an old basement level shower room under the school auditorium. Now THAT is a hell of a story!
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You can contact the 4H extension agent in your County and see if they have a shooting sports program. It is a good way to learn the basics. The cheapest and easiest way to learn rifle and pistol shooting is with air guns. We shoot match pellets that cost $.01 each in our program. Suitable beginner air rifles and pistols are available from Daisy for modest cost ($215 853 Rifle or $150 747 Pistol). In our program we have developed into a National Competition Club. We have air pistols and rifles that cost as much as $2800. People should not confuse air gun shooting with what you can buy at Wal-Mart. I have a Bailkal IZH-46M that I have shot 23,000 times in 4 years. The better air guns are durable and extremely accurate.
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